OpinionInquiry as a witch huntFriday’s ‘Bashed’ by slash headline shows continuing misinformation and bias by media. The eight-week inquiry is not complete and media are turning this into a witch hunt against the forestry industry. Farmers and the council have been very...27 Mar 03:07 PM
OpinionEconomics will decideWhether the current temporary coastal service continues will be a matter of economics — not wishful thinking. Like many, I would like to see our port thrive, and our roading and traffic problems tackled. However, people should realise that coastal...27 Mar 03:07 PM
OpinionToxic dust blowing aboutOn Saturday morning my wife and I watched from our kitchen window as clouds of toxic dust blew up from Vogel Street straight into our home, washing line and deck. We and our neighbours have been putting up with this for weeks with no action from the...27 Mar 03:06 PM
Gisborne HeraldOn the street“What do you think of Scott Robertson’s appointment as All Blacks coach from 2024?”27 Mar 02:59 PM
OpinionTonga eruption seen as minor contributor to recent extreme weatherThe underwater eruption off Tonga last year has cropped up several times lately as an “explanation” for our recent extreme wet weather. It was a remarkable event that hurled a lot of water vapour into the stratosphere, increasing the global...27 Mar 02:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPosie Parker certainly raised her profileThe furore around self-proclaimed “women’s rights” activist Posie Parker dominated the weekly news cycle as a campaign was mounted against her anti-transgender views. Forced to abandon her Auckland speech by thousands of trans rights...27 Mar 02:28 PM
Gisborne HeraldShovel-ready projects near completionA total of $72.1 million of government-funded construction projects will all be completed by the end of the year. Crown Infrastructure Parters, a Crown-owned company, has funded four projects ( either fully or partially to the tune of $66.2m The...27 Mar 01:47 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne Herald‘Unjust’ claim in court hearing on extraditionA judge is considering whether a Gisborne man accused of committing a serious assault in Australia nine years ago should be sent back there to face criminal proceedings. After an extradition hearing in Gisborne District Court last week, Judge Warren...27 Mar 12:45 PM
Gisborne HeraldDancing into SeptemberThe Tūranga Bal, a community dance workshop weekend scheduled for next month, has been postponed until September. The decision was made in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle to take into account the difficulty visitors might have getting to Gisborne for...27 Mar 12:40 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRemorseful drink-driver given ‘final chance’An eighth-time drink-driver was nearly five times the legal alcohol limit for driving when he refused to stop for police, and had to be pursued. Jay Tere McCrae, 34, a manager, is the same driver who, in 2018, injured a constable after failing...27 Mar 12:37 PM
Gisborne Herald$25k for rescue chopperA RUATORIA fundraising effort for Eastland Rescue Helicopter Trust has been described as “incredible”. Organised by Katherine Callaghan and a team of supporters, the event held at Te Puia Springs Golf Club clubhouse raised $25,000 for the trust...27 Mar 12:37 PM
Gisborne HeraldCool change comingThe cooler clutch of autumn arrives on Wednesday, with a forecast southerly change out to deliver the shivers. MetService says southwesterly weather will deliver noticeably lower temperatures, with a top daytime temperature of only 15 degrees on...27 Mar 12:34 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldCharged over tourist’s deathA woman charged with dangerous driving causing the death of American tourist Nicholas Simon has made a preliminary court appearance. Mr Simon died after the vehicle he was driving was in collision with another vehicle on State Highway 2 (Matawai...27 Mar 12:33 PM
Gisborne HeraldSet to start site work on Te Hapara housing projectBuilding work on the housing project near the corner of Mill and Gladstone roads starts soon. “The project will deliver 21 much-needed, easy-to-maintain homes to the Te Hapara community,” Kāinga Ora East North Island acting regional director...27 Mar 12:31 PM
Gisborne HeraldINTO THE NIGHTRocket Lab successfully launched its 35th Electron rocket from Mahia on Friday. The mission deployed two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight Inc. The mission took place just...27 Mar 12:29 PM
Gisborne Herald‘True man of the community’DON Pearson’s wairua was “set free” in a moving paddle-out at his beloved Makorori Beach yesterday. Around 100 surfers gathered at northern Makorori the day after the life of the surfing stalwart was celebrated at a funeral service at the...27 Mar 12:25 PM
Gisborne HeraldRelayed their way for Cancer Society“IT started off as something small. It turned into something not so small.” That was how Margaret and Kara Hull — the Relay Your Way organisers for Team HULLkfit — described their 24-hour event over the weekend, which peaked at 200...27 Mar 12:21 PM
