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Brinkmanship needs to end

There is an ancient but dangerous dance that many living things perform. It is the dance of death, which involves posturing, flexing, threatening and sometimes attacking one another in a fight to the death. Mankind has historically performed this...

Who shot our cats?

A GISBORNE pet owner is struggling to find any clue as to why her cat was shot less than a year after another of her cats was shot and died from its injuries. Jennifer Burrell is still reeling after Chino, a seven-month-old tabby, was shot in the...

My experience in New Zealand

Leaving my family and friends in Pakistan was one of the saddest experiences I have ever had. However, I knew I was going to see them again and that there were many new things to experience ahead in a different part of the world. When I saw the...

Establishing the length and strength of reins on GHL

Gisborne District Council has an interesting dilemma on its hands as it considers the sort of constitution it should adopt for an enlarged Gisborne Holdings Ltd. On the one hand it wants GHL to act commercially and without the political constraints...

Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust's successes celebrated

Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust (TAT) is reflecting proudly on a year of achievement in 2022 including building a world-class skate park and pump track. Trust chairman Haimona Ngata, speaking at the trust's annual meeting, said the assets lifted the...

Share the stoke

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Help us celebrate you

FOCUS on the Land would like to encourage rural folk of the district to share the joy they capture on camera more this year. Please feel free to email your contributions to murray. robertson@gisborneherald. co. nz and help make the Focus on the Land...

Grow room in Gisborne most sophisticated seen by police drugs expert

A police drugs expert says a secret “grow room” built into a Tamarau house was probably the most sophisticated of any indoor cannabis venture he has seen in Gisborne. When police searched the converted workshop home of David Dean Holloway, ak...

Kawai still top of bestseller list

Gisborne author Dr Monty Soutar's book remains No. 1 fiction bestseller in Aotearo

‘A survival decision’: Difficult choices for businesses as red light looms

WITH Tairawhiti's double-vaccination rate at 73.4 percent, the region is fast approaching an “unwanted” red light situation, forcing businesses to make “unideal” choices to survive. All of New Zealand will move into the Covid-19 Protection...

OUT AND ABOUT IN GISBORNE

Voters reckon Trump reckless to order strike

A little over half the respondents to this week's webpoll question said they thought US President Donald Trump was reckless to order the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Iran's top military commander. Seventy-six, or 57.14 percent, said yes to the...

Plants not tricked, just pressing on

I wish to correct some misunderstandings about late flowering/fruiting in trees and plants. Plants are not “fooled” into thinking spring has arrived — they are simply continuing to make the most of favourable conditions to reproduce. The key...

Govt moves to change narrative

First up on Sunday morning, Nanaia Mahuta admitted mistakes over her controversial Three Waters reforms. Yesterday Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reframed much more empathetically her denials the previous week of a cost of living crisis, on her...

Keen to see you after lockdown

GISBORNE optometrists say they are open for business under Alert Level 2. Specsavers and OPSM are taking bookings and operating with all safety precautions.“It's great to be back looking after the eyes of Tairawhiti,” said Specsavers dispensing...

‘Wonderful ambassadors’

Ilminster Intermediate students made such a positive impact on a school trip to Canada last month, it prompted a letter to the Prime Minister. Jacinda Ardern’s office got in touch with principal Peter Ferris to inform him of the complimentary...