A man accused of alleged indecencies against his niece when she was a girl in the 1980s, refused to enter pleas when the charges were put to him at the start of a jury trial yesterday. Instead, he answered, “I uphold my claim of right to the court...
The Peel Street toilets are closed from today so the building can be earthquake strengthened. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said some car parks outside China Palace would be unavailable tomorrow and Friday...
Money from the $260m sale of the region’s lines network could be used to aid the region’s cyclone recovery efforts, Trust Tairāwhiti says. The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approved the sale of Eastland Network in March. Funds were split...
Gisborne District Council is not following Auckland Council in withdrawing from Local Government NZ. Controversial Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has withdrawn Auckland from LGNZ, but no such concerns are held by Gisborne District Council. Gisborne’s...
Curriculum changes to NCEA were the driver behind an event at Gisborne Boys’ High School this week, to connect local employers and teachers. The korero was part of a strategic pou, or support, for engagement with community, whānau and iwi that...
Wairoa man Dennis Andrews, who was attacked by an intruder in his home last week, is thanking the public for their support and enjoying a new phone he’s been given to replace one that was stolen. A photo of his late wife Ann was salvaged from his...
A Downer crew of six men took 61 hours to complete the 49m Bailey bridge across the Waikare River. They started last Wednesday on the bridge proper, but work began early in April preparing the ground around the site. Two piers had to be constructed...
The Gisborne Herald will become a five-day-a-week publication from next week, with no Monday edition, and will no longer be printed locally. These and other changes are being made to reduce costs and secure a sustainable future for The Gisborne...
The Government is providing nearly $39 million to clean up cyclone-related silt across the district but one iwi says the money is going to the wrong people to distribute it. The funding, announced yesterday, is part of a new cyclone recovery package...
by Mayor Rehette Stoltz Minister for Cyclone Recovery Grant Robertson this week set out three separate categories for flood-affected properties to be classified under — low, managed and high risk. The three categories settled on by the Cyclone...
Around 21 years ago, on my initiative and with the support of Gisborne Turanga Lions and the patronage of the late Bill Williams, Turanga Gardens was born. Over the intervening years, with the passing of many of our Lions members, we have been able...
I attended a matinee performance of the production “Jesus Christ Superstar” and just have to say that after a lifetime’s involvement in theatre, I was absolutely bowled over by it. The show is a complete triumph for the director, the large...
Although her move to join Te Pati Maori has blindsided the Prime Minister, Meka Whaitiri’s defection could have benefits for Labour. Chris Hipkins was on a plane to London when news of her switch began to leak out. He learned about it after he...
by Sandra Conchie, Bay of Plenty Times A cargo ship captain has admitted he put the vessel and those on board in danger during Cyclone Gabrielle when he steered into shallower waters off Mahia en route to the Port of Tauranga. Captain Yongyu Li...
Work has started on $7 million of improvements to Gisborne Hospital to provide better capacity and capability for the treatment of patients with Covid-19 and other infectious diseases. Upgrades to air management, isolation areas and treatment...
The Gisborne-East Cape region can expect more rain in the days ahead as an atmospheric river continues to drag warm, wet air down from the sub-tropics. So far the weather has not produced any drama for the district, other than making the ground...
Firearms and ammunition have been seized following an incident over the weekend, police say. Police executed search warrants at two Tairāwhiti residential addresses on Tuesday as part of the ongoing Operation Kotare. A shotgun, a pistol and...
Lytton High students grooved to the sounds of the New Zealand Army Band which put on an exhilarating performance at the school yesterday. The concert was part of a tour of North Island secondary schools. Director of music Major Graham Hickman said...
A tearful Meka Whaitiri confirmed her shock defection from the Labour Party to Te Pāti Māori this morning at Waipatu Marae in Hastings.
A man accused of attacking a Wairoa veteran in his own home last week, allegedly used a wooden pole as a weapon. The suspect who cannot be named yet, was scheduled to appear in an arrest list in Gisborne District Court yesterday afternoon but the...
Discussions are continuing five months after a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) was issued to Gisborne Hospital’s Ward 5 because of concerns about staffing levels. A PIN legally requires an employer to address a health and safety issue before...
Consent granted despite failing to meet condition A Gisborne logging company operating in an area shared with residential addresses has drawn the ire of locals who claim disturbances from the operation are unbearable. The business says it will soon...
Gisborne’s Sunshine Brewery has taken community support to the next level to produce a charity fundraising beer, aptly named Cyclone Gabri Ale. Proceeds will go to the Gisborne Tairāwhiti Farming Recovery Fund. Local community organisations...
Big names turning out for cyclone relief event at Eden Park Sporting greats Sir Michael Jones, Rob Waddell and Jeff Wilson are among the names getting behind a major fundraising event which will benefit two Gisborne sporting communities. Gisborne...
Ashlee McNabb had no aspirations of becoming a nurse until she witnessed first-hand the care her younger brother, born at 34 weeks, received in the special care baby unit (SCBU). The experience was inspirational for Ashlee, who is of Ngati Kahungunu...
The Government appears to be a victim of its own success with its Clean Car Discount programme, which has exceeded its own and industry projections. A review after the first year of the scheme has shown that 20 percent of new passenger vehicle sales...
Clive Bibby The Parata report covering the East Coast Land Use Inquiry is due on May 12 now after a 12-day extension “due to the number and substance of submissions”. The findings will no doubt make some people feel very uncomfortable. And so...
The legacy of this Labour Govt, regardless of when they finally shuffle off, will without doubt be one of abject failure. Driven by an ironically named “progressive agenda”, almost everything they have touched has resulted in calamity, and...
A group of researchers working on climate change and “just transition” issues in Tairāwhiti is welcoming a Government announcement there will be consultation with communities in the region on a set of flood risk categories for private...
Gisborne beaches will not be cleaned of woody debris until after winter despite the district council labelling the issue one of “extreme danger”. Following Cyclone Gabrielle, forestry companies worked around the tides for weeks to clear Midway...
Gisborne woman Annie Meredith has been given the Dignity Champion award by Age Concern New Zealand to acknowledge the work she does with the elderly. “It is people like Annie who make New Zealand a better place to age,” wrote Age Concern New...
Students from Tairāwhiti are taking part in this year’s Race Unity Speech Awards regional heat tomorrow at Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club at 7pm. Last year’s champions Jacqueline Nankivell from Campion College and Mairangi Campbell from...
A Gisborne man has admitted numerous historical sexual offences against his daughter, for which he will inevitably be jailed. The man, in his 50s, cannot be named to protect the victim, whose details are automatically protected by law. The case...
Police are investigating after two people were injured when a vehicle crashed at Deep Creek Bridge at Ruakituri and dropped 20 metres. The crash was reported at about 11.50am on Saturday, a police spokesman said. “Of the two occupants, one...