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‘Go well over winter’ agency’s wish

Te Whatu Ora-Tairāwhiti has launched their Go Well winter campaign. Its three main messages are ■ Stay home if you’re sick or isolating for Covid-19. ■ Wear a mask in crowded spaces. ■ Choose the best healthcare options. Choosing the best...

Huringa Pai awarded $83k in trust’s funding round

Huringa Pai, a whānau-driven movement to help people make positive changes to improve their health received the largest distribution in the latest funding round from Trust Tairāwhiti. More than $117,000 was awarded to four community groups, with...

Tears over swim class contract

A disappointed Comet Swimming Club remains adamant it should have been awarded the contract for learn-to-swim lessons at Kiwa Pools ahead of a billion-dollar Australian company. Club general manager Rochelle Somerton, speaking at Wednesday’s...

Te Karaka iwi grateful for extra clean-up funding

Te Aitanga a Māhaki iwi say they are thankful for the latest announcement of extra support to help remove sediment and debris off whenua Māori, and that it will help keep the people and homes of Te Karaka safe, This is the latest Government...

Allan rejects bad workplace claims

East Coast MP back at Parliament after mental health break last week, confirms relationship break-up East Coast MP Kiri Allan, under fire following allegations of bad working relationships in her office, has defended herself vigorously against what...

Burials in limbo

Taruheru Cemetery remains closed for burials due to the high water table levels there in almost all of the cemetery zones. Many areas of the site had lakes of surface water in the wake of the latest heavy rains, and that includes areas of land set...

Council's annual plan reflects impact of weather events, with funds “reprioritised” for recovery and clean-up work

Gisborne District Council adopted the 2023/24 Annual Plan at its meeting on Wednesday. The document outlines where the council’s funding in the next financial year (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024) will be spent. Chief executive Nedine Thatcher...

Gisborne residents grapple with red and yellow-stickered news

Sarah Hunter was woken by a huge thump on Sunday morning when a massive pūriri tree on her riverside property fell off a cliff and into the river. On Tuesday afternoon the family got the dreaded news their house had been red-stickered. A total of...

Rescue Helicopter team joins forces with Hear4U to deliver relief boxes to rural communities

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team made space for some “awhi” (relief) boxes, courtesy of Gisborne mental health advocacy group Hear4U this week. The boxes were left with whānau in need or in places like community centres or...

Gisborne hospital working on wait times

Nearly 2500 people are on the waiting list for a first specialist assessment at Gisborne Hospital. Interim lead, Hospital and Specialist Services, Tairāwhiti, Lynsey Bartlett, says waiting times for planned care treatment are “longer than we...

Sped along Transmission Gully then furious at being stopped by police

Caught speeding at 177kmh through Wellington’s Transmission Gully, a man flew into a rage and threatened police who stopped him, then had to be pepper sprayed. He was found to be carrying a used meth pipe. Wi Mahuika Thomas, 32, was in Gisborne...

Engineers assess land movements on Tauwhareparae Road, physical works unlikely before summer

The two massive land movements that have impacted Tauwhareparae Road at the 18km and 37km marks have been assessed by engineers, but the council said in a statement yesterday that it was very unlikely that any physical works will start until summer...

Disruptions over three years prompt high school boycott

Students from Lytton High School’s Activism in Action class will take a stand tomorrow against the constant disruptions to their education they have experienced in the past three years. They believe it has had a negative impact on their studies...

Jukes plead not guilty

Cartage and building supplies company M E Jukes & Son has pleaded not guilty to a charge arising from the death of its worker Maurice Dooling. Mr Dooling, 47, was operating a waste shredder at the company’s Stanley Road premises, when his legs...

Funeral hearse hit by slip on State Highway 2, driver survives close call

A staff member from Evans Funeral Services had a lucky escape early on Monday morning when the hearse he was driving was hit by a slip on State Highway 2 in the Whareratas. The man was heading to Waikato Hospital via Taupo to pick up a deceased...

July 13 last day for voters who want to switch electoral rolls

Time is running out for East Coast and Ikaroa-Rawhiti voters who want to change rolls for the 2023 general election. Voters of Māori descent can choose to go on either the Māori roll or general roll when they first enrol to vote and can change...