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Cleaning up at Tolaga Bay

Eastland Wood Council contractors, supported by local forestry companies, have been removing wood debris from Tolaga Bay beach since Monday. They started at the surf club end of the beach. Wood council chief executive Philip Hope said the EWC was...

Nats say police need more tools against gangs

National Party East Coast candidate Dana Kirkpatrick says gang numbers in the Eastern and Bay of Plenty police regions have almost doubled since 2017. The two police areas, which both cross into the East Coast electorate, have recorded a near 100...

New house price stats offer ‘good perspective’

House prices here have taken another tumble, new data from the real Estate Institute (REINZ) shows. Focusing on the Gisborne region, REINZ chief executive Jen Baird said the median price in Gisborne decreased 11.9 percent annually to $630,000 in...

Caravan in Kaiti destroyed by fire by an arsonist

A caravan parked on an unoccupied property at the corner of Pickering Street and Dalton Street in Kaiti was set on fire last night in what is being treated as an arson. Fire and Emergency NZ was called to the vacant property at around 11pm. “The...

Hoping burials will go ahead next week

Relief and final closure may be in sight for families still waiting to bury their loved ones at the Taruheru Cemetery where high ground water levels have stopped interments since Cyclone Gabrielle. Gisborne District Council’s latest burial...

European market milestone for Rua Bioscience

Tairawhiti-based Rua Bioscience has launched its first medicine in Germany, making it one of the first companies of its kind in New Zealand to introduce a branded product in Europe’s largest medicinal cannabis market. Rua Bioscience chief...

Elderly Wairoa man attacked in his bed

A Wairoa man is in hospital with serious injuries after he was assaulted in his bed by an unknown intruder early yesterday morning. It happened at around 2.25am at a house in Brian Avenue. Police have appealed to the public for any information...

Cenotaph soldier’s story

More information about Gisborne’s Cenotaph has come in as its 100th birthday was marked at the Anzac Day service on Tuesday. June Stichbury says her father-in-law, Captain Leslie Stichbury, is the serviceman that the soldier on top of the marble...

Flare sighting prompts search off Tatapouri

Gisborne's Lion Foundation Coastguard boat and the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter were involved in a sea search on Monday morning after reports of flare sightings offshore of Tatapouri. Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre asked...

Not guilty pleas over US tourist’s death

A woman charged with dangerous driving causing the death of an American tourist near Te Karaka last year can now be named. Myrtle Talya Heaven-Leigh Arnie Whatarau-Te Puni, 26, previously had interim name suppression but it expired with her...

Cancer-stricken mum launches petition

A Gisborne woman living with terminal lung cancer is continuing her fight against proposed changes to the country’s medicine legislation one signature at a time. Theresa Zame has set up a petition to amend the Therapeutic Products Bill which is...

Farmers step up after Cyclone Gabrielle mayhem

Most farmers in the region have been able to take some good solid steps in their recovery from the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle, said Gisborne AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew. “The weather has, and will continue to be, a huge influence on how much...

Having fun doing mahi for PikUp

Community initiative PikUp aims to reduce food waste in Tairāwhiti. Since its inception, it has picked up around 6.6 tonnes of fruits from people’s backyards and rangatahi like Te Waiotu and Maria Wynne say they have a fun time doing the mahi. Te...

Can’t see how Nats’ water policy would work

by Lara Meyer I attended National’s Three Waters information session held at Forces Cafe on April 20 to get a better sense of what National’s stance is regarding the repair, future-proofing and management of water infrastructure in our rohe...

A good day for Kiwis in Australia

The Australian government could not have found a better way to mark Anzac Day tomorrow than its long overdue decision to re-establish a direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealanders. Since 2001, Kiwis in Australia have resided there on a special...

Combined Anzac Day service for Gisborne

Gisborne's Anzac Day Dawn and Civic Service combine in a joint service at 6am at the Cenotaph tomorrow. The service also marks the centennial of the official opening of the Cenotaph in 1923. The guest speaker will be Commander Yvonne Gray of HMNZS...