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New playground for Planet Sunshine

Keyan Summerlee, Freya Dowding, Gianina Camero, Indie Wolfe, Angus Wolfe and Santino Camero are the youngsters opening the refurbished playground at Gisborne Hospital's Whetu Ao Rawhiti Planet Sunshine. Giving them a helping hand is registered nurse...

Caring for livestock during winter

WINTER has started to make its presence more widely felt around the country and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has reminded pastoral livestock farmers of their animal welfare responsibilities.“This time of year can be challenging for...

Traffic using new Motu Bridge now

The new Motu Bridge on State Highway 2 west of Matawai had traffic travelling over it last week and the $6.5 million project remains on track to be fully completed shortly. Construction of the new bridge started in October 2016. The old Motu Bridge...

Ten years of Tauawhi

Supporters of Tauawhi Men's Centre marked its 10-year milestone with a celebration yesterday at Te Wananga o Aotearoa's Whirikoka campus.“It was a great day for us to acknowledge those who have supported us over the last 10 years and some of the...

Horsing around

The Pine Hollow Riding School Holiday Programme in Te Karaka runs Monday to Friday with about 20 keen horse-riders of all ages and abilities coming together to enjoy all things equine. Owner Jacquie Paull says a typical day will start with the riders...

Great start at Matawhero

The Ewe Fair on Wednesday produced a strong start to the sales year at the Matawhero saleyards. All 7347 mums on offer sold and for good prices. The top dollar was paid for a line of two-tooth Romneys from the Hains at Pehiri, at $266 a head, with...

No funerals during lockdown

'A person's life can be acknowledged when things calm down'

Have pride

Another Kaiti Mall? I’m afraid so. The area around the Lytton West shops has become untidy and dirty. The public toilets are disgusting. It takes just a few to use and abuse a public place, which is not fair on those of us who take pride in our...

Lesson from Samoa — get immunised ‘Protect your children’

Families must immunise. That is the message from Hauora Tairawhiti as a board report on immunisation turned into a discussion on the national measles outbreak and the 32 fatalities in Samoa. Families had to keep immunisation up-to-date to prevent the...

Five bundles of joy 60 years on

Five members of a prominent Gisborne family — three siblings and two of their cousins — last week celebrated a two-day period when all of them were 60 years of age. Although they could not get everyone together for a photo, the Parker family —...

SSE say thank you for the help

JUST days after foregoing Australia Day celebrations in favour of ensuring smooth going for motorists on East Coast roads, bosses of the Victoria-based roading company Services South East (SSE) are giving the district a big tick. Since SSE was...

Wind fans fire into drain

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Opou Road just south of the Waipaoa River Bridge roundabout last night after flames from a rubbish fire spread to grass in a nearby drain. Fire and Emergency NZ sent an appliance and two water tankers at 6.35pm.“We were...

Showers over the horizon with drop in temperature

After a 27-day mini-drought, the Gisborne district can expect wetter, cooler weather from tomorrow evening, for about the next week. The last significant rain fell on March 12 and 13, with only a few thin showers amounting to 11.2mm since...

Rhythm and Vines granted special liquor licenses

THE special licences sought by Rhythm and Vines for its 2015 festival have been granted in a reserved decision by the district licensing committee, subject to a number of conditions including a one-way door policy and limits on the number of alcohol...

Move to spend $2.6m on school road safety

A plan to improve the safety of children on roads near their schools moves a step closer tomorrow when a $2.6 million proposal comes before Gisborne District Council’s Assets and Infrastructure Committee. Tairawhiti Roads has received frequent and...

Virtually flying to visit Gisborne

A 3D digital simulation of Gisborne Airport, designed in Norway by Orbx technician Finn Hansen, was released last week. The Gisborne Airport simulation is one of many modelled locations around the globe. The designs offer flight-simulator pilots the...