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Tying shoelaces may have saved her life

A woman was seconds from being hit by an out-of-control car which crashed through fences of two Rutene Road properties last night. Residents along Rutene Road, just past the Tyndall Road turn-off, heard a “horrific bang” at around 9.15pm. An owner...

Gisborne CEOs join climate change fight

Two of Gisborne’s biggest organisations have committed to tackling the “climate crisis” by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Climate Leaders Coalition. Established in July 2018, the coalition (CLC) includes some of New Zealand’s...

Giant petrel arrived via log ship

A Northern Giant Petrel/Pangurunguru that turned up on the East Coast last month was 40 years old. The bird arrived in Gisborne on board a log vessel and flew off on February 3 before being found at Waikanae Beach two days later. It was taken to the...

Drink-driver jailed for two years

A woman was jailed for 24 months for her 11th and 12th drink-drive offences and was refused leave to apply for home detention by Judge Allen Roberts in Gisborne District Court. The judge dismissed as “unrealistic” the recommendation of...

An excellent compromise

At the risk of being called a bigot and shining forth like a beacon, I would like to also endorse the idea outlined in a recent letter from Kevin Missen. As supposedly mature people, the confrontational approach and attacking the messenger rather...

Virtual reality on the marae

Giving tamariki the opportunity to access and learn about virtual reality was the aim of a three-day wananga at Pākōwhai Marae. Tōnui Collab set up at Pākōwhai, located between Pātūtahi and Waituhi, and invited tamariki to experiment with...

Jobs on offer at redeployment ‘speed dating’

Candidates from the Tairawhiti Economic Support Package Redeployment Programme attend speed interview hui, organised by Turanga Ararau

Beach safety ‘shopping list’ from surf lifesavers

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) wants Kiwis to consider beach safety when they purchase those beach activity-based Christmas gifts over the next few weeks. SLSNZ has compiled a “shopping list” of common beach activity-themed gifts, along...

Sneak preview brings a smile

IN the lead-up to the 30Forward show at the War Memorial Theatre tomorrow, Wellington-based Footnote dance company yesterday gave a sneak preview with a free performance at the museum.“It has been a real privilege to have you in the galleries,”...

THE MASK...starring us

TAIRAWHITI people have shown their creative streaks when it comes to face masks, as evidenced in the examples posted on The Gisborne Herald Facebook page. With the wearing of masks becoming mandatory in places such as supermarkets, dairies and...

Eastland Port log flow is increasing

Eastland Port is still feeling the effects of weather events over the past few weeks. Before the two floods on June 4 and June 12, there were about 12,000 tonnes of logs coming to the port each day. This dropped to as low as 5000 tonnes a day last...

Billion Trees backlash

Forestry Minister Shane Jones has defended the Government’s One Billion Trees policy in the face of mounting criticism from the rural sector, saying the rise of forestry shows that land use in New Zealand is “in transition”.Increased tree...

Finalists for lifeguard awards are announced

THE finalists have been announced for the Gisborne-Tairawhiti Surf Lifesaving Awards of Excellence for the 2017-18 season — with almost all the finalists from the three city clubs. Members of the Waikanae and the Ngati Porou clubs are in the...

'Thanks, cruise volunteers'

Tourism Eastland, Heart of Gisborne and the Gisborne District Council thank the people pictured for volunteering their time to host passengers and crew last summer for the cruise season

Kitten season hits 'like H-bomb'

KITTEN season has hit Gisborne “like an H-bomb”, say SPCA staff. Each year from the end of spring to mid-January the SPCA becomes one big kitten nursery. Manager Robyn Toon said she had hoped the desexing programme the SPCA ran until January of...

Sexual assault on city beach

A WOMAN visiting this district was sexually assaulted by two men on the Gisborne beachfront west of Stanley Road last night. Police have appealed for information from the public.“The woman, who is in her 30s, was attacked in the dunes near the...