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House at risk when fire destroys vehicle in carport

A vehicle parked in a carport at a house in Fleming Street in Kaiti was destroyed in a fire last night. The fire is being treated as suspicious. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two crews to the property at 7pm last night.“The car, an XR6 Falcon sedan...

Wool deserves front seat in Air NZ advertising

Federated Farmers is puzzled why our national carrier is making a song and dance about an overseas-produced plant protein burger, but not the Kiwi company that supplies it with world-leading transportation fabrics. Air New Zealand has been offering...

And the Christmas decorations winner is (drum roll, please) . . . Ward 5

FESTIVE cheer is abundant at Gisborne Hospital with the annual Hauora Tairawhiti Christmas decorations competition going “viral” with nearly 800 online votes and wards and departments looking spectacular. Votes came from Germany, the United...

Grape escape

The district's grape growers have breathed a sigh of relief in the wake of the heavy rain earlier this month when it comes to potential crop damage. “We've seen some grape splitting in some blocks, but that band of wet weather does not seem to...

Something different for the races

THERE will be two glamorous newcomers at the Poverty Bay Turf Club race meeting next month. Supermodel Kylie Bax is coming to town to judge the Fashion in the Field competition and the “The Nation,” a unique state-of-the-art mobile function...

A bit of emotion is good

Re: Correspondent standards slipping and Is recent correspondence insightful — or incite-full?, February 8 letters. Ron Taylor was concerned over the impolite and attacking style of some correspondents with an alternate view. As one is very aware...

Good tackling practice . . .

The present All Blacks appear to enjoy tackling the opposition rather than scoring tries. In the past few games the amount of ball lost in the breakdowns and the aimless kicking to the opposing team sets them up for more tackling. R. Hart

Three sports hubs

GISBORNE Park Golf Club's days as an 18-hole course could be numbered if a field sports hub at Rugby Park goes ahead. Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti, in partnership with Gisborne District Council and Trust Tairawhiti, has released a draft of a sports...

Chardonnay and sparkling symposium next month

GISBORNE will host some of the world’s top wine writers and industry influencers at New Zealand’s first chardonnay and sparkling wine symposium next month. Entitled Past, Present and Beyond . . . the Tale of New Zealand Chardonnay and Sparkling...

Feeling the impact of rising costs at Christmas

Voting was almost evenly split in responses to this week's web poll. The question was “Has the rise in the cost of living affected your Christmas plans?.A total of 263 people responded. Of those, 135(or 51 percent) said they had felt the impact of...

Going around in circles with Eastwoodhill kids

Autumn leaves, pine cones and pods provided a palette for children involved in a holiday activity at Eastwoodhill Arboretum yesterday. The young enviro-artists created “mandalas” from nature’s colours at the arboretum. Mandala is a Sanskrit...

Wide impacts of China policy shift

With much excitement now, people in China can have two children. This new policy announcement is a step in the right direction. Having more people comes with responsibilities for the state to ensure there is more capacity in all state services, such...

Yellow-bellied snake ashore

THE sight of a yellow-bellied sea snake gave a tourist walking along the beach at Tokomaru Bay this week quite a fright. It also came as a big surprise to Te Puka Tavern head chef Lily Hayward.“We had visitors and they had taken their dog for...

Tobacco retailers get message

NOT a single one of 40 retailers sold tobacco to underage buyers during Hauora Tairawhiti’s latest tobacco "sting".“This is a positive result considering where we were at in January,” said Hauora Tairawhiti Chief Executive Jim Green of the...

Mental health review calls on community

Numerous people have shared their views over the past six weeks during a review of Hauora Tairawhiti-funded mental health and addiction services. Nicola Ehau, Hauora Tairawhiti planning, funding and population health manager, said staff were building...

A “refreshed” NZ wine competition

THE national wine awards have been refreshed and the country’s top wines will be showcased and judged in a new-look competition later this year, set up by New Zealand Winegrowers. Winegrowers chairman John Clarke from Gisborne said the new-look...