Gisborne HeraldStock sale effort ‘fantastic’Each year Daffodil Day holds a strong and very colourful presence in Tairāwhiti, but there’s another big effort going on just outside the town boundaries that makes a massive contribution to the local coffers. This year marks the 25th anniversary...30 Aug 09:06 AM
Gisborne HeraldFarm expo dates locked inThe East Coast Farming Expo is back for 2024. Event organiser Sue Wilson has announced the new dates — February 21-22, 2024 — and while a venue is yet to be announced everything else is well under way. The popular expo was cancelled this year...30 Aug 09:03 AM
Gisborne HeraldSoldiering on at TinirotoThe farmers at Tiniroto are a hardy lot. When the Doneraille Park Bridge (Ruakaka No. 4 Bridge) was washed away in Cyclone Gabrielle, nurse Sally Officer kayaked across the river to ensure she made it to Gisborne Hospital for work, but after the late...30 Aug 09:00 AM
Gisborne HeraldBuilding a future at KenhardtIt is a real family affair at Kenhardt Angus at Nuhaka. While Grant and Sue Crawshaw are very much in charge, the breeding programme and other major decisions are a round table affair with son Patrick and daughter Nancy. This is a stud known for its...30 Aug 08:49 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOn Govt savings, reprioritisationsThe Government kicked off the final sitting week of Parliament on Monday by setting out a plan to save $4 billion over the next four years, with some departments told to reduce spending by 1-2 percent and further savings to come from reducing...29 Aug 09:08 PM
OpinionVoters merciless if they have been lied toClive Bibby For those interested in voter response to information that influences their decisions in the polling booth, one thing is clear — the truth will out and when it does the reaction will be merciless if voters find out they have previously...29 Aug 09:06 PM
OpinionDeath knell for proposed log port at Wharekahika?The Government appears to have withdrawn the $45 million of funding approved for the proposed barge port at Wharekahika (“East Cape Marine Project”). Shane Jones squeezed this funding approval out of the taxpayer before he was booted out in...29 Aug 09:04 PM
OpinionNZ first for health, housingChris Hipkins’ ban on working with Winston Peters and NZ First post-election may produce some public bravado in the Labour Party rank and file, yet the absolute tone of that proclamation could be sending shivers of fear up the spines of some...29 Aug 09:03 PM
OpinionNo concern?The lack of outrage to ACT’s latest policy from the Mayor and our Maaori Ward councillors renders all as complicit and having been brought to heel. Ka Taka Te Kapa. Harawira Craig Pearless29 Aug 09:03 PM
Gisborne HeraldRua Bioscience pushing on with expansion plansTairāwhiti-based medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience Limited has posted an expected loss for the financial year as it continues expansion plans. Over the financial year, Rua signed supply and distribution agreements targeting growth markets...29 Aug 08:51 PM
Gisborne HeraldGolfers chip in $7000 for Eastland rescue chopperThe “Cockies Golf Day” was not really a money-making event the organisers said but it still managed to raise nearly $7100 for the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust. Organiser Tom Lane said because times were tight the idea was to make the day...29 Aug 08:49 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldMan facing 20 child exploitation chargesA man facing 20 charges under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, remains in custody awaiting a jury trial. Joshua Luke Ripia, 27, previously pleaded not guilty and elected a trial by jury on 18 charges of possessing...29 Aug 08:48 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldResignations and political manoeuvring create interest around Ikaroa-Rāwhiti and East CoastEast Coast and Ikaroa-Rawhiti will both be key electorates to watch on election night. That is the unsurprising call from political commentators at The Spinoff, the New Zealand online pop culture, politics and social issues magazine. There are now...29 Aug 08:47 PM
Gisborne HeraldDisaster preparedness spans 23 languages in Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council initiativeThe Tairawhiti Multicultural Council (TMC) this week launched a video playlist to aid English as a second language speakers in disaster preparedness. The project was inspired by a pandemic video encouraging vaccination among migrant communities. The...29 Aug 08:45 PM
Gisborne HeraldWairoa Mayor pleased with Appeal Court decision on forestry ratingWairoa is not anti-forestry, Mayor Craig Little says, after the Wairoa District Council’s high-profile legal win over forest owners. In what has been recognised as a decision of high public interest, the Court of Appeal this week dismissed the...29 Aug 08:41 PM
Gisborne HeraldEastland Port celebrates successful completion of Wharf 7 reconstructionThe successful completion of the 18-month project to demolish and rebuild Wharf 7 at Eastland Port has been proudly announced by the port and contractors McConnell Dowell. The construction specialists built the 255 metre deck-on-pile wharf which has...29 Aug 08:35 PM
Gisborne HeraldIkaroa-Rāwhiti candidates confirm BPW dinner meetingBusiness and Professional Women Gisborne (BPW) are gearing up for an engaging evening on September 5 with both Ikaroa Rawhiti candidates and four main party candidates for the East Coast now confirmed to attend. Labour Party Ikaroa Rāwhiti Cushl...29 Aug 08:32 PM
