KITTEN season has hit Gisborne “like an H-bomb”, say SPCA staff. Each year from the end of spring to mid-January the SPCA becomes one big kitten nursery. Manager Robyn Toon said she had hoped the desexing programme the SPCA ran until January of...
A WOMAN visiting this district was sexually assaulted by two men on the Gisborne beachfront west of Stanley Road last night. Police have appealed for information from the public.“The woman, who is in her 30s, was attacked in the dunes near the...
Assaults on children were a no-go area, a judge reminded a defendant who admitted lifting a boy by the throat up off the floor and smashing a plate over his head. Stacey Robert Lloyd Greaves, 35, pleaded guilty to assault with a blunt instrument (...
Contrary to the final sentence of Saturday’s editorial, newly-appointed Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon remains our Mayor for now. In fact, as residents prepare to vote on who our new Mayor will be at the local body election on and leading up...
The log ship Albany Sound began loading around 21,000 tonnes of logs for China yesterday, the first shipment of logs from the port in three weeks. The ship sailed this morning. Three more are due in the next six days. Eastland Port was given...
Oh what a night! Election 2020 has been intriguing, argumentative and, due to covid, a rather drawn out affair. The finale on Saturday night however was a real showing of winners and losers, and perhaps the overall winner was participatory democracy...
More than 60 nominations have been received for the Eastland Forestry Awards 2021. Awards organiser Eastland Wood Council is rapt with the response, which covers the full range of categories.“It is really gratifying to see so many worthy nominees...
Tourism officials here have taken a London newspaper to task after it published “misrepresentations” about James Cook’s time on the East Coast. Earlier this week, the Evening Standard newspaper’s website, named the UK media’s “‘website...
THE ECT rescue helicopter has flown four missions in the past four days. One of them involved an incident in Paremata Road at Tolaga Bay on Saturday, where a vehicle left the road and came to rest against a power pole. A 78 year old man in the vehicle...
A Gisborne woman has been charged with accessing a computer system to steal about $150,000. The 48-year-old, who has interim name suppression, faces 14 charges alleging single incidents between November 2018 and September of last year, each involving...
Gisborne district councillors have decided to buy two Banks Street sites, where the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) extension will be built, from Gisborne Holdings Ltd (GHL) in a decision councillor Bill Burdett describes as “sound commercial...
POLICE have an inquiry under way into an incident that involved a cyclist and a passing truck and trailer unit on SH35 at Makorori yesterday afternoon. Police were called about the incident at around 3pm.“The cyclist was not injured in the...
THE shearing gang from Puketarata Station took some time out to cool off at Rere Falls after a hot morning’s work one day after what has turned out to be a long, hot week. What better way to cool off than at Rere Falls?
Police have reminded people not to send gift cards, vouchers or money through the mail in the lead-up to Christmas because unfortunately they see more instances of mail theft at this time. Gift cards and vouchers are usually sent in cards and...
So much redRed smeared across the vanityRed pulled from a rainbow and pulled into puddlesIt was a hurricane in a blackoutA storm brewing in the places that already hurtA red bruise darker than any brick wall whether it was still standing after the...
In New Zealand, creating the next generation of All Blacks involves the crucial step of having elite scholastic teams, like the boys of Gisborne Boys’ High School. In sports, few teams have dominated their competition the way the New Zealand All...
GISBORNE police will hold an open day this month to showcase policing as a career and profile the wide variety of work police do in the Tairawhiti community. The open day has been planned for Sunday, March 11, as part of a nationwide...
The re-created Orongo wetlands are an inspiration, says Rongowhakaata taiao fieldwork lead Soraya Pohatu after visiting the base of Te Kuri a Paoa on Nick’s Head Station as part of World Wetlands Day. Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust hosted the World...
A community consultation is under way on a proposal to extend the Wainui walkway/cycleway along Wainui and Crawford roads to the inner harbour.“The cycleway is intended to be a safe and enjoyable space away from the busy State Highway for...
A jury retired this morning to consider its verdict in the case of a man accused of using his quad bike to deliberately mow down two neighbours in the backyard of their Whakaki home. William Kahukura, 67, went on trial on Monday for two counts of...
The chief executive’s July report for councillors prior to their meeting tomorrow naturally begins with the impressive national recognition achieved for the What’s The Future Tairawhiti? campaign for early Long-Term Plan consultation engagement...
During nearly forty years working with the good people of the East Coast, l have built a reputation for delivering on my promises. I hope to continue in that vein if the voters decide to support my candidacy for the council and district health board...
CEDENCO will make a start on the annual sweetcorn harvest around January 20 and prospects for the season look promising, says agronomy manager David Oudes. The company is set to harvest around 32,000 tonnes of sweetcorn in the Wairoa, Gisborne and...
THE fundraising effort by ?three Gisborne firefighters who take on the Auckland Skytower stairs in May has got off to a flying start, thanks to Doris Hill’s long walk. The 54-year-old will join fellow firefighters Robin Sneddon and Dion Wilson on...
Work continues at pace in wake of ex-tropical Cyclone Hale
Researcher Jean Johnston shares some of her research into the historic events of 1893 when Gisborne women celebrated their enfranchisement and mobilised other women to cast their ballot. This is an excerpt of some of her research. Mrs Johnston...
PLANNED expansion of Eastland Port has brought a mixed response from election candidates. Three incumbent Gisborne district councillors express confidence in the consent process and councillor Shannon Dowsing says the economic benefits would outweigh...
LOG exports at Eastland Port resumed on Monday after heavy seas in Poverty Bay and a surge in the harbour prevented loading operations for three days. The strong southerly swell got up to 5.5 metres out in the Bay at times over the weekend.“The log...
THE school holidays are in full swing and children from all over the North Island are coming to Gisborne to learn about robotics. The Mind Lab by Unitec’s digital learning facility in Gisborne has been a hive of activity during the holidays and...
When taking a stroll along the city beaches you can expect to find seashells, driftwood and jellyfish. But on Sunday a Gisborne resident discovered a black blob that looked like tar. Residents found two sizeable blobs on the weekend and a smaller...
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Worsley Street in Kaiti on Tuesday morning after a cigarette that somehow went down the back of a seat in a bedroom in the home started a fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent crews to the house at around...
Between 70-100 people are expected for a central area Alcoholics Anonymous assembly in Gisborne this weekend. The central area covers the North Island north of Wellington and south of the Waikato. The assembly will be at the Holy Trinity Church and...