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Five arrested as crackdown continues

Police have arrested five people this week after executing two search warrants at an address in Wairoa, as part of an ongoing focus on reducing gang harm in the Eastern Police District. The warrants at the same property on Frasertown Road were...

Wainui Beach School battling mass absences

Wainui Beach School is soldiering on with more than a third of staff and students off sick. Yesterday 98 children were away, with 32 confirmed Covid cases. Ten staff were absent, seven of those with Covid. This is a significant number for a school...

Preparation under way for nurses’ strike on Wednesday

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti is continuing to prepare for 24-hour strike by nurses which is due to start at 9am on Wednesday. “There is a chance the strike will be called off,” said a spokesperson. “We will know whether the strike will go ahead or...

GDC natural heritage funding round opens for 2024 projects

Applications for Gisborne District Council’s Natural Heritage Fund are now open for projects planned to start next year. The fund is intended to assist private landowners to protect or enhance indigenous biodiversity on their land, and will be...

‘Heated discussion’ as farmers call for action on roaming dogs

A group of farmers yesterday demanded stronger action from the council’s animal control section over wandering dogs that attack and kill sheep. They met with council animal control staff, other staff and two councillors in the council chambers to...

Growers asked about water quality in rivers

Gisborne District Council and Horticulture NZ have asked growers on the Poverty Bay and Uawa flats to complete a survey about the water quality in local rivers. The information from this survey will be used to model estimated nutrient losses from...

Disquiet from some at GDC scientist’s posts

A top Gisborne scientist has kept the support of the council he represents despite posting vitriol about the Government. The posts were made using a social media account which at one point displayed his senior position at the organisation. Gisborne...

Celebrating their achievements

For many years a lack of confidence stopped Sara Hallgarth from following her dream to be a teacher, but yesterday she graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) from the Tairāwhiti Campus of EIT | Te Pūkenga. Born and bred in Gisborne, Sar...

Might need honest broker

Many developing countries are effectively “owned” by China through its investment in their infrastructure. Now we have a political party wanting China to finance the extending and much-needed maintenance of our roadways. China already calls the...

Considered volunteering?

Re: A local nurse languishing, August 2 letter. If your partner is “languishing on the couch” because she doesn’t want to wear a mask or get vaccinated, perhaps she could volunteer elsewhere. If you want to be a police officer, you have to...

Action at charity dog trials

The annual J and T Hickey charity sheep dog trial got under way yesterday morning at the Riding Club for the Disabled arena at the Showgrounds, with some good runs during the day. The organisers were hoping to get 60 of the total 120 entries through...

Electrical fault starts truck fire

A low-loader truck used for carting heavy machinery caught fire near the Bell Road saleyards at Matawhero early yesterday morning and an electrical wiring fault has been put down as the cause. Fire and Emergency NZ responded to a 111 call about the...

Next few days calmer but not much warmer

Kinder weather for the East Coast is forecast, after this week’s chilling blast from the Antarctic. MetService says the next few days should be calmer, but not much warmer, with daytime temperatures around the 14C to 16C range, and a return to...

‘A cynical slap in the face’ — Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti response

The Government response to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use is toothless and is a total disappointment, says Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti co-lead Manu Caddie. “Funding one adviser and a facilitator to the region seems like a cynical slap in the...

Valedictorian keen to give back as a teacher

Studying Māori Visual Arts has been a “beautiful journey” for Bridy Rihari-Lundon (Ngāpuhi, Waikato Tainui), this year’s valedictorian for the Tairāwhiti campus of EIT|Te Pūkenga. Bridy is doing her Master of Māori Visual Arts degree at...

Minister calls in on Turanga Health

Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare has welcomed a report into the progress of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, published yesterday. “The Minister of Health and I wanted to better understand the early progress Te Aka Whai Or...