National this week unveiled new policy it says will speed up cyclone recovery here and in other cyclone-hit areas. It would do that by unblocking the EQC assessment pipeline, and requiring EQC to prioritise assessments and set performance targets to...
The Forest Owners Association (NZFOA) wants the incoming government to change the Local Government Act to protect minority ratepayers in rural areas, after a recent Court of Appeal judgement. The court dismissed a judicial review against Wairo...
The Comet Swim Club will be well represented this weekend at the New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers Association annual awards and conference in Christchurch where they are finalists in two categories. Comet will be among three finalists in the...
Men’s mental health charity Hear4U will be the beneficiary of this year’s She Shed Tour Gisborne, an annual arts and garden tour featuring women artists and their spaces from Wainui, Okitu and Makorori. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to...
Another of the city’s street people has died. Police responded to reports of a man unconscious on the ground in Peel Street at around 3.40pm on Monday. “The death is not being treated as suspicious and will be referred to the Coroner,” police...
The past few days have been a “blur” for one lucky Wairoa local after they won $10.3 million in Powerball last Saturday. The winner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a regular player who bought a Power Dip earlier in the week from the Wairo...
A young couple, who were living with their baby and five-year-old son in their grandparents’ sleep-out, are the first people in Tairāwhiti to use Kāinga Ora’s First Home Partner scheme to get into their own first home. The recent Government...
Wainui Beach School is one of several schools that has signed up for the Wednesday Challenge, an initiative launched this week to encourage families to use healthier, more fun and sustainable transport for their daily journeys. Making their way to...
The region’s future leaders put their heads together to examine solutions to issues caused by Cyclone Gabrielle. The Aurora Education Foundation is a local gifted and talented education charitable trust. Its flagship and best known programme is...
The general election has started for real. Six candidates turned out at Gisborne’s first general election campaign meeting on Tuesday night, hosted by Gisborne Business and Professional Women.
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is the chance to celebrate and share different aspects of how the language is used, taught and intertwined in the culture and society of Aotearoa New Zealand. The 2023 week runs from September 11 to 17. Over the past few...
The Matawhero saleyards drew a total yarding of around 750 head yesterday in the monthly Cattle Fair. Sales commentator Trevor Brown said most were sold at recent values. The first pen of 35 two- year steers, from Waitangi Terrace Station at...
The Rapid Relief Team’s community support day on Friday in Dunstan Road was a huge success with more than 300 local farmers taking home free $1500 fencing packages, enough fencing gear to repair or replace 90kms of Cyclone damaged fencing. “It...
As the fallout continues from the Council of Trade Unions attack ad on National Party leader Christopher Luxon, some political commentators are wondering what happens next. The CTU ad was certainly dramatic, taking over the front page of the New...
Tim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director Elections are a contest not solely for power but also for trust. Politicians know this. That’s why National has portrayed the Government as profligate (translation: untrustworthy with money). Here’s...
I am writing to express my concern about the September 5 opinion piece by Alexis Copland in your paper that promotes Ivermectin as a cure for Covid-19. This is irresponsible and dangerous misinformation. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that has...
How can National’s Nicola Willis talk about getting revenue by taxing online gambling, but then be unaware of VPNs and how they’ll help gamblers get around borders? Then there are the problems with international tax treaties which will prohibit...
If you have been feeling a little tight-headed, or been feeling joint pain, it might be to do with the high pressure readings of the past day or so. A large high has been positioned immediately to the east of New Zealand, with the centre measuring...
Sharing the thoughts and feelings of the Te Araroa community where a barge facility has been proposed is the main purpose of the short film Te Huka o Te Tai. Keeti Ngatai-Melbourne, 22, (Te Whānau a Hinerupe, Ngāti Porou) is from Te Araroa and...
A Gisborne developer with the distinction of being the country’s first person to be prosecuted for mismanaging contaminated soil, has been given a further chance to avoid conviction and a $10,000 fine. Yannis Kokkosis, 34, and his company Gypsy...
The creators of a fibreglass bridge say it can be manufactured to be as strong as steel and could save regional councils across the country millions of dollars. The technology is travelling the length of New Zealand on a demonstration tour and...
Gisborne senior doctors, like their colleagues around the country, took their case for better pay and working conditions to the public yesterday. A total of 5500 doctors and 100 dentists, employed by Te Whatu Ora, walked off the job for two hours...
State Highway 35 at Kopuaroa Hill, beyond Te Puia Springs, will close for up to nine hours this Sunday (September 10) to make improvements to drainage. The installation of a new culvert to replace and reposition older drainage is part of the...
Firefighters were called to two separate accidental false alarms at city schools yesterday that involved evacuations. The first was at around 11,30am at Gisborne Girls’ High School, a senior firefighter said. “The second was at 12.30pm at...
A woman’s meth addiction led to offending that included her extorting about $56,000 from an elderly businessman, and using a child as a human shield as police tried to get drugs out of her mouth. Diane Winter, 35, a mother of eight, was jailed...
The circus came to town for Te Hapara School on Monday. Otherwise known as Clint Woodvine, Mr Circus is a one-man travelling show visiting schools across New Zealand. He had a keen audience of excited and enthusiastic children at Te Hapara School...
Police yesterday released the name of the man who died in an incident on Moana Road at the northern end of Wainui Beach on Saturday. He was 70-year-old Alan Hjorth of Wainui Beach Gisborne. Mr Hjorth was walking along the footpath opposite the...
The massive $10 million-plus Lotto win that came the way of someone who bought a ticket in Wairoa was claimed on Monday afternoon. The winners went to Lotto HQ in Wellington to collect their winnings. The ticket was sold at Wairoa’s New World...
The public opening of the new Kiwa Pools at the weekend was affected to a degree or two by slightly cooler water temperatures but that did not deter more than 2000 people from visiting the complex for a dip. Three of the four public sessions on...
Councillors to consider recommendation to prohibit freedom camping at Turihaua and Pouawa
Two contrasting campaign launches have set the scene for the next six weeks leading up to the October 14 general election. While Labour chose to launch its campaign on Saturday with a dental promise, National opened its campaign with an event that...
Alexis Copland The Ministry of Health takes a strong position against the use of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19. A considerable body of evidence shows the drug is well tolerated and it’s general safety is well documented. Three to 4...
I too would like to express my gratitude to the Rapid Relief Team for their generosity putting on the event at Dunstan Road on Friday. It was an amazing spectacle there, blowing the minds of all those who visited to collect their bundle of fencing...
Donning the Hairsplitter’s Hat (an irritating piece of headgear for both user and observer), I feel I must point out that your front-page picture of the Moon on Saturday was not in fact a full Moon. To be astronomically precise, the photo by Carol...