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Food court a better idea

Re: ‘Fill city with people’, Dec 2 story. Regarding the suggestion we need restaurants in Lowe Street, I personally would rather see Treble Court turned into a food court for family outdoor dining. Maybe with a “roof” to block the hot sun and...

‘Productive’ action favoured over strike

Responses were almost evenly divided over this week’s webpoll question, “Do you agree with students going on strike over climate change?” A fraction short of 50 percent (271 out of 546 people) said no, while 48 percent (263) were in favour of...

Retailers feeling the benefits of tourism

Consumers spent more than $45 million in Gisborne last month and some city-centre retailers and business-owners have benefited from record takings. Latest figures from Paymark, which processes more than three-quarters of all electronic transactions...

‘DO IT ONCE, DO IT RIGHT’

Concerns re-worked sports hub plans 'second best'

Too big for the bath

The big yellow fellow is promoting the club’s annual Five Buck A Duck Race to be held Saturday lunchtime. The event is a fundraiser for Gisborne Life Education Trust and various Rotary youth scholarships and programmes including Outward Bound, an...

One arrest on opening night of R&V

POLICE were happy with how the first night of the R&V festival went, with only one arrest necessary. A 21-year-old Wellington man was to appear in Gisborne District Court today on charges relating to the alleged sale of drugs.“Apart from that...

What a fabulous mud run

THERE was no confusion at to what the theme of the day was at Gisborne Harrier Club’s annual Mud Run yesterday . . . fun. Over 360 participants needed a good hosing down after the popular event held at the Maclaurin farm off Maclaurin Road at...

Preparing for the big one

Scientists and emergency services have started to plan how the East Coast will respond when a “credible” threat of a 8.9 magnitude “mega-thrust” earthquake hits the region. Led by umbrella group East Coast Life at the Boundary (LAB), the...

Ten log ships loaded at port over October

EASTLAND Port handled 260,000 tonnes of log export cargo in October despite loading being affected by the weather for nearly a third of the month. Ten log ships were loaded during the month. The two big mobile log-loading harbour cranes that arrived...

Multi-talented Wilson moving on

Brian Wilson is moving to Auckland after leaving his mark on Gisborne in politics, sport and business. His 18 years in local body politics have come to an end with the new Hauora Tairawhiti board formally taking over just before Christmas. Mr Wilson...

No worries . . . a winning 10-minute play is written

“Gods and Goddesses of Gisborne” was the theme of the inaugural 48-Hour Play Festival that culminated in performances of plays produced by 20 local playwrights, directors and actors. The brainchild of Evolution Theatre Company managing artistic...

Faecal bacteria turn up in harbour

A TEST of the smelly discharge into Gisborne’s harbour two weeks ago shows a high count of faecal bacteria. The day after the event, Gisborne District Council said the discharge, accompanied by a foul stench that disturbed many at the Gisborne...

Givealittle appeal for a new $26,000 seed ‘tunnel’ house

THE Koanga Institute near Wairoa has launched a Givealittle fundraising appeal for a $26,000 seed tunnel house that is needed by September to ensure a fruitful seed collection. The institute is the home of New Zealand’s largest heritage food plant...

Shortlist rating good news for villa owners

“Thrilled”, is how The Verandah owner Lady Kathy Clarke felt when she and husband Sir John Clarke were told their spacious Whataupoko villa had made the Bookabach Bach of the Year shortlist. The couple bought the house to accommodate family when...

Only seeing what they want to

In the first paragraph of his column “Disabled want assisted living, not dying” (April 7), Ken Orr employs the rhetorical tactic of confusing Paula Tesoriero’s academic qualifications, sporting achievements and NZ Order of Merit with the...

Slip at Beach Loop ‘extremely hazardous’

Avoid getting too close to slip, landslide experts advise