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Committed to supporting transition of CCS staff: DHB

Hauora Tairawhiti says it is committed to working with CCS Disability Action to support transition of staff following the decision not to continue a contract with CCS for home-based support services. A new model of home and community services (HCSS)...

BNZ will be closed for good . . . deeds

Applications to have the Bank of New Zealand lend not cash but a day’s labour to your cause are now open. BNZ’s Closed for Good day will take place nationwide on August 31, with more than 550 BNZ staff helping community organisations around the...

Feijoa picker comp has a new leader

Earlier in the week The Herald printed a picture of the 383-gram feijoa leading the Kaiaponi Farms 2019 picker competition to find the biggest fruit. Yesterday this whopper found by Kelly Ryland weighed in at 403.2g to take the lead. It is 100...

Three rescued at city beach

GUSTY north-westerly winds and a rip resulted in the rescue of three swimmers in two separate incidents at Midway Beach yesterday. At 3.30pm, a 12-year-old boy playing in the water east of the patrolled area swam after his ball which was blown...

Te Ha must create space for truths to be told

The upcoming sestercentennial is an important platform for our nation and our community to explore and understand the nature and the impact of first meetings between Maori and Pakeha, not only in 1769 but in the years that followed. Truth is, for 250...

Travel bubble has first Covid scare

Health authorities were right to label the risk of Covid-19 getting to New Zealand from the cluster developing in Sydney last week as low — a low probability, but a very high impact should it do so. We are now in the uncomfortable situation of...

Short-term cover in place for retired neurologist

A neurology service is continuing in Tairawhiti after the retirement of a visiting specialist. Hauora Tairahiti DHB staff said there was a risk the service would not run short term following the retirement of Wellington-based neurologist Dr Stuart...

A deeply moving and eloquent conversation

Kia ora ki a koe Glenis Philip-Barbara, Te Ha Trust general manager, for organising the thought-provoking Awkward Conversations series held at Smash Palace in August in the lead-up to Tuia 250 ki Turanga. What a superb series of interviews by Alex...

John Rae keeps national role

GISBORNE has retained a place on an influencial national advisory body, and with it an improved chance to highlight the region’s infrastructural needs. Finance Minister Bill English this week welcomed the reappointment of Eastland Group director...

Sewing up covers for manaaki mats

A sewing bee has been organised to make manaaki mat covers in honour of families affected by pregnancy and baby loss here. Manaaki Mats are special dry ice packs which freeze much colder than regular ice. They provide a safe, simple and effective way...

Q and A on Tolaga flood questions

Gisborne District Council has placed a comprehensive “question and answer” release on its website that sets out to answer some of the big questions around the Tolaga Bay-Whangara floods and forest debris damage. Here are some of the questions and...

AgriHQ report June 20

Almost all meat companies added more money to lamb last week and should do the same again next week, despite a short processing week ahead. That has meant prices will be at or above $9kg for some companies. When it comes to processing space, it varies...

Historic day in GDC chambers

Meng Liu Foon’s 18 years as Gisborne’s mayor and 24 years on Gisborne District Council finishes early this afternoon at the end of his last council meeting in charge. Following her appointment to the role by fellow councillors two weeks ago, his...

SH35 closures on tomorrow

THE first of a series of periodic closures of State Highway 35 is happening tomorrow and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has encouraged motorists to plan for them. SH35 between Kopuaroa Road and Ihungia Road, north of Te Puia Springs, will be closed...

Sporty week

Basketball was one of the choices yesterday for about 20 young girls taking part in the Tania Dalton Foundation holiday programme in Gisborne this week. The Tania Dalton Foundation, created in honour of the former Silver Fern netballer who died in...

Police evidence ruled inadmissable

A MAN'S claim that his partner tried to run him down with her car was unable to be proved after police evidence was ruled inadmissible. Kayla Marie Koia, 29, was acquitted of a charge of assault with a weapon (the car) by Judge Warren Cathcart after...