Chris Shaw’s proposal for a new forestry route from the East Coast, an inland port at Matawhero and a tourism and hospitality-focused harbour is nothing if not bold, and it does highlight a very important issue for Tairawhiti. We thoroughly embrace...
September is World Alzheimer's Month and as part of it the Town Clock will be lit up in purple. Alzheimers Gisborne Tairawhiti is once again faced with finding ways to celebrate this special month while surrounded by Covid restrictions. The Gisborne...
A woman found guilty of blackmail by a jury last year plans to appeal a sentencing judge’s refusal to grant her permanent name suppression. The woman, for whom interim name suppression applies pending the appeal, and co-offender William Charlie...
The winter solstice is a special time of the year. In New Zealand, it occurs on June 21 and 22 around Matariki. Most non-Maori immigrants living in New Zealand come from cultures around the world where winter solstice has been celebrated for...
If the economic bouncebank from Covid-19 was measured by new car sales, the East Coast is recovering well. New cars sales for the quarter (July to September) after lockdown were up 19 percent on the quarter (January to March) before it. Data from...
The new national Women in Wine organisation will hold its first Gisborne meeting next week and the organisers hope to attract a big turnout of women involved in all aspects of the wine industry. A key driver for establishing Women in Wine nationally...
A FARMER whose fascination with trees led him to become an award-winning dendrologist and establish Hackfalls Arboretum turns 100 today. Robert James Berry, known as Bob, was born on June 11, 1916 in Gisborne. He grew up and spent much of his working...
A tense week lies ahead for the leaders of all the main parties involved in next Saturday’s elections, although the challenges are different for the leaders of the seven parties with the best chances of getting into the next Parliament. The tension...
Owners of Gisborne residential properties banked $9.9 million from property sales in the final three months of 2017, property information and analytic company CoreLogic’s figures show. The company’s Pain and Gain report shows Gisborne’s median...
Waioeka Bridge in Opotiki will get new paint and a clean over Labour weekend. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises works will be carried out between 7pm and 5am tomorrow, and on Saturday and Sunday nights to minimise the impact on...
A woman and her young son received a shock yesterday when the engine of the car they were in caught fire at roadworks in Wainui. The woman had stopped at the roadworks on Okitu Bridge at about 1.30pm when smoke was seen billowing from the engine...
By the time you read this you may know more than I do as I write it, but some conclusions about the US election are already certain. First, this has been essentially a re-run of the 2016 presidential election. The final Electoral College tally and...
REVIEW“Choice!” said a theatre-goer in the box seats as the curtain flew up to reveal the stage design for Musical Theatre Gisborne’s exuberant production last night of Footrot Flats: The Musical. And choice it was. From Wal’s cartoonish...
The work of contemporary printmakers is on display at Lysnar House Studios this weekend. The Gisborne Printmakers Group is hosting “The Small Print”, a travelling exhibition. Group kaitiaki Jean Johnstone said the title of the exhibition came from...
A majority of people responding to this week’s Gisborne Herald web poll have been reducing plastic usage but even though it is Plastic-Free July, many are not. Asked if they were trying to reduce their use of plastic, 60 percent, answered...
Nobody wants to argue with anti-vaxxers. It's draining and leaves you rocking in a corner with clumps of your own hair between your hands. Not really . . . (maybe slightly).Recently, I took one for the team (of 5 million) and spoke out against...
Re: Noku ake enei whakaaro, Sat 13th article by Andy Cranston. Congratulations Andy on such a well-balanced, well-expressed article. It was very heartening to read position and not prejudice so clearly presented in the current climate exchange of hot...
Reducing plastic use has turned into a must amongst us but, while we like to show our commitment to this cause, people don’t seem to care as much for other social responsibilities — such as where the products they buy are from. Is the supplier...
GISBORNE suicide rates have been between 35 percent and 65 percent higher than the national average in the 2002-2016 period, according to a Hauora Tairawhiti report. Hauora Tairawhiti's community and public health advisory committee (CPHAC) received...
The death of Prince Philip provided a sad end to last week's news cycle which once again was packed with developments. The story of how a minor Greek prince, reputedly born on a kitchen table in Corfu 99 years ago, went on to become the...
It has been a season of ups and downs for processing company Cedenco, with an excellent tomato crop, a favourable ongoing squash harvest but a sweetcorn harvest that was disappointing. The company’s sweetcorn harvest concluded at the end of...
Cancelled flights leave Gisborne health professionals stuck in Queenstown
Repair work to Gisborne's 47-year-old indoor swimming pool has halted after contractors discovered asbestos in the overflow channel. The affected area, which was already closed to the public, was sealed and isolated after contractors found...
Most of the popular swimming spots in the region have been given the “all clear” as the district heads into the peak holiday season, but several have not. The LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) water quality testing results done on December 19 showed...
A fault with a portable fan in a resident’s bedroom sparked an emergency at the Leighton House rest home in Cheeseman Road in Kaiti last night when the fan caught fire. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two appliances to the complex just on...
THE strike by young doctors at Gisborne Hospital tomorrow is disappointing, says Hauora Tairawhiti clinical director surgical Dr Johan Peters. From 7am tomorrow up to 15 young doctors who work for Hauora Tairawhiti, the District Health Board (DHB)...
What a privilege to be sharedReturning home to where one's breedWhakapapa is the pullTo celebrate our starting schoolAs I pan the crowd of youcan't see many from 1872The Native school as it was thenNo chair or desk or flash Bic penThis Native school...
Surf lifeguards here and across the country have been gearing themselves up to meet Covid-19 health and safety requirements ahead of summer. Surf Lifesaving New Zealand and its clubs have been working hard to meet the Government guidelines to provide...
Re: Too many injured on job, January 19 story. I absolutely agree that there are too many workplace injuries. Often these have long-term consequences for the person who is injured. They could find themselves out of a job and on a reduced income of 80...
Participants in the Northern Classic Commercials North Island Long Lap 2018 classic truck “convoy” will stop over in Gisborne late on Sunday and go for a ride on Wa165 on Labour Weekend Monday. The fleet of about 70 classic trucks will be parked...