A question on how Gisborne District Council is doing will always bring a range of answers. This week’s Herald web poll asked online readers, “From what you know of the council’s draft Long Term Plan, do you think it is on the right track?”The...
A bereaved Gisborne whānau have shared their experience of laying a loved one to rest in a humble and respectful way through the use of Manaaki Mats.“It was a process we went through as a whānau. All six generations were able to help.“We were...
About 400 homes around the Patutahi and Hexton areas were without power this morning but Eastland Network restored power quickly to most properties.“We had a bit of an issue at Kirkpatrick Road, Patutahi, with an insulator that failed,” said...
PEOPLE taking a stroll on Midway Beach next Sunday should avoid wearing their Sunday-best if they intend to take part in Gisborne’s second annual Holi Festival. Organised by Tairawhiti Multicultural Council (TMC), the event celebrates the Hindu...
Right-wing commentator Matthew Hooton has the best description of those who continue to claim that the National Party won the election: “swivel-eyed loons”.Bruce Holm, Tokomaru Bay
Gisborne residents gathered for a book launch to celebrate and remember an era in this country’s history that has all but disappeared. Long before supermarkets became a one-stop shop for fresh produce, most small towns and city suburbs had a fruit...
AFTER a decade of balancing work, family and study, Three Rivers Medical nurse Kylie Morresey has joined the highest echelon of nurses in the country. The achievement means Ms Morresey, who works in aged care, can now prescribe drugs.“I’ve spent...
Strong support from the community has seen the Sunrise Foundation grow to just over $2 million. The fledgling Gisborne organisation’s annual meeting heard it received $627,721 in donations to grow endowments by 32 percent to $2.1 million in the...
A MAN was arrested last night after he allegedly shattered windows on the Gladstone Road side of the Gisborne Police station, causing several thousand dollars worth of damage. Police said the man, who is well known to them, had been spoken to earlier...
Re: Two fatal accidents, October 27 story. Kia Ora my name is Mena Walker of Rangitukia now residing in Brisbane, Australia. I am the nephew of the man who passed away near Tikitiki. Firstly, I would like to address the statement made by a member of...
A defective batch of lights purchased in 2017 and 2018 is why scores of the city's street lights are not working. Gisborne District Council has 80 street lights that are faulty and the problem may not be rectified until after winter, GDC journeys...
Gisborne woman Abigail Salmond has gone hungry this week to show her support for refugees around the world. Abigail has been doing the the Refugee Ration Challenge and as of yesterday had raised nearly $1700 for the Australian NGO Act for Peace. Since...
The plan for a dual cycleway on Rutene Road drew a “no” from a majority of the 372 respondents to this week’s webpoll question. Congestion, inconvenience and the small number of cyclists who would use it were the most frequent arguments against...
THE motorcyclist injured in a crash south of Muriwai on State Highway 2 on Tuesday morning was admitted to Gisborne Hospital. The man, aged in his 50s, suffered moderate injuries in the mishap. The hospital reported this morning he was in a stable...
A TOLAGA Bay group on a cultural exchange to Tahiti have been popular on social media this week after they performed a waiata for staff at a McDonald’s restaurant in Tahiti in thanks for quick service. The 55 members of Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Uaw...
THE Regional Transport Committee, which manages millions of dollars of spending on the district’s roads, was slammed as a “joke” by a district councillor at the Future Tairawhiti committee meeting. Larry Foster said the apologies for the last...
TEN Gisborne people have been acknowledged as local heroes in the lead-up to Kiwibank’s New Zealander Of The Year Awards. The 10 were among a total of 292 heroes from around the country celebrated at 16 regional ceremonies. Kiwibank chief executive...
In Saturday’s mail I got a missive from the GDC which allows me to have my “bob’s worth” about the extension to the sewerage treatment system. This is, rightly enough, part of the consultation process. I would like to strongly suggest that...
A WOMAN accused of luring a Te Karaka man away from his house so accomplices could burgle it was yesterday found guilty by a jury in Gisborne District Court. Jammie Vera Rigby, 31, went on trial on Wednesday. She had pleaded not guilty to...
ON an office wall deep in industrial Henderson, a poster frames the face of Dalvanius Prime. It’s in black and white. The late singer, producer, activist, mover and shaker is wearing a superfly hat and a knowing look. Beneath his face: Poi E: The...
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The staircase at Tauawhi Men’s Centre is steep, narrow and a bit rickety. Tauawhi is based in roomy premises upstairs but has no street frontage, so there is a sign outside at 71 Peel Street. You enter, straighten up and climb to a landing, then...
TRIALS are expected to soon get under way around land-based irrigation and storage of Wairoa's wastewater. Last year, the Wairoa District Council was granted a town wastewater discharge resource consent by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. The...
Gisborne District Council has agreed to Gisborne Community Early Education Centre leasing its Palmerston Road properties at 60 percent of market value despite concerns of establishing a precedent in a competitive industry. The council will also enter...
Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti hosted its third and final Activators Programme public event on Wednesday at the Olympic Pools. A bomb competition, tug-o-war, obstacle courses and a sausage sizzle were just some of the attractions and activities Wicked...
CHILDREN'S and young adult’s librarian Raschel Easa-Danes says the turnout for the latest holiday programme is the biggest she has experienced since the library has been in the temporary new Awapuni Road premises. With more than 100 children taking...
Inclusion of the New Zealand wars in the school curriculum is a theme of historian Vincent O’Malley’s talks at schools around the country, including Gisborne Girls’ High. Dr O’Malley has focused largely on the Waikato wars, which he describes...
Circumstance seems to have forced the Government into a risky gamble with the latest decision on alert levels that has seen Auckland finally given some respite and a small part of Waikato placed in Level 4. After a wearying 34 days in lockdown...
WORK on the multi-million dollar Waipaoa River Flood Control Scheme upgrade is expected to stop for the winter this week, Gisborne District Council was told at its May meeting yesterday. Council lifelines director David Wilson was speaking as...
The district's keen anglers headed to their favourite fishing spots yesterday as the annual trout fishing season opened. The trout season runs through until June 30 next year.“It's great to have the season under way and there were heaps of people...
Organisers of Operation Blue Santa — the police initiative to provide Christmas cheer to needy families in the district — need more help to meet demand. The Gisborne police Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke team, Te Aka Ora Charitable Trust and Countdown...
TAIRAWHITI police commander Inspector Sam Aberahama has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the New Zealand police and community. New Zealand-born of Cook Islands descent, Tamuera Aitama (Sam) Aberahama joined the New...
POLICE continue their investigation into the burglary of the Challenge Gisborne service station in Gladstone Road early yesterday morning. They have repeated their call for information from the public. A group of five or six thieves, believed to be...