PremiumPremiumOpinionVoters have their say with a few surprisesThe expected blue tide rolled in a little higher than the polls had suggested on Saturday night, but not quite enough to give Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon the clear majority he badly wanted. Preliminary results out on Sunday saw Luxon and...17 Oct 05:14 AM
OpinionCreating a ‘free-fire zone’ in GazaGwynne Dyer Armies never tell you what their strategy is, but if you look at the problems they are faced with, you can usually figure it out. No solution they come up with can be perfect — wars do not allow for perfect solutions — but their...17 Oct 05:13 AM
OpinionPensioner let downAttention service providers! Recently I helped a 77-year-old homeless person. Her eftpos card was worn out and needed replacing, and as she has no fixed abode they hadn’t been able to update it. When she rang them, they told her she needed proof...17 Oct 05:12 AM
OpinionShort-term governments, long-term climate issuesThe 2023 general election results are in and National will lead a new Government for the next three years. Climate change and the environment are a low priority for National and its Act coalition partner, which wants to repeal the Zero Carbon Act...17 Oct 05:11 AM
OpinionFriendly, patient with his little passengersThe chap driving the children’s Fonterra barrel rides for two days at the Show, with a smile on his face the whole time and showing untold patience with his little passengers, deserves a medal. Maire Overbye, Vivienne Cooper and Raigh Franks17 Oct 05:10 AM
Gisborne HeraldRescue helicopter missions already eclipsing last year’sWith just three-quarters of the year gone the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter had already completed more missions than for the whole of last year. During 2022 the team flew 248 completed missions from their Gisborne hangar, as well as...16 Oct 10:36 AM
Gisborne HeraldIkaroa-Rāwhiti election 2023 results: Cushla Tangaere-Manuel in; Meka Whaitiri oustedby Gary Hamilton-Irvine Just hours before Cushla Tangaere-Manuel was elected as Ikaroa-Rāwhiti’s new MP, she made a trip to an urupā to visit her parents’ graves. Labour’s Tangaere-Manuel defeated long-standing Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Mek...16 Oct 08:59 AM
Gisborne HeraldNational's Dana Kirkpatrick ahead by more than 3000 votes in East Coast electorateNewshub's Paddy Gower called East Coast for National's Dana Kirkpatrick at 7.20pm on election night but Ms Kirkpatrick and Labour's Tāmati Coffey were still reserving judgement two hours later. From 8pm to just after 9pm, Ms Kirkpatrick had a lead...14 Oct 11:52 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSunny success at A&P Show dog trialPerfect weather highlighted the A&P Show dog trial competition out at the Showgrounds Park, that culminated this morning in the final run-off. Five Gisborne triallists and one from Wairoa were set to decide the title against combinations from...14 Oct 06:11 AM
Gisborne HeraldRegister for ram buying workshopBeef + Lamb New Zealand’s ‘Better Ram Buying’ workshop will be staged on Monday at the Waikanae Surf Lifesaving Club in Grey Street. “Don’t miss this opportunity to gain essential insights into ram selection,” said B+LNZ senior extension...14 Oct 06:07 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionIt’s showtime on three big frontsA fantastic first day of the Spring Show yesterday was just the ticket for bringing our community together, from town, country and all walks of life. The sun was shining and the mood was festive as families and friends set about enjoying the many...14 Oct 06:04 AM
OpinionCulture, explanation and consequencesTim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director Sociologist Brian Steensland says culture is the “symbolic-expressive dimension of social life”. It’s a helpful lens for analysing and describing the functions of a community. In policy, cultural...14 Oct 06:03 AM
OpinionIran given free hand to sponsor terrorismClive Bibby We should not be persuaded by the crocodile tears from Joe Biden or those of his Democrat predecessor Barack Obama professing they have been and always will be right behind the Israeli nation as they try to find a way of defending...14 Oct 06:01 AM
Gisborne HeraldPolling booths open until 7pmThe country’s 2300-plus polling booths close at 7pm tonight. By the end of Wednesday, nearly one million (970,818) ordinary votes had been cast. That compares to 1,565,056 votes up to the comparable day in 2020, and 806,380 votes on the same day...14 Oct 05:59 AM
Gisborne HeraldFears for Matthew: Police seek sightings of missing manGisborne Police are urgently seeking sightings of missing man Matthew Knight. Matthew was last seen in the Raupunga Mohaka area at around 10pm on Monday. He was wearing black work boots, blue jeans, and a black jacket. Police and Matthew’s family...14 Oct 05:57 AM
Gisborne HeraldCouncil reflects on past year as it looks to futureThe past 12 months have been a “year of two halves”, according to the Gisborne District Council’s annual report. The document, which covers the period July 2022 to June 2023, provides an overview of performance as well as offering direction...14 Oct 05:56 AM
Gisborne HeraldShearing champs here start of sequenceby Doug Laing Shearers and woolhandlers have gathered in Gisborne for the first North Island competitions of the new season at the Poverty Bay A&P Show. The annual Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships opened with a speedshear and...14 Oct 05:53 AM
