FIELDAYS might not be the usual destination for the foodie thrill seekers out there but this year's iconic agricultural event, which begins today, will showcase the whole food and fibre journey, from farm to plate. There will be a vast array of...
At this juncture, moving forward, it would seem that there are big opportunities for learnings, if a conversation is had with iwi and others, with a view to progressing the re-erection of one or both of the Endeavour models. Budgetary constraints are...
The restructure of rooms at the Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society means the organisation is no longer able to accommodate large groups for meetings. A support group for women with cancer say they feel “dumped” after being told they can no longer...
QUESTIONS were asked at the Tourism Eastland annual meeting about where the achievements of Cook would feature in the Tuia 250 events this weekend, and also about the return on money spent to grow tourism in Tairawhiti. Those two matters of concern...
GISBORNE District Council chief executive has rejected claims that it is making a mockery of a so-called public consultation over the proposed transfer of its commercial assets to Gisborne Holdings Limited. Information provided to Tairawhiti...
NEW Zealand surf lifesaving representative Olivia Corrin was in the right place at the right time last night to save an 11-year-old boy who got into trouble in a rip at Midway and to assist a woman who tried to help him. The 18-year-old Midway...
Last Sunday — International Women's Day — was a great opportunity, not only to remember the work of all women, but to acknowledge 2020 is World Health Organization's International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. New Zealand Nurses Organisation...
What has happened to the garden in the middle of the road from Clarence Street to Chalmers Road? It’s dull, full of weeds and has no colour at all. The rest of the strip down Gladstone Road is full of flowers and looks nice. Pamela Gregory
FIREFIGHTERS arrived just in time last night to stop a shed fire on a property in Kaiti spreading into a neighbouring house. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two crews to the Coldstream Road property in outer Kaiti at about 8.30pm.“The small...
Two men left their “bubbles” to rescue a 70-year-old woman and her dog from a wolf pack-like attack by two Staffordshire terriers in Gisborne on Sunday. The woman was walking her dog, Kevin, back from her daughter's house when the incident...
Gee Tracey, your angst over Poverty Bay certainly resonates with me. When I was growing up in Timaru we lived on the corner of Brunswick and Church Street. As everyone knows Brunswick is the historical English name for the German city of Braunsweig...
THIEVES tried unsuccessfully to break into the cash unit in ?the popular dog wash machine in Grey Street on Tuesday night. The owners intend to install a surveillance camera in an effort ?to stop it happening again. The owners found the machine...
A man who took up the offer of a Gisborne facility established for the homeless during the Covid-19 lockdown says it has changed his life. The facility was set up during the second week of Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown by Lizz Crawford and her...
Further road closures will take place on State Highway 35 next week. The highway between Kopuaroa Road and Ihungia Road, north of Te Puia Springs, will be closed periodically on Wednesday and Thursday next week. The closures will allow contractors to...
As we move forward with our recovery, we're creating jobs, supporting people into work, and making sure that more Kiwis can get the skills they need to prosper. We're also supporting businesses, including here in Tairāwhiti, to access the skilled...
A solo father struggling to bring up three teenage boys on his own resorted to violence for which he has been sentenced to home detention. One incident involved the man holding a knife to the throat of one of his sons and threatening to cut off his...
A man extradited from Australia on child sex charges involving girls here in the 1960s, has been granted interim name suppression. Judge Chris McGuire granted the application for suppression when the case was called in Gisborne District Court. It...
More than 50 Gisborne District Council members and others gifted their blood at the council blood drive at Lawson Field Theatre's Rose Room. There were 66 people through the doors with 55 units collected, New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) donor...
Everyone who visits rivers, lakes and streams this summer should check, clean and dry their gear when they move between waterways, the Gisborne District Council and Biosecurity New Zealand says.“Checking, cleaning and drying your gear between...
The total rates take in Tairawhiti could increase by 6.5 percent annually for the next three years, backtracking on a commitment to keep rises to a 5 percent maximum. Gisborne District Council said it would cap rates rises at 5 percent in its...
A driver routinely stopped on a residential Gisborne street was travelling with a double-barrelled shotgun on the back seat, Gisborne District Court has heard. Also in the car were 14 rounds of shotgun ammunition and three knives. Jacob Noanoa, 23...
A question for the council — when having a house built, who is responsible for damage done to the footpath by the contractor's vehicles? Or is it a bit like the roads, Mr Nobody?Mike Scandlyn
I have read with interest the letters and articles written by Tony Robinson about the Gisborne District Council buildings. I took the view that there must be a reasonable answer to the points Tony raised. I have waited, and waited. But nothing...
Moviegoers in Tairawhiti will have to wait a bit longer to go to the flicks at the Odeon Multiplex, which will not reopen today. Under Alert Level 2, movie theatres around the country can reopen today providing steps are taken to ensure social...
Two months ago I wrote to Gisborne District Council about our concerns over how logging trucks are ruining Lytton Road and other inner-city roads. I never received a reply. Lytton Road is a busy road and needs to be treated with respect. A logging...
Being born here in New Zealand to French parents, I must have a say in these horrible killings of innocent civilians by radical Muslims. Firstly, the French and Belgian “nationals” who media say have done this are all legal and illegal...
Significant impending reforms, a new-look council and a love for Tairāwhiti has encouraged first-term councillor Tony Robinson to stand again in October's local body elections.“This next term will see greater reform changes from central...
Eastland Port is well on the way to achieving 270,000 tonnes of log exports for June, with seven shipments already gone and six set to go before the end of the month. To date 155,000 tonnes of logs have been loaded on ships bound for China.“June is...
A housing shortage in Gisborne shows the Government has failed the region, the National Party says. Following news last week that Gisborne has the nation’s lowest number of houses for sale, as well as a severe lack of rental accommodation, National...
Most commentators have called the first leaders' debate as a win for National's Judith Collins, and she needed that after the 1 News Colmar Brunton poll released just before it showed her party on 31 percent against Labour on 48 and able to govern...
WATER was the primary concern among those at a Wainui Beach community consultation meeting. Many of the about 20 attending the Gisborne District Council-led meeting were concerned about the quality of the Wainui Stream, which had in recent times been...
It is my privilege to write the first “What’s On” column for the new council term. My family and I spent Labour weekend cleaning up our section, and in the quiet it gave me time to reflect on the election campaign. The election campaign period...
A MAN accused of intentionally killing a seven-week-old puppy during a family violence incidence, has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. Police amended the charge faced by Kristian Hamiora Nepe-Mikara, 23, forest worker when he appeared for a case...