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Contentious, not racist

Re: Talking about racism, November 9. Well, Matthew Roderick, your tirade proves my analysis. I of course am saying that racism is just one part of “the human condition” which to some extent is inherent in all of humanity. And no, it is not just...

Church leader here to support parish in commemorations

Newly appointed Presbyterian Church Moderator Rose Luxford is in Gisborne this weekend on her first “official” gig. It is a big weekend for the local Presbyterian parish with a remembrance and healing service at the Matawhero Presbyerian Church...

Kapa haka tamariki show ‘remarkable resilience’ through challenging journey to nationals

Four rōpū from different Tairāwhiti kura showed off their performance skills at Te Mana Kuratahi/Aotearoa national primary schools kapa haka competitions in Nelson. Te Kura o Manutuke, Te Kapa Haka o Puhi Kaiti,

Never mind the climate, watch the wars

Gwynne Dyer With practically all the media bandwidth for non-local news taken up by two tribal territorial struggles that would not have seemed out of place in the 15th century AD — or indeed the 15th century BC — you may have missed the latest...

Massive challenge ahead for Hipkins

Chippie is back but can he reinvigorate a party that has just gone through a major rejection from the voting public? The decision of the Labour caucus to reinstate defeated Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is unsurprising, particularly as there are no...

A guide to understanding socialism

Bob Hughes Over the years here I have been called a “lefty communist” and a “watermelon” (green outside, red inside); been told I live in a cave, and that “as a worm” I would “do an admirable job” (John Fricker, 2019); and most...

Political parties, real estate firm donations, commission and house prices

Real estate political party donors will do very well if Act are able to allow foreign buyers or gift landlords $billions. But there’s really no conflict of interest eh? Really. Companies will still charge 3.95 percent commission even if the house...

Counting down to start of cruise ship season

Gisborne will next week host the National Geographic Orion, the first cruise ship visit for the 2023/24 summer season. It is scheduled to arrive at 8am on November 13, bringing about 106 passengers and 75 crew members for a day-long excursion. The...

Waihau Bay Road open soon

Waihau Road is open to residents and may soon open to the public. Gisborne District Council acting director of community lifelines Dave Hadfield, reporting to the operations committee yesterday, said the washout repair was almost complete. The road...

GDC set to adopt a 'position' on woody debris

What is the “natural” state of beaches? Gisborne District Council’s operations committee faced that issue yesterday when they endorsed a proposed “position” on woody debris on beaches for later adoption by council.

Balance of power lies with Peters

Winston Peters seems set to teach National leader Christopher Luxon a lesson or two in the power dynamics of coalition negotiations, and could force a change in tack. The NZ First leader told National Business Review on Tuesday that he believed...

‘Shifting world’ another Govt priority

Marcus Roberts, Maxim Institutedirector of research We are still a week away from finding out the final shape of the 54th New Zealand Parliament. It will probably take a little longer for the coalition negotiations to be concluded and for...

Storm Ciarán and us . . .

Your Saturday report on the serious damage Storm Ciarán wreaked on the British Isles and Europe, and the mean sea-level pressure reading for England and Wales in November being the lowest ever, deeply concerns me. I remind readers, we in the...

Saving lives after sunset with NVGs

At 1.30am one Friday morning the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter headed to Te Kaha in response to a trauma. The call-out itself was routine and in the early hours of the morning the patient was flown in a stable condition to Taurang...

Midway hub among 90 local Lotto grant recipients

Lotto NZ handed out almost 90 grants to recipients in Tairāwhiti in the 2022/23 financial year as part of lottery funding that helped around 4000 groups made up of community, hapū and iwi across the country. Te Puna Tahua Lottery Grants Board...

Quality cattle find homes with visiting buyers

There was plenty of demand for the large number of quality cattle on Tuesday at the monthly Matawhero Cattle Fair. Many of them were trucked out of the district to new homes for a large bench of visiting buyers. In all close to 2000 cattle were...

Let's Frock: Sip and swap evening kicks off season 2 of FOF

Season two of Frocks on Friday (FOF) got under way last week with a social event to reconnect and welcome new “frock stars” into the fold. The newbies have added their support to a kaupapa that raises awareness and funds for #Hear4u — a local...

Drink-drive results shock

Police were shocked by some of the drivers stopped by the impairment prevention team. Over the course of two days policing the roads in Tairāwhiti last week, 10 drivers were found to have excess breath alcohol at checkpoints targeting drink...