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Convoy coming – ‘copy that Rubber Duck’

Participants in the Northern Classic Commercials North Island Long Lap 2018 classic truck “convoy” will stop over in Gisborne late on Sunday and go for a ride on Wa165 on Labour Weekend Monday. The fleet of about 70 classic trucks will be parked...

Mayor welcomes government that knows our region

MAYOR Meng Foon said the new Parliament is the most representative of Gisborne and the East Coast in New Zealand history. Anne Tolley (National) had been re-elected MP for East Coast, Meka Whaitiri (Labour) re-elected in Ikaroa-Rawhiti and Kiri Allan...

Bigger fight ahead for nurses?

Gisborne Hospital medical ward nurse Michell Krawczyk is happy district health boards and nurses have negotiated a collective agreement but says there could be ‘‘a bigger fight” in two years. The country’s 20 health boards yesterday concluded...

A man who gave life everything he had

A “LARGER than life identity and one of the noteable characters of the district” — Barrie Gordon — was farewelled in a funeral service on Wednesday afternoon at the Bushmere Arms. Mr Gordon passed away last Saturday at the age of 88. He was...

Fitness, culture back on menu tomorrow

Some will be 'counting down the hours to get back to the gym'

Alan Wilson centre closes but vision stays strong

SCIENTISTS and administrators from evolutionary research organisation the Allan Wilson Centre met with Tolaga Bay Area School students and staff yesterday for a formal farewell. Funding cuts mean the scientific centre is to be disestablished but...

Searching for Stan Blake who has been missing for about six weeks

Family members of missing man Paul Stanley Blake have arrived in Gisborne in search of answers. Rob and Amanda Blake have not heard from their brother, better known as Stan, since he left Australia six weeks ago. Rob Blake and his wife arrived in...

Last chief standing

Te Karaka people want to be able to evacuate safely when their town gets threatened again by floodwaters. The community wants the level of the road at Nesbitt’s Dip raised, so they can drive to safety, rather than have to climb the big hill south...

New off-peak tariff

Most households can expect a small drop in their power bills this year. But high users will see small rises after lines company Eastland Network announced its new pricing. Eastland Network also revealed it is offering Time of Use tariffs for all...

PM’s plea

'Reduce contact' alert stage to protect the over-70s

Maternity memories ahead of Morris Adair building demolition

“THERE are places I remember, all my life, though some have changed, some for ever, not for better.”The overwhelming sentiment from former staff members and parents of newborn babies attending Monday's ceremony honouring Gisborne's former...

Push for Maori wards

EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION is having the “hearts and minds of Maori” at the council table, Gisborne councillors have heard before a vote on whether to establish Maori wards in Tairawhiti. Indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata made a submission at...

Bins and bags out early for holiday collections

Kerbside rubbish and recycling collections will continue as normal over Christmas and the New Year period.“Our hard-working teams will be collecting rubbish and recycling on the usual days of service,” Gisborne District Council solid waste...

Gisborne job, sole parent beneficiary numbers down

A fall in Gisborne people receiving benefits has been welcomed by Minister for Social Development Carmel Sepuloni. Latest statistics show that as of the end of June, 2640 people were claiming Jobseeker Support here — 227 fewer than the same time...

Trapped by illegal parkers

'Hellish situations at The Cut carpark'

Recovery continues: 'amazing mahi' being done to reconnect communities

District remains in a state of emergency; MetService predicts more rain on Wednesday