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Theatre groups reeling after burglars get away with precious items worth thousands

Police are continuing to investigate consecutive burglaries of local theatre spaces that have left affected owners and production crew heartbroken. Police have no updates at this stage but a spokesperson said they were “continuing to follow lines...

Police investigating attempts to defraud cyclone recovery grant scheme

'Trust Tairāwhiti is aware of four suspected fraudulent applications to the Government’s Cyclone Recovery Fund for the Tairāwhiti region.'

Haven’t lost but gained . . .

Well, to my surprise The Gisborne Herald was out rather early yesterday. Have to say the printing of it is brilliant, there’s more colour. If people thought that there would be no Gizzy news, rest assured it is still there. What I loved was two...

Taxing realised gains and penalising greed

Phil Newdick (May 6) seems to confuse capital gains tax with asset tax. These are quite distinct policies. Under the former, there would be no extra tax to pay when a property is revalued, unless it is sold and the value “realised”, which is the...

A lot to work on as well as education

by Lara Meyer Re: Education more important than inflation, housing, crime — May 6 column. Dear Tim, Education is very important to ensure that our young people are equipped to engage in a functioning democratic society. You seem to have failed to...

Didn’t feel heard, prioritised who she needed to let know

Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri further outlined her reasons for leaving the Labour Party yesterday but seems to have left at least one major query unanswered. On TVNZ’s Breakfast Whaitiri said she “didn’t feel heard” within Labour, but the...

Dogs have their day in Taupō

The Poverty Bay Dog Trial Centre will have 10 competitors in action in the grand final of the season at the Tux South Island and New Zealand championships later this month. The event will be hosted by the Warepa Collie Club, near Balclutha, from May...

Call for patience as Wairoa tackles silt removal

River silt and sediment from Cyclone Gabrielle has had a major impact on whānau homes and the township, Wairoa District Council says. Around 12,000 tonnes of silt has been stockpiled with much more silt removal needed, especially from under houses...

Funnel cloud forms over hills northwest of Gisborne

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

Yende’s singing a jewel in the crown

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...

Time to discontinue the covid narrative?

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...

‘A black eye for green energy’

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...

Rural roads in disrepair

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...

A coronation and a new era in trade

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...

Slash for Cash project aims to 'heal the land'

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 builders providing homes to whānau in need

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...