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Found vehicle, then 'Bubs': lucky escape for Ruatoria grandfather

Heartfelt thanks from family after two spend hours searching for grandfather A Ruatoria grandfather had a lucky escape from floodwaters on Monday night thanks to the rescue efforts of his neighbour and local police. Albert “Bubs” Woodford, aged...

Car crash at Manutuke

Emergency services were called out yesterday to a crash on Waingake Road at Manutuke. A vehicle left the road and hit a bank. Fire crews from Gisborne and Manutuke were mobilised, but the Gisborne crew was recalled. A senior firefighter said it was...

Cold southerlies due as low sweeps in next week

Another dose of wet weather and a switch to cooler conditions appears to be on the way for the Gisborne-East Coast region next week. Weather modelling indicates rain and wind from the north on Monday, sweeping into the wider Bay of Plenty region and...

Love Letters an absolute delight

REVIEW The dying art of writing letters to convey news and matters of the heart was celebrated at Evolution Theatre on Thursday — and last night, and tonight . A R Gurney’s heartfelt epistolary play Love Letters is a 1988 play in which two close...

Rocket Lab signs deal to launch LEO 3 satellite

Rocket Lab this week announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat from its Mahia space port. The satellite has been built and manifested to Electron by mission management provider and satellite...

Comet Swimming Club loses to offshore company

Club's dreams dashed as GDC decides to give tender for swim school to Australian company, in a “fair and robust process”

Re-housing champion departs region

The man spearheading a Gisborne initiative to house those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has departed the region. But Willie Te Aho is assuring affected parties the show will go on. Following February’s weather events, Te Aho mobilised and...

Scheme to help stalled housing developments in Tairāwhiti

Tairāwhiti has been named as a key priority region in a Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) scheme aimed at supporting residential housing developments. The second round of applications for the Build Ready Development pathway is now...

Homeowners hit worst by cyclone learning their fate

The homeowners worst affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent flooding events have been getting the news they were both waiting for and dreading, on the risk and rebuild status of their property. Seventeen homeowners in Tairāwhiti have been...

Early morning flights resume

The temporary Air New Zealand link between Napier and Gisborne ends next week but will be replaced by early morning flights to Wellington and Auckland. “Air New Zealand is proud to have been able to provide a temporary air service between...

New space policy still allows military payloads to launch from Mahia

Military payloads will continue to be approved for launch from Mahia, under the new national Space Policy. Economic Development Minister Barbara Edmonds launched the policy on Tuesday, following public consultation, including public meetings in...

Good Stuff film show celebrates volunteers

Gisborne Volunteer Centre is excited to be bringing a little star power to the Two Minutes of Good Stuff film festival with Hilary Barry, from TVNZ’s Seven Sharp, presenting this year’s awards. The Two Minutes of Good Stuff film festival was...

Horsepower show fit for a King, RDA fundraiser

A whole lot of horsepower of the non-equine variety will be on display this King’s Birthday weekend as part of a fundraiser for Gisborne Riding for the Disabled (RDA). Surf City Rod and Custom Club is putting on the display which will feature an...

Court rejects man’s appeal to be reinstated to a Māori land trust

A court has rejected a man’s claims he should be reinstated to a Māori land trust from which he was ousted for breaching trustee duties. Apirana Henderson was the chairperson of a six-member trust that managed the Wharekahika A47 block — just...

Work under way to improve resilience on SH2 from Gisborne to Waioeka Gorge

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is improving the resilience of State Highway 2 from Gisborne to Waioeka Gorge as part of the Government’s initial fund for cyclone-related emergency repairs and road works. Alongside the foamed bitumen stabilisation...

Dancers ready for Braemar Dance Club competition

About 100 participants will brighten up the stage at the War Memorial Theatre this long weekend with the return of the Braemar Dance Club competition. The popular event was not held in 2020 and 2022, because of Covid-19. Entrants are coming from...