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GDC keeps flood scheme budget despite costs hike

GISBORNE District Council is not changing its budgeted spending for the Waipaoa Flood Control Scheme upgrade, despite being faced with a big shortfall in the proposed budget for the project. The Future Tairawhiti committee of all councillors has...

Commonwealth Kiwis

Para swimmer Sophie Pascoe lead a 200-strong New Zealand contingent of athletes and support staff at the opening ceremony of the 21st Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast last night. The Kiwis received a huge ovation surpassed only by Australia —...

Migration compact is scary

First I want to congratulate Peter Jones for his timely letter regarding the United Nations (November 22). It is scary stuff reading the Global Compact of safe and regular migration. This will mean that peoples wishing to come to your country, in...

Barleycorn live at St Andrew’s

When English pop singer Cliff Richard’s band rehearsed in a London cafe across the road from the cafe bass player Brendon Gill’s band rehearsed in during the 1960s, the two once got together to perform Dream, Dream, Dream. The Cliff Richard...

In the red zone

Queens/Titirangi Drive open to vehicles again

Law to modify, restrain

The laws against cannabis have been a spectacular failure, yet people regularly argue in support of the present law by citing road crashes involving cannabis-affected drivers. Since such crashes occur in spite of the present law, they cannot be an...

End of maize pick has been hindered by fortnight of rain

Wet weather in the past two weeks has disrupted the very end of the region’s grain maize harvest. Some paddocks were flooded but growers hope they can salvage the crops. Corson Grain has around 5 percent of its crop still to be harvested.“We had...

Record daily number of Covid cases in Tairawhiti

Call to vaccinate children as soon as possible

Forestry seeing major changes

Safety in the forests is a matter of huge concern, as one of the nation’s most dangerous workplaces and a major employer in this district where, tragically, we have had many young men killed — three last year, of five fatalities nationwide. The...

Cruise ships locked in for 2022-23

Twenty-one visits to Gisborne confirmed — music to the tourism industry's ears

Walking for Life hikoi put on hold

A man on a mission to walk around New Zealand to raise awareness of mental health issues and suicide prevention has put a pause on his hikoi. Ivan Miller started his Walking for Life journey the weekend after Waitangi Day 2019. He has clocked up 4802...

Necessary changes will become easier

Our columnist today has many questions and points to make following yesterday's editorial, and fair enough. An overarching answer is that everyone's circumstances are different, and the goods we buy and infrastructure around us are going to change...

Mixing it up with chess and hip hop at the pool,Mixing it up with chess and hip hop at the pool

About 300 people made the most of the Ilminster Intermediate swimming pool when it opened to the public last Friday. For over a decade Ka Pai Kaiti has run the pool programme and this year it’s as popular as ever, says Tuta Ngarimu. Four paid life...

Urged to clean hull to avoid marine pests catching a ride

The district's boating fraternity has been asked to keep hulls clean to ensure harmful marine pests like Mediterranean fanworm do not enter the port over summer. In a statement on Gisborne District Council's website, boaties are urged to pay close...

Longer barrier to stop rubbish dumpers

THE second stage has begun in an effort to reduce the number of places people can drive in and dump rubbish along the 7km foreshore on Gisborne’s prime town beach. This week a start was made on the installation of close to 2.5km of more bollards...

Pregnant teen assaulted by pair in Elgin

A PREGNANT teenage girl was “set upon” as she walked along Chalmers Road on Monday afternoon. The incident happened between Cochrane Street and Birrell Street at around 3pm on Monday.“The 16 year-old girl was set upon by two males in their late...