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Weekend temperatures break record

GISBORNE broke its record for the warmest July 23 and 24 since records began in 1909 with weekend conditions that created a "perfect storm" for warm weather. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) predicted that the approach...

Harbour party to celebrate club's 50th

A PARTY “like nothing Gisborne has seen before” is planned for the town’s inner harbour area to celebrate the 50th Jubilee of Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club. The club will celebrate a half-century of operation with a public party...

Rail damage preventable

I can’t understand why you keep perpetuating the myth that bad weather was the cause of the Wharerata rail section washouts. Have you ever contemplated the amount of bad weather that has come and gone since 1936 that has not caused washouts? The...

Flight ‘nothing out of the ordinary’

A military aircraft spotted over Gisborne on Monday was on a routine flight, a New Zealand Defence Force spokesperson says. A Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757-2K2 was seen by many in Gisborne, as it left a contrail, which is produced by...

Pitting skills against best apprentices

Carpenter Jordan Isaac represented Gisborne at the regional stage of the Registered Master Builders 2018 Apprentice of the Year competition at the weekend. The event was held at the Napier branch of Carters and contestants pitted their skills against...

On the street

With the Black Fern and All Blacks games scheduled on the same day and time, which game will you watch?

Fixing Three Waters mess

Re: Three Waters angst a gift for National, June 10 editorial. Concerns about potential risks in the Three Waters reform legislation pale in comparison to the mess that successive councils have made of water management issues here and around the...

Gisborne baby to have open-heart surgery

Not only is it Valentine's Day today, it's also 'Little Heart Day', which recognises 12 babies born every week in NZ with heart defects

Pest-free Mahia plan gets $1.62m cash lift

The Government is backing a Hawke’s Bay Regional Council plan to make Mahia Peninsula possum-free with a $1.62 million funding injection announced by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage. The Predator-Free Hawke’s Bay Project builds on two existing...

Surf lifesaving’s best in running for awards

The Gisborne emergency call-out squad have been named as two of the three finalists in the Rescue of the Year category of the Gisborne-Tairawhiti surf lifesaving Awards of Excellence. The Zespri-sponsored awards cover surf lifesaving activities in...

Mayor’s casting vote saves rural wards

Rural ward councillors look set to remain at the table after Gisborne District Council dramatically overturned a previous decision to have only a Tairawhiti-wide general ward for the next two elections. Mayor Rehette Stoltz twice used her casting...

No respect for people of provinces

Isn’t free speech a wonderful thing — and thank you to all those who fought and died for us to retain it. However, when a politician publicly bullies people who have concerns and refers to them as rednecks, then I believe free speech is...

Public to get say on proposed speed limits

Community consultation seeking feedback on proposed speed limit changes starts on Friday of next week. The Tairawhiti draft speed management plan was approved in March by Gisborne district councillors. The plan proposes that the speed limit in the...

7000 still missing from East Coast and Ikaroa-Rawhiti electoral rolls

MORE than 7000 local eligible voters remain unenrolled. Electoral rolls are now closed for printing, but people can still enrol, as late as on election day, and still be able to vote. Latest Electoral Commission figures show 90.69 percent of eligible...

Poverty Bay racing era officially over

POVERTY Bay Turf Club has organised races at Hastings and Taupo next year after receiving written confirmation from the New Zealand Racing Board (NZRB) that race meetings will no longer be held in Gisborne. The confirmation was no surprise for the...

Te reo wananga at Muriwai Marae

GROWING te reo Maori through language planning is the focus of a wananga that will be held at Muriwai Marae this weekend. The wananga, which is called Te Kura Whakarauora, is a national programme that aims to grow the language in homes and...