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Not a true reflection

Re: Two fatal accidents, October 27 story. Kia Ora my name is Mena Walker of Rangitukia now residing in Brisbane, Australia. I am the nephew of the man who passed away near Tikitiki. Firstly, I would like to address the statement made by a member of...

Replacement of faulty street lights under way

A defective batch of lights purchased in 2017 and 2018 is why scores of the city's street lights are not working. Gisborne District Council has 80 street lights that are faulty and the problem may not be rectified until after winter, GDC journeys...

Webpoll voters divided on the Rutene Road cycleway route

The plan for a dual cycleway on Rutene Road drew a “no” from a majority of the 372 respondents to this week’s webpoll question. Congestion, inconvenience and the small number of cyclists who would use it were the most frequent arguments against...

The Maccas waiata in Tahiti that went viral

A TOLAGA Bay group on a cultural exchange to Tahiti have been popular on social media this week after they performed a waiata for staff at a McDonald’s restaurant in Tahiti in thanks for quick service. The 55 members of Te Aitanga a Hauiti ki Uaw...

Hurt motorcyclist stable in hospital

THE motorcyclist injured in a crash south of Muriwai on State Highway 2 on Tuesday morning was admitted to Gisborne Hospital. The man, aged in his 50s, suffered moderate injuries in the mishap. The hospital reported this morning he was in a stable...

Committee labelled ‘a joke’

THE Regional Transport Committee, which manages millions of dollars of spending on the district’s roads, was slammed as a “joke” by a district councillor at the Future Tairawhiti committee meeting. Larry Foster said the apologies for the last...

Our local heroes recognised

TEN Gisborne people have been acknowledged as local heroes in the lead-up to Kiwibank’s New Zealander Of The Year Awards. The 10 were among a total of 292 heroes from around the country celebrated at 16 regional ceremonies. Kiwibank chief executive...

Have your ‘bob’s worth’

In Saturday’s mail I got a missive from the GDC which allows me to have my “bob’s worth” about the extension to the sewerage treatment system. This is, rightly enough, part of the consultation process. I would like to strongly suggest that...

Talking about the local wars

Inclusion of the New Zealand wars in the school curriculum is a theme of historian Vincent O’Malley’s talks at schools around the country, including Gisborne Girls’ High. Dr O’Malley has focused largely on the Waikato wars, which he describes...

‘Risky gamble’ as restrictions eased

Circumstance seems to have forced the Government into a risky gamble with the latest decision on alert levels that has seen Auckland finally given some respite and a small part of Waikato placed in Level 4. After a wearying 34 days in lockdown...

Work on flood control scheme to halt for winter

WORK on the multi-million dollar Waipaoa River Flood Control Scheme upgrade is expected to stop for the winter this week, Gisborne District Council was told at its May meeting yesterday. Council lifelines director David Wilson was speaking as...

Trout season opens

The district's keen anglers headed to their favourite fishing spots yesterday as the annual trout fishing season opened. The trout season runs through until June 30 next year.“It's great to have the season under way and there were heaps of people...

More Blue Santa donations will be gratefully received

Organisers of Operation Blue Santa — the police initiative to provide Christmas cheer to needy families in the district — need more help to meet demand. The Gisborne police Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke team, Te Aka Ora Charitable Trust and Countdown...

Playing leading role in positive policing

TAIRAWHITI police commander Inspector Sam Aberahama has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the New Zealand police and community. New Zealand-born of Cook Islands descent, Tamuera Aitama (Sam) Aberahama joined the New...

Police call for witnesses to robbery

POLICE continue their investigation into the burglary of the Challenge Gisborne service station in Gladstone Road early yesterday morning. They have repeated their call for information from the public. A group of five or six thieves, believed to be...

A ‘strange’ first day on The Block

They didn’t win the first challenge but Gisborne couple Amy Moore and Stu Watts produced arguably the best one-liners as the 2018 season of The Block NZ got under way last night. Amy and Stu are one of four teams whose mission is to completely...