Since my letter last month on my concerns about the potential closure of Alzheimer’s Gisborne, I am pleased to announce the heartening news of the appointment of a new coordinator. And next month the Sherwood Club will again be operating three...
A man charged for possessing and distributing objectionable publications featuring child exploitation, has been refused bail. Joshua Luke Ripia, 27, faces 18 charges of possessing the objectionable material and two charges of knowingly distributing...
Three people have been charged with indecent assault and aggravated robbery after an alleged home invasion in which they are said to have stripped and searched a woman for drugs. K’Las Tihore (21), Rachael Te Aho (27), and Tom Erwin Hawea (25)...
A truck driver has admitted causing another motorist a head injury after rear-ending his utility vehicle when it turned into a driveway on Matawai Road. Geoffrey Brent Morgan, 56, appeared on Monday in Gisborne District Court, pleading guilty to...
A survey conducted by GDC biodiversity staff is helping to identify trends in gains or losses A biodiversity survey suggests that only 23 percent original native vegetation remains in Tairāwhiti. The survey is led by Gisborne District Council...
The petition started in support of the Comet Swimming Club, and opposing the decision to award the learn to swim contract at the new Kiwa Pools to an Australian company, has gone well past 3000. As of yesterday the online version of the petition had...
Those lucky enough to snap up free tickets to see The Dancers of Damelahamid tomorrow are in for something special, according to Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival chief executive and artistic director Tama Waipara. The intergenerational Canadian dancers...
Name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of sexual offending against two boys. John Raye Tamanui, 67, has pleaded not guilty to five charges arising from the alleged offending, said to have happened in 2019. Four of the charges — three of...
A new and more environmentally friendly method of pet cremation, known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, is now available in Gisborne. New start-up Pet Reflections is the second business of its kind to offer this service in New Zealand...
The latest pool closure at the Olympic Pool complex has now been extended to include Friday due to continuing issues with wood chip for the complex’s boiler. Pool management said in an email to regular users yesterday that they hope to re-open on...
The city end of Aberdeen and Palmerston roads, along with sections of Berry, Disraeli and Cobden streets have been without street lighting for the several nights this week. A council spokesperson said Electrinet has told them that there was a large...
Police have seen a trend in Gisborne over the last month or two involving vehicle crime, where people have left their vehicles insecure with valuables inside and thieves have taken advantage. Inspector Darren Paki said there have been a number of...
East Coast residents fearful of further rain had a foretaste of the next bout of bad weather yesterday afternoon, and the result was swift with surface flooding and rivers rising. After a few hours of heavy downpour the Hikuwai River at Tolaga Bay...
Due to further wet weather forecast this week, asphalt work on State Highway 2 has been postponed to begin next week. The work was due to start tonight. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will provide further detail around the start date as soon as...
Hear4U have what they have billed as a ‘Kia Kaha Tairawhiti’ event planned for early next month that will address wellbeing, mental health and resilience post-Cyclone Gabrielle. The Hear4U Charitable Trust has been funded by the Ministry for...
A new project to sample sediment post-Cyclone Gabrielle is under way. Crown agency AgResearch has sourced funding to undertake silt sampling in Tairāwhiti. The project aims to undertake a rapid assessment of flood-affected productive land impacted...
Fears that Alzheimers Gisborne-Tairawhiti will close in July have been overcome, but the organisation remains chronically under-funded despite new funding from Te Whatu Ora. Manager Tracy Robinson said it had been a relief to have a new contract...
Self inflicted Whoonery’s only result in one being Whooned — literally being shown the “turned thumb”, much to the merriment of those in the imperial box and attic alike. Being selected as a sacrificial lamb is the result of an accumulation...
It is highly ironic in a country where the Govt of the day conceived and funds an outfit to spy on the people, namely the Disinformation Project, we have another govt media outlet freely pedalling disinformation to the public. That outfit is RNZ...
by Manu Caddie Re: Thwarting choice, trashing climate targets — June 16 column. Six facts and one opinion: 1. The Climate Change Commission and others have shown that if the current rate of conversion from pasture to plantation continues, we will...
by Dr Murat Ungor Do not pay too much attention to the “R” word; however, the cost-of-living crisis is still with us. According to Stats NZ, the economy experienced a contraction of 0.1 percent in the March quarter, marking the second...
The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is being reviewed to see if it should be changed to provide stronger incentives for businesses to transition away from fossil fuels. An outline of why changes are being considered and four proposed options to...
Farmer Time, an education programme that connects New Zealand school students (Years 1 – 8) and their teachers with farmers and growers across the country, had a highly successful first year. More than 1000 students participated in the Beef + Lamb...
In addition to commemorating its 55th anniversary, Fieldays also proudly celebrated 55 years of highlighting and supporting innovation in the primary sector. The Fieldays Innovation Award winners exemplified the full innovation lifecycle...
Fifty-five crews are working on roads, bridges and river protection, as well as debris and silt removal and clearing drains across the region. This from the Gisborne District Council weekly update on rural roads reinstatement work. The council...
Record dividend from Quality Roading and Services welcomed as chance to mitigate rates burden in ‘rapidly changing situation’ Wairoa rates rises will not be as bad as first feared, after Wairoa District Council received a record $1.05 million...
Excitement is building in the district’s Angus studs ahead of the annual rising two-year-old bull sales season from Friday, and into Bull Week from Monday. This region maintains a proud reputation as the home of well bred, quality hill country...
The Department of Conservation (DoC) humanely euthanised a stranded pygmy whale at Waikanae Beach yesterday. DoC heritage and visitors senior ranger Moira Lee said the whale had repeatedly beached itself on the Gisborne shoreline. “The pygmy sperm...
A woman accused of threatening to blow up Gisborne police station has been remanded into custody for mental health reports. Marie Eileen Brown, 47, threatened to blow up the station on June 8, this year. As a result, she was charged with a Crimes...
A group of Mongrel Mob members have been charged with possessing firearms and other offences after a gang-related incident in which a man was allegedly stabbed outside his house in Gisborne. Four men in gang regalia are said to have confronted the...
A long-haul truck driver caught drink-driving has lost his job. Nigel Ross Williamson, 41, was driving a Straits New Zealand-owned heavy truck and trailer from Auckland to Levin when he was routinely stopped in Taumarunui and found to be driving...
Burials at the Taruheru cemetery are again an issue in the wake of the heavy rain at the weekend and its impact on water table levels. Gisborne District Council advised Evans Funeral Services yesterday that burials at Taruheru have been partially...
A man accused of rape and unlawful sexual connection has pleaded not guilty. Ratu Niumaia Turaganicolo, 27, entered his pleas during a brief appearance on Monday in Gisborne District Court. He elected a judge alone trial on the two charges and was...
Programmes aim to encourage more women into world of technology Aiming to get more kōhine (young women) from Tairāwhiti interested in a career in technology is the goal of a robotics programme run by Tōnui Collab. Tōnui Collab runs a number of...