Re: Rail benefits outweigh cost, December 13 letter. Niall, I don’t know what part of the country you come from but I think before you jump in with your opinion about the stuffed Gizzy to Napier rail link, you should come here to look at the...
Gwynne Dyer The poet Horace foreshadowed the COP28 climate summit by more than 2000 years when he wrote “Mountains will labour. What’s born? A ridiculous mouse!” A mouse that couldn’t bring itself to speak of “phasing out” fossil fuels...
The community has until December 30 to notify the district council of any residential land severely affected by Cyclone Gabrielle that is not already known to the council. Council sustainable futures director Joanna Noble said a cut-off date was...
An estimated 5852m3 of wood debris near the cyclone-destroyed Pauariki Bridge on the Hikuwai River 20km south of Tokomaru Bay is classified as high risk, says the Gisborne District Council. “Local contractor Parata Ltd is extracting the wood using...
by Katherine Klouwens, LeaderBrand As the bad weather never seems to end, everyone is over the rain, and we are in major need of some sunshine, and good food that makes you happy and improves your long-term mental health. So, why not eat yourself...
In line with its commitment to development and educational empowerment in te Tairāwhiti, Rua Bioscience has announced the recipients of the 2023 He Ara Atawhai – He kakano Undergraduate Scholarships. The scholarships, integral to the Ru...
The Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust is once again raising money for its long-term efforts to restore the historic wharf. For the ninth year in a row, volunteers are selling calendars as the trust endeavours to raise more than $5 million. Volunteer John...
Eight new police patrol dog teams graduated this week from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham and one of them will be patrolling Gisborne streets. Four police districts benefit from this newly graduated cohort — Northland...
A dawn blessing of six new waka has marked a reconnection of Mareikura Waka Ama Club with the community after its fleet was severely damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle. Training came to a halt for the pioneer waka ama club when Gabrielle wreaked havoc on...
Gisborne district councillors have spoken strongly in favour of boosting township upgrades at the expense of a shared path extension in the city. At a full council meeting on Thursday, a council staff update on Three Waters Better Off Funding...
After widespread backlash over a weak initial text, COP28 delegates worked through the night in Dubai on Wednesday before Government ministers from 198 countries reached a historic deal in which the world has, for the first time, agreed to move away...
Maryanne Spurdle, Maxim Institute researcher Two fates haunt news publishers concerned for their viability. One is that a reporter fabricates content, and they find they’re in the business of publishing fiction. The other is that powerful...
Clive Bibby When replying to Shamubeel Eaqub’s excellent advice on how we might achieve much-needed growth with or without Government assistance, l am mindful of all the submissions made to this and previous councils which have been ignored by...
Gisborne’s housing market last month recorded both the nation’s biggest year-on-year drop and the biggest increase in listings. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) shows Gisborne’s median price decreased by 15.2 percent year on...
Six contracting crews have been working to clear the beaches at Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay. Kuru Contracting Ltd has had three crews at Tolaga Bay, clearing the estimated 21,000 cubic metres of wood debris. They cart it to a site in Paroa Road...
The latest Health NZ Te Whatu Ora figures show 44 Gisborne residents have Covid-19 as at midnight on Sunday. That takes the total number of cases in Tairāwhiti since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 to 25,749, and includes 39 deaths. In the...
A man on a court order to stay away from children for seven years has been jailed for breaching it four times. Jeremiah Cole Gobbie, 47, was sentenced on Tuesday in Gisborne District Court to 15 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to four...
Beef + Lamb New Zealand formally opened its first office in Gisborne on Wednesday afternooon, “to be in the community with our farmers”, said chief executive Sam McIvor. It is situated on the fifth floor of the former Post Office building in...
Every year the Gisborne District Council honours those people it calls “the beating heart of the community”. These good sorts, unsung heroes and community characters are acknowledged with a civic award, for their substantial voluntary service...
East Coast conservationist Graeme Atkins has been named a semifinalist in the 2024 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. Mr Atkins (Ngāti Porou and Rongomaiwahine) is one of 10 people named in the New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year Te...
Firefighters were called to the end of Kaiti Beach Road on Wednesday night after a small cooking fire a man had lit in trees and scrub got out of hand. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews there at around 8pm. A Senior Station Officer said they could...
A two month-long safety warning about poisonous shellfish here remains in place as toxin levels continue to worsen. New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle yesterday said their advice to not collect shellfish in affected...
Community grants of nearly $900,000 were approved in the final funding round of the year from Trust Tairāwhiti. The biggest recipient was Gisborne Speedway Club, which will receive up to $267,000. The money is going towards a new toilet block at...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. But instead of a traditional Northern Hemisphere scene featuring fake snow and Santa’s sleigh, think the usually big man in red in a Christmas-themed matching shirt and shorts, sitting beside...
A High Court judge says the iwi managers of Te Urewera and the Crown acted unlawfully in a decision that led to the demolition of more than half a network of backcountry huts. Twenty-nine of an overall 53 huts in Te Urewera were burned down last...
The first poll since the coalition Government was sworn in at the end of last month identifies two significant gainers, New Zealand First and Te Pāti Māori, two losers in Act and the Green Party, and numbers that would deliver power to the same...
Re: Government considering different funding models to build new hospitals, Dec 9 RNZ story. This is what I’ve been saying. It looks like our new Government wishes to privatise our public services in partnership and co-governance structures and...
When considering the Gaza war, aside from the grief and inhumanity of it all, it is interesting to hear the commentary on Al Jazeera from the political experts and previous UN attachés, as they pontificate on blame and offer solutions as to how the...
The new Kainga Ora homes planned for Ruatorea look good — especially having roof eaves, which are important for comfortable living. The computer-generated picture shows the roof spouting downpipes going down into the ground; hopefully this will...
Police have charged two men following multiple commercial burglaries in the city last month. Officers executed search warrants on Tuesday at two residential addresses which resulted in the recovery of some of the stolen items, including property...
The number of people employed in the region’s forestry contracting industry has halved in size in just two and a half years, a new report reveals. The situation was laid out at the end of November, in a report from Tairāwhiti CARE, the Regional...
A woman who posted sexually explicit pictures of her partner’s ex-girlfriend to several online sites has received an electronically-monitored sentence after failing to show much remorse. Last week in Gisborne District Court, Judge Turitea Bolstad...
I would like to thank the jury, the judge and the court for removing a paedophile from our community that everyone should be protected from.” Those were the words from a young woman as her 82-year-old step-grandfather was jailed this week for...
It is amazing how many potatoes can be grown in a 2-litre bucket.” That was the standard comment at the weigh-in for the Alzheimers Gisborne Tairāwhiti Spud in a Bucket competition at Bunnings Warehouse on Saturday. The Tipene whānau had the...