The front page of last Thursday's paper proclaimed “We want to see equity”.To me, equity means giving the same opportunities to everyone irrespective of their circumstances. Creating separate arrangements for distinct groups, especially...
Tairawhiti will next month host some of the Pacific’s best minds in a two-day oceans symposium. Te Paepae o Tangaroa will run on October 6 and 7. Kaitiaki (guardians), scientists, voyagers and environmental leaders from Te Tairawhiti, other parts of...
The poor state of this district’s roads will become a serious indictment on central and local government if the outcome of a review of our transport needs this year does not see a large financial commitment and action to start remedying the...
About 50 new jobs and a multimillion-dollar medical research lab with potentially global significance are coming to the region through $27.5 million in funding from the Provincial Growth Fund. Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones today...
The chill in New Zealand’s relations with China is a major concern that requires careful positioning by the Government, not defensive assurances everything is OK — it’s not — or the Prime Minister simply stating there are “challenges”...
Event organisers are relieved Alert Level 1 is back from today. It means they can forge ahead with plans for October events that kick off Tairawhiti's summer social season. The First Light Wine and Food Festival is already sold out, with all 2000...
Lately I’ve written about the coming of a new age and preparing to live differently and more locally. In an item in last Thursday’s paper, Lucy Lawless said “Climate change is the greatest threat humanity has ever faced and the age of oil must...
Re: Wide range of views makes for lively debates at the council, Oct 23 editorial.“. . . the potential economic benefits could massively outweigh what risks there are” — what do such statements even mean? What calculation have you used to come...
I have long been a supporter of the Olympic Pool redevelopment. It is in fact one of the first things I was involved in and over many years it has been a frustration to many of us that it seemed to be such a long-term project going nowhere fast. The...
The annual Mitre 10 Gisborne raffle started strongly over the weekend with over 300 tickets sold during the first three days. Hospice Tairāwhiti is excited about the opportunity to raise funds to help keep services free of charge in...
Ngati Porou Hauora (NPH) clinics and their patients are adjusting successfully to the lockdown environment. One of the first new measures introduced to help prevent the spread of te mate korona (coronavirus) was to conduct the majority of...
Judge Warren Cathcart told the court he could not imagine a more serious example of dangerous driving than that committed by a woman who deliberately aimed her car at her partner four times. Joanna Brown’s actions were tantamount to attempted...
One of the most famous speeches of all time was that of Martin Luther King Jr. He had a dream.“So even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream...
Two questions about recent events in Kazakhstan. First, was last week's slaughterhouse battle between “20,000 bandits” and the regime's police in Almaty, the country's biggest city, really just a quarrel among thieves? And second, why did...
Abbott Street residents are surprised and elated that the Department of Corrections has pulled out of placing a “halfway house” in their neighbourhood. In May, residents found out the department planned to turn an Abbott Street house into...
New Zealand is paying the price for an inexperienced government too eager to make promises, said National Party MPs visiting Gisborne last week. Michael Woodhouse, Dr Shane Reti, Nicky Wagner, members of the party’s health caucus, and Louise...
PLANS to collaborate on a drainage management plan between Muriwai residents and Gisborne District Council were made at last night’s community consultation meeting. Resident Jody Toroa said the community’s experience with GDC has been largely...
ASBESTOS detected in Harvey Norman’s Lowe Street warehouse has closed the stock room. The site remains closed until the landlord’s licensed asbestos removalist completes remedial work. Harvey Norman says the asbestos has prevented removal of...
Knock knock. “Who's there?” Hi it's Tanith. I'm back like scoliosis. Can I please take a moment of your time to talk about our lord and saviour Captain James Cook?This tale is about “The passion of Cook”, the greatest true story ever told...
A DUPLEX unit at the corner of Oxford Street and Ranfurly Road in Kaiti sustained fire and smoke damage throughout yesterday afternoon. Firefighters said unattended cooking appeared to be the cause of the blaze. Fire and Emergency NZ received 111...
The police inquiry into the serious attack on a man walking in Valley Road one morning at the end of March has stalled and police have repeated their plea for information. A 41-year-old man, out for his morning walk, was attacked by three male Maori...
FIREWORKS went on sale yesterday and the fire service has issued its usual Guy Fawkes warning about the care people must take with their crackers. The Guy Fawkes season last year was one of the quietest on record in this district. While it was quiet...
A GISBORNE-based project is exploring a biological method of dealing to pesky insects on citrus orchards by understorey planting to attract beneficial insects. A Lighter Touch project manager Jeff Smith says leaving bare earth under citrus trees and...
A correspondent yesterday claimed our coverage on Saturday of the 150th anniversary of the summary execution of 86 to 128 local Maori, after the siege of a hilltop pa at Ngatapa, was the “usual whitewash of the murder at Matawhero of some 60 men...
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SELLING 48 state houses in Gisborne during “a housing crisis” makes no sense, says Meka Whaitiri, Labour MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti. According to the Social Housing Register, at the end of March there were 79 vacant Housing New Zealand houses in...
Eastland Port's shipping schedule indicates the port will host a dozen log ships in March. The first of the line-up this month is the African Warbler, pictured, which has been loading for a day or two. The Warbler will sail on Friday, with 11 others...
After decades of sitting on our hands, the simple act of commissioning an inquiry into becoming a low carbon economy has been hugely positive on public perception. But the Productivity Commission’s final report on transitioning to a low carbon...
A seminar will be held tomorrow to discuss the potential use of dung beetles to improve waterways in the region — targeting the waste that stock leave behind them. It will be presented by head researcher Dr Shaun Forgie of Dung Beetle Innovations...
Composting is a familiar concept for recycling organic wastes such as food scraps. But have you heard of Bokashi composting?“This method involves the fermentation or ‘pickling' of your food waste materials unlike the decaying process that occurs...
MORE than 25,000 teddy bears are preparing to give love to hospitalised children all over New Zealand but at Gisborne Hospital the teddies are ready now. The New Zealand Freemasons donated the teddy bears to the emergency department and Planet...
Studying at the University of Waikato has become a lot more accessible for students in the East Coast region of Te Kaha to Te Araroa, thanks to the new Frank and Alma Kemp Scholarship. Valued at up to $20,000 ($5000 a year for up to four years), the...