Clouds of sea fog rolled into Wainui Beach yesterday afternoon as the MetService issued a severe thunderstorm watch over much of the East Coast. Heavy rain and some hail was predicted, with the risk of a small tornado or funnel cloud. The same se...
Campaign to help restore Tairāwhiti’s “absolutely munted” farm fencing.
Fireworks go on sale in the district from today and firefighters encourage people to take all the right precautions to keep themselves, and their children, safe. Cracker sales remain restricted to a four-day period from November 2 until November 5...
With 80 jobs on the line at the troubled Juken sawmill here, community trust and regional economic development agency Trust Tairāwhiti has confirmed it will not look at buying the mill. Juken staff and management are considering three options for...
Gisborne district councillors have voted to accept a Government cyclone recovery package to the tune of $204 million with little debate on Wednesday. Last month, Gisborne District Council put the all-or-nothing government offer out for a two-week...
Mayor Rehette Stoltz acknowledges ‘Ben Hur’ effort to negotiate buyout programme with the Government.
An expectation of swift coalition negotiations after the final vote count is released on Friday afternoon has been raised by NZ First leader Winston Peters, in his first major interview since election night. Speaking to Sean Plunket of online radio...
Clive Bibby In an environment where minority opinion — particularly that which involves the protection of “indigenous” rights (real or imagined) — is promoted by groups claiming to be the only credible authority, we should be concerned that...
May I point out that the last Weekender insert featured an imagined mega-thrust tsunami that is the stuff of Hollywood disaster movies. Comparing the wave pictured with Tuamotu Island (36 metres high), Young Nick’s Head (177 metres) and the...
The annual Spring Show in October produced the biggest gate in a decade with just over 18,000 people in attendance over the two days. “The event was a great success with the weather playing its part. It was so good to see the entire community...
The weekend’s Japan Day cultural event in Gisborne’s city centre was a resounding success, one of the organisers says. The event was organised by Tairāwhiti Cultural Festival and Events (TCFE), in partnership with Tairāwhiti Multicultural...
A man was admitted to Gisborne Hospital after the vehicle he was driving left MacDonald Road at Matawhero and hit a concrete power pole in the early hours of yesterday morning. The crash happened opposite the JNL mill shortly before 4.30am...
Gisborne’s Pastor Norm McLeod has just returned from Andhra Pradesh in Southern India where he says Christian, Muslim, Hindu and communist communities are working together to provide a better future for the next generation. “I have been working...
Gisborne’s central business district is the focus of a huge line-up of fun Christmas activities this year, with the traditional motorised floats of the Gladstone Road Santa Parade swapped out for stationary floats at a new location. A Kiwian...
There are currently 35 active cases of Covid-19 in Tairāwhiti, according to official figures up to midnight on Sunday. That takes the region’s total number of Covid cases to 25,372 including 39 deaths. New Zealand has recorded 44 deaths in the...
“FrockStars” of Gisborne will be back rocking their frocks each Friday from this week, to raise awareness and funds for mental health services in Tairāwhiti. The Frocks on Friday fundraising initiative, first started last year, returns over the...
Ngata College has been selected to offer a services academy through the Ruatōria school, to help students find their pathway to a future career. The Services Academy programme is run within secondary schools in partnership with the New Zealand...
Hospice Tairāwhiti says it is excited about the opportunity to raise funds to help keep hospice services free of charge in the community with its annual raffle. “Mitre 10 Gisborne have once again donated a 7x4 Jobmate Trailer and $500 of product...
A woman accused of bombarding a man with text messages has been told by a judge not to contact the complainant again. Theresa Anne Johnson appeared in Gisborne District Court on Monday, charged with offensive or disturbing use of a telephone. Judge...
Friday will be an exciting day for newly elected East Coast MP Dana Kirkpatrick when the official results of the general election are released. Ms Kirkpatrick is safe in East Coast with a preliminary majority of 3138 votes, but says she will not...
Gisborne’s historic Makaraka Cemetery is a picturesque resting place for some of the district’s earliest settlers. The location offers an opportunity to pay respects and to learn of the colourful histories of those who long ago decided to make...
. . . but some concerns highlighted during public consultation.
The 11th Titirangi Mt Everest Challenge has just passed the halfway point of the seven-week event. The challenge to climb Titirangi maunga 68 times — the equivalent height of Mt Everest — gets the Tairāwhiti community and beyond buzzing. More...
Three of four men arrested last Friday in relation to the ongoing gang conflict in Tairāwhiti have appeared in court so can now be identified. They are Te Maori Meretania, 31; Emilio David Jr Williams, 26, and Dorian Reedy, 24. Each of them...
The Gisborne Mayoral Relief Trust received $3 million in the year to June, resulting in grants being made to applications which Mayor Rehette Stoltz said made “my eyes well up”. The mayor was speaking at a full council meeting where the Disaster...
Money to help fund local solutions to the region’s slash and woody debris problems could be available by next year, forestry research body Scion says. Potential funding streams have been identified after about 20 forestry industry stakeholders and...
Police have arrested another four gang members and laid firearms and other charges following the gang-related shootings in Gisborne on October 13 and 15. Three men aged aged 24, 26 and 33 were arrested after search warrants were executed at three...
Gisborne’s Japanese community brought a touch of Tokyo to Treble Court on Saturday, with the city’s inaugural Japan Day. And the Gisborne community responded, with crowds turning up to enjoy the activities. The event was organised by Tairāwhiti...
With the disappointment of the Rugby World Cup final behind us it is a case now of looking forward to Friday when the final election results will be known, ending an interregnum of some 20 days and allowing coalition negotiations to start in...
Re: Growing pains for TREC alliance, October 27 editorial. Manu Caddie Like the “Future of Severely Affected Land” proposal the Government and Council have recently consulted on, the current “Transport Rebuild East Coast” severe weather...
It would seem the idea of revived coastal shipping is pretty much dead in the water, following the latest decisions within the industry. Furthermore, as I commented earlier, taxpayer money has been swallowed up pursuing this idea. An article by...
Wow, what a Rugby World Cup final — and how the ref and the third umpire/television match official took part in the game. The thing that peeved me off was that they say there is a referee, two linesmen and a third umpire/referee. Well, I was...
Re: Meng Foon’s seawall. Providing your fence/wall is built within your boundary and not over a certain height, and made of environmentally friendly materials that blend in with the environment — in this case, timber or a natural-rock stone...
Whakahawera Rere Kite Pakanga Kerr, a big man who leaves behind a massive legacy in iwi health, passed away on Sunday May 21, 2023, aged 82. Known as “Libby” — after his uncle was wounded in Libya on the day of his birth in 1941 — his...