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Healthy protest in support of hauora

NURSES offered free blood pressure testing and blood sugar screening outside Anne Tolley’s electorate office yesterday as a form of poltical protest.“We are taking this action to show we are serious about getting a better deal for Ngati Porou...

Axe the stinko ginkgo

Autumn, season of falling leaves, harvest . . . and the pong of ripe ginkgo berries splattered on city pavements. This is not only a health and safety concern that pedestrians might slip and fall, but an even greater concern that the public are...

Second inquiry into log ship fatality at port

Investigations into the death of a crewman after an accident on a log ship tied up at Eastland Port continue today. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has started an inquiry, alongside one by Maritime New Zealand, into the death...

Farmer facing GBH charges granted bail

A Tiniroto man alleged to have seriously assaulted a fellow farmer has been granted bail. David Bruce Morrison, 43, appeared in Gisborne District Court via AV-link from Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison, where he was remanded after previously being...

Gisborne band The Broken Stone release track for mental health week

A previously unreleased song by guitar-driven blues rock act The Broken Stone has been uploaded to music-streaming platform Spotify in support of mental health week. Written by The Broken Stone's lead singer/guitarist, Adrian Athy, when he was going...

Nothing forbids interest-free

Let us now praise sensible men! I refer to recent letter-writers who insist the rail-track is fixed before we get that literal log-jam from the forestry industry. My thanks to them. In the Tuesday 25th Gisborne Herald, KiwiRail’s original cost...

Self-taught musician 'elevating' Wairoa

SELF-taught musician and community advocate Kiri Gilbert of Wairoa is one of the Tairawhiti Men of the Year. The Tairawhiti Rural Education Activities Programme (REAP) put forth his nomination, describing him as “a very talented, caring and adored...

Cold, rainy weather to continue

The Gisborne region has escaped the worst of the last few days’ wintry blast, even though temperature readings have been chilly. The current coolness is caused by Antarctica’s “refrigerator door” opening and a flow of fronts and cold air...

Further reflections on the elections

One striking factor in preliminary Gisborne District Council election results for the city ward is that voters were so clear in their choice of the nine councillors they wanted around the governance table. The gap between ninth-placed candidate Terry...

Boots in to send deportees our way

The sight of handcuffed “501 deportees” being harassed by an Australian reporter while they were taken to a plane was the most depressing of last week and raises concerns about New Zealand's relationship with Australia. Australian Home Affairs...

What's on in Gisborne

Saturday, June 18The Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club, beach races round 2, Makorori beach. Sign in 8–8.45am, racing at 9am, new riders welcome. Free plants and flowers, from 11am, GDC office grounds, Fitzherbert Street. Also a chance to view the...

TaiTech running vaccine passport and Covid app courses

Older New Zealanders are more likely to be left behind when it comes to keeping up with the Covid-19 apps and passports but TaiTech is working to keep kaumatua up to date. Because smartphones are becoming more important in everyday life because of...

Ta moko ‘a taonga that knows how to survive’

Tā Moko was celebrated at the Tū ā Rangi Moko Wānanga held at Toihoukura — EIT's Māori Visual Art and Design School in Tairāwhiti, during Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Renowned artist and EIT Tairāwhiti professor Sir Derek Lardelli and members of...

Caring for people at most vulnerable time

Hospice Tairawhiti nurse Jayda Taiepa says it is a great privilege to work in palliative care. That may be a difficult concept for many to comprehend, but she describes her work as “a special role” where she helps individuals and their...

Lifeline lost

Gamblers in Gisborne wanting help have lost a lifeline. The Te Ara Tika Trust has terminated its problem-gambling contract with the Ministry of Health and the trust has been wound up, says trust chairwoman Lois McCarthy-Robinson. She said the service...

Creative handicaps . . .

Just for the record Clive I have two university degrees and in another life was co-director along with Ron Monten and Doug Harris of “Creative Source”, a successful Newmarket advertising agency. Doug is now running Harris Advertising in Honolulu...