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Councillors criticised for ‘top-down’ review

Tawhiti/Uawa Ward member Pat Seymour should be recused from consideration of the council representation review because of a conflict of interest, submitter John Kape told Gisborne District Council. But Mrs Seymour says she was fulfilling her role as...

Planning to retrieve Rocket Lab launch vehicle after splashdown

Rocket Lab will next month attempt to bring a rocket back from space. The United States-based company's next mission from its Mahia launch complex will attempt to slow down the Electron launch vehicle as it re-enters Earth's atmosphere before...

Freedom campers follow rules

THE threat of fines for disobeying freedom camping rules appears to have had the desired effect. Gisborne District Council reported that it had not needed to issue a single fine over the summer holidays. The council’s freedom camping bylaw came into...

Record, report

Re: Responses to news of latest crash fatality, November 12. First off, I’m not a sales person pitching a “gizmo” device. However dash cameras are unbiased and non-judgmental, providing precise information as we drive, recording every detail in...

Vox pop — On the street

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Quality stock on show

THE various stock competitions at the 2020 Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show produced quality results with wins to Patch Murphy in the heifer challenge, the Cooks in the chilled lamb competition, and to Florence Faulks in the breeding ewe contest. The Cook...

A different sort of equity

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...

Oceans symposium October 6-7

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...

Woman aimed car at former partner, ‘trying to scare him’

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...

Together we can achieve our dream

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...

Kazakhstan: a quarrel among thieves

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 wins fight

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...

Too many promises from naive Government say National MPs

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...

Looking down the drain at Muriwai

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...

Stock warehouse shut for asbestos remedial work

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...

The passion of James Cook Superstar

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...