Gisborne Herald‘Good dogs’ likely to make for a tight finalThe final run-off in the Spring Show dog trials championship this morning pitted five triallists from Gisborne and one from Wairoa up against nine visitors from outside the district, and a tight final was predicted. The last five to make the run-off...14 Oct 05:51 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldFamily fun in perfect weather at A&P showBeautiful weather brought the crowds out early to the first day of the A&P Gisborne Show yesterday. Friends and mums Kate Gunn and Bea Tomlinson were happy to be out and about enjoying the good weather. “We are excited for the kids to go on...14 Oct 05:39 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldTREC plans for housing, jobs raise questionsA plan to build a new “village” in Gisborne for 150 out-of-town road and construction workers recruited to help the post-Cyclone Gabrielle rebuild has raised questions and concerns. 14 Oct 05:30 AM
Gisborne HeraldBecky Hill in R&V line-up as festival takes shapeAdding more firepower to its 21st birthday celebration, Rhythm and Vines has announced its second line-up and day splits. UK superstar Becky Hill, Welsh electronic duo Overmono, Sub Focus (presenting Evolve), and singer-songwriter Declan McKenna are...13 Oct 04:18 PM
Gisborne HeraldCyclone to stardom: Gisborne Airport's operations manager named 'Emerging Leader of the Year'Gisborne Airport operations manager Aaron Lum has been named the first Emerging Leader of the Year at the 2023 NZ Airports Awards. Aaron is just one year into his role as the first point of contact for all day-to-day operations at Gisborne Airport...13 Oct 04:15 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldPhotographs reveal forestry offending: See what Forwood didA forestry company has expressed its “sincere” and “whole-hearted” apology for its environmental offending in Papakorokoro Forest, north of Gisborne, admitting it “could have been avoided”. At a sentencing hearing for Forwood Forest...13 Oct 04:11 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWorld premiere of ‘Landfall 1769’ commissioned by orchestraA work commissioned by the Gisborne Civic Orchestra in 2019 will have its premiere at the Lawson Field Theatre next month. “The audience can expect a truly moving and memorable musical experience as the orchestra brings this music to life for the...13 Oct 04:09 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldProfit drop for sheep and beef farmers could be ‘last straw’Predictions that sheep and beef profit margins could fall a further 30 percent this season could be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” for some Tairāwhiti farmers, says Federated Farmers provincial president Hunaara Waerehu. Beef + Lamb...13 Oct 04:07 PM
Gisborne HeraldField day a chance for growers to reconnect and start looking forwardGisborne citrus company First Fresh had an excellent turn out at its Spring Field Day after what company CEO Ian Albers described as the toughest year he could remember in 23 years. The focus for the afternoon was to reconnect with growers and start...13 Oct 04:03 PM
OpinionAustralia’s Indigenous ‘Voice’ referendumGwynne Dyer “On 14 October there is nothing for us to lose — and so much to gain. There is no downside,” said Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese six weeks ago, announcing the date of the great referendum on enshrining an Indigenous...13 Oct 12:16 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionExpect Peters to maximise leverageAs we head to the poll that matters tomorrow, the phoenix of New Zealand politics Winston Peters is right where he wants to be — his party polling consistently over 5 percent and him the focus of attention, highly likely to have a pivotal hand in...12 Oct 09:28 PM
OpinionCall and be contrite, or it’s the political wasteland for LabourIt is easy to get the sequence of electoral “bottom lines” incorrect. I believe it was Winston Peters who first said he would not work with Labour again in coalition. That then elicited the expected negative reply from Chris Hipkins. This leaves...12 Oct 09:27 PM
Gisborne HeraldBlessed with fine weather for pet dayNgatapa School’s annual Pet Day went off without a hitch on Wednesday. School principal Cheryl Johnston said it was a “fantastic day”, made all the better because the event was nearly cancelled with poor weather in the run-up. “I nearly...12 Oct 09:21 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldCaregiver assaulted in front of kids on Christmas Day: police threatened with Mob attackA judge has called out a woman’s disrespectful stance in the dock and for dressing for court “like she has just come from a gym”. It was the same sort of contemptuous attitude she had displayed when she assaulted her children’s caregiver and...12 Oct 09:14 PM
Gisborne HeraldGrieving families able to bury loved ones again at Taruheru CemeteryBurials are back on in most sections of Taruheru Cemetery, which will come as a great relief to grieving families. The interment situation at Taruheru has been disrupted several times since cyclones Hale and Gabrielle and other heavy rain events...12 Oct 09:11 PM
Gisborne HeraldEast Coast shellfish warning: tested mussels show paralytic toxin levels over safe limitNew Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) has advised the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from near Tolaga Bay due to the presence of toxins. “Routine tests on mussels from Tolaga Bay have shown levels of paralytic shellfish toxins over...12 Oct 09:11 PM
Gisborne HeraldSheep settle down after a cool start on Day 2 of trialsAnother five combinations were found yesterday after two days of the Poverty Bay A & P Show sheep dog trial championship, in another good day’s competition at the back of the Showgrounds Park. They are Bernard Arends and Parker from Dannevirke...12 Oct 09:09 PM
