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Hoping for a nuclear weapons-free world

Bob Hughes I write this on Sunday, August 6 — Hiroshima Peace Day — the anniversary of the horrific nuclear attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945. This and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki three days later are the only uses of nuclear...

Gun registry backed by majority: survey

Figures released this week by Gun Control NZ show that a large and broad-based majority of New Zealanders, 71 percent in total, support the establishment of a gun registry. Introduced in June this year, the registry has been strongly criticised by...

Pultron named exporter of year at ExportNZ Hawke's Bay awards night

Pultron Composites reaped the rewards of hard work at last night’s Hawke’s Bay ASB Exporter of the Year, walking away with several awards including the top gong. The Gisborne company was named ExportNZ Hawke’s Bay ASB Exporter of the Year and...

High praise for museum from councillors

“I can’t believe you get 45,000 visitors a year. That’s nearly a thousand a week.” Those comments from Gisborne district councillor Teddy Thompson were among many similarly positive comments from councillors as Tairāwhiti Museum director...

One-hander a masterful piece of theatre

From the opening scene of Michael James Manaia, it is clear the audience is in for a wild ride. Time to strap ourselves in. The one-man play opens tonight at Unity Theatre, with Lawrence Mulligan in the title role. Here he is, recounting his trip to...

Tauira from Te Kura o Manutuke do the mahi to connect to their whenua

Being part of the mahi (work) in the natural environment (taiao) shows young tauira (students) the job possibilities they could be involved in. Te Ngahuru Tikotikoiere team from Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust took a class from Te Kura o Manutuke to one of...

Vax event at the station

Turanga Health kaimahi (staff) will host another vaccination drive-through service at Te Wai-o-Hiharore (the railway station) on Sunday. Vaccinations will be provided to the public in the comfort of their own waka amid a friendly atmosphere with...

Tent city preview for Conservation Week

Gisborne residents are invited to a free sausage sizzle and information event on Sunday, to prepare for Conservation Week, which runs from Monday August 14 to Sunday August 20. Conservation groups from across the region will set up a “tent city”...

Latest figures show 153 with Covid-19 in Tairāwhiti

Tairāwhiti has 153 cases of Covid-19, according to the latest figures released by Te Whatu Ora. Total Tairāwhiti cases “recoded” since the Covid epidemic began in 2020 number 24,820 and include 35 deaths. All Te Whatu Ora data on Covid relates...

Bridge-strengthening programme on hold as GDC prioritises storm recovery work

Gisborne District Council is to suspend its programme to strengthen existing bridges during the current financial year because staff have been reprioritised to focus on storm recovery work. The $650,000 annual programme was implemented to enable 50...

Tairāwhiti farm conversion stats 'alarming' says Beef + Lamb NZ

New research shows the scale and pace of sheep and beef land purchased for forestry is even higher than first thought. An updated Orme & Associates report on land-use change from pastoral farming to large-scale forestry shows the amount of land...

Helping working mums to continue breastfeeding

Workplace challenges remain the most common reason for women to never breastfeed or to stop breastfeeding earlier than recommended. That is the key issue behind the theme for World Breastfeeding Week 2023 — Enabling breastfeeding: making...

Opposition to Tokomaru Bay United Sports Club increasing its footprint at park

A council decision to approve a lease in principle on culturally significant land in Tokomaru Bay was made without a full swathe of information available to councillors, a report has revealed. Last September, Gisborne District Council’s operations...

Gisborne beach clean-up produces 1.3 tonnes of rubbish

More than 100 people picked up 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the sand dunes and beach along the Mad Mile on Sunday morning. The community clean-up along Centennial Marine Drive was organised by Waste Management and Gisborne District Council. Waste...

Coastal container ship first to tie up at Wharf No. 7

The new Wharf 7 development at Eastland Port has been used for the first time with the docking of the coastal container ship Rangitata. She has been discharging a load of 2000 tonnes of fertiliser for Ravensdown. The Rangitata, first ship to dock...

Weapons found at house that was shot at

Police have recovered firearms, ammunition and molotov cocktails from the Totara Street house that was shot at on Saturday night and a gang member from that address has been arrested. A woman was alone in the house with her five daughters at around...