A MAN abandoned a kayak he borrowed to free a snagged longline at sea and was helped back to shore by Midway lifeguards yesterday afternoon. The man, in his 50s, loaned the kayak from other beach-goers but hundreds of metres off the beach the craft...
BEES are of enormous value to the Gisborne and wider New Zealand economy. Angus McPherson of Trees for Bees said nationwide honey exports are expected to grow from $300 million to $1.2 billion by 2025, and the value to the agricultural industry from...
$7000 for a week’s work. No wonder Stu Watts was crowing like the rooster who escaped the axe in the Monday night Room Reveal results episode of The Block 2019. DIY deadly duo Stu and Amy Moore’s cameo return to the TV3 reality show they dominated...
On Wednesday, The Gisborne Herald published a letter from me in which I stated how sad it was to see how cannabis affects young people's lives and employment, and that I had seen this 20 years ago in Napier. I was saddened to read on page 7 of...
Whānau Āwhina Plunket nurses in Tairāwhiti are fielding a lot of questions about immunisations, with the flu vaccination now funded for ages three to 11. Chief nurse Dr Zoë Tipa said it is understandable that whānau have concerns and worries...
Congratulations to the organisers and supporters of the Ruatoria Christmas Parade and Tikitiki Carols in the Park — two more wonderful events for East Coast communities that took place over the weekend. It is a sad fact that many children on the...
AN innovative textile business co-owned by Gisborne woman Sally Shanks (fourth right) was last night awarded first place in the Wellington Gold Awards “emerging services” category. Known as the Formary, the business champions the “circular...
TESTING for methamphetamine contamination in Gisborne properties is on the rise. Real estate agents and landlords are taking the matter seriously, with properties tested often at the buyer’s request. There are three companies in Gisborne that can...
It is a week of sporting opportunity for 20 Gisborne girls, thanks to a holiday programme in memory of a sporting great. The Tania Dalton Foundation, created in honour of the former Silver Fern who died in 2017, has added a holiday programme to its...
Re: Log price collapse, July 9 story. Why can’t we have our own sawmills to turn the logs into beams for our own construction industry? It would save on all the shipping, employ more people and get houses built too. Angelica Perduta, ChristchurchOn...
ONE of the last torch-bearers of Gisborne chess master Genesis Potini’s method of chess teaching has passed away. Ngati Porou chess champion Shane ‘Jedi’ Fitzgerald died on Wednesday in Gisborne. He was 39. Mr Fitzgerald and Mr Potini, who lived...
More than 94 percent of Gisborne residents are enrolled to vote in the local body elections this year, but 4000 out-of-towners could swell the district’s voter base by as much as 11 percent. Gisborne District Council internal partnerships director...
SCAFFOLDING will be put up under half of the bridge spans at a time and river users are asked to be careful and avoid it where possible. Work will start on the city side, then move to the other side of the river
Vaccinating Tairawhiti residents in Group 1 (people that work at the border, in managed isolation facilities and their household contacts) and Group 2 (front-line workers and people living in high-risk places), is progressing well, a health board...
Joyous Waikohu fans, players, coaches and support staff alike celebrated as their beloved club defeated East Coast Farm Vets YMP 40-26 in the Lee Bros Shield final at Rugby Park on Saturday. See also the Match report on the back page of today's...
Sheep farmers are being encouraged to play their part in protecting the industry from exotic diseases by signing up to the new online portal MyOSPRI. Over 1000 sheep farmers have already ditched paper-based Animal Status Declarations (ASDs) and are...
I have lived in Ayton Street, in Mangapapa, for the past five years and our rubbish collection has always been in the afternoon. This last collection on Thursday had the rubbish truck pass by our house at 7.15am, which caught the majority of...
A COMPREHENSIVE new study of the whole beach front from Waikanae to the Waipaoa River mouth and beyond could lead to the area becoming the next major project for Gisborne District Council. The council’s Future Tairawhiti Committee was given an...
A “sensible decision” on bridge jumping, which will save Gisborne District Council spending thousands of dollars, won the unanimous support of councillors at the Future Tairawhiti committee meeting. Instead of spending $100,000 of capital...
GISBORNE woman Emma Pollitt has been selected as the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS) Ambassador for 2021 and will represent New Zealand at the Easter Show in Sydney next year. The 28-year-old won the district final in the ambassador competition in...
Work started yesterday to reinstal the left-hand side pontoon and gantry at the inner harbour boat ramp. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said the cost would be covered by the contractor because the pontoon was...
I wanted to let your readership know about a new website, developed by a group of concerned parents, educators and health professionals in Auckland, offering evidence-based research on screens and phones at school. See: www. sensiblescreenuse. orgThe...
The council's annual beach clean-up, from The Cut to Midway Beach started yesterday with work expected to be completed by the end of the week. The driftwood will be chipped offsite by Siteworx Civil Ltd, and the wood chips will then be available free...
Gisborne District Council faces a tight time frame if it is to finish the $23 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant before consents lapse. A project manager is to be appointed to make sure the project finishes on time and on budget...
I feel I need to apologise to the editor and to the readers of this page. I thought that by contributing I could stimulate a bit of intelligent, constructive debate. However, the same old, same old responses occurred . . . blame, blame, blame. We must...
‘The whole country is in Level 4 and this is the appropriate level of response for our community’
“What do you think about festival-goers being able to test their drugs for safety??
Normally, I don’t believe in precognition, but my skepticism was stretched when I came across the following quote from the American journalist H.L. Mencken who, nearly a century ago, penned these prophetic lines in the Baltimore Evening Sun, July...
Re: Comments in response to July 9 story, Log price collapse. Gisborne does have a cluster of sawmills that add value to the log. We hope that they will be able to process more and create more jobs for our people. ECT is an investor in the wood...
It is appalling that Kiwibank has seen fit to honour abortionist Dame Margaret Sparrow by selecting her as the Ryman Senior New Zealander of the year for 2020. The intent of this honour is to convince women that destroying their unborn child is...
ARE you up to it police?Gisborne courthouse staff have sent a challenge to Gisborne police, Department of Corrections staff and the Gisborne Law Society to follow their example after they jumped off the railway bridge over the Turanganui River...
Gisborne District Council engineers are continuing to work with the owners of 18 properties across the city and district that suffered damage in last week's rain event. Civil Defence group controller David Wilson this morning said they had been...