The English version in Article 2 says: “The Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the chiefs and the tribes and to all the people of New Zealand, the possession of their lands, dwellings and all their property.”Translated into Maori, that...
Social media is better known for its reactive, emotional blowback rather than informed responses. But in her exhibition Whakawhetai, artist Melanie Tangaere Baldwin confronts the notion, “most often espoused in online comments boards”, that...
This pen of six heavy prime lambs from the East Coast were a highlight in the small yarding at the weekly sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards on Friday. They went for a solid $186 a head. Just 187 animals were presented for sale that day, with...
A water main in Nelson Road that burst in the early hours of yesterday morning was fixed by 1pm. It left 51 Riverdale properties without water for more than five hours. Today, water restrictions have been increased to a level 3, which is a total...
ALL 100 tickets to Wairoa's latest summer food and wine event have sold out, in just 48 hours. The FAWC (Food and Wine Classic) event is scheduled for Sunday, November 14 at Kaiuku Marae. Wairoa joined the Hawke's Bay FAWC event with its inaugural...
Gisborne welcomed 10 new graduates when they took the stage to accept bachelor degrees from Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand. The graduation is a celebration of commitment and dedication, says Gisborne leader of education delivery Gerry...
Good Lord, all these choices of milk — what next? I was brought up in a home of seven children and all lived well into their 80s, except for one dying of a brain bleed at 48. I'm knocking on 90 and I just love a glass of full cream milk, or as...
As I read the report in the paper of February 1, 2017 about our city gardens, I was gob-smacked. Are you looking at the same gardens I am, gardens that I have admired in the past and no longer do?You can get a drink when you want it but the plants...
We travelled to Gisborne last weekend to watch football on the Saturday and Sunday at Childers Road. On the Sunday my wife needed to “spend a penny” as it were, so off she went towards the loos inside Childers Rd reserve — only to return...
A special thank you to those who compiled the very informative article “Wharekauri, Rekohu” (June 4), giving us a true understanding of history of Poverty Bay as we should accept it with regards to the injustices imposed on our native...
All patched up with new badges that mark 60 years of service, the Royal New Zealand Navy Band will perform in Gisborne tomorrow to celebrate HMNZS Manawanui's first port visit to Gisborne. In 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named Gisborne as the...
A WEEK of steadily mounting tension reaches its zenith at 5am tomorrow when New Zealand meets Australia in the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. It will be the third time the two nations have met in a world final this year, with Australia taking...
Gisborne students Elisa Bargier from Campion College and Nopera Rangiuia Lindup from Gisborne Boys’ High School have been selected to represent Tairawhiti at Blake Inspire, formerly the Sir Peter Blake Trust Youth EnviroLeaders Forum. The week-long...
Councillors keen to allow ‘best options’ and avoid monopoly
NOTICING a shortage of permanent general practitioners in Gisborne has a Campion College student hoping to bring her medical degree home. Mary Spring is the winner of the 2016 Gisborne Herald furthering education scholarship. Now in its third year...
Having highlighted a submission to the council from Gisborne Holdings Ltd director and former chairman Bob Proudfoot yesterday, it’s worth running his own words:“GDC should bring pressure on ECT trustees to have them (change policy) to...
PADDLE 4 Life is the new Cancer Society fundraiser where you don't have to walk. Horouta Waka Hoe are running their inaugural Paddle for Life tomorrow between 6am and 6pm with all funds going to Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society. Paddlers can choose...
Martin Hanson (May 21 column) claims that legislators should vote in accordance with the public opinion polls. This is a very dangerous proposition, that we should have government by opinion polls. He claims that 74 percent of respondents to polls in...
Young people need to make sure their voices are heard at policy level, says Kiri Allan's Youth MP for the East Coast. Gisborne Girls' High School Year 13 student Sumita Singh has been appointed to the role and will be part of the 10th Youth...
A GISBORNE man made an initial court appearance on Saturday on an animal cruelty charge relating to the death of a seven-week-old puppy. The 23-year-old was charged with allegedly assaulting the pup and causing it to die. He will appear again in...
The leaders of the two largest parties in Parliament begin their very different roles in earnest this week. For Jacinda Ardern it is the start of an intensive week in foreign affairs, starting with her brunch at the weekend with Australian Prime...
Just 13 days into the 10th Swim the Distance event, someone has already swum from Gisborne to Mahia. Former Olympian Michelle Rennie completed the 45.5km distance yesterday in the 50-metre pool at the Olympic Pool Complex. She swam an average of 3.5km...
A commitment from government to include groups who work with victims and perpetrators of family violence in any plan to end family violence was the aim of a march to Parliament. Tauawhi Men's Centre co-ordinator Tim Marshall, SafeMan SafeFamily...
YOUNG Gisborne motocross riders are preparing for the 2019 NZ Mini MX Nationals at Hastings this weekend. Jaxon Pardoe, 8, has been riding since he was four years old. Competing in the 50cc 6-8 years class on his KTM, Jaxon aims to get into the top...
AS THE iPhone 6S and 6S+ are released to the public, some are looking back at the controversy created by Mike Daisey in 2012 with his monologue “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs”.Daisey described the working conditions in the factories...
A GARAGE that had been converted into a dwelling was destroyed by fire in Kanakanaia Road on the outskirts of Te Karaka last night. The cause is under investigation. Fire and Emergency NZ crews from Te Karaka, Whatatutu, and Patutahi responded, with...
Tairawhiti electricity consumers have again been told they will not get an annual cash dividend, and instead can look forward to Eastland Community Trust distributing up to $120 million under a new wellbeing framework over the next five to six...
Reusable rockets will be tested from Rocket Lab’s Mahia launch site later this year in a daring move that will see rocket stages “caught” by helicopters. The US-based satellite launch company said it plans to recover and re-fly the first stage...
Indigenous rights activist Tina Ngata upsets many people with the stridency of some of her comments, but probably more the fact she has access to significant platforms to make them — like the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in...
A wananga for rangatahi to boost their digital skills is planned for early September in Gisborne. Programming Maori Potential (PMP) is a digital start-up initiative targeted at rangatahi Maori of ages 17-19 years which aims to introduce 21st century...
QUICK work by a neighbour stopped a potential fire in its tracks yesterday when they saw smoke pouring from a barbecue unit on the patio of the house next door. The fire service got a call to a house in Pine Street, Mangapapa at about 4.30pm.“...
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters and MP Shane Jones had a lot to say yesterday about an “underhanded, vicious, uncalled for” comment by National Party deputy leader Paula Bennett earlier in the day, in bringing the marriage of...
Bollywood Stars is offering a 10 percent discount on all food items for essential workers in Gisborne. Owner Baljeet Sandhu said they wanted to show their appreciation for those who were “supporting everyone and working in this hard time”.“They...