Gisborne HeraldNats in Gisborne tomorrow to discuss water reformsNational Party MP and spokesman on water and the environment Scott Simpson is in Gisborne tomorrow and is keen to hear local views on water reforms and the environment. National released its Local Water Done Well policy recently which will replace...19 Apr 11:53 AM
Gisborne HeraldSan Rosa saga: no sign of abandoned boat's owner one year onAn East Coast harbourmaster is calling for changes to the country’s boat ownership rules after a man abandoned his vessel and successfully evaded authorities for 12 months. It has been a year since ex-fishing trawler San Rosa washed up on a remote...19 Apr 11:45 AM
Gisborne HeraldCoast crash victim ‘lucky to be alive’A Tolaga Bay man had what firefighters said was a lucky escape from serious injury or worse yesterday when his car went off State Highway 2 near the Waihau Bay corner, down a bank and struck a pine tree. Fire and Emergency units from Tolaga Bay and...19 Apr 11:24 AM
Gisborne HeraldGirl injured by log flown homeA young girl seriously injured when a log rolled on top of her on the city beachfront on Sunday afternoon was flown to Christchurch Hospital last night. Juliana Marston, 10, from Christchurch, suffered pelvic injuries in the mishap. Her father...19 Apr 11:23 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldLeft with permanent hand damage after attack by neighbour’s dogsVictim suffered permanent hand damage, dogs destroyed, owner fined A man says he never wants to own dogs again after his two French mastiffs attacked a neighbour, leaving her traumatised and with permanent nerve damage in her hand. Shaun Vernon...19 Apr 11:21 AM
Gisborne HeraldPine industry under fire at United Nations forumThe United Nations has been called upon to investigate “the harm caused by the pine industry in Aotearoa New Zealand”. Gisborne woman Renee Raroa, a member of land use practice interest group Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti, presented the group’s...19 Apr 11:17 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldMeat exporter with Gisborne beginnings helps cyclone recovery effortsMeat exporter with Gisborne beginnings helps cyclone recovery efforts by Andrea Fox, NZ Herald Exporter Greenlea Premier Meats has given $2 million to rural recovery efforts in the storm-battered East Coast, Northland and Hawke’s Bay regions and...19 Apr 11:12 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldStanding alongside Chinese painters in exhibitionGisborne’s first Chinese art exhibition, “Nature Harmony & Balance” opened at He Rau Aroha in Peel St on Friday night. Artworks of three Auckland-based Chinese artists – Jinshui Lin, Lei Shuqing and Xiaoming Tang — now adorn a section...19 Apr 11:05 AM
Gisborne HeraldHospital staff go the extra mile following Cyclone GabrielleIt was a roller coaster of emotions for Leo Hunter and Alys Mauheni from the Gisborne Hospital services team during an 11th-hour, two-day patient transfer, following Cyclone Gabrielle. Patients who had just received chemotherapy needed to return...18 Apr 02:53 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldChild terrorised by axe-wielding man on methA man who terrorised a child in the front seat of a car when he swung an axe through the windscreen during a meth-fuelled rage has been sentenced to intensive supervision. The passenger was a girl, aged about 10, who screamed in fear as Kade Tuahine...18 Apr 02:50 PM
Gisborne HeraldHousing initiative gets $113,000 funding boostFour community groups were supported with grants totalling $178,000 in the latest distribution round from Trust Tairāwhiti. Hikurangi Enterprises Limited, a not-for-profit whānau housing initiative, was approved $113,000 to go towards lease costs...18 Apr 02:45 PM
Gisborne HeraldNo internal injuries relief for girl’s familyFamily of the 10-year-old girl seriously injured in a log incident on the beach along Centennial Marine Drive hope she will be flown home to Christchurch today. Juliana Marston was playing on the two-tonne, 7.5-metre log at around 4.30pm on Sunday...18 Apr 02:44 PM
Gisborne HeraldBoiler issues close pool for few hoursThe Olympic Pool was shut for some time yesterday after a boiler issue affected the water temperature, which had dropped to around 25 degrees over the weekend. Aquatics Manager Campbell Macgregor said it was an “unexpected boiler issue” and it...18 Apr 02:34 PM
Gisborne HeraldPolice Assistant Commissioner Penny seconded to Oranga TamarikiFormer Gisborne woman, police Assistant Commissioner Tusha Penny, is set to leave the police top brass on a temporary basis. Asst Comm Penny begins a two-year secondment to Oranga Tamariki next month. She is in charge of front-line capability for...18 Apr 02:21 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldResource Recovery Centre feasibility study looks at options to reduce waste going to landfillTairāwhiti has taken another step towards having a resource recovery centre (RRC) aimed at significantly reducing landfill — but only if funding can be sourced. Gisborne district councillors, sitting at a full council meeting, decided to proceed...18 Apr 02:19 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldVortex ready to build world-first power plantVortex Power Systems (VPS) expects to begin building its revolutionary electricity generating trial plant at Whangara by the end of May. The Auckland-based company has developed technology that converts low-grade waste heat into carbon-neutral clean...18 Apr 02:12 PM
