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Cutting emissions, avoiding extinction

Scientific research indicates that climate change likely drove at least five early species of humans, all belonging to the genus Homo, to extinction and only we Homo sapiens remain. Consequently, because of our cleverness in exploiting our natural...

Arrest warrant out for driver following death of American tourist

An arrest warrant has been issued for a woman charged with dangerous driving causing the death of 25-year-old American tourist Nicholas Simon. Simon died after the vehicle he was driving collided with another vehicle on State Highway 2 (Matawai Road)...

Relay for Life switches to DIY after cyclone

IT'S Relay Your Way. Like Covid-19 before it, Cyclone Gabrielle has forced the Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society to adapt its Relay for Life, usually held at one venue. As recently as the end of January, the society was looking forward to the event...

Flood-stricken kayak club on the mend rebuild

The that was set up to support the Poverty Bay and Hawke's Bay kayak clubs had - as of 12.45pm today - raised $3700 as club members continued to repair their cyclone-damaged building at Anzac Park. Canoe Racing NZ would be contributing another $2000...

Wairoa’s plea to Hipkins

'It's just taking too long to do anything': Mayor Little

Taking aim at RMA reforms

A series of proposed changes to resource management in Aotearoa have come under fire from Gisborne District Council in a robust letter penned to the Government. Earlier this month, the council made a submission on the Natural and Built Environment...

Word on the Street . . . about the teachers' strike

Do you support the teachers' strike?

It’s a farce, so misunderstandings and confusion reign

Evolution Theatre's latest production Rumors is hilarious entertainment, where a traumatic situation is handled with silliness and mix-ups. In other words, it's your classic farce. Party host Charlye Brock (played by Andrew Stevens) never actually...

Crew ‘going hard’ to have bypass opened by April 1

The team putting together the bypass to enable traffic to access the East Coast past the Hikuwai No. 1 Bridge between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay expect to have it open by April 1. The bridge was taken out by Cyclone Gabrielle and Waka Kotahi New...

Whare Awhina

Toitū Tairāwhiti Housing working hard to provide temporary accommodation for flood victims

Choppered home to help with clean-up

Private Owen Rayner joined the New Zealand Army Reserve Force last year hoping to serve his country. He didn't have to wait long as last month Cyclone Gabrielle pounded much of the North Island, including his home region of Tairāwhiti. He was...

Golden St Paddy’s Day for Gisborne couple

It was a particularly happy St Patrick's Day — to be sure, to be sure — today for Gisborne couple Diane and Don Oates. Fifty years ago, Diane and Don got married. Diane did not want a big fuss made but did tell The Gisborne Herald they had...

Clinical partnership adopts MRI-guided, best-practice method to perform prostate biopsies

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in Aotearoa and Tairāwhiti has adopted a global best-practice method to perform prostate biopsies. A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove samples of suspicious tissue from a man's prostate. The...

It’s the nays by one vote in cyclone response poll

A single vote tipped the scales in favour of the “no” camp in reply to this week's Gisborne Herald webpoll question “do you think the response to the cyclone damage is going well?”From a total of 210 votes, 80 people (38.1 percent) voted...

'Farmy Army' rallies troops to help with massive clean-up effort

The “Farmy Army” has mobilisied again for another mission — helping in the massive clean-up of cyclone-ravaged properties in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. The Federated Farmers volunteer group was dubbed the “Farmy Army” when it first rallied...

Body in the water report prompts rescue chopper call-out

The Trust Tairāwhiti Rescue Helicopter and another rescue chopper from Hawke's Bay were called out last night after a report from a passing cruise ship about a possible body in the water off Gisborne's coast. Maritime New Zealand initiated the...