Gisborne HeraldFeeling forgottenA Gisborne couple tasked with an eye-watering clean-up following Cyclone Gabrielle feel they were neglected by the district council during and after the event. When the Waipaoa River burst its banks on the night of February 13, Ben and Sarah...27 Mar 12:06 PM
Gisborne HeraldPaying a price for free parkingA free parking initiative aimed at encouraging shoppers back into town following Cyclone Gabrielle has had the opposite effect, a group of retailers say. Today marked the end of a two-week district council initiative to support local businesses...27 Mar 12:00 PM
Gisborne Herald‘We were luckier than most’A Gisborne man who found out he wasn’t insured after losing thousands of dollars of personal items during Cyclone Gabrielle is still counting himself as one of the lucky ones. The morning after the cyclone hit Tairāwhiti, Waipaoa resident Peter...27 Mar 11:55 AM
Gisborne HeraldAccess issues put programme on holdA Tairāwhiti education programme that boasts a one-year waiting list has bad news for schools eagerly awaiting their turn to visit. Wild Lab Tiaki Taiao, operating out of Waikereru Ecosanctuary, has been forced to put its popular programme on hold...27 Mar 11:53 AM
Gisborne HeraldNo testing of floodwater at industrial sites in GisborneGisborne District Council will not be following Napier’s example of testing floodwater in high-industry areas for contaminants following Cyclone Gabrielle. Last week Napier District Council revealed it was working with industry to resolve...27 Mar 11:50 AM
Gisborne HeraldWaimata River efforts gone in fury of Cyclone GabrielleA Gisborne environmentalist who has spent 20 years trying to improve the state of a local river says her efforts have been decimated by the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle. But Robyn Wilkie is vowing to continue planting trees on the banks of the...27 Mar 11:43 AM
Gisborne HeraldBURIALS ON HOLDGisborne families wanting to bury their loved ones at Taruheru Cemetery are in limbo while the district council monitors issues with groundwater at the site. Nobody has been buried at the cemetery since before Cyclone Gabrielle as groundwater levels...27 Mar 10:51 AM
Gisborne Herald‘BASHED’ BY SLASHExhaustion, frustration and an air of sadness could be felt at a Tolaga Bay/Uawa meeting where members of the community shared emotional accounts of the pain they had endured on the back of recent cyclones. The Government’s panel for an...27 Mar 10:15 AM
Gisborne HeraldRecord pokies proceedsTAIRĀWHITI continues to have no dedicated government-funded problem gambling service despite proceeds from gaming machines here reaching a record $12.84 million last year. Proceeds from pokies were up $1.48m, or 13.1 percent on the...25 Mar 11:59 AM
Gisborne HeraldTurihaua Station wins environmental awardsTURIHAUA Station’s Paul and Sarah Williams won two of the 12 categories in the East Coast regional Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) last night. The awards were announced in simultaneous functions in Gisborne and Napier...25 Mar 11:54 AM
Gisborne Herald‘Reconnecting our people’The bypass to open up State Highway 35 vehicle access at the Hikuwai No. 1 Bridge site between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay will be officially opened on Monday. It has been named Pourau Road. Pourau Incorporation owns the land on which Kuru...25 Mar 11:49 AM
Gisborne HeraldA tribute to LesGisborne Boys’ High School first 15 players took the Rectory field yesterday in jerseys presented to them in honour of former first 15 assistant coach Les Barbara who passed away this week. Les captained highly successful Boys’ High first 15...25 Mar 11:35 AM
Gisborne HeraldTihitihi Pā housing project ‘momentous’EARTHWORKs on the Tihitihi Pā subdivision start on Monday marking the transformation of Wairoa’s housing stocks. The two-hectare, 38-lot development between Kitchener and McLean streets will provide a range of much-needed new housing. The...25 Mar 11:32 AM
Gisborne HeraldChunuk Bair topic for Anzac Day speech competitionTHE Gisborne RSA Anzac Day Speech Competition, which debuted last year, is back again in 2023. The topic this year is, “Chunuk Bair and the Anzacs”. The competition is open to Gisborne students aged from 12 to 15. The winner will deliver their...25 Mar 11:31 AM
Gisborne HeraldFort-building challenge ahead of apprenticesBUILDING apprentices will battle it out on Saturday, April 1, in the Gisborne regional final of the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge. The ITM-sponsored competition will require each apprentice to build a fort, the design...25 Mar 11:30 AM
Gisborne HeraldThird storm the worstThe Farmyard for Early Learners in Valley Road took a direct hit from cyclones Hale and Gabrielle, leaving the rural discovery-based sustainable early learning environment with a massive clean-up. First came Cyclone Hale...25 Mar 11:28 AM
Gisborne HeraldKeen to see coastal shipping service continueVoters in this week’s web poll strongly believe the three-month emergency shipping route between Gisborne and Napier will develop into a permanent coastal shipping service for Tairawhiti. The question was, “Do you think the three-month emergency...25 Mar 11:25 AM
