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Finding Jamie

A private investigator is appealing for photos of the 2019 Tuia 250 event at Tolaga Bay as his inquiries ramp up into the mystery disappearance of local woman Jamie Kaiwai. Hamish Kerr, who acts for Jamie's family, says the community holds the key to...

'Do not be a bystander to bullying'

Pink Shirt Day a fun day, but with a very serious and important message

Nothing much to warm the heart so far this November

THE furore in Parliament and some other major national and international issues should not be allowed to disguise the great question of the moment: who stole our Gisborne summer?Seldom has a summer been so eagerly awaited in the district after...

A dog's life at the Gisborne Showgrounds

GISBORNE Dog Training Club has only a dozen or so competing members but hosted more than 10 times that at its annual dog obedience and agility event. Held over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, the two-day New Zealand Kennel Club-affiliated event is one of...

Captured by interest group

It was good to see the Mayor and Matt Todd at the fascinating talk on lines companies organised by the Chamber of Commerce. It was amazing to see so few in attendance for an impartial analysis of a hot topic, as if those at the heart of the...

Fish shop caught in sting

BEFRIENDED by an undercover fisheries officer, Elgin Fish Shop owner Dan Chen bought two hauls of illegal paua during an MPI crackdown on black market paua racketeering, Gisborne District Court has heard. Chen claimed it was entrapment; that the...

Renters stuck with rises

May I quote from the Newshub article in yesterday's paper, “Perfect storm: Cost of living in on the rise in NZ”.“Over the quarter, the average household spent 10.26 percent of their income on rent and almost 19 percent on food.”What a load...

Legalise rental scheme

My recent suggestion that Housing NZ and WINZ should embark on opening up yearly leases on rental properties to provide relief for the housing shortage drew little local response. There was only one or two responses declaring such a scheme to be...

Webpoll voters OK with media effort on Queen

MOST voters in this week's Herald webpoll have been glad of the extensive coverage following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The question was “Do you appreciate the outpouring and extensive coverage of the life and times of the Queen following her...

Deforestation a double blow, key tipping point

Our U3A discussion group focused on “Climate Tipping Points” this month. One tipping point, which seems even more serious than sea level rise, is deforestation. According to the World Resources Institute, if “Tropical Forest Deforestation”...

Cycle option not ruling out rail proposal

NEWS that the Government will investigate the feasibility of creating a cycleway between Gisborne and Napier does not mean Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will stop negotiations to lease a section of the rail line between the two cities. The...

Colvins win global tough radio award

GISBORNE radio communications company Colvins Ltd has won a worldwide competition run by Tait Communications for the company that puts its radios to the toughest tests. Tait is a multinational company based in Christchurch that exports 95 percent of...

Eyes on low rainfall trend

As some may know, I do regular analysis of weather data provided by our weather agencies. Farmers and gardeners may be interested to know where we are at heading towards summer. The latest figures show Gisborne has now had five months in a row of...

Where to for Democracy in the Zoom era?

A wet day has caused me to reflect, and I think it is a good time to share more in the paper about the council's recent activities for the benefit of the community. I wonder how many readers have experienced the frustration of large and long Zoom...

Rural champion: Local among B+LNZ finalists

THE finalists have been announced in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards and one of them hails from Gisborne. Rere farmer Sandra Matthews from Te Kopae Station, who was involved in the creation and development of Farming Women Tairāwhiti, has been...

Tolaga Bay jobs boost thanks to growth fund

TWO new employment initiatives will help create job opportunities for more than 100 people at Tolaga Bay. The projects were announced by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Willie Jackson yesterday. They will be...