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Here we go again . . .

This is a very emotive headline but is the result of a new Government refusing to spend money on what we need. That money wasn’t to be wasted by Labour, which built houses we own. It is just the start of yet another #nznationalparty Govt selling...

Inspiring speeches from young ‘rangatira’

Gisborne secondary school students shared kōrero inspired by the theme Te Taura Tangata — The Rope of Unity — at this year’s regional heat of the Race Unity Speech Awards. The Speech Awards have uplifted and supported the voices of rangatahi...

Buyers’ market with smorgasbord of houses up for grabs in Wairoa

More houses have come on the market than ever this past summer, says a Wairoa real estate agent. General interest and engagements per listing for the Hawke’s Bay region alone are up nearly 26 percent, while for the rest of New Zealand, it was up...

Tandem rescue chopper callout to BoP crash

Two North Island rescue helicopters, including this region’s, worked in tandem in response to a serious motor vehicle accident near Waihau Bay in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday. The two-vehicle accident was reported to NZ Police at 2.35pm. The...

Subdued economy ‘to be expected’

In the last three months of 2023, the Tairāwhiti economy saw little change from the previous two quarters. The regional economic development agency says the subdued economy reflects the lingering impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, household spending...

Half the normal rainfall for March

A dismal Easter and wetter last half of the month has eased the dryness of local soils. Easter Weekend brought patchy wind and rain, but not much of the wet stuff, and March ended with less than half its normal rainfall. Rainfall totalled just short...

Loving Lego at brick show

Gisborne Lego User Group used an “A”-word different than the famous song from The Lego Movie to describe the second Te Tairāwhiti Brick Show at Ilminster Intermediate School hall at the weekend . . . “amazing”. Awesome would have been...

Waikaremoana excluded from Great Walks price hikes

The price increases for the country’s Great Walks announced last week do not include Lake Waikaremoana. Department of Conservation director of heritage and visitors Cat Wilson said DoC had become aware that some information released last week was...

Apprentice builders to be put to the test

Building apprentices from across the district will battle it out at one of the multiple regional events that make up the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge. The apprentices will be tasked with completing a project over eight...

Community award to cyclone vollies at NZer of the Year ceremony

Tireless work by volunteers in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle has been recognised at the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year awards. The New Zealand Community of the Year Ngā Pou Whirinaki o te Tau category was won by Cyclone Gabrielle Volunteers...

Destiny Church members released on bail

The five Destiny Church members arrested at the rainbow crossing in Gladstone Road on Wednesday afternoon were released on bail that night from the Gisborne police station. It is understood they will be appearing in Gisborne District Court next...

Civil Defence response review recommends more inclusivity of ‘people on the ground’

The Civil Defence emergency response to Cyclone Gabrielle ignored warnings from local iwi and was far too optimistic about how things were panning out. These are two of the findings of an independent review panel — directed by Mike Bush of Bush...

Awhi Tairāwhiti thriving in its first year

Barnardos early learning centre Awhi Tairāwhiti has flourished in its first year since opening in March 2023. “I am very proud of our teaching team,” says centre manager, Quannah Nickerson, who leads a team of four educators and teachers...

Need for region-specific erosion policy: Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti

A new study shows there is an urgent need for a bespoke erosion policy for Tairāwhiti, researchers here say. It follows the release of Stats NZ’s latest study on highly erodible land and estimated long-term soil erosion environmental indicators...

Working on cruise strategy

One of the biggest ever cruise seasons ended on a high in Tairāwhiti with a final visit from the Noordam this week. Carrying up to 1900 passengers and 800 crew, the Noordam anchored in the bay on Monday morning. After a busy day of onshore...

Ruatōria community celebrated the official opening of sports courts

The Ruātoria community celebrated the official opening of the Ngata Memorial College sports courts this week. The facility was opened on Tuesday with a blessing from Nanny Connie Ferris. “She put the tamariki from Ngata Memorial College and TKKM...