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Kerrah just one bull away from sellout at auction

Kerrah Simmentals from Whakaki kept the bull sales season success going in the region on Tuesday when they achieved an almost total clearance in their on-farm auction. The Knauf family put up 73 rising two-year-old bulls and sold 72 of them at...

Increased cost of postage pushes up bill for election

The cost of the Gisborne District Council election of 2022 has been determined at $217,000 plus GST for 35,000 electors, or $6 plus GST for each elector. The figures came from Gisborne electoral officer Dale Ofsoske in a report prepared for the...

Improving measles vax rates in Tairāwhiti, a priority as part of the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle.

Only 28 Māori in Tairāwhiti received a measles vaccination over a two year “massive” measles vaccination catch-up campaign. Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says the Ministry of Health had “good intentions” when it planned the campaign...

Ovation innovation at Gisborne plant

Ovation New Zealand Ltd is partnering with inMR Measure Ltd (inMR) to test the development of an intramuscular fat (IMF) lamb grading technology at its Gisborne plant in Dunstan Road. The concept has been developed with the support and co-funding...

$90k to trails trust to push marketing

The Motu Trails Charitable Trust will receive $90,000 from Trust Tairāwhiti over three years to boost their marketing and promotions to attract more visitors to the region. That was one of 11 applications approved in the trust’s latest funding...

HortNZ defends its recovery effort

HortNZ has been heavily involved in providing the Government with numerous reports on Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact. The organisation started working with the Government immediately after the cyclone struck. “We strongly advocated for the...

Gold Creek start season strongly

Gold Creek Simmentals from Te Karaka kicked off the Gisborne stud bull sale season on Monday afternoon on a very positive note with an almost total clearance, a bull sold to stud and a healthy average. The on-farm auction drew a great crowd with the...

Last time experts’ answer was pine trees

by Peter Jones It was comforting to see that all sides of the debate are genuinely concerned about the impact of recent storms on the viability of humans living throughout our district. Who could doubt that Hekia Parata did the best that she knew...

Concerns about lack of detail in Govt's water reforms

Uncertainty, lack of detail and an awareness of possible major change after October’s general election remain among concerns Gisborne district councillors have about water reforms. Councillors, sitting at a full meeting of Gisborne District...

Mud volcano risks identified in district

Homes on Wheatstone Road could be among those officially flagged as being at risk from mud volanoes, a new report reveals. A staff report to go before Gisborne District Council’s Civil Defence and Emergency Management committee today (Wednesday)...

Kāinga Ora homes on Manuka Street ‘a place to call home’

The first family has moved into new Kāinga ora housing on Manuka Street after the site was blessed on Monday morning. The blessing marked the completion of the first seven of a 14-home development. “It’s great to see the first seven homes at...

GDC agrees with some land-use recommendations, not with recent criticisms

Gisborne District Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says there is a lot of “good stuff” in the report from the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use but she believed the inquiry report had not covered actions taken by the council in...

Ward 5 nurse strike on today

Nurses at Gisborne Hospital's Ward 5 have been given the go-ahead to strike. The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) says the absolutely vital right of workers to strike over health and safety matters has...

Link roads hammered

Since the closure of the main road south past Wairoa, a lot of the heavy vehicles have been using Bloomfield Rd and Bushmere Rd. Both roads are now in a disgusting state and have been for a number of weeks. So how about the council sending someone...

Investing in better health

The removal of the $5 prescription charge might not sound like a lot but the implications are huge for those who cannot afford $5. This new policy in the 2023 Budget is relatively inexpensive and will pay for itself many times over. Early...

Knit sale raised over $1800

A huge thank you to the shoppers at the Charity Knit Sale on Saturday that raised just over $1800, which has been divided between Alzheimer’s Tairāwhiti, Multiple Sclerosis Gisborne East Coast, Gisborne Concert Band and Gisborne Civic Brass Band...