A Gisborne woman on a mission to prevent a law change that would prevent her importing life-saving medication says she’s humbled by the response to her petition. Theresa Zame is seeking as many signatures as she can to amend the Therapeutic...
A recidivist shoplifter who successfully appealed a jail sentence when it was imposed on her four years ago continues to offend. Ereti Lara Hinaki, 32, pleaded guilty in Gisborne District Court on Monday to three thefts from shops involving goods...
Neil Kitchen has for years played in the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust’s annual Charity Golf Tournament. Not with any success, he admits, and not thinking he would ever use the rescue service himself. That was until December 2019 when he was on...
A Life Membership Award was presented to Norman Grey in recognition for his services to U3A over 13 years . A certificate and bouquet of flowers were presented by U3A president Anne Pardoe to Mr Grey at Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club last month. “From...
Two storm-chasing satellites were successfully put into orbit from Mahia yesterday. It was the first of two planned launches from Rocket Lab’s Mahia space port to deploy a constellation of tropical cyclone monitoring satellites for NASA. The...
Three months on from the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, Wairoa and Napier will be reconnected when State Highway 2 reopens on Sunday. For now, the road will only be open from 7am to 6pm. A blessing of the new Bailey bridge by Ngāti...
The bull sale season is “looking good” after the second day of the three-day East Coast Angus Association Bull Walk. Yesterday about 150 animals from Kaharau, Orere and Tangihau and Tawa Hills studs were paraded in front of potential buyers...
More than $2.1 million has already been paid out from the $3.4 million of donations to help our region recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. Mayor Rehette Stoltz thanked everyone who applied for financial help and managed to get the quotes they needed...
This funnel cloud was seen over the hills to the northwest of Gisborne at the weekend, and lasted for several minutes. Funnel clouds are formed by rotating air movements, which pull down a moisture-laden column from the bottom of a cloud mass
Clive Bibby Nothing compares with music or a beautiful sound given life by a gifted singer in times when we seek inspiration from a world that appears to offer none. While many will have taken other special moments from King Charles’ coronation...
The World Health Organisation said on Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of...
The folly of hitching oneself to the prevailing popular narrative wagon is that your position quickly becomes unstuck. So entrenched and righteous in your stance, you fail to appreciate the consequences of often short-sighted views and actions. And...
Our local rural roads are rapidly falling in to disrepair as a result of many years of inadequate maintenance and increased heavy traffic, especially logging trucks. Some of these roads are now dangerous to drive on, especially at night and when it...
For royalists as well as many people who are ambivalent about royalty, Saturday night’s coronation of King Charles III was well worth sitting up into the early hours of Sunday morning for. The pageantry surrounding the event is what sells it to...
Imagine exchanging slash for cold hard cash. Slash for Cash is a local and upcoming eco-startup that aims to encourage people to bring in slash and turn it into products that can “heal the land”. “It’s an opportunity for community members to...
Trainee and student builders are continuing to deliver the goods by providing quality new homes for those in need. In recent weeks Kāinga Ora has continued to take delivery of new homes built by students of trade academies here and further afield...
Gisborne District Council has dropped all water restrictions. “It’s been a tremendous effort to get to this point and we would like to thank you all for playing your part,” a GDC statement said on Facebook. “We encourage you to continue to...
Gisborne Girls’ High student Te Paea Maurirere took the top prize in this year’s regional heats of the Race Unity Speech Awards. Organised by the New Zealand Bahá’í Community, the speech awards have been running for 23 years, helping...
A man suspected of attacking Wairoa veteran Denis Andrews with a wooden pole during an alleged early morning home invasion, can now be named. Iwitoa Gemmell, 28, was arrested last Monday and charged with aggravated burglary and wounding with intent...
It’s the end of an era, with Evans Bacon Company closing down after 102 years of trading. Owners Steve and Jacki Watson have been touched by the public reaction to news that the iconic Gisborne business will close on May 20. “All our customers...
A woman who threw a bottle at police during a large brawl outside a Gisborne bar was identified by officers doing routines checks of licensed premises a week later. Mother of three Ayla Loisandra Rawiri, 32, was one of about 50 people involved in...
Shoppers at the Gisborne Farmers Market got a surprise on Saturday when a line dancing “flash mob” provided an impromptu display. The Gisborne community of line dancers came together to perform for the International Line Dance Flashmob event...
A patient has labelled health care in Gisborne as “disgusting” after going to Gisborne Hospital for surgery, only to be told it had been cancelled. Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti says staff shortages are the reason why many Gisborne patients are...
The Makarika bridge near Ruatorea has been added to the list of bridges severely damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. It was permanently closed on Saturday and is the ninth bridge in the region that needs rebuilding. Gisborne District Council said although...
The Wi Pere Trust Horticulture team were named as one of three finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition. On Thursday they will host a field day as part of the final judging. The Ahuwhenua Trophy was inaugurated by visionary Māori...
There were a total of 2181 sheep yarded yesterday at the Matawhero saleyards, almost all store lambs. The market took a significant lift for the larger store male lambs. CNA and JM Marr, at Te Wera, sent in a total of 1222 store male lambs and they...
The NZ Army Band concert at Boy’s High School. Wow! Wow! Wow! It was great! Heather van Wyk
by Tim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director The news that only about half of our students regularly attended school in the final term of 2022 produced predictable — and reasonable — concern. After all, that number was worse than the 65...
by Phil Newdick Pardon my stupidity, but can someone please explain to me how the percentage rate of tax collected can be used as a barometer to assess how much tax is enough tax? It is reported that our 311 wealthiest people only paid a paltry 9.4...
Publishing the final Gisborne Herald to be printed in its hometown is a sad day for our company, the many people who have worked for it, and the Muir family who have had an ownership interest in this newspaper since 1884 and have a 200-year history...
Are you going to watch King Charles III coronation this Saturday?
A man has been found guilty of historic sex offences against a young niece by a jury that was unable to reach a unaminous decision but returned majority verdicts. The 59 year-old accused, who for legal reasons cannot be named, was on trial this week...
A meth addict who ran a drug shop and received stolen high-end garden accessories at her Kaiti home has been jailed. Carey Pohatu, 35, was sentenced last week in Gisborne District Court. Judge Warren Cathcart imposed a prison term of two years and...