Pioneer contractor Charles Henry McCracken was responsible for improving access up the East Coast from the 1890s. He built many early roads and bridges from Gisborne to Te Puia Hot Springs, including the small bridge that leads to the Waima Wharf...
A GISBORNE dog-owner’s written objections to proposed changes to dog-control rules appear to have been over ridden by 154 people who clicked “like” on Facebook. Gisborne District Council will tomorrow decide if they will follow staff...
Hi Terry, I haven't read the books you list or any like them. I follow the news closely and specifically try to keep up to date with developments in climate science because I have taken a position in denying space on this page to attempted...
A LAWYER'S submission that his client should get additional sentence reduction for being transgender fell flat with Gisborne’s new resident judge Warren Cathcart. Joseph Haenga aka Daytona, 29, who identifies as a woman, pleaded guilty to four...
LOWER Maori life expectancy has come under the scrutiny of Hauora Tairawhiti district health board members, but chairman David Scott is hopeful co-operation between health agencies can lead to a major improvement in the years ahead. Statistics New...
Road contractors have a two-day window to make progress on reinstatement work needed on many rural roads in the wake of last week's bout of heavy rain. Fine weather today and tomorrow will assist them, but then rain returns on Wednesday from the...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, on a quick visit to Gisborne yesterday, says she will be back in five weeks to attend the Tuia 250 commemorations. She said she would be here for several days and would attend all the major events.“It is a hugely...
Gisborne dog triallist Noddy Halley has qualified one of his dogs for the New Zealand final of the Tux Handy Dog and Yarding Challenge. Noddy and Jade (pictured above) won the North Island title in Kaitaia at the weekend, with a score of 98 points...
Bibby's February 3 column claims that the Iwi leaders' freshwater rights proposal is “a blatant race-based option” etc, which clearly displays his ignorance of Article Two of the Treaty of Waitangi. Article Two reads, “Her Majesty the Queen of...
The omission of a start date in a newspaper notice for a Gisborne services cemetery headstone upgrade at Taruheru was an oversight, the company doing the work says. The upgrade includes replacement of deteriorating concrete bases under servicemen’s...
A feistier contest but still no knockout blows — that seems the general reaction to last night’s second leaders’ debate between National leader Bill English and Labour leader Jacinda Ardern. Both managed to get some telling barbs at each...
A family group and a 14-year-old were arrested and appeared in court this week on charges relating to the alleged robberies of elderly women and the BP Kaiti Service Station. Gisborne Police arrested two women and a youth for allegedly robbing...
Rare white kakabeak plants (ngutukaka) were gifted to the Botanical Gardens by the Te Reinga Marae Trust Board during a ceremony at the weekend. Ngutukaka is New Zealand’s most widely recognised endangered plant. A variant of the red Kakabeak once...
A log export levy and the creation of a second national grid connection for Gisborne have been proposed by Forestry Minister Shane Jones as ways to bring “thousands” of new jobs to post-Covid-19 Gisborne. The forest sector also needs to work with...
AN East Coast farmer who wanted to trial hemp on the property he administers lost his trial crop of legal and licensed hemp plants in a police drugs operation this week. Police have apologised for the error. Police removed the 16 young plants from...
THE vast majority (83.76 percent) of Herald online poll respondents say they have never thrown inorganic rubbish out of their car or boat. That is a resounding 263 votes out of 314 compared to 41 people (13.06 percent) who said they had and 10 people...
I enjoy walks along the beach here in Gisborne on a daily basis. Some days as I stand and gaze out to sea I think “gosh, what a perfect spot”. But then I lower my gaze and look around me, and sometimes am shocked by what I see. On Monday this...
. . . the ruling that allows GDC to include SunGold licences in orchard land values
The fire service and rural firefighters dealt with a small fire in driftwood last night at the mouth of the Waipaoa River. It is believed to have been started by embers from a bonfire. The fire crews were called out just after 6pm.“The fire...
Crews voyaging to join the region’s Tuia 250 commemorations will offer the Gisborne public a hands-on chance at a series of free open days to learn how they made the trip and the histories behind them. The arrival of a voyaging flotilla in Gisborne...
A fabulous day despite the hot weather was the consensus at the Tahora Horse Sports last weekend.“Horse sports is a fun day out for the whole family, with a combination of flat classes, jumping classes and sports events,” said Tahora Horse...
Nine members of the Kaliopasi family have moved into a new five-bedroom home that was built by students at Unitec in Auckland under a trade academy partnership with Kāinga Ora. The 143sqm home was trucked to Gisborne earlier this year. The house is...
In the event that the planned sale of Eastland Network is successful, interest will turn to how the proceeds are shared and, especially, what they are applied to. In our webpoll for the coming week we ask who people think most of the proceeds should...
A FAIRLY wide area of the district experienced a power outage this morning. It affected Ormond, Ngakaroa, Hexton, all of Waimata Valley including Mander Road, and the top end of Riverside Road.“Almost everyone had their power restored within 15...
GO Junk Free in June and raise money for the Gisborne East Coast branch of the Cancer Society. That’s the challenge, which is to be launched tomorrow at the former Manutuke Herbs premises in Peel Street from 10am to noon.“If you’re out and...
THE latest OneRoof-Valocity property report indicates a $25,000 fall in the median house price in Gisborne so far this month, as the return of higher deposit requirements for investors put the brakes on the housing market. The figures show property...
I’m sure whoever asked iwi to welcome the Endeavour and other tall ships is sorry. I hope there is some money for the Captain Cook anniversary commemoration. I’d like to suggest a civic band, the City of Gisborne Highland Pipe Band and perhaps...
Police have visited the three young people who allegedly breached the Covid-19 Delta lockdown regulations by coming home to Gisborne through the Auckland border earlier this month. The group were all university students, two of them living in...
SMALL and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our communities. With 97 percent of all New Zealand enterprises employing 20 or fewer people and around 80 percent of Gisborne businesses employing no more than five people, it is vital we...
Re: Comments in response to July 8 letter, Marijuana lies. Under a previous government the sale of liquor legislation allowed children (yes at 18 you are still a child when it comes to alcohol) to drink. Apparently under supervision, but politicians...
THE ANNUAL Tairawhiti Environment Hui on Friday is an opportunity for people to learn from some of New Zealand’s conservation experts. They will be speaking on a range of topics from using technology in conservation work to promoting local...