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Five awarded scholarships for land-related tertiary studies

Five local students were awarded scholarships from the Walter William McLean Educational Trust this week. The scholarships are worth $5000 and are to help students with their studies in 2024. Glenys Talivai, CEO of the Public Trust, which manages...

Sea fog rolls into Wainui Beach

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...

Farmy Army to head up Coast as re-fence campaign steps up a gear

Campaign to help restore Tairāwhiti’s “absolutely munted” farm fencing.

Public urged to be 'safe and sensible' over fireworks season

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...

Trust Tairāwhiti not interested in buying Juken mill

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...

GDC quick to accept $204m cyclone support deal

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...

Council staff worked ‘day in, day out’: Mayor Stoltz

Mayor Rehette Stoltz acknowledges ‘Ben Hur’ effort to negotiate buyout programme with the Government.

Indicating coalition talks will be quick

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...

Service academy to open at Ngata Memorial College

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...

Trailer-load of garden goodies up for grabs in annual Hospice Tairāwhiti raffle

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...

Offensive texts land woman in court

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...

New National MP finds her way around with a 'really decent bunch of people'

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...

A walk of respect, pathos and history during Cemeteries and Crematoria Week

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...

Cyclone recovery package receives 'overwhelming' community support

. . . but some concerns highlighted during public consultation.

Titirangi Mt Everest Challenge reaches halfway mark with over 1250 participants

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...

Police crackdown on gangs: Arrestees appear in court

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...