Applications to have the Bank of New Zealand lend not cash but a day’s labour to your cause are now open. BNZ’s Closed for Good day will take place nationwide on August 31, with more than 550 BNZ staff helping community organisations around the...
Earlier in the week The Herald printed a picture of the 383-gram feijoa leading the Kaiaponi Farms 2019 picker competition to find the biggest fruit. Yesterday this whopper found by Kelly Ryland weighed in at 403.2g to take the lead. It is 100...
GUSTY north-westerly winds and a rip resulted in the rescue of three swimmers in two separate incidents at Midway Beach yesterday. At 3.30pm, a 12-year-old boy playing in the water east of the patrolled area swam after his ball which was blown...
The upcoming sestercentennial is an important platform for our nation and our community to explore and understand the nature and the impact of first meetings between Maori and Pakeha, not only in 1769 but in the years that followed. Truth is, for 250...
Health authorities were right to label the risk of Covid-19 getting to New Zealand from the cluster developing in Sydney last week as low — a low probability, but a very high impact should it do so. We are now in the uncomfortable situation of...
A neurology service is continuing in Tairawhiti after the retirement of a visiting specialist. Hauora Tairahiti DHB staff said there was a risk the service would not run short term following the retirement of Wellington-based neurologist Dr Stuart...
Kia ora ki a koe Glenis Philip-Barbara, Te Ha Trust general manager, for organising the thought-provoking Awkward Conversations series held at Smash Palace in August in the lead-up to Tuia 250 ki Turanga. What a superb series of interviews by Alex...
Yesterday's sale at Matawhero was all over in one hour, with just 175 sheep and 35 feeder calves sold. Most interest was focussed on the 85 prime sheep and the 35 feeder calves. Piritaha P/S at Ngatapa sold 12 heavy prime ewes for $180, while Rimunui...
A GROUP of children from the iRead Summer Reading programme at the HB Williams Memorial Library got up close and personal with stingrays yesterday as a reward for achieving their reading goals. About 30 kids along with librarians and helpers got...
Excavation work has started on the site of Hospice Tairawhiti's new building. Dawson Building Company was awarded the tender for the 750-square-metre building which will allow Hospice Tairawhiti to offer more of its services to the community and...
In support of Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week, I wish to remind people to take care of our beaches, and to use the rubbish bins and recycling stations provided. I attended the Waikanae Beach Clean-up on Sunday afternoon and it was awesome to see how...
FOUR people were taken to Gisborne Hospital yesterday morning after a ute and a campervan collided on State Highway 2 just south of the Waipaoa River roundabout. A small dog on board the ute died in the crash, which happened at around 10.30am.“The...
It’s a jarring start to the day — a newsreader’s clipped tones breaking the reverie of sleep. Drowsy and frustrated by the prospect of leaving a warm, comfortable bed, the voice emanating from the radio can catch me off guard. Sometimes I’m...
After weeks of denying there would be war, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just before dawn yesterday with a volley of missiles against military bases, airports and air defence radars, as warplanes and helicopters...
Fish and Game says it hopes the region’s anglers continue to ensure they have an up-to-date licence in the build-up to the new freshwater fishing season. Licences are on sale now for the new season, which starts on October 1 and runs until...
Serving others changes lives — and not just the lives of those on the receiving end. That was the message Rotary district governor Ross Pinkham gave members of the Rotary Club of Gisborne at the Emerald Hotel last night.“When you serve others...
GISBORNE has retained a place on an influencial national advisory body, and with it an improved chance to highlight the region’s infrastructural needs. Finance Minister Bill English this week welcomed the reappointment of Eastland Group director...
Gisborne District Council has placed a comprehensive “question and answer” release on its website that sets out to answer some of the big questions around the Tolaga Bay-Whangara floods and forest debris damage. Here are some of the questions and...
A sewing bee has been organised to make manaaki mat covers in honour of families affected by pregnancy and baby loss here. Manaaki Mats are special dry ice packs which freeze much colder than regular ice. They provide a safe, simple and effective way...
Almost all meat companies added more money to lamb last week and should do the same again next week, despite a short processing week ahead. That has meant prices will be at or above $9kg for some companies. When it comes to processing space, it varies...
THE first of a series of periodic closures of State Highway 35 is happening tomorrow and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has encouraged motorists to plan for them. SH35 between Kopuaroa Road and Ihungia Road, north of Te Puia Springs, will be closed...
Meng Liu Foon’s 18 years as Gisborne’s mayor and 24 years on Gisborne District Council finishes early this afternoon at the end of his last council meeting in charge. Following her appointment to the role by fellow councillors two weeks ago, his...
Basketball was one of the choices yesterday for about 20 young girls taking part in the Tania Dalton Foundation holiday programme in Gisborne this week. The Tania Dalton Foundation, created in honour of the former Silver Fern netballer who died in...
A MAN'S claim that his partner tried to run him down with her car was unable to be proved after police evidence was ruled inadmissible. Kayla Marie Koia, 29, was acquitted of a charge of assault with a weapon (the car) by Judge Warren Cathcart after...
Irrigating native reforestation projects with treated municipal wastewater could increase wastewater recycling and enhance the growth of native plant species, a research project has found. After irrigating a field site on Banks Peninsula for three...
Gisborne Woodturners Club deliver handmade toys to children who need them most every Christmas.“What I most enjoy is the delight on the kids' faces,” club president Lynne Boulter says. The club has been working on the toys since last...
Paid surf lifeguard service on Gisborne's main beaches starts on Monday at Waikanae, Midway and Wainui. The 15 lifeguards selected for this summer have prepared for the role and and are ready and raring to go. Paid lifeguards start in Tolaga Bay on...
The water sport leaders group who have called for a review of the concept design of the 50-metre pool in the redeveloped Olympic Pool complex have written to the Mayor and all councillors requesting a meeting. Their letter, outlining their...
JUST AS parents are preparing their children for the return to school, grandparents can also check out learning opportunities at the Senior Net Open and Enrolment Day between 11am and 3pm on Wednesday (February 1).Older people are welcome to pop...
Congratulations to the entire cast and crew of Hairspray. It is an outstanding production and had another full house last night. To the director and absolutely everyone involved, it is an amazing gathering of local talent. To the orchestra, you were...
Last week I talked with two other local people who believe as I do that the Eastland Community Trust (ECT) should do more to focus on the social well-being of the people of this district. ECT could stump up some much-needed cash to start and support...
To round off the Sea Walls Tairawhiti murals project, co-ordinator Kelly Spencer, Napier-based street artist Cinzah, Ouizi of Detroit and Wellington graphic artist Sean Duffell completed a series of murals in Tolaga Bay before heading home. Their...
Magnificent photo in Monday's Herald re Waikanae/Midway beach showing just how clean and pristine it can be, and full of visitors. We are currently led to understand that GDC may not have the clean-up of the current situation done prior to Christmas...
A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash at Tolaga Bay yesterday, one of a string of road crashes emergency services were called to over the weekend. The other incidents involved only minor injuries. The first happened at 3am on Sunday morning when a car...