Fire and Emergency New Zealand will today deploy 25 firefighters from across New Zealand to Alberta to help fight wildfires in Western Canada, and one of them is from Gisborne. The contingent is made up of four five-person firefighting crews — an...
Uncertainty, lack of detail and an awareness of possible major change after October’s general election remain among concerns Gisborne district councillors have about water reforms. Councillors, sitting at a full meeting of Gisborne District...
Homes on Wheatstone Road could be among those officially flagged as being at risk from mud volanoes, a new report reveals. A staff report to go before Gisborne District Council’s Civil Defence and Emergency Management committee today (Wednesday)...
The first family has moved into new Kāinga ora housing on Manuka Street after the site was blessed on Monday morning. The blessing marked the completion of the first seven of a 14-home development. “It’s great to see the first seven homes at...
Gisborne District Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says there is a lot of “good stuff” in the report from the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use but she believed the inquiry report had not covered actions taken by the council in...
Nurses at Gisborne Hospital's Ward 5 have been given the go-ahead to strike. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says the absolutely vital right of workers to strike over health and safety matters has...
Since the closure of the main road south past Wairoa, a lot of the heavy vehicles have been using Bloomfield Rd and Bushmere Rd. Both roads are now in a disgusting state and have been for a number of weeks. So how about the council sending someone...
The removal of the $5 prescription charge might not sound like a lot but the implications are huge for those who cannot afford $5. This new policy in the 2023 Budget is relatively inexpensive and will pay for itself many times over. Early...
A huge thank you to the shoppers at the Charity Knit Sale on Saturday that raised just over $1800, which has been divided between Alzheimer’s Tairāwhiti, Multiple Sclerosis Gisborne East Coast, Gisborne Concert Band and Gisborne Civic Brass Band...
Corporate welfare or a necessary investment in reducing New Zealand’s emissions? That is the debate that follows the Government’s announcement it will pay nearly half the cost of a new electric arc furnace for New Zealand Steel. The Government...
Clive Bibby I guess it is no surprise to see in the Budget where this Government’s spending priorities are! It’s just a pity that the Labour Party is so disingenuous with its “self-centred“ interpretation of a commitment to “serve” all...
The importance of addressing the climate crisis by recognising the existing biodiversity crisis was the topic of discussion at the Lawson Field Theatre recently. Visiting Emeritus Professor of Ecology David Norton spoke about a range of topics which...
The latest roading recovery update from Gisborne District Council yesterday says fine weather helped contractors have a productive week across the region. Close to 50 percent of the planned water tabling targets have now been met. This water...
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter will be landed wherever its crew can to get help to those who need it. Last week was a classic example of this as the chopper ended up perched on a track on an exposed ridgeline. Last Wednesday the...
Census NZ has reassured the Tairāwhiti community no fines will be issued to people here for not completing the 2023 Census. But they stress the “vital” need for people to take part in the nation’s big count. The Government has waived the...
by Duncan Gillies, NZ Herald A group of Gisborne creatives who satirised the region’s relationship with Captain James Cook have turned their focus on the King. The video Cooked was produced by local radio station Turanga FM in 2019 to coincide...
Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in relation to two serious assaults that allegedly took place in Wairoa in March. An arrest warrant was executed at a Chamberlain Avenue address in the town yesterday morning where police took the man into...
Severe weather events, including Cyclone Gabrielle, resulted in the Firstlight Network team working tirelessly throughout the summer. At the same time, the Network (formerly Eastland Network) still had their planned programme of works to deliver for...
Glenroy Road Farm at Whangara, owned by the Lane Family and home of the Whangara Angus Stud, has gone on the market with Bayleys. The 1105-hectare property is held in multiple titles, owned by the Lane family for many years. The agents say the...
The latest assault from the sub-tropics passed the Gisborne-East Coast region without too much fuss, but another weather pattern has resulted in new watches issued by MetService. The agency yesterday put a Heavy Rain Watch in place for the northeast...
A murder trial witness says she is certain it was the accused’s ute that sped past her in the dark and stopped at the Childers Road/Titoki Street intersection where someone with “a large silhouette” got out and yelled “Sieg f****** Heil”...
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors are putting in extra bridge protection at Turihaua. “Our contractors are currently on site at Turihaua Bridge SH35 working underneath the northern abutment of the bridge, to repair scour damage caused by...
Three months on from Cyclone Gabrielle the clean-up continues at Anzac Park. Anzac Park was one of the worst hit places in the city centre in the wake of February’s cyclone and the park remains closed. Gisborne District Council liveable...
Gisborne Hospital Ward 5 nurses were waiting yesterday afternoon for a judge’s reserved decision on whether their one-hour strike scheduled for tomorrow afternoon can proceed. Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand sought an injunction in Wellington...
All that glitters is not gold but in Musical Theatre Gisborne’s show Chicago, the glittery stuff can still be beautiful. The show, which opened last night at the War Memorial Theatre, was a spectacle to behold, no less when the dancing and singing...
There’s still time to donate to the annual Jammies 4 June campaign to help keep children warm this winter. Hundreds of pairs of new pyjamas have been donated so far in the seventh year of the winter drive. “Schools, early childhood services...
Preparations are under way to remove the broken Te Reinga Bridge by setting it down into the river and dragging it up and out of the water. The 100m long bridge upriver from Te Reinga Falls was severely compromised during flooding in early 2022 and...
I didn’t put it down to a gunshot; I thought a bomb had gone off. It went bang and lit up the whole inside of the car.” A Childers Road resident recalled for a High Court jury this week shots she saw being fired by someone in a utility vehicle...
The Orange Rain Warning for the area north of Tolaga Bay was lifted late yesterday afternoon, but MetService is still warning of strong to gale-force winds for the region. During yesterday some 40 to 50 millimetres of rain fell in the deep valleys...
The Rural Support Trust and Beef and Lamb NZ is holding meetings for the farming community next week which B+LNZ lead extension manager Mark Harris says will be an opportunity for people to share ideas on cyclone recovery. The meetings will be in...
Independent MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere say she supports many initiatives for Māori announced in the Budget but is disappointed takatāpui (LGBT) and Rainbow communities have been overlooked. The Gisborne-based former Green MP said that on Wednesday...
Gisborne may become a long-term location for doctors training to become orthopaedic surgeons. Tauranga-based orthopaedic surgeon Dawson Muir and other trainers have just completed their first two-day “teaching event” with 11 trainee surgeons...
Police used pepper spray and tasers to subdue a gang member during an incident in Gladstone Road near Cobden Street at midday on Thursday. A witness said it started when the car the gang member was driving pulled up in the middle of the road. “The...