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Researchers celebrate the Chinese fruit shops

Gisborne residents gathered for a book launch to celebrate and remember an era in this country’s history that has all but disappeared. Long before supermarkets became a one-stop shop for fresh produce, most small towns and city suburbs had a fruit...

Joining an elite group of nurses

AFTER a decade of balancing work, family and study, Three Rivers Medical nurse Kylie Morresey has joined the highest echelon of nurses in the country. The achievement means Ms Morresey, who works in aged care, can now prescribe drugs.“I’ve spent...

Fund passes the $2m mark

Strong support from the community has seen the Sunrise Foundation grow to just over $2 million. The fledgling Gisborne organisation’s annual meeting heard it received $627,721 in donations to grow endowments by 32 percent to $2.1 million in the...

Arrest after windows smashed at police station

A MAN was arrested last night after he allegedly shattered windows on the Gladstone Road side of the Gisborne Police station, causing several thousand dollars worth of damage. Police said the man, who is well known to them, had been spoken to earlier...

Don’t have to live like a refugee . . . but she is

Gisborne woman Abigail Salmond has gone hungry this week to show her support for refugees around the world. Abigail has been doing the the Refugee Ration Challenge and as of yesterday had raised nearly $1700 for the Australian NGO Act for Peace. Since...

Replacement of faulty street lights under way

A defective batch of lights purchased in 2017 and 2018 is why scores of the city's street lights are not working. Gisborne District Council has 80 street lights that are faulty and the problem may not be rectified until after winter, GDC journeys...

Not a true reflection

Re: Two fatal accidents, October 27 story. Kia Ora my name is Mena Walker of Rangitukia now residing in Brisbane, Australia. I am the nephew of the man who passed away near Tikitiki. Firstly, I would like to address the statement made by a member of...

Webpoll voters divided on the Rutene Road cycleway route

The plan for a dual cycleway on Rutene Road drew a “no” from a majority of the 372 respondents to this week’s webpoll question. Congestion, inconvenience and the small number of cyclists who would use it were the most frequent arguments against...

Change starts with a climb

The staircase at Tauawhi Men’s Centre is steep, narrow and a bit rickety. Tauawhi is based in roomy premises upstairs but has no street frontage, so there is a sign outside at 71 Peel Street. You enter, straighten up and climb to a landing, then...

Trials for Wairoa

TRIALS are expected to soon get under way around land-based irrigation and storage of Wairoa's wastewater. Last year, the Wairoa District Council was granted a town wastewater discharge resource consent by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. The...

ECE centre gets reduced rate for land lease

Gisborne District Council has agreed to Gisborne Community Early Education Centre leasing its Palmerston Road properties at 60 percent of market value despite concerns of establishing a precedent in a competitive industry. The council will also enter...

What fun, at Wicked Water Wednesday

Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti hosted its third and final Activators Programme public event on Wednesday at the Olympic Pools. A bomb competition, tug-o-war, obstacle courses and a sausage sizzle were just some of the attractions and activities Wicked...

Big turnout for library morning art session

CHILDREN'S and young adult’s librarian Raschel Easa-Danes says the turnout for the latest holiday programme is the biggest she has experienced since the library has been in the temporary new Awapuni Road premises. With more than 100 children taking...

Talking about the local wars

Inclusion of the New Zealand wars in the school curriculum is a theme of historian Vincent O’Malley’s talks at schools around the country, including Gisborne Girls’ High. Dr O’Malley has focused largely on the Waikato wars, which he describes...

‘Risky gamble’ as restrictions eased

Circumstance seems to have forced the Government into a risky gamble with the latest decision on alert levels that has seen Auckland finally given some respite and a small part of Waikato placed in Level 4. After a wearying 34 days in lockdown...

Work on flood control scheme to halt for winter

WORK on the multi-million dollar Waipaoa River Flood Control Scheme upgrade is expected to stop for the winter this week, Gisborne District Council was told at its May meeting yesterday. Council lifelines director David Wilson was speaking as...