Work and Income support will continue for people regardless of their vaccination status.“When a person applies for income support because they have become unemployed there are a number of criteria and obligations to consider when assessing...
Fences were smashed to bits, a street light pole was flattened and a house damaged in a spectacular car crash in Rutene Road last night. The crash happened at around 8pm, 40 to 50 metres east of the William Pettie Bridge. A nearby resident, who was...
The Mayor and the council have shot themselves in the foot with their ongoing partisan efforts to change the names of Poverty Bay and Gisborne. They will find themselves offside with the New Zealand Geographic Board in their Turanganui a Kiwa/Poverty...
A great letter from Joe Fone, a sad letter from Martin Hansen (November 23). Does it always come down to siding with your own beliefs? Not really, it comes down to having the ability to think for yourself, not being brainwashed by the...
There is an impressive collaboration going on between Toitu Tairawhiti, Gisborne District Council's Emergency Coordination Centre and 16 iwi, hapu and community hubs to get kai (food) parcels out to 1450 households across the rohe. The Toitu...
NEW Zealand veterans of the Vietnam War are welcome to attend commemorations in Wellington and register to go into a ballot to attend a similar event in Canberra — with both events on August 18 to mark the 50th anniversary of the war. August 18 is...
A drive-through vaccination centre will be in operation at Harry Barker Reserve from tomorrow. The community centre has been set up by Turanga Health in partnership with Hauora Tairawhiti, Te Runanga o Turanganui-a-Kiwa, Toitu Tairawhiti and Trust...
Firefighters were called to a vegetation fire on the side of the road on Panikau Road just past Whangara yesterday afternoon, but it was under control. The call came in at 2pm. Fire and Emergency NZ responded with an appliance and tanker from...
A FOOTBRIDGE providing access to Makaraka Cemetery across the Taruheru River will remain off limits for about three months while repair work is assessed. The footbridge was closed at the start of the month after issues with the timber deck and the...
Re: What is being preached? December 19 letter. The simple answer to your question is read the services column in The Herald, pick a service, go along, sit there and observe what is going on. I bet you a super-duper burga from the big “M” that...
Recently our council decided to outsource the Rivers & Land Drainage department to a contracting company that has a base in Gisborne. Sadly the small loyal workforce, some of whom have been employed by the District Council for many years, were told...
MURALS to motivate learning and excellence were blessed and presented to Te Hapara School this week. Local artist Amie Coker painted the four murals last year with the help of Te Hapara students. They represent the four syndicates of the school...
Re: Let’s get on with life, July 28 letter. Well said Ray Hill . . . It should never become a public matter over a remark made in a lunchroom. A quiet word in the person’s ear would have been more appropriate. Some positives . . . Well done...
POLICE, firefighters and road contractors were called to the Pine Street intersection with Stout Street mid-afternoon yesterday after a large poplar tree toppled across part of the road. Downer staff cut the tree up and removed it. The road was down...
A Wairoa woman claims she succumbed to having sex with a “dangerous” man and was kept captive in his car for hours while he accused her of selling meth for a rival gang. A jury in Gisborne District Court heard the claims yesterday in a trial for...
WORK to build a new $5 million bridge at Motu is expected to start by the end of the year. Following investigations into the viability of the existing bridge, Prime Minister John Key confirmed in March that the Government would fund a new two-lane...
Re: Change of name for Gisborne. How about we call it Obi City? That would describe two-thirds of the residents here. For those a little slow it would be pronounced Obesity . . . perfect!Inky Thumb Jr
One of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s eight Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters has been operating out of Gisborne in the past 48 hours as part of an exercise. The exercise was planned some time ago. The chopper was not deployed here as part...
One of New Zealand's star chefs is serving up art for hungry eyes at Verve Cafe. Chef and artist Kent Baddeley was once the hottest man in this country's kitchen. His Wellington restaurant, Petit Lyon, which opened in 1983, won multiple awards...
THE Gisborne Olympic Pool complex opened its doors again this morning for the first time since the Alert Level 4 lockdown, and thanks to the work of pool staff that now includes the 50 metre pool. The news that the 50 metre pool can open as well has...
The section of water main break on Ormond Road that burst in the early hours of yesterday morning and flooded nearby properties has been repaired. The four metre section of water pipe on Ormond Road near the corner of Bulli Street was excavated...
The Bay of Plenty man trapped in his crashed car for two-and-a-half days over the Christmas holiday weekend headed home today. gregg Shaw, 67, failed to arrive in Gisborne from Papamoa on Christmas Day and was reported missing. His car went off the...
Another politician saw his career ended through bad behaviour last week and final speeches by two prominent female MPs suggest the recent problems in Parliament are far from anything new. Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway joined...
A LARGE party balloon caused a power outage affecting about 700 customers yesterday afternoon. At 2.35pm, the power went out in the Makaraka and Te Hapara areas. Eastland Network general manager Brent Stewart said this was due to a large...
New Zealand has just got another tough lesson in the necessity of investing wisely and heavily in climate change adaptation, with our biggest city in a state of emergency and widespread chaos after record rainfall yesterday caused raging...
I hope all councillors in favour of the “name change” read The Gisborne Herald on Saturday. Your 13-1 vote for change absolutely staggered me and, I would suggest, half of our population at least. The webpoll showed 71 percent against officially...
EVOLUTION has been in Gisborne for nearly a decade but there has been one big change this year . . . it is now locally owned. Jenna McGuffog has worked at Evolution clothing store for around seven years. She started as a part-time retail assistant...
Archeologist Kevin Jones has recounted his memories of an archaeological survey of 1984 which resulted in the discovery of a James Cook artefact at Whangara. The item was a 1761 Coronation of George III medal which today, courtesy of Whangara B5...
During day three of an Environment Court hearing yesterday, Judge Brian Dwyer noted that trying to apportion the amount of debris to particular logging operations was “like trying to unscramble an egg”.The hearing over storm damage on June 24...
The historical value of the Edwardian architecture that houses the public toilets in Peel Street was enough to sway a slim majority of respondents to this week’s web poll question: “Should the Peel St toilets be developed or demolished?”Out of...
Gisborne District Council has performed well in terms of expenses, finance and audit, says committee chairman Brian Wilson. He was speaking after the committee received a report on sensitive expenditure for the year ending June 30. The committee has...
MAHIA beaches and hot temperatures are reeling in record numbers of holiday-makers. That is the impression of prominent residents Bill Shortt and Diana Symes, who estimate up to 15,000 revellers have celebrated the holiday break in Mahia. Mahi...
Wayne Hardy and Karla Wynd won the mixed pairs category at the National Amateur Body-Builders’ Association East Coast championships in Gisborne on Saturday. Wynd also won Overall Ms Physique and Best Female Performance, and Hardy won the Masters...