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'Consider the children' - plea at regional transport hearing

A dad and surgeon is urging Gisborne’s council to consider the safety of children who commute to school after witnessing too many “near misses”.

Weekender 13.04.24

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Gisborne Herald 13.04.24

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Surprise support from Act, NZ First

When Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono started promoting a member’s bill that could lead to the reversal of a decades-old law many regard as a historic wrong against Samoans, people expected it to fall at the first hurdle — the first reading in...

Madness it seems has taken its toll

Matthew Roderick It’s astounding! Time is but fleeting and madness it seems has taken its toll. Such a mind flip, we seem caught in a time slip . . . . There has been mention in The Herald that “drag” entertainment does not belong in libraries...

War memorials vary a lot

In reply to a query from Barbara Barwick as to why there are different postures for the soldiers depicted on the Patutahi and Gisborne war memorials. There is an excellent book on the subject of New Zealand’s war memorials by Jock Phillips titled...

Avoiding nuclear war

Re: Canada considers Aukus membership, April 10 page 12. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada is considering joining the Aukus pact and believes it may need nuclear submarines to patrol its Arctic waters. Regular...

Nūhaka School looking forward to 2025 and a new school after tough time

by Jimmy Ellingham The twice-flooded Nūhaka Primary School is continuing to take lessons at the community’s Mormon church. The school’s classrooms were damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, but it’s hoping to be back in them when the bell rings for...

Gisborne Herald 12.04.24

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Australian visitors attractive right now

As New Zealand faces more competition than ever for global tourists, Australian visitors have never been so attractive. For an industry that was at times the country’s biggest earner of foreign exchange before the pandemic, recovery in spending to...

Power in the hands of those who vote

Roger Handford Is it democratic for any small group of people to make major, important decisions on behalf of the rest of the people they are supposed to represent? What is democracy? According to the Oxford Dictionary: “A system of government by...

Stop the 52mm concession

Re: Cray catch limit cut, April 5. A “responsible step” as CRA3 commercial fishers reduce their overall catch by 30 percent for 2024/25, above the 20 percent cut set by Fisheries Minister Shane Jones last month. Us recreational fishers were cut...

Hikuwai Bridge closed tonight for deck grip installation

A reminder for people travelling on State Highway 35 tonight that the Hikuwai Bridge No. 1 Bailey bridge will be closed from 7pm this evening until 6am tomorrow for deck grip installation. NZTA/Waka Kotahi said motorists would be able to use the...

Rua’s Compassionate Access medicinal cannabis programme available to more people

More people here can get free access to medicinal cannabis after Rua Bioscience chief executive Paul Naske yesterday announced the expansion of the company’s Compassionate Access Programme. The programme has been in place for two years, offering...

Firearms survey under way

Firearms Safety Authority NZ has started its second survey with the public and firearms licence holders to measure public confidence in the firearms licensing system. Authority executive director Angela Brazier said it was important communities felt...

Award-winning doco director here for single screening

Director Blandine Massiet du Biest will be in Gisborne on Sunday for the one-off screening of her debut feature film exploring the life and art of celebrated New Zealand painter Frances Hodgkins. Massiet du Biest was the winner of Best New Zealand...