Gisborne HeraldGisInt band destroy at BandquestGisborne Intermediate band The Destroyers took first prize in the regional Rockshop Bandquest competition at the weekend, captivating both the judges and audience with their performance. Bob Smiler, the band’s drummer, said he was shocked they’d...29 Aug 08:30 PM
Gisborne Herald$25 million funding for Eastland Generation’s new 50MW geothermal plantThe Government’s green investment bank will lend $25 million to Gisborne-based Eastland Generation to help fund its Bay of Plenty geothermal projects. 29 Aug 08:27 PM
Gisborne HeraldToetoe or pampas: how to tell which one’s the native?This time of the year, a lot of people take great delight in spotting what they think is our giant native toetoe grass flowering along roadsides, beaches and various other parts of the landscape. Travellers and holidaymakers share photos online of...29 Aug 07:58 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCampaigns coincide in France, at homeWill the Rugby World Cup have an impact on the coming national election? That is the fascinating question being raised again after two major upsets at the weekend. First the All Blacks suffered their heaviest loss ever to the Springboks, going down...28 Aug 07:16 PM
OpinionAction needed to restore dunes, control pampasI write in support of the excellent letter to the Herald by Pat Seymour on August 9 (More degradation of beachfront and dunes). A photo in The Herald on August 8 shows the serious beachfront erosion at Turihaua which extends north to the Marine...28 Aug 07:15 PM
OpinionBest wishes to runnersI write as a newspaper lover. May our local paper continue for at least my lifetime. Best wishes to all involved with the forthcoming changes. However, more importantly I would like to thank all those young people who — rain, hail or snow — seem...28 Aug 07:13 PM
OpinionBig thank you to paper boys and girls, we’ll miss youWith sadness another tradition has come to an end. For years young people were able to earn a little for themselves or to help families. A big thank you to our paper boys and girls and parents who have delivered The Gisborne Herald to Dunblane for...28 Aug 07:12 PM
OpinionNuclear weapons on move“Poland’s President Andrzej Duda confirmed on Tuesday that Russia has begun shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighbouring Belarus, a move that he said will change the security architecture of the region . . .” This worries me...28 Aug 07:11 PM
OpinionBetter to oust censured MPHow many of you knew that National Party MP Tim van de Molen was censured by the multi-party parliamentary privileges committee for threatening a Labour MP? He is the first MP to have been censured since Winston Peters in 2008, even though several...28 Aug 07:10 PM
Gisborne Herald68 Covid cases active in TairāwhitiThere are currently 68 active cases of Covid-19 in Tairāwhiti, according to Te Whatu Ora figures last updated at 2pm yesterday. No deaths have been recorded in Tairāwhiti for a month and the number of cases total 25,131. Across the country 26...28 Aug 06:53 PM
Gisborne HeraldGolden jubilee celebrations at Pickering Street KindergartenAbout 80 people turned out to celebrate Pickering Street Kindergarten’s 50th birthday on Saturday. The celebration started with a welcome and karakia by Colin Taare , followed by the planting of a tree, cutting of a cake, speeches, and a trip down...28 Aug 06:50 PM
Gisborne HeraldFinal deliveries . . .Rheis Walker was one of about 50 runners delivering The Gisborne Herald around the city for the final time on Saturday afternoon. Rheis has been doing the K-42 run in the Paraone Road-Tamarau area for the past four years, continuing a tradition in...28 Aug 06:46 PM
Gisborne HeraldForest owners lose appeal in Council rates stoushA legal challenge by forest owners to a new rating system adopted by the Wairoa District Council has failed. In 2021 the council set the rating differential for ratepayers who own more than 100 ha of plantation forest at four. The New Zealand Forest...28 Aug 06:43 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldFirefighters called out to fires and home ventilation system smoulderingGisborne firefighters had three calls on Saturday that involved a small fire started by a candle at a city motel, a small fire in driftwood at Waikanae and an issue with a home ventilation system. Fire and Emergency NZ sent firefighters to the Teal...28 Aug 06:42 PM
Gisborne Herald‘Spectacular’ day at new wharfEastland Port’s ‘Wharf Wheels’ event to celebrate the completion of the new Wharf 7 project was a huge success on Saturday with many hundreds of people involved. Eastland Port Chief Operating Officer Regional Infrastructure Andrew Gaddum said...28 Aug 06:36 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldIwi oppose yacht club leaseGDC hearings committee to consider application to renew land-only agreement Ngati Oneone say it is time for the Gisborne District Council to return any land formerly owned by the hapu, in a submission opposing a land-only lease for Gisborne Yacht...28 Aug 06:32 PM
Gisborne HeraldEarly morning fire destroys houseFire destroyed a house at Raupunga, south of Wairoa this morning. All firefighters could do was dampen down the remains. Fire and Emergency NZ despatched crews from Wairoa and Putorino to the blaze just after 6am. “It was basically down on the...28 Aug 01:11 PM
