The Covid-19 Protection Framework, also known as the traffic light system has been scrapped, ending mandatory mask-wearing as of last night.“It's time to safely turn the page on our Covid-19 management and live without the extraordinary measures...
In a recent What's on in Council column, councillor Pat Seymour mentioned the following Wednesday's Audit and Risk Committee meeting. Aware that climate change was mentioned but not listed, despite the recent adoption of a 2030 net-zero emissions...
Gisborne carpenter Warren Traue, 55, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half months home detention for allowing houses he lived in as a tenant to be used as P labs, and for possessing equipment and substances used to manufacture the drug. The sentence...
A goal to feed the hungry and help the community is the basis of a Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) project. Gisborne Boys' High students Sam Moa, Vinson Parata, Gareth Van Vuuren and Jayden Mihaka came up with the idea of creating community food...
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All staff at Gisborne's schools must get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by November 15. But schools are saying the vaccination status of any staff member is a “privacy matter”.Kaiti School principal Billie Jean Potaka Ayton said the...
Three Tairāwhiti acts — Rob Ruha, punk band Sit Down In Front and rangatahi choir Ka Hao — are finalists in the Aotearoa Music Awards (AMA)|Nga Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa announced overnight. Ruha, with six nominations, has emerged as the frontrunner...
Highway access to the district from the north has been disrupted again in the past 24 hours with State Highway 2 closed again briefly yesterday and State Highway 35 closed overnight. The coast highway was shut late yesterday afternoon when a large...
The 30th Te Wananga o Aotearoa National Waka Ama Sprint Championships have opened with the midgets racing on the first day yesterday. Gisborne waka ama stalwarts Raipoia and Matahi Brightwell were among a select few honoured yesterday for having...
A man and his daughter were rescued by members of the surf life saving emergency callout squad on Saturday afternoon when they got blown offshore at the Waipaoa river mouth. The pair were out on inflatable kayaks when they were caught by the strong...
Television presenter and public speaker Nigel Latta will be in Gisborne next month to share his insights on education. He will be the main speaker at the Brain Blast: Transition in Action conference, hosted by Tairawhiti REAP on October 1-2. Latt...
An elite waka ama training camp being held in Gisborne this weekend is geared towards the International Va’a (waka) Federation’s introduction of an elite category in the sport. Out-of-town top guns will also visit Gisborne for the three-day...
The vulnerability of the region's roads was once again evident after a large slip came down on Tiniroto Road last night. The road is closed between its 21-to 43-kilometre marks until Gisborne District Council can move the debris. A detour is in place...
Motorists using State Highway 2 will have to take a 15-minute detour at Te Karaka from November 16. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising of upcoming resurfacing works happening on State Highway 2 in Te Karaka starting on Monday, November...
Councillors have decided to resolve the dilemma of the two East Coast wards falling below population requirements by tweaking rural ward boundaries and proposing another city ward councillor be added, from next year’s local body election. Changes...
A march to demonstrate support for Ukrainians affected by Russia's invasion will be held in Gisborne on Saturday. The demonstration will start from the bridge near Lonestar restaurant at the inner harbour and end at the Farmers' Market.“This...
The region's golf, lawn bowls and croquet club greenkeepers were able to return to work yesterday and most were back on the job. Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson late last week said greenkeepers could resume their work after...
THE loss of almost two full-time jobs in Gisborne and another 175 around the country remains “a proposal’’, a spokeswoman for The Warehouse says. Following a company proposal put to staff last month that 180 job losses could be on the line...
Pair live in same household; have been quarantined since returning positive test results
Just five more sleeps remain until the 400-plus young Angus rising two-year-olds begin to step into the sales rings as the region's Angus Bull Week 2020, beginning next Monday. The week will once again draw substantial out-of-town interest, and given...
EASTLAND Port handled more than 200,000 tonnes of logs in May and the June bookings indicate a similar throughput of export cargo this month. Eleven log ships called to load logs at the Gisborne port last month.“It was a good month for us,” said...
NOTHING a woman posted on social media could justify the beating a couple gave her, a Crown prosecutor told Gisborne District Court. The court heard the victim’s step-sister Luana Anderson, 25, and partner Elliot Dennis Waikari, 24, later candidly...
Yesterday's afternoon warmth pushed towards record territory, thanks to a stream of sub-tropical air funnelled down from the north. High humidity levels made life uncomfortable. At the airport, MetService recorded a high of 27.2 degrees around 1pm —...
GISBORNE broke its record for the warmest July 23 and 24 since records began in 1909 with weekend conditions that created a "perfect storm" for warm weather. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) predicted that the approach...
A PARTY “like nothing Gisborne has seen before” is planned for the town’s inner harbour area to celebrate the 50th Jubilee of Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club. The club will celebrate a half-century of operation with a public party...
I can’t understand why you keep perpetuating the myth that bad weather was the cause of the Wharerata rail section washouts. Have you ever contemplated the amount of bad weather that has come and gone since 1936 that has not caused washouts? The...
A military aircraft spotted over Gisborne on Monday was on a routine flight, a New Zealand Defence Force spokesperson says. A Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757-2K2 was seen by many in Gisborne, as it left a contrail, which is produced by...
Carpenter Jordan Isaac represented Gisborne at the regional stage of the Registered Master Builders 2018 Apprentice of the Year competition at the weekend. The event was held at the Napier branch of Carters and contestants pitted their skills against...
With the Black Fern and All Blacks games scheduled on the same day and time, which game will you watch?
Re: Three Waters angst a gift for National, June 10 editorial. Concerns about potential risks in the Three Waters reform legislation pale in comparison to the mess that successive councils have made of water management issues here and around the...
Not only is it Valentine's Day today, it's also 'Little Heart Day', which recognises 12 babies born every week in NZ with heart defects
CHEERS erupted as they marched through the doors of the Awapuni School hall. At last the All Blacks were here. Dan Carter, TJ Perenara and Charlie Faumuina arrived late after their plane was delayed but that did not stop them from spending plenty of...
The tuatara has emerged as one of the longest living reptiles in a new international study of cold-blooded critters. The reptiles are endemic to Aotearoa and part of a distinct lineage, the order of Rhynchocephalia.“Tuatara can live for an...