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Rehiring part of healing

Well, who would have thought? Not only have I been able to get a letter regarding the mandated-out nurses having to be rehired printed in the NZ Herald (24/10/22), but that paper itself is now questioning the efficacy of the current vaccines, which...

Unhelpful

I rang ED on Sunday afternoon at around 4.20pm because a family member, who is diabetic, had a sudden bleed in his eye affecting his sight . . . the receptionist was most unhelpful and said the staff concerned would be back on January 4...

The steam team

BIG toys for the boys. That's how steam locomotive enthusiast Trevor Jukes describes the motivation and fun for the team of volunteers behind Gisborne City Vintage Railway Society (GCVRS).Their pride and sense of history is keeping Wa165 operating...

Have a howlin’ good time at dog day afternoon

A charity event on Halloween will be going to the dogs. Harry and Sam pet boutique and grooming salon has organised the “Howl-o-ween” fundraiser for Gisborne nonprofit organisation Mutts and Moggies.“It’s a Halloween party for you and your...

Hottest day since April 2 — 25.5C

Gisborne shot to the top of the temperature table yesterday with a high that was well above the norm for the time of year. Yesterday’s maximum hit 25.5 degrees, rounded up to 26C on television, and was the top temperature of the day for New...

‘Healing the land, healing the people’

An employment pilot to restore river catchments in Tairawhiti will be celebrated with a post-Covid lockdown Matariki whanau planting day on Saturday. The eight-week pilot Tairawhiti Agroecology Recovery Project (TARP) was made possible by Covid-19...

Bikes project worthy winner of NZ award

A Gisborne project aimed at getting the community on their bikes has taken home one of the major awards in a national competition. Connext Trust’s Bikes in Schools Tairawhiti Project was announced as the Bikes at Work and School Award winner at the...

Marking 10 years of hospital assistance

The “Friends of the Emergency Department” (FEDs) have marked 10 years of support and comfort for patients in the emergency department at Gisborne Hospital. FEDs Gisborne operates with 20 St John volunteers who provide their voluntary time in...

Crash driver is in critical condition,Crash driver critical in ICU

THE man seriously injured in the vehicle crash in Lavenham Road on Saturday night remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital’s intensive care unit. The stationwagon the 49-year-old was driving left the road and crashed into a roadside...

Walking for water and suicide awareness

A WHATATUTU man is on a nationwide hikoi to promote the protection of water and greater suicide awareness. Marcus Lloyd (Nga Ariki Kaiputahi, Ngati Porou) left his home on Monday this week with a pack on his back containing little more than a tent...

NOW AND THEN

School . . .The sun arched across a bright blue, cloudless sky, splashing the morning with warm, soft sunlight. A gentle autumn breeze danced across my skin, leaving crisp goose bumps in its trail. Students bustled through the crowded corridors...

A forgiving, fortunate school . . .

Our principal rocks!On Friday I arrived at school with children upset and traumatised by the vandalism that had taken place overnight. But due to the quick, calming influence of our principal, my children and others got down to a normal school day. As...

Pornography?tells us women can be used?and discarded

First we were the Chardonnay Capital, then the Chlamydia Capital, the Family Violence Capital and now the Porn Capital. Gisborne people ranged from humoured to bemused to angry to learn from national media at the weekend that we spent the most time...

Considering the impacts if ENL not-for-profit

The proposal from the Tairawhiti Residents Association for community-owned Eastland Network Ltd to become not-for-profit appears to have strong support, with 72 percent of the 346 votes cast so far on the issue in favour, in this week’s poll on...

Wairoa mural among missing New Zealand artworks

WAIROA'S missing E. Mervyn Taylor mural is likely to play a key role in a national search for New Zealand’s mislaid art works. In a tale directly from a mystery book, an unsuspecting Massey University student stumbled across the case of the missing...

Harnessing the sun

Benefits of solar farm outlined in resource consent application