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‘Perfect’ end to 40th Bay Bonanza

The big money in the Enterprise Cars Autosure NZ Bay Bonanza fishing competition was shared at the end of what was described as a beautiful final day’s fishing on Sunday. Around 640 anglers onboard 160 boats enjoyed what Gisborne-Tatapouri Sports...

Rates have to rise: GDC

Ratepayers face average rate increases of 11.3 percent, 9.78 percent and 8.41 percent respectively over the next three years.

Kiri Allan has a lot still to contribute

The extended interview given yesterday by former Cabinet Minister and East Coast MP Kiri Allan makes sad reading and shows again the potential for mental health challenges caused largely by stress on those who have decided on the political life. The...

Who’s driving whom?

Life’s full of surprises! Out of the blue comes “A plan to get us moving” (front page Jan 23). And what a surprise; after spending around half a million dollars on building a roundabout to replace the traffic lights at the bridge end of Peel...

First prize: the check-up

Interesting contribution from Simin Williams, who was seriously inconvenienced by a nice but apparently unwelcome lady from Stats NZ. Seems Simin was caught up in a Post Enumeration Survey. I’ve never experienced the thrill of a PES — I actually...

No more M.A.M.I.L.S

Re: Don’t need more cycleways (Whaea Sue says). The last thing Tuuranga needs is more cycleways and associated M.A.M.I.L.S (Middle Aged Men In Lycra Suits). Be a real man and in your mid-life crisis, get a sports car and drive it like Possum —...

The fascists are (probably not) coming

Gwynne Dyer Fascism is on the march everywhere!’ shrieked the headline on a recent think-piece by my least favourite foreign affairs commentator (who must remain nameless because I don’t want to give him any publicity). But articles and op-eds...

Wairoa council backs lowering voting age, Govt does not

Civic-minded 16-and 17-year-olds will remain disenfranchised after the new Government put the kibosh on plans to let them vote in local elections. The plans were warmly welcomed by Wairoa District Council but Local Government Minister Simeon Brown...

Coast thefts ‘a kick in the guts’

Volunteers working to re-fence East Coast farms hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle have returned from their summer break to an unwelcome surprise. Over the New Year period, thieves smashed the fuel cap off and syphoned 110 litres of diesel from one of...

Right track for Māori health services . . .

An email to Health Minister Shane Reti from Rob Campbell, the outspoken former chairman of Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ, was published on the NZ Herald website yesterday. He started by saying Reti’s public comments about wanting to apply real focus to...

Erosion now is hand nearing midnight

Roger Handford The front-page item quoting Dr Murry Cave on erosion told us what we already know and went nowhere with any proposed strategy. I take issue with what was said because Dr Cave omitted to mention the two very large and related elephants...

Live Day ‘a captivating journey through technological milestones’

Sunday is a day “to rev up your excitement”. East Coast Museum of Technology president Harrison Hill is looking forward to the museum’s Live Day and warmly welcomes the public to attend. “Live Day offers a unique blend of history, hands-on...

Euthanising dolphins ‘a welfare decision’

Nearly half of a pod of dolphins had died while the rest were badly injured by the time they were stranded a second time near Māhia, making euthanisation a “welfare decision”, says marine mammal welfare trust Project Jonah. The pod of around 40...

Fine few days before rain comes Monday: MetService

The latest extended forecasts indicate a wet week ahead, suggesting we make the most of the next few days. The MetService outlook for the weekend is for fine weather but a change to southeasterly conditions on Monday will bring rain. At this stage...

Faster weather, fire warnings only an app away

New Zealanders are now able to subscribe to receive notifications to their mobile phone when MetService issues a Red Warning for severe weather or if there is an extreme fire danger risk. The partnership with Fire and Emergency New Zealand will help...

East Cape bridge reopened

Awatere Bridge on East Cape Road has been fully repaired and reopened to all traffic almost a year after it was badly damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle. It was one of 10 bridges in the region that suffered significant structural issues that required...