Due to forecast rain from tomorrow into next week, the district council has postponed the repair work needed to a section of the wastewater outfall pipe at Midway Beach until the week of Monday, October 2. As a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, silt...
The death of Roger Whittaker last week has saddened local fans with some remembering the Kenyan-born British balladeer performing two concerts in Gisborne in 1973. Whittaker, 87, died in Toulouse following a lengthy illness but his death was only...
The Māori electorate of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is anyone’s game with a third of voters yet to choose their candidate. Ikaroa-Rāwhiti was flung open when former Labour minister Meka Whaitiri switched to Te Pāti Māori in May. A Whakaata Māori...
The Wharf 7 rebuild at Eastland Port won the Innovation category at the 2023 Construction Sector Accord Beacons Awards held at Te Papa in Wellington. Port general manager of infrastructure and development Marty Bayley and members of the McConnell...
The funding of $15 million to lift up homes in Tairāwhiti and keep them safe from future flooding has been welcomed by the region’s recovery organisations, that include Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou and...
Daylight Saving starts this weekend. At 2am tomorrow it will be time to “spring forward” into spring and summer. Daylight saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September and ends at 3am on the first Sunday in April. It is advised...
A new-look Grey Street will be vibrant, colourful, safer for foot and cycle traffic and will connect the city to the sea by early November, That is when a Tairawhiti Adventure Trust-driven Grey Street Streets for People project is scheduled to be...
Gwynne Dyer First Prize: Two Fabulous Days in Beautiful Delhi! Second Prize: Four Days in Delhi! Having to wait an extra two days in Delhi after the G20 while the Canadian armed forces fixed a plane to bring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau home was...
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins brought the fighting talk, as well as a bag of goodies, to Tairāwhiti this week only to find on the same day that the Labour Party had slipped even further in the polls. Hipkins made the big call while here that Labour...
Dr Murat Ungor China’s economic growth and development since 1978 has been known as the rise of the “dragon”. It is the world’s second-largest economy. According to the World Bank, the US holds the top position with a GDP of $US25.46...
With summer fast approaching and with locals out using the walk/cycle way in increasingly larger numbers, more visitors due, along with the start of cruise ship visits, an effort is required to remove the eyesore of standards and orange netting...
I have been told that the fence by the library cost $6000 to plan and erect. $6000 is three times the annual rates for my house! In other words, my rates for three years were used to pay for this pointless piece of metal, whose only purpose seems to...
One job has been axed but a new position created at EIT Tairāwhiti under a wide-ranging restructure at Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. “Nineteen roles are being disestablished at EIT | Te Pūkenga, (which has...
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) will hand out its annual Awards of Excellence tomorrow night at Te Papa in Wellington and several Gisborne lifeguards are strong contenders for honours. The awards recognise performances in lifesaving, sport and...
Another of the “shopkeepers” at a Wairoa couple’s drug store has been sentenced but it’s not yet known if he’ll be allowed to keep $50,000 he was found with when arrested — funds the Crown claims are the proceeds of crime. Michael Joseph...
by Katie Scotcher, RNZ Wairoa Mayor Craig Little wants political parties to commit to helping his cyclone-damaged town, whose problems have been compounded by a natural disaster in an election year. Cyclone Gabrielle still haunts Wairoa — its...
Post-settlement government entity Tātāu Tātāu o Te Wairoa has welcomed a $1 million government grant to convert Turiroa School in Wairoa into temporary accommodation for trades needed for the Wairoa rebuild as part of the Cyclone Gabrielle...
A two-vehicle crash at the corner of Ormond Road and Winter Street on Wednesday night resulted in five people being taken to Gisborne Hospital. It happened at around 7.20pm. “A car hit a ute in what was a T-bone crash,” a senior firefighter...
A new council fence aimed at improving safety has been met with disapproval from elderly Gisborne residents who once enjoyed a shortcut to the library. On August 23, Gisborne District Council installed a $6700 protective fence next to HB Williams...
Yet another weather record has been broken for Gisborne, with yesterday setting a new mark for the hottest September day in 68 years. Around 2pm the mercury hit the 27-degree mark, after near windless conditions saw the heat build up steadily from...
Eastland Wood Council (EWC) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of additional support for cyclone-affected regions. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and ministers made the funding announcements in Gisborne this week. EWC is among those in...
The hunt is on to recruit a team of people from Tairāwhiti to help rebuild the region’s cyclone-damaged roads and bridges. The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) Alliance was set up in July to plan, organise and deliver much of the recovery and...
Clarke Judd was busy on a digger clearing driftwood at Kaiti Beach on Wednesday when he was lucky enough to sight a small pod of orcas. “They were in pretty shallow water,” Mr Judd said. The four orcas (also called killer whales) were heading...
Music, dance and storytelling brought history to life in Ki Tua o Te Ārai — a production performed by students of Te Whānau Reo Māori o Manutūkē at War Memorial Theatre in Gisborne this week. Their experience in kapa haka gave the performers...
Government funding of $1.5 million for a Trust Tairāwhiti/Ngāti Porou project of establishing a new i-Site has taken tourism operators by surprise. The funding, announced by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in Gisborne on Wednesday, is also aimed at...
The Government has approved $15 million to raise about 200 homes at risk of future flooding.
Work starts on Monday on the long-awaited 1000-year bridge to connect Tītīrangi/Kaiti Hill and Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing site. The $3.83 million project comprises an open-air pedestrian bridge, which will be 6.3 metres above Kaiti Beach Road. It...
Police have an arson inquiry under way after fire gutted the former Oxbrow service station and garage in Whakato Road at Manutuke on Monday afternoon. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) crews from Gisborne and Manutuke were called to the scene at...
Space company Rocket Lab’s latest launch from Mahia ended in a rare failure yesterday. “Following lift-off from Launch Complex 1, the rocket successfully completed a first stage burn and stage separation as planned before an issue was...
Labour has “the best candidates” and will win local electorates East Coast and Ikaroa-Rāwhiti in the upcoming general election, says Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. The PM made that call while in Gisborne yesterday to make announcements about the...
Five incidents of seals being hurt or killed by dogs on Wainui Beach have occurred over the past week. In the wake of this “huge increase” in attacks, Gisborne District Council is reminding dog owners not to allow their pets anywhere near seals...
Contractors were working yesterday to clear logs stuck in the mud under the three city bridges. The fine weather has meant Roberts Tree Surgeons could get on to the job, and they expect to wrap it up tomorrow. A post on the Gisborne District...
The battle for Ikaroa-Rawhiti heats up tonight when Labour defector and Te Pāti Māori candidate Meka Whaitiri and her Labour replacement Cushla Tangaere-Manuel debate live on Whakaata Māori (formerly Maori TV). Whakaata Māori will also release...
Today’s top temperature could be a record-breaker for Gisborne . . . and a reminder to start thinking about sunscreen. The week’s run of sunny, clear weather has seen temperatures well above the average for the time of year. For today...