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Fresh charges for driver who injured woman in Tindall Road house crash

A drink-driver awaiting sentence after seriously injuring a woman when he ploughed into her house while trying to evade police, has been charged with further drink-driving. Alec Thoreson Thomson, 37, made a brief appearance during a registrar’s...

Cloud issues underline need for chopper upgrade

The need for the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter to upgrade to an Instrument Flight Rules-capable aircraft became even more clear after the team’s work was hampered by a week of low-lying cloud. The upgrade from Visual Flight Rules...

One dead in vehicle crash into slip on SH2 as Wairoa hammered again

State Highway 2 south of Wairoa opened to one lane yesterday as work continues to clear a slip that was brought down by heavy rain over the weekend. One person died and another was seriously injured after crashing into the slip on Sunday. The deluge...

Watch out for land instability, GDC advises

The Gisborne District Council has again pointed to the need for residents to watch out for land instability, in the wake of the latest heavy rain. “Tairāwhiti is fragile,” the council said at the weekend. “There is risk of land movement as...

Resident quick to control kitchen fire at Whangara house

Quick action by a resident nipped a potential house fire in the bud on Sunday afternoon at a home in Glenroy Road at Whangara. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews from Gisborne and Tolaga Bay to the property at 3.35pm. “A small electrical fire had...

'Fantastic' first ever freezing workers reunion

More than 180 former workers at the Gisborne Refrigerating Company took a walk down memory lane on Saturday in the freezing workers reunion. “It was a fantastic afternoon at the Cosmopolitan Club,” co-organiser Robbie Blair said, It was the...

Rain, debris, clean, repeat

The southerly that dumped large quantities of rain on the region at the weekend sparked evacuation alerts at Te Karaka and caused a considerable flow of debris down city rivers which has again covered beaches in wood.

Special day for former Gisborne Refrigerating Company workers

Organisers of today’s freezing workers reunion now expect close to 200 people to attend the first get-together of former Gisborne Refrigerating Company workers since the works closed in late 1994. The reunion starts at 2pm this afternoon in the...

Change in government heralds referendum on Māori wards

Gisborne District Council voters will have a referendum at the 2025 local body election to decide whether to retain the Maori ward. That is the result of a policy announcement made yesterday by the newly sworn-in coalition Government. The policy...

Please take plastic pollution seriously

Re: Oil-producing nations accused of stalling plastic pollution treaty, Wednesday page 12 story. Amongst other things, this AP article pointed out that some of the more than 390 million tonnes of plastic produced annually gets into the human food...

Remember what Bambi said

There are a small number of people who write to this paper incessantly to advise and inform us with their knowledge and opinions on a wide variety of topics. Woe betide anyone who questions them as their replies are ridiculed and insulted in a very...

Planting more trees is not saving mills

Dave Read The Juken New Zealand mill in Gisborne is the 56th mill to close in the past 20 years. We need to ask why our government has promoted the planting of more land when the result has been lost jobs.

Wins all around for coalition partners

Hasn’t Winston Peters done well? The NZ First leader nixed National’s plan to lift the ban on foreign home ownership for houses that sell for $2m or more, as expected — likewise, the age for superannuation eligibility stays the same; he...

The Israel-Hamas ‘ceasefire’

Gwynne Dyer There are really three parties to the “pause” — nobody is officially using the word “ceasefire” — that brings at least a temporary end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip. Two of the three parties, Hamas and the United States...

Log export prices firm as sales to China pick up

by Monique Steele Prices for log exports are slowly improving, but a forestry consultant says the sector must find new international markets to reduce its reliance on China. Export prices have firmed this month, with sales to New Zealand’s largest...

Telehealth option for rural folk

A new telehealth service for rural areas hopes to improve access to primary healthcare for nearly 900,000 New Zealanders. Ka Ora Telecare was co-commissioned by Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority. It...

Chance to check out farm forestry winner

The Husqvarna North Island Farm Forester of the Year winner Rangitoto Station at Porangahau in Hawke’s Bay will be showcased in a Field Day next Thursday. The themes for the day will be climate resilience, the protection and enhancement of...

Waitangi only vendor at sale

Waitangi Terrace Station at Kanakanaia sent down 2343 store black face lambs to the Matawhero saleyards yesterday, the sole vendor of store lambs for the weekly sale. The lambs had been well prepared and drafted, but sold on a slightly weaker...