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A fitting song for Anzac Day services

Two of my brothers plus a lot of whanau went to all the wars. My question is, why is the Maori Battalion song not sung on Anzac Day at all New Zealand cenotaphs? Kia Or

Gold FM to switch to Coast frequency

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has announced Gold FM in Gisborne is to switch frequencies with feel-good music radio station Coast. From Monday, May 1, Coast will broadcast on 106.1FM, and Gold FM will switch to the Coast frequency at...

GDC reviewing Maori land rates

A review into how rates are applied to Māori freehold land is under way at Gisborne District Council, with policy changes set to be included in the next long-term plan. It comes on the back of amendments to the Local Government Rating Act which in...

Best start in years predicted for duck shooting season

Fish and Game predicts a great start to the duck season in this region on May 6 because there appear to be plenty of ducks about. Mallard and grey duck numbers have been low in recent years which has forced Fish and Game to apply restrictive bag...

Satellites will be chasing cyclones

NASA and Rocket Lab are targeting a May Day launch for a new cyclone-hunting mission. A launch window for the mission, which takes place from Rocket Lab’s Mahia spaceport, opens at 1pm on Monday (May 1) and will launch two storm-tracking CubeSats...

Pregnant woman critically injured in crash

Traffic came to a halt on State Highway 35 near Oneroa Road at Wainui Road this morning after a head-on car crash in which a pregnant woman suffered critical injuries. It happened at around 10am just south of the Oneroa Road corner. The crash...

Cleaning up at Tolaga Bay

Eastland Wood Council contractors, supported by local forestry companies, have been removing wood debris from Tolaga Bay beach since Monday. They started at the surf club end of the beach. Wood council chief executive Philip Hope said the EWC was...

Nats say police need more tools against gangs

National Party East Coast candidate Dana Kirkpatrick says gang numbers in the Eastern and Bay of Plenty police regions have almost doubled since 2017. The two police areas, which both cross into the East Coast electorate, have recorded a near 100...

Remembering their sacrifices

The crowd that gathered in front of the Cenotaph on a cold autumn morning in Gisborne yesterday showed that the relevance of Anzac Day remains strong 108 years after the disastrous Gallipoli campaign. As guest speaker Commander Yvonne Gray of HMNZS...

Chance to learn about coffin club

Tairāwhiti Coffin Club is holding an open day on Saturday at its premises in the BCR Joinery building at 522 Gladstone Road. The club was established five years ago in response to a need in the community for more affordable options for...

Accused determined to enter guilty pleas

“I know exactly what I’ve done, I know the evidence against me . . . ” and, “I’ve got no chance of getting away with this.” That’s what a man accused of endangering several people’s lives by intentionally damaging their vehicles and...

Cyclone Recovery funding recipients

A list of groups to receive Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti Cyclone Recovery funding printed in a story in The Gisborne Herald on Monday was incomplete. The full list is — Badminton Eastland, Gisborne BMX Club, Comet Swim Club, Enterprise Swim Club...

SH2 repairs to start with Hika straights

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect 10-to-15-minute delays on State Highway 2 from the next two months as pavement repairs begin on the Waerenga-a-Hika straights. Contractors will use a method called “foamed bitumen...

‘Dawn paraders’ shiver as mercury drops to 5

Anzac Day provided the chilliest morning of the year so far, with “dawn paraders” turning out in frosty temperatures. MetService recordings at the airport put the air temperature down to 5 degrees yesterday morning. However, for the first time...

Flare sighting prompts search off Tatapouri

Gisborne's Lion Foundation Coastguard boat and the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter were involved in a sea search on Monday morning after reports of flare sightings offshore of Tatapouri. Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre asked...

Not guilty pleas over US tourist’s death

A woman charged with dangerous driving causing the death of an American tourist near Te Karaka last year can now be named. Myrtle Talya Heaven-Leigh Arnie Whatarau-Te Puni, 26, previously had interim name suppression but it expired with her...