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Councillors want to keep historic chairs

THE old chairs from Gisborne District Council’s chambers might have earned a reprieve. Councillors have not accepted a staff recommendation to sell the chairs and have instead decided to ‘‘utilise old furniture where practical and dispose of...

Pipe band stalwarts top in country

Three members of the City of Gisborne Highland Pipe Band have topped the country for their long service. With 167 years of pipe band experience between them, David Andrew, Bryson Watt and Kelly McCafferty were named the most senior playing officers...

Rising talent on show at Putere

THE 50-year-old Putere Dog Trials remain an important fixture on the trialling calendar, retired judge and competitor Ross Buscke said at last weekend's event.“This is the only local open maiden-type dog trials on the East Coast. There used to be...

What we want, need

Re: In the hands of Labour's ideologues, May 23 column. Mr Bibby, your views and those of Mr Elers do not represent me. You commence your discussion with Steve Elers' commentary on Stuff (April 25, 2020), regarding the Prime Minister's character...

Neighbours raise alarm over suspicious fire

A FIRE started on the floor of a Housing New Zealand house in Kaiti on Saturday night but fortunately went out before it could take hold. The cause of the fire is being treated as suspicious. Neighbours saw smoke inside the unoccupied house at the...

Police investigating destruction of eight huts

Police are investigating after receiving reports that eight more huts have been destroyed in Te Urewera. The huts are reportedly in addition to the 29 that had been dismantled by Te Uru Tamatua, the operating arm of iwi Ngāi Tūhoe, as part of its...

Tairāwhiti remains free of Covid

The two positive Covid tests from the district's wastewater system are either from an infected person visiting the district who is spreading the virus or someone who has been in managed isolation and poses no threat to the community, says health...

Workshop tackles youth unemployment

THE FIRST of three workshops aimed at lifting Gisborne youth employment was a success, say participants. The workshop focused on the perspectives of employers, education providers, government organisations and community organisations, around what...

Short-changed again

As I read the report in the paper of February 1, 2017 about our city gardens, I was gob-smacked. Are you looking at the same gardens I am, gardens that I have admired in the past and no longer do?You can get a drink when you want it but the plants...

Troubled water closets

We travelled to Gisborne last weekend to watch football on the Saturday and Sunday at Childers Road. On the Sunday my wife needed to “spend a penny” as it were, so off she went towards the loos inside Childers Rd reserve — only to return...

Knowing our history is important

A special thank you to those who compiled the very informative article “Wharekauri, Rekohu” (June 4), giving us a true understanding of history of Poverty Bay as we should accept it with regards to the injustices imposed on our native...

‘We move forward in harmony’

All patched up with new badges that mark 60 years of service, the Royal New Zealand Navy Band will perform in Gisborne tomorrow to celebrate HMNZS Manawanui's first port visit to Gisborne. In 2018, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named Gisborne as the...

New Zealand’s turn to be transtasman world-beater

A WEEK of steadily mounting tension reaches its zenith at 5am tomorrow when New Zealand meets Australia in the final of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. It will be the third time the two nations have met in a world final this year, with Australia taking...

Sunset at Waikanae Beach

District gets a reprieve from heatwave

Environment, leadership on agenda at Blake Inspire

Gisborne students Elisa Bargier from Campion College and Nopera Rangiuia Lindup from Gisborne Boys’ High School have been selected to represent Tairawhiti at Blake Inspire, formerly the Sir Peter Blake Trust Youth EnviroLeaders Forum. The week-long...

Roading contracts up for grabs

Councillors keen to allow ‘best options’ and avoid monopoly