As fretting continues over a trend of declining voter turnout for local body elections — although thankfully this district’s is at least holding steady around 48 percent — there is a temptation to reach for a silver bullet. For many, that is...
An extensive search late into the night and again this morning has so far found no sign of a man who was seen walking into the sea at Kaiti Beach last night. A witness reported to police at about 9.45pm that the man had walked into the sea fully...
THE Lion Foundation Coastguard boat was called in by police yesterday about 11am, after a small runabout with one person on board broke down off Young Nicks Head.“The 15-foot fibreglass runabout was reported to be in trouble about seven nautical...
PREDICTIONS of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).“With the...
Voting was close in this week's webpoll, with a slight majority opposed to the sale of council-owned Gisborne Vehicle Testing Station. A total of 308 people voted in the poll, which asked, “do you support the plan to sell the council-owned vehicle...
Re: Curious about point of view, October 22. Regarding the importance of the asset within the trust, let's get back to the trust's purposes:“5.1.1 To preserve the value of the capital of the Trust Fund having regard to the effect of inflation and...
House prices here are up $66,000 in a year, bucking the national trend. Owner-occupier buyers trading up or down are dominating the market. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) shows the median house price in Gisborne increased by 13.2...
A zero speed limit could be a way of removing vehicles from Makorori Beach,The suggestion came from council regulatory committee chairwoman Pat Seymour during yesterday's hearing of submissions for the draft 2013 speed limit bylaw. None of those who...
The scrub fire risk around the region is extreme but the forest fire risk remains moderate, and the principal rural fire officer has no plans to introduce a prohibited fire season, or total fire ban, just yet. However, that could change next week...
Civil Defence is copping flak from various readers of The Herald for a lack of timely tsunami alerts following the big old shake. I think they have a point but not the one I would make. Tsunamis are only generated by exceedingly large earthquakes of...
A small Gisborne business has won a gold award at the 2018 Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards. Hill Road Orchard’s fresh orange juice is one of 25 New Zealand food producers named as gold medal winners in the awards. Business owners Matt...
Rachael Iritana Te Aho, 25, pleaded guilty to a number of charges after four were withdrawn and two were amended. The admitted charges were six of using a document for a financial advantage, two of attempting to using a document, theft (under $500)...
A man's violent attack on a friend was after provocation that included his cat being killed by the other man, Gisborne District Court was told. Vincent Glen Wilson, 40, and the man he attacked, were long time friends who both suffered from mental...
Livestock strayed on to State Highway 35 in Tairawhiti 70 times in September, posing “serious” safety issues for drivers. Gisborne District Council's animal control team were previously responsible for stock control on state highways, but Wak...
I would like to thank Troy the Gisborne District Council dog ranger for the exceptional service we received recently after roaming dogs come on to our property in the middle of the night, to chase/maul our small flock of sheep and the neighbour's...
Only one Mediterranean fanworm marine pest was found when divers inspected the underwater structures around Eastland Port's inner harbour last month.“This was an amazing result given that in 2020 there were 60 found.” Gisborne District Council...
MORE than 250 children in Gisborne will be given the chance to develop robotics and computer coding skills at Mind Lab by Unitec, Gisborne's state-of-the art digital learning facility. The Mind Lab has been successful in applying for the Curious...
Can the owner of the red cows that are frequently occupying Whakaangiangi Road, from the entrance, to Pariwhero Station, please make an effort to keep them in a secure paddock. A reliable source has told me that the owner leases Kiwinui Station...
POLICE have released further details on the alleged attack on a marae at Barletts on Monday afternoon and say the repair bill will run into thousands of dollars. A 45 year-old Gisborne man faces two criminal damage charges, a charge of intentional...
Fairview from Auckland dominated round two of the New Zealand Offshore Power Boat championships on Poverty Bay on Saturday, an event that again drew many hundreds of spectators to the city foreshore. The 1050 horses the 34 foot craft had driving her...
An overwhelming majority of voters in The Herald's web poll this week said they would take a Covid test if a health professional said they should. The question, Will you take a Covid test if a health professional says you should? had 82 percent, or...
Re: Those causing road damage should pay, October 28 letter. Options to ensure forestry contributes its fair share to road maintenance must be made a priority. The tonnage of logs is expected to increase dramatically over the next couple of years so...
FREEDOM campers at Makorori Beach have upset Gisborne surfers and residents so much that an online petition has been created to move them on. So far the petition has more than 700 signatures. Their concerns were also raised at Gisborne District...
I received a few emails about my opinion piece on the housing crisis. A couple of councillors asked what my angle was (I think we should all disclose property ownership like MPs do), and one out-of-town motelier was unhappy that in my role as...
THE Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is described as follows by Ralph Nader in conversation with Chris Hedges — both individuals of high repute.“The most audacious corporate power grab in American history . . . It allows corporations to...
The 2019 local body elections for this district need your attention. Those of you who read the election feature in last night’s Gisborne Herald will realise we have a lot of smart, well-qualified people with relevant experience and from all parts...
Flares on the Sun are disrupting and causing radio communications blackouts in the Gisborne region and elsewhere. Since the end of last week, a major active sunspot region has appeared on the Sun facing Earth, and has emitted flares up to serious...
A third positive wastewater test for Covid-19 in the space of nine days has been confirmed for Tairāwhiti. The sample was taken on Monday and the Ministry of Health this morning advised of the positive result.“The testing is showing the virus was...
A COUPLE at a house in Lytton Road tackled a fire in their bathroom last night that involved a faulty wall heater. They were able to stop the fire from spreading further. The fire service sent an appliance to the home at around 11.15pm.“The wall...
A CAR stolen from an address in Glasgow Crescent in Kaiti yesterday afternoon was recovered not long after in Clifford Street after it hit the kerb and stopped. Police were called about the theft shortly after 2pm.“The car, with three young women...
The council’s chief executive gave members a reality check on Thursday when she told them necessary infrastructure investment and projects they were discussing could, if all promoted into the eight remaining years of their 10-year plan, cost ?$74...
A man with a history of drink-driving offences, albeit historical, was sentenced in Gisborne District Court to two months of community detention with supervision for six months, for a driving offence this year. Daniel James Hill, 68, shearer, had...