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Sewer pipe expected to be fixed by tomorrow

Contractors repairing the collapsed sewer main in Ormond Road at the junction with Lytton Road,yesterday. Gisborne District Council staff have been working alongside hospital staff to ensure minimum disruption while the sewer pipe is fixed. This is...

Walker-Leawere serves ban for cannabis use

Tairawhiti-raised Hurricanes lock Isaia Walker-Leawere has served a one-month ban from all sport after testing positive for cannabis use. Walker-Leawere tested positive after the Hurricanes played the Fijian Drua in Suva in May and served his ban...

New foundation trustees 'believe in our kaupapa'

The Sunrise Foundation welcomed new trustees Mike Torrie, BDO managing partner, and Leslynne Jackson, Manaaki Tairāwhiti project manager, to their board of trustees at the recent AGM. “Mike and Leslynne’s respective roles and experience in the...

Serious Fraud Office could be looking at cyclone grant fraud

The Serious Fraud Office with neither confirm nor deny if it is investigating cases of fraud here around misuses of the Government’s recent cyclone recovery business grants. Earlier this week, the SFO issued a new strategic focus, listing...

Latest figures show 153 with Covid-19 in Tairāwhiti

Tairāwhiti has 153 cases of Covid-19, according to the latest figures released by Te Whatu Ora. Total Tairāwhiti cases “recoded” since the Covid epidemic began in 2020 number 24,820 and include 35 deaths. All Te Whatu Ora data on Covid relates...

Bridge-strengthening programme on hold as GDC prioritises storm recovery work

Gisborne District Council is to suspend its programme to strengthen existing bridges during the current financial year because staff have been reprioritised to focus on storm recovery work. The $650,000 annual programme was implemented to enable 50...

Tairāwhiti farm conversion stats 'alarming' says Beef + Lamb NZ

New research shows the scale and pace of sheep and beef land purchased for forestry is even higher than first thought. An updated Orme & Associates report on land-use change from pastoral farming to large-scale forestry shows the amount of land...

Helping working mums to continue breastfeeding

Workplace challenges remain the most common reason for women to never breastfeed or to stop breastfeeding earlier than recommended. That is the key issue behind the theme for World Breastfeeding Week 2023 — Enabling breastfeeding: making...

Shearing season poised for record attempts

by Doug Laing A wave of shearing record attempts in the New Zealand summer means a record has fallen even before the shearing has started. The World Sheep Shearing Records Society has now received seven applications for challenges in New Zealand...

Victory for veteran Charity sheep dog trial champs

Veteran triallist Barney Strong from Taupo headed home the field in the final runoff for the Charity sheep dog trial championships at the Gisborne Riding Club for the Disabled on Saturday morning. The finalists were Merv Utting with Guy and Steel...

The NZ First/Act effect

Iain Boyle refers to Winston Peters as “wily and duplicitous”, suggesting that votes for NZ First would be wasted (August 5 letter) — but not so! Mr Boyle blames Winston for installing Jacinda Ardern in 2017 but in effect it was the misguided...

How much lost on Flick?

Re: Testing year but progress noted, July 29 story. I note the expensive investment in Flick Energy came to an end in the financial year ended March 31, 2023. Is the CEO able to detail the exact loss on the investment? It looks to be around $6...

More degradation of beachfront and dunes

by Pat Seymour It is really regrettable to see the continued degradation of the seafront at Makorori and Turihaua threatening the state highway along this section of SH35. And not just by the sea. There is further damage to the dunes at Makorori by...

Critical issues for region need input of all

by Roger Handford Predictable — entirely predictable, the outcome of the forestry/slash issue. At each step, the debate has moved further away from a sensible response and plan of action on a matter crucial for the future of this district. Make no...

Playing a part in global transition

The energy transition under way around the world will cost trillions of dollars annually and require a large wealth transfer from developed countries — which grew wealthy off the back of cheap fossil fuels — to poor countries in order to reduce...

Sights, sales enjoyed at the Gisborne Home & Lifestyle Expo

Thousands got out to visit the Gisborne Home & Lifestyle Expo over the weekend. Event coordinator Andy Searle said the expo, held at the Farmers Air Event Centre over Saturday and Sunday was “very successful”. “Everyone had a great time...