Firefighters reponded to burning vegetation at Makorori and to a car on fire on the outskirts of the city overnight Wednesday/Thursday. They responded with a fire appliance and a water tanker to the fire at Makorori after a passerby reported what...
A man was taken to Gisborne Hospital for treatment yesterday after suffering smoke inhalation after a pot of oil overheated and caught fire on the stove at a house in Russell Street. Fire and Emergency NZ responded to the incident a few minutes...
A massive footpath repair programme has started around Gisborne and will continue until May of next year. Gisborne District Council’s Journeys operations manager Libby Young said there was a big push to respond to an increased number of faults...
When it comes to reasons for speeding, Eastern Police District highway patrol officers have heard it all. From stuck jandals to stressed-out dogs, lead-footed motorists have used all sorts of excuses to get out of a speeding fine. “Summer’s here...
It’s time to try again. After the disruptions of Covid-19 and cyclones, Relay for Life returns next year, to the A&P Showgrounds, and over the full 24 hours. Relay For Life Te Ara Toiora will be earlier in March than in previous years, on...
Documentary series wins best sports programme at national television awards.
Tairāwhiti must unite and plan to recover from future natural disasters without government funding, a top New Zealand economist has warned. That was one of the key points raised in a speech by economist Shamubeel Eaqub at Wainui Surf Life Saving...
A steady decline in maths, reading and science ability among New Zealand 15-year-olds since 2009 continues in the latest three-yearly report by the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa), including a 15-point fall in maths —...
by Tim Wilson Maxim Institute executive director Tim Wilson The morning before details of the coalition between National, ACT and New Zealand First were finally announced, Westpac Bank released a report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business...
I am acutely aware that aside from being human I am part of the universe and, like everything else, I consist of matter that was created in the universe after the Big Bang. I am sure that when my life is finished the compounds of my body will...
I see new Transport Minister Simeon Brown has ordered that the name for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency be changed to NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. Apparently the English version should come first because some can’t understand the English...
The cruise ship season rolled along yesterday with the fifth successful visit, when the boutique cruise ship National Geographic Orion came calling for the third time and docked at Eastland Port. “The ship was a bit late due to sea conditions, but...
Weather-affected farms in the North Island, including Tairāwhiti, will get veterinary support thanks to funding provided through a new programme, facilitated by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand (VCNZ). The initiative called Vets on Farm —...
The Matawhero saleyards will host the last of the big ram sales tomorrow with a line-up from Craig and Yvonne Brownlie from Te Ruanui Polled Dorsets at Waerenga-o-Kuri. They will present 80 Poll Dorsets and 20 PollTex — described as “true...
by Jack Ward Plans are on track for a new Nūhaka School, opening at the beginning of the 2025 school year. But exactly where the school will be sited is still being considered, after this year’s weather events. The school was flooded during...
A scientific project gets under way from the end of January 2024 to understand more about Tairāwhiti’s groundwater, after being postponed earlier this year because of Cyclone Gabrielle. The project involves surveying underground aquifers —...
Raise Up YMCA group is aiming to get more rangatahi involved in making a positive impact on the Gisborne community. The group, made up of 23 rangatahi from Gisborne schools, is led by youth and is for youth. They are a diverse group of people of...
Night-time resurfacing work planned for State Highway 2 has been postponed until early in the new year. The stretch of road between Maraetaha Rd and Wharekakaho Rd will now remain open overnight from December 7-19
Firefighters were called to a house in Gladstone Road near Bloomfield Road on Tuesday night after a gas leak started from a meter outside the property. The 111 call about it came in at around 6pm. “We isolated the gas supply to the property at the...
The council’s special programme for addressing stormwater issues across the city is ploughing on, but those in charge say some good weather would be appreciated. Beginning in 2006, DrainWise was established with an important function of working...
Contractors have barricaded the troublesome slip site between Kotemaori and Putorino and put in other safety measures as the highway remains open at that point. A major slip came down at the weekend on State Highway 2 south and geotechnical...
“We were lucky to have you.” “You will be missed.” “Going the extra mile is second nature for you”. These were just some of the many accolades retiring ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon Julian Avisenis received at various farewell...
Kōhine who have been learning about technology through a series of wānanga created by Tōnui Collab were able to show off their skills in the field and give their whānau a first-hand experience of the kaupapa. At the beginning of 2023, Tōnui...
The family of an American tourist killed in a head-on crash near Te Karaka last October watched from overseas yesterday as a woman admitted in court her responsibility for the death of Nicholas Isaac Simon. Myrtle Talya Heaven-Leigh Arnie...
David Battin has been unanimously appointed as the new board chair for Trust Tairāwhiti. The chair position was previously held by John Clarke, who will remain a trustee and support Mr Battin as deputy chair for a transition period. The chief...
Contractors involved in the latest clean-up of driftwood debris on the city beaches — Siteworx Civil — have made steady progress this week. The areas in front of Waikanae and Midway surf clubs were cleared first prior to last weekend so the...
Parliament reopened yesterday with calls to honour te Tiriti reverberating from a short but effective “National Māori Action Day”, led by Te Pāti Māori and iwi to challenge the new Government over its policies on the Treaty, co-governance and...
Mason Ball With the passing of Norman Maclean we have lost one of our elders. This is a man who shaped lives, and shaped his own in a remarkable way. I was fortunate to have grown up with Norman as a family friend. He was an individual who was an...
Certain people (not mentioning any names) get all twitchy at the mention of “forestry slash” in the context of the rubbish accumulating on Gisborne’s beaches. They might deny that it is in fact slash, or they might say they can only see the...
While I have the greatest respect for both Simin and Clive, not to mention a couple of our other locals and their discourse and debate on the Gaza war, the “tugs of war” between those correspondents do not advance solutions. When our...
National’s Dana Kirkpatrick, sworn in yesterday as the new MP for East Coast, is working on her maiden speech. But there is no urgency. Like her Labour colleague, the Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, Ms Kirkpatrick has asked to deliver...
The storm-ravaged East Coast is home for MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel, so she is well suited to her new portfolios. The newly-elected MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti is Labour’s spokesperson for tourism and hospitality, forestry and cyclone recovery. Ms...
Kai and connection was the flavour of the day when 50 “frock stars” from the Frocks On Friday (FOF) campaign were treated to a lunch hosted by Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council and Bollywood Indian Restaurant. The Multicultural Frocks On Friday...