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Māori Action Day won’t be the last
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Māori Action Day won’t be the last

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...

Taught a deeper appreciation of beauty
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Taught a deeper appreciation of beauty

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...

Utilising woody waste
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Utilising woody waste

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...

US support not essential for Israel
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US support not essential for Israel

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...

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New citizens welcomed
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New citizens welcomed

Another 23 New Zealand citizens were officially welcomed this week by Mayor Rehette Stoltz at a ceremony at Gisborne District Council. Pictured with the Mayor are Frank Andrew Bode of Australia, Alfred Alexander Britain and Frances Miriam Watling...

Port ticking along
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Port ticking along

Eastand Port had a solid month of shipping in November with 10 log ships taking away 240,000 tonnes of logs. “We’ve already had two log ships in this month, giving us a good headstart, with seven more hopefully before New Year,” a port...

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Coalition Govt set to launch into agenda
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Coalition Govt set to launch into agenda

After something of a “moving in” weekend, Parliament formally reopens today with the new Government preparing a hectic legislative programme for the rest of the year. The new Cabinet spent last week in what Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has...

Raukumara project a case in point
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Raukumara project a case in point

With regard to the Weekender, December 2: In 10 years it will be too late. An excellent article with worthwhile and thoughtful quotes from Dame Anne Salmond, Manu Caddie, Sam Gibson, Rangi Ahipene and Rob Morrison. It’s great that an organisation...

A taonga that has power
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A taonga that has power

Re: Magic mushrooms, Dec 2 letter. The Tū Wairua clinical trials using taonga provided by the atua and used by our tipuna are connected to a growing body of international evidence about potential benefits. Our marae whānau are very interested in...

Enriched so many lives
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Enriched so many lives

The passing of Norman Maclean, a remarkable man, is such sad news. Norman, you inspired so many people here in Gisborne — as a teacher, an artist, a director, and acting in drama productions mainly for Unity Theatre. Many couples were married by...

True, but lots from forestry
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True, but lots from forestry

Re: Not just a forestry problem, December 2 letter. I totally accept Karl’s point that woody debris coming down the rivers is not all from forests; some of it naturally originates from riparian vegetation. But I can assign no blame nor offer any...

Grumpy, OK, not the rest
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Grumpy, OK, not the rest

Re maximum age for voting, December 1. Mr Roderick, your hypocrisy is gobsmacking on so many levels. Since 1893 every adult in New Zealand has been able to vote. Now, you’re the one wanting to take us back to (“the good old days”) where...

Yes to indigenous values
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Yes to indigenous values

Re: Need to unite, not divide — November 30. I take issue with Clive Bibby’s phrase of “hope that there is less emphasis on ‘indigenous’ values when presenting this message to the world audience” — regarding the serious problems that...