Re: ‘Shop local’ great advice, July 8 letter by N. Miller Yes, “shop local” certainly did not come into consideration when the decision-making panel appointed Belgravia. Perhaps that is because, as previously mentioned, one of that panel was...
Re: Degrowth and regrowth. As Richard Whitley says (July 6, “Worst case”), Japan is facing a tanking birthrate and an increasingly aged population, and this was not achieved in a stable and controlled manner. However it is not, as he claims...
Re: Weather events, fewer fires. Here on Saturday Iain Boyle attempted to disprove the Ministry for the Environment information I offered that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, and will continue to...
The front page banner heading on Friday, “Support builds for coastal shipping”, is misleading. The only support that counts is that from customers who might use ships — and they have already made it clear they prefer road transport. As a Port...
Reading the column by Jack Marshall (8th July), I thought of how lovely to have. 1) The last time I saw Sam Stubbs (founder of Simplicity) he said he had been to see the council and Mayor that morning and offered the Simplicity building programme to...
With the recent floods, have you or someone you know had an insurance swimming pool claim? I would welcome a quick chat about your circumstances and outcome. Please phone me on 027 2777 345. Craig
Submissions are pouring in for the review of New Zealand’s electoral laws that will land in the lap of the next government. The panel has received more than 2000 submissions to its draft recommendations in the space of just over a month. This has...
What have we come to when we start picking on people in the public arena, on the word of someone who goes to the news media but will not give their name? Shame on them. If it’s good enough to mention someone else, then you should stand by your...
I do feel very upset that the Learn to Swim contract for the new Kiwa Pools has not been awarded to a local provider, namely Comet. This hit me again on Wednesday when I read the advert on page 19 of The Gisborne Herald, “Support Our Community —...
I read with interest the view of the community that Comet “should” have been given/ was “entitled to secure”, etc, the learn-to-swim contract for the Kiwa Pools. The reality is that we live and operate in a corporate environment. The world...
$72,000 Angus the star of the show The bull sale season generated more than $5.1 million dollars for the Gisborne-East Coast-Wairoa economies this year. It was highlighted by extremely high clearance rates across all the region’s studs. East Coast...
Emergency response staff who attended a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 just past Bartletts on Thursday afternoon said the people involved were lucky to have avoided serious injury. Police, Fire and Emergency crews from Manutuke and Gisborne...
The number of Covid-19 cases reported daily in Tairāwhiti is decreasing. There has been between two and 20 reported cases each day in the past week, a Te Whatu Ora-Tairawhiti spokewoman said. One patient is in hospital with Covid-19. Gisborne...
Forming a national destination management team to collaborate with regional tourism A multimillion-dollar boost to tourism funding is intended to take regional tourism plans to a national level. Tourism Minister Peeni Henare said over the next two...
‘Huge opportunity to start a new industry in Aotearoa’ A new Government-backed project aims to turn locally grown kānuka into high-value gourmet products, bringing new jobs to Ruatōria and boosting the local economy. Nuka Charitable Trust will...
The leader of a taskforce designed to deliver this year’s Census to cyclone-hit communities says her team gave their all to raise the response rate. In March, Stats NZ announced it was setting up Te Ahu Kauawhi — a locally led taskforce in...
The first few journeys of the newly established Waka Manaaki - East Coast Health Shuttle have been awesome, says Ngāti Porou Oranga health director Sonya Smith. The service, funded as a pilot through Te Whatu Ora until December, is for anyone in...
The region’s unsealed road network has reopened to heavy vehicles after being closed since June 22. In a report on Tuesday, Gisborne District Council indicated there were still 57 roads closed. “Our contractors are working to get freight routes...
Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay landowners with cyclone waste they want to get rid of can now burn it providing they do it safely. An Order in Council (OIC) has been issued under the severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023 for the...
Playgrounds at Kaiti Beach and the Botanical Gardens are out of bounds over the school holidays. Gisborne District Council staff discovered rough-edged woody debris in the recently laid softfall material (playground mulch) at both locations early...
Gisborne resident June Moore has a particular summer’s day before Cyclone Gabrielle etched vividly in her memory. The Waimatā River on her back doorstep was calm and blue, the roses were in bloom and all was well on Vogel Street— a cul-de-sac...
Three Gisborne growers have benefited from a fundraiser by the New Zealand wine industry to support growers impacted by Cyclone Gabriellen “After Gabrielle hit, many in the national wine community wanted to donate to help our Gisborne wine...
Jack Marshall Roads torn apart, bridges washed out — whole communities questioning whether they have to up and move. It looks to me like we have an infrastructure crisis on our hands; it would be a shame to let it go to waste. Although I studied...
Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has dropped a bombshell for all the political parties with his call for the setting up of a housing watchdog. The commission has completed a two-year investigation and is scathing about New Zealand’s housing...
The two-day Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank (12 Palestinians killed, one Israeli dead) seems at first glance like just another example of “mowing the lawn”. That’s what the Israeli...
I attended the International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing some years ago where we talked about the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons. I am much older now, in my mid-80s, and have some deep concerns about Japan releasing treated...
“Get me a f***ing knife, I’m going to stab him and then pop these tyres, go get me a knife!” A detective on a job in Stout Street was on her way to investigate loud arguing coming from a neighbouring house when she heard a woman there yelling...
Locals who want to help contribute to the response to the country’s biodiversity crisis can take part in an urban pest control workshop at Gisborne Yacht Club on Sunday. The initiative is being driven by the Department of Conservation out of...
High groundwater level remains an issue: council Taruheru Cemetery remains closed for burials as the district experiences the highest groundwater level in at least almost half a century. Gisborne District Council director of liveable communities...
Travelling at the weekend? You might want to check two things — the weather and fuel prices. After a few days of mostly clear blue and sunny skies, most Gisborne-East Coast residents will be feeling a little chirpier. However, as they say, all...
Constable Shayna Huhu, one of the graduates from the latest wing to pass through the New Zealand Police College, starts work in Gisborne on Monday. The single mother was among 77 new officers who graduated last week, and one of a dozen new police...
The East Coast Angus bull sales ended with a flourish in Nuhaka and Wairoa on Wednesday with Kenhardt and Turiroa studs completely sold out. Kenhardt Angus at Nuhaka sold 48 out of 48 rising two-year-old bulls they put up for sale by auction...
Gisborne District Council community lifelines director David Wilson has provided an update on the likely time frames for fixing the eight bridges destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle. “The time frames will not be palatable to all as they are...
Sustained rain in Māhia has left a series of slips in its wake as Wairoa District Council continues the huge job of restoring roading networks. According to MetService, more than 90 millimetres of rain fell in the area over June 18 to 19, followed...