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Arboretum artwork

Artwork made using botanical material from Eastwoodhill Arboretum will be part of an upcoming exhibition by plant enthusiast and artist Felicity Jones and photographer Mark Smith. The pair went to Eastwoodhill to create and photograph artworks which...

Pipeline fixed, city moves to Level 4 water restrictions

Attending a blessing at Waingake Water Treatment Plant after the city’s water supply was restored on Monday are Tāmanuhiri Tutu Poroporo Trust trustee Parekura Brown Jr, Kāhutia Brown, Maraetaha Inc chair Bella Hawkins and Gisborne District...

Helping those in need of feed

In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Power Farming Gisborne stepped up to help those in need of urgent animal feed by collecting and distributing donations of hay from farmers and contractors across the North Island. They worked together with Lucy...

Hay by the truckload

Life ain’t a spectator sport . . . just ask Lucy Bond, who fell into a role helping farmers and equestrians access essential feed for their animals. It all started when she looked to put together a group to buy some hay and truck it in after...

‘I needed to keep busy’

Sue Wilson isn’t one to sit on her hands. Despite her own property and surrounding roads and infrastructure being hit in back-to-back weather events, her first thought was for others. She is the administrator for the Wairoa Community Development...

Two wheels in an emergency

Katrina Duncan loves nothing more than to show off the very best of Tairāwhiti to visitors and locals alike, but for now, she’s part of an army of volunteers trying to restore some sort of semblance of normality to the cyclone-ravaged region...

Heartwarming

Sandra Faulkner has clocked up a lot of hours — and kilometres — in the past few weeks. Her truck is her office, initially driving on roads that weren’t exactly fit for purpose as she headed out into the rural community to help, chat, and...

Know where copper is coming from

by Dr Andrew Cribb, East Coast Farm Vets With the abundance of feed across the district, it’s easy to forget about trace elements, and copper in particular has been on our radar while pregnancy testing cow’s. A national survey in 2021 showed...

Gale force winds in the forecast

Strong winds to gale force are forecast to hit the eastern coast of the North Island today and tomorrow, as far north as Mahia. MetService has issued a Watch for severe gale-force south to south-westerlies, with a deepening low lying to the east of...

Lytton High students raise dust at Manutuke

Lytton High school students helped the Manutuke community carry out a clean-up last week. School learning support teacher John Ingram said that ever since Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region, causing widespread damage, the school wanted to helping...

MetService warns about big waves on Coast

THE MetService has issued a Wave Warning for the coastline from Mahanga Beach at Mahia up to Potikirua Point at East Cape, with big seas from the south from tonight. The warning is valid from 9pm tonight to 1am on Friday. It involves a southerly...

Albatros back again

The trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros has been working out in Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay and around the port since last Saturday. The dredge has been removing the naturally accumulating sediment along the shipping channel, turning basin and...

$358k on water project that did not eventuate

More than $350,000 of council money went towards accessing water from an industry site following Cyclone Gabrielle, but the project never got off the ground. At a Gisborne District Council meeting on March 2, an agenda item said the council planned...

Nash sacking another blow for inquiry

The sacking of Forestry Ministry Stuart Nash last night may have implications for the ongoing ministerial inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa. Mr Nash, who is also the Napier MP, was sacked as Forestry Minister, after it was revealed he...

‘One-stop shops’ easy way to vaccinate

TAIRĀWHITI health officials are launching winter immunisation events across the region. The campaign is a collaborative approach between Ngāti Porou Oranga, Turanga Health, Te Whatu Ora-Tairāwhiti and Pinnacle Health. “In gearing up for winter...

Cyclone stories from Kuri kids

Waerenga-o-Kuri school students shared their experiences of Cyclone Gabrielle with Beef + Lamb New Zealand advisers Pania King and Charles Taituha last week. School teacher Rebecca Denton said the kura was pleased to have the reps come in and hear...