Space company Rocket Lab hopes to launch its 15th rocket from Mahia tomorrow. The mission, named In Focus, is a nod to the Earth-imaging satellites on board and will lift off to deploy 10 satellites to precise and individual orbits. The launch could...
ENDEAVOUR replica ships will return to the Gisborne skyline, says a confident Malcolm MacLean. The Gisborne district councillor — a key organiser of a givealittle online fundraising campaign to build two Endeavour ships to replace replicas that...
Two wins for Waikanae were announced at the national Surf Life Saving Awards of Excellence on Friday. Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club’s Debbie Hutchings was presented with the Official of the Year award, while the Coach of the Year award went to...
A MAN was flown to hospital by rescue helicopter after he fell from the roof of a property at Te Araroa on Monday. The Trust Tairawhiti Rescue Helicopter crew were sent to the scene at around 11.20am. The man, aged 51, suffered rib injuries and the...
Entries for the competition side of the annual Poverty Bay A and P Association Spring Show next month look very healthy in general and the trade spaces for the event have now all been taken up. Show organisers said they were very pleased with the...
I would like to thank the people who came to my assistance when my vehicle was hit by a driver evading the police on January 31. Your care towards me was one of the positives, along with the fact I was not significantly hurt and I didn’t have...
Before the first rocket took off from Mahia two years ago, MPs considered whether they should clarify that New Zealand’s new space industry would be strictly for peaceful purposes. Politicians from across the spectrum championed the proposed law...
Re: Putting NZ First, September 16 letter. Response from NZ First:The funding models and cost structures of DHBs have become outdated and unnecessarily complex. They are obscure and unhelpful to the DHBs as they endeavour to provide services to the...
There have been many letters praising the loss of the lights at the Palmerston Road and Peel Street corner. Yes, it helps the flow of traffic, and everyone seems to be thrilled not to sit for too long waiting to get to the other side. But have you...
THE Gisborne District Council hearings process on its freshwater plan opened last week with preliminary discusions on how the submissions will be heard and Federated Farmers was well represented. The Federation’s senior water and environment policy...
EASTLAND Kart Club’s season ended on Sunday with drivers chasing last-chance points. Perfect weather and a massive turnout made for good racing. In the junior restricted class, Tate Wilson, who has improved all season, ended up first-equal with Kyle...
The South Pacific is very publicly “in play” all of a sudden in the great geopolitical rivalry of the 21st century between a rising China on one hand, and the United States and its allies on the other. Australia and New Zealand are central...
Cedenco Foods New Zealand Limited has pleaded guilty to charges brought by Gisborne District Council in relation to an alleged environmental offence. The company, represented in Gisborne District Court yesterday by counsel Lucy Rishworth, admitted...
SIGNIFICANT improvement over her three rounds earned Gisborne’s Jessica Hayward individual honours at the New Zealand Eagles under-17 golf championships this week. Fellow Poverty Bay-East Coast players Ellen Ball and Zach Rolls also had success in...
Re: Too small to be fragmented, June 30 column. The purpose of my column, referred to by Mr Bibby, was to provide a new perspective on how we could achieve economic prosperity. The suggestion was we could attempt an indirect approach to economic...
Re: Good enough for some, July 27 letter. The council has received all appropriate authorities, including approval from Heritage NZ, for the Titirangi Summit Redevelopment Project. The report on geotech for the site was presented last July. The...
LABOUR candidate for East Coast Kiri Allan says she wants to present voters with another option to long-serving MP Anne Tolley.“I will be here for the long-term," said Ms Allan who, like the Minister of Social Development, lives in the Bay of...
Gisborne garden centres and nurseries have been selling out of seedlings as people turn to growing their own winter vegetables rather than relying on supermarkets. Mitre 10 owner-operator Geoff Taylor said vegetable seedlings had been in high demand...
The first port of call has failed in Gisborne District Council’s attempt to gain funding to have new Endeavour models built and installed. Contracts and asset manager Garrett Blair yesterday told the council’s community development and services...
NEARLY three-quarters of respondents to a Gisborne Herald web poll agree that the city needs a new bylaw to keep dogs leashed on city beaches. But opponents and supporters of the proposal also say Gisborne needs a dedicated dog park. Gisborne District...
Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival is kicking into high gear as the Friday launch date grows closer and the sculptures of Te Ara i Whiti are made ready to light the riverbanks.“It's pretty active and buzzy,” said Tama Waipara, the festival's chief...
Problem gamblers in Tairawhiti continue to be without government-funded face-to-face support services as the district health board struggles to recruit staff to provide them. A two-year Ministry of Health contract to deliver problem gambling services...
Labour’s Meka Whaitiri makes a good point when she describes the Government’s financial support for elements of the Tairawhiti Economic Action Plan as “attempting redress of nine years of Government neglect”. National learned how vulnerable...
Gisborne has its first woman mayor and first Maori deputy mayor after yesterday’s handover of the mayoral robes from Meng Foon to his deputy, Rehette Stoltz. After swearing her affirmation to fulfil the office of mayor, Mrs Stoltz appointed Mr...
Yesterday’s front page indicates Gisborne District Council and its supporting in-groups have well and truly “missed the boat” with this year’s Cook sestercentennial. Those of us who who have been critical of many aspects of this event would...
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It has been a busy few months for Gisborne’s House of Breakthrough pastor Norm McLeod, working in Chile and Pakistan. It was Pastor McLeod’s third visit to Chile.“Besides church work, my purpose was to develop Maori relationship connections...
THE search for R&V festival-goer Fletcher Wong from Wellington was ramped up this morning as concern grows for the teenager, who has not been heard from in more than 48 hours. Police have again repeated their plea for information about his...
RICHARD Hamilton McKee, 34, and James Boydey Manukau, 27, were found guilty by Judge Johnathan Down after a three-day hearing in Gisborne District Court. They were remanded on bail for sentence on October 8. The judge warned the pair all sentencing...
Our New Zealand flag, flying from the flagpole outside the Gisborne District Council building, is looking very sad. The four red stars with white borders look almost entirely white and the dark blue is badly faded. It is time the council purchased...
We all feel lonely sometimes. Loneliness is no different to hunger or thirst; a signal from our bodies that we need something. Meaningful social connection — especially with people we can be ourselves around, people we can call on in times of need...
EASTLAND Port workers will have Christmas Day off with their families with loading work suspended for the big day. The next scheduled log ship, the Inland Sea, is due.“The ship will be loaded through until Christmas Eve, and then loading will cease...
A car left Wainui Road and struck a pole yesterday morning, but no one was hurt. The crash happened at around 6.40am with police and St John ambulance called to the scene. Police said there were no injuries