A GISBORNE pet owner is struggling to find any clue as to why her cat was shot less than a year after another of her cats was shot and died from its injuries. Jennifer Burrell is still reeling after Chino, a seven-month-old tabby, was shot in the...
Leaving my family and friends in Pakistan was one of the saddest experiences I have ever had. However, I knew I was going to see them again and that there were many new things to experience ahead in a different part of the world. When I saw the...
Gisborne District Council has an interesting dilemma on its hands as it considers the sort of constitution it should adopt for an enlarged Gisborne Holdings Ltd. On the one hand it wants GHL to act commercially and without the political constraints...
Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust (TAT) is reflecting proudly on a year of achievement in 2022 including building a world-class skate park and pump track. Trust chairman Haimona Ngata, speaking at the trust's annual meeting, said the assets lifted the...
FOCUS on the Land would like to encourage rural folk of the district to share the joy they capture on camera more this year. Please feel free to email your contributions to murray. robertson@gisborneherald. co. nz and help make the Focus on the Land...
A police drugs expert says a secret “grow room” built into a Tamarau house was probably the most sophisticated of any indoor cannabis venture he has seen in Gisborne. When police searched the converted workshop home of David Dean Holloway, ak...
AN old game that causes participants to faint has caused concern at one Gisborne school. Campion College issued a warning in their end-of-term newsletter letting students and parents know the dangers of the fainting game. Principal Paul McGuinness...
THE emergency services were called to a spot on State Highway 35 past Whangara this morning after a vehicle left the road and struck a tree. It happened at around 9am on the Tolaga Bay side of the Panikau Hill.“A van left the road on a bend, hit...
People who overestimate their knowledge or ability, particularly in areas with which they have little to no experience, are under the influence of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Covid-19 vaccine sceptics?Rāwiri Gilgen
THE ethos for the team behind the popular East Coast Farming Expo have always focused on bringing the best of innovation to the coast. It is held mid-week (February 23-24, 2022) to make it easier for sheep and beef farmers from the East Coast and...
Twenty-four volunteers spent two hours collecting litter, weeding and spreading mulch at the Waikanae Stream on Sunday afternoon. The long-term community project to replace rubbish and weeds with native plants resumed for 2018, with workers clearing...
Children constructed prototype earthquake shake tables at a holiday programme workshop at the Tonui Collab last week. Large scale tables similar to the ones the children built are used extensively in seismic research, as they provide the means to...
It is great news that the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle is 12 weeks pregnant. Congratulations to both Meghan and Prince Harry on setting an example of loving parents who welcome their child with joy. It is encouraging that the media are referring...
If timing is everything in politics then Labour and the Greens may have made a bad choice for their joint campaign launch, which would be a pity for Andrew Little who made one of the best speeches of his career. For one thing the media was...
A planned strike at Gisborne Hospital’s X-ray and radiology department has been called off. Medical imaging technologists (MITs), which covers staff conducting X-rays, CT scans, magnetic resonance imaging mammography, angiography or nuclear...
Gisborne author Dr Monty Soutar's book remains No. 1 fiction bestseller in Aotearo
WITH Tairawhiti's double-vaccination rate at 73.4 percent, the region is fast approaching an “unwanted” red light situation, forcing businesses to make “unideal” choices to survive. All of New Zealand will move into the Covid-19 Protection...
A little over half the respondents to this week's webpoll question said they thought US President Donald Trump was reckless to order the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Iran's top military commander. Seventy-six, or 57.14 percent, said yes to the...
First up on Sunday morning, Nanaia Mahuta admitted mistakes over her controversial Three Waters reforms. Yesterday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reframed much more empathetically her denials the previous week of a cost of living crisis, on her...
I wish to correct some misunderstandings about late flowering/fruiting in trees and plants. Plants are not “fooled” into thinking spring has arrived — they are simply continuing to make the most of favourable conditions to reproduce. The key...
GISBORNE optometrists say they are open for business under Alert Level 2. Specsavers and OPSM are taking bookings and operating with all safety precautions.“It's great to be back looking after the eyes of Tairawhiti,” said Specsavers dispensing...
Ilminster Intermediate students made such a positive impact on a school trip to Canada last month, it prompted a letter to the Prime Minister. Jacinda Ardern’s office got in touch with principal Peter Ferris to inform him of the complimentary...
Wendy Ure receives her New Year honour from New Zealand Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy in Wellington yesterday. The tumuaki (manager) of Gisborne Community Early Education Centre/Te Whare Tiaki Tamariki tumuaki will become a Member of the New...
Beef and Lamb New Zealand have organised a workshop on farm environment planning in Wairoa later this month."This workshop will help you understand your farm's unique natural resources and develop a plan to remain productive while putting actions in...
If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nzGisborne ParkKaren Hay has only played a handful of rounds this year but there was no signs...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid an evening visit to Labour MP Kiri Allan, who is fighting stage 3 cervical cancer in hospital. The East Coast MP, who has been detailing her journey on social media, has told followers she ended her chemotherapy...
THERE was no shortage of commitment from athletes involved in sport around the district on Saturday. From hockey at Harry Barker Reserve to rugby at the Oval; from netball at the YMCA to football at Childers Road reserve, one and all give it a hundy...
THE district's dog owners have until close of business on Monday to get their canines registered before the penalty fee for late registrations kicks in. So far, 40 percent had not done so. As of this morning Gisborne District Council had received...
Property prices in Gisborne have risen more than almost anywhere else in New Zealand over the last year, and housing inventory is the lowest in the country. Latest statistics from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) show the average median house price...
A GISBORNE man has been charged after an incident where a dog was allegedly thrown off a Gisborne city bridge. The dog could not be found afterwards. The incident happened on February 25.A 25-year-old man has been charged with ill-treatment of an...
A NEW initiative has been funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to help improve the wellbeing of young people in rural communities. NZ Young Farmers has been allocated $40,000 to organise events in seven regional areas featuring guest...
Hauora Tairawhiti says it is committed to working with CCS Disability Action to support transition of staff following the decision not to continue a contract with CCS for home-based support services. A new model of home and community services (HCSS)...