Gisborne HeraldHistory repeated in power pole crashEmergency services were called to a crash in MacDonald Road near Juken NZ last night in which a vehicle struck a concrete power pole. But when they arrived at the scene, no one was with the station wagon. “It was the third time we’ve been to...18 Apr 01:55 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRMA breaches alleged at Ngakoroa Road forestAnother of the region’s forestry companies is facing prosecution by Gisborne District Council for alleged poor harvesting practices said to have come to light after storm events in March of last year. A case against Forwood Forest Management...18 Apr 01:52 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCity water supply remains vulnerableNews that Gisborne’s main water supply was identified as being at unacceptable risk of catastrophic failure months before it was broken in multiple places during Cyclone Gabrielle won’t come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the situation...18 Apr 01:19 PM
OpinionAny wonder some young white males rebel?It’s hard these days not to feel sorry for someone who is white, straight and male. Taught throughout their education that they are irredeemably racist, they are condemned for their ethnicity, their masculinity, their cisgender normality, their...18 Apr 01:18 PM
OpinionThanks for amazing mahi fixing roads, reconnecting waterYou never miss your water ’til it’s dry. These past couple of months since Gabrielle have been a trial to say the least, for some more so than others. I just wanted to send a massive mihi to all our road workers and all the men and women who...18 Apr 01:17 PM
Gisborne HeraldRescue Helicopter team receive special acknowledgement for their 'extraordinary contribution'The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team have received special acknowledgement for their work in the days and weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle. It came in the form of helicopter-shaped trophies — also presented to key members of the...18 Apr 11:36 AM
OpinionBlack Falcons acrobatic display impressiveMy son and I thoroughly enjoyed the Friday acrobatics and flying manoeuvres with the crowd of spectators at Waikanae Beach. The display of dried arrangements of logs and debris from a washed up tidal floodline in front of us was instantly forgotten...17 Apr 01:07 PM
OpinionWe can protect and enjoy little blue penguinsThe korora/little blue enguins that nest here have been mentioned by David Attenborough to be the smallest of all penguins. They are beautiful to see in real life and we still have an opportunity to see them at Gisborne’s Kaiti Beach — if we can...17 Apr 01:07 PM
OpinionAdding water tanks in city makes senseMore houses are being built to accommodate a larger population . . . where will more water come from to serve those families? When he was our mayor Meng Foon suggested requiring water tanks on properties for new residential construction. The GDC of...17 Apr 01:06 PM
OpinionDegrowth required as well for sustainabilityWhen people of Alex Boyd’s stature speak of energy transition without promoting degrowth, they fail to acknowledge the urgency of the climate crisis. The more we talk about renewables only, the more we covertly support the mindset of continuing...17 Apr 01:05 PM
OpinionA big cut to rates bill?I suspect that I am not alone in struggling to understand how the new Affordable Water Reforms structure will be composed and how the charges will be billed. Can the council please confirm that our rates will go down? In examining my rates bill I...17 Apr 01:02 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNurse protests a worry for GovernmentWeekend scenes of national protests by nurses would not have been a welcome sight for the Government six months out from an election in which the overall health sector situation is going to be a key attack point for the Opposition. Nurses from...17 Apr 12:59 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldBig Latch On brings parents together on breastfeedingConnecting mothers who breastfeed their pēpi (baby) with others was a main focus of The Big Latch On event at the HB Williams Memorial Library on Friday. The Big Latch On aims to promote and celebrate breastfeeding, as well as support and connect...17 Apr 12:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldMaori ward councillors dispute Mayor’s claim about leaving forumMāori ward councillors of the Gisborne District Council say the Mayor did not have full support from the council when deciding to leave the regional forum Rau Tipu Rau Ora. Rau Tipu Rau Ora (RTRO) was set up in 2020 to lead the development of the...17 Apr 12:51 PM
Gisborne HeraldUte rolls in Atkinson StreetThe emergency services were called to Atkinson Street near the Taruheru Crescent corner in Riverdale last night after a ute rolled. It happened at around 9pm. When police, firefighters and St John officers arrived no one was at the scene. “The...17 Apr 12:47 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldNurses take action for better conditions, better pay, more staffNursing is “horrible” and some go home from Gisborne Hospital crying. So say two of the Tairāwhiti nurses who campaigned on Saturday for better conditions, more nurses and better pay to resolve a “nursing crisis”. Nurses met at...17 Apr 12:41 PM
Gisborne HeraldPotential for catastrophic consequences identified before pipeline brokeby Phil Pennington, RNZ Gisborne’s main water supply pipe was identified as being at unacceptable risk of catastrophic failure months before Cyclone Gabrielle wrecked it. The cyclone broke the pipe in 10 places, plunging the city’s 39,000 people...17 Apr 12:35 PM
Gisborne HeraldBarge facility ‘getting close’A lot ‘still very much against it’: Tuatara collective A group hoping to establish a controversial barge facility at the northern tip of the East Coast is confident it will get the project across the line in the coming months. But the initiative...17 Apr 12:25 PM
