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Key legume findings focus of field day

EFFECTIVE oversowing was difficult and everything had to be right to be successful with grass suppression always necessary to establish legumes in hill country — those were key findings in the first year of a legume-focused trial on Wairakai...

2022-2023 Fees and Charges: draft annual plan approved

Gisborne district councillor Isaac Hughes has queried whether the abolition of resource consent fees could encourage the building of houses. Cr Hughes raised that question as councillors, sitting as the finance and performance committee, approved the...

Fisherman helped to shore by guards after kayak takes on water

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...

The buzz around Tairawhiti

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...

Block cameo reaps Amy and Stu $7000

$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...

Lives ruined, disrupted

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...

‘Never too late to vaccinate’

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...

Great community events

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...

Call for sheep farmers to join MyOSPRI

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...

Rubbish surprise . . .

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...

GDC explores future for Waikanae

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...

Railway bridge area to get furniture, drinking fountain, exit platform

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...

Hard work pays off

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...

Pontoon reinstallation under way

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...

Not helping to deliver a balanced curriculum

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...

BEACH CLEAN

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...