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Death in Wairoa house fire

THE occupant of a house died in a fire in Wairoa last night. Police and Fire and Emergency NZ staff were called to the house in Kiwi Road, Wairoa. The scene was guarded overnight. Examination of the house remains will be undertaken again this...

What a review of the rebuild would entail is a key issue

Whether the council proceeds with its office rebuild or opts to have the information this decision was based on reviewed comes down to three councillors. If just two join the five who signed up to a notice of motion to revoke the decision, that would...

Cream of $10.2m crop

Gisborne has seen a big rise in sales of houses worth $1 million or more, data from the Real Estate Institute shows. The Million Dollar Price Report, released by REINZ this week, shows that in the first half of 2019 eight “million-dollar” houses...

Hospice building blessed

Hospice Tairawhiti staff have moved into their new $3.2 million building after an early morning blessing this week. Covid restrictions meant the blessing — done by Morehu Pewhairangi from the Ringatu church with the assistance of Wirangi Charlie...

Jailed for violent attack on dog

A Wairoa man has been jailed for 12 months after violently attacking his dog, smashing its leg in several places. Serrin MacPherson, 29, was sentenced in Wairoa District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to wilfully ill-treating his dog Rock...

Rubbish, vandalism sad

Re: The Botanical Gardens playground. What a wonderful addition this is to this area. The numerous times I have been there with my grandson, the place is bustling with kids of all ages. I am however very disappointed that there is so much rubbish...

Woman hit by police officer brought it on herself: judge

A woman’s claim a police officer punched her in the face and that she intended to lodge a formal complaint about it met with little support from Judge Charles Blackie in Gisborne District Court. Judge Blackie said while the woman’s allegation was...

Bridges no fan of PGF ‘slush fund’

Regional New Zealand “will not be shortchanged’’ by a National Government says party leader Simon Bridges who was in Gisborne yesterday. National would “clearly” announce its position on the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) in election year...

Local land war day backed but national day defended

TE Aitanga a Mahaki Trust chairman Pene Brown says Raa Maumahara National Day of Commemoration, designed to help people to learn about the New Zealand Land Wars, should be retained. Mr Brown, a trustee of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa, was...

Pastures new for museum moggie

A friendly cat that popped in daily to visit Tairawhiti Museum was even able to open the automatic doors by herself. The bold cat would wander about the museum’s exhibition spaces before visiting Exhibit Cafe, where she made herself comfortable on...

Tyndall Road garden flourishes

A FORMER horse paddock in Kaiti has been converted into a fully-operational garden in nine months. Soraya Pohatu and her Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) horticulture students are proud of what they have achieved at the Tyndall Road Community...

Don’t forget Makaraka

Re: Company seeks consent to establish truck depot at Matawhero, July 20 story. So AF Thompson trucking at Makaraka has a “shabby compliance record”.As this firm and another are responsible for their machinery spreading muck throughout Makarak...

Appointment process ‘tidied up’

Gisborne Holdings directors to stay on until review completed

Stolen truck in firearm incident found

THE small truck believed stolen by the man police are hunting in relation to a firearms incident in Gisborne last night was found this afternoon in Te Hapara. The wanted man is 37-year-old Aaron Bagley and he remains at large. It is alleged Bagley...

It’s Mighway on the self-drive highway

Gisborne and East Coast tourism operators are set to benefit from a partnership between Activate Tairawhiti and Mighway, a technology platform connecting owners of motorhomes with guests. Mighway chief executive Dave Simmons enjoyed a family...

Keeping dogs away from kiwis

NZ Landcare Trust have teamed up with Eastern Whio Link and River of Man Adventures to bring a series of free kiwi aversion training events to the Gisborne region. Following on-farm kiwi surveys, the organisations found a small, fragmented kiwi...