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WINZ support to continue for all, including unvaccinated

Work and Income support will continue for people regardless of their vaccination status.“When a person applies for income support because they have become unemployed there are a number of criteria and obligations to consider when assessing...

Balmy conditions set to stick around this week

Gisborne continues to enjoy daytime temperatures averaging two degrees warmer than usual for the time of year. Sunday nearly reached the all-time record for July, with the mercury rising to 21 degrees. That was just a fraction off the 21.2 degrees...

Smashing end to son’s bedtime story

Fences were smashed to bits, a street light pole was flattened and a house damaged in a spectacular car crash in Rutene Road last night. The crash happened at around 8pm, 40 to 50 metres east of the William Pettie Bridge. A nearby resident, who was...

Dual signs a breach of NZTA rules

The Mayor and the council have shot themselves in the foot with their ongoing partisan efforts to change the names of Poverty Bay and Gisborne. They will find themselves offside with the New Zealand Geographic Board in their Turanganui a Kiwa/Poverty...

Kai food parcels feeding thousands

There is an impressive collaboration going on between Toitu Tairawhiti, Gisborne District Council's Emergency Coordination Centre and 16 iwi, hapu and community hubs to get kai (food) parcels out to 1450 households across the rohe. The Toitu...

Ideologically-driven agenda

A great letter from Joe Fone, a sad letter from Martin Hansen (November 23). Does it always come down to siding with your own beliefs? Not really, it comes down to having the ability to think for yourself, not being brainwashed by the...

Controlled burning of vegetation prompts a fire call

Firefighters were called to a vegetation fire on the side of the road on Panikau Road just past Whangara yesterday afternoon, but it was under control. The call came in at 2pm. Fire and Emergency NZ responded with an appliance and tanker from...

Vaccine drive-through

A drive-through vaccination centre will be in operation at Harry Barker Reserve from tomorrow. The community centre has been set up by Turanga Health in partnership with Hauora Tairawhiti, Te Runanga o Turanganui-a-Kiwa, Toitu Tairawhiti and Trust...

Perfect name

Re: Change of name for Gisborne. How about we call it Obi City? That would describe two-thirds of the residents here. For those a little slow it would be pronounced Obesity . . . perfect!Inky Thumb Jr

Nod to port works

Environment Court signs off consents after all parties agree

Navy exercise

One of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s eight Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite helicopters has been operating out of Gisborne in the past 48 hours as part of an exercise. The exercise was planned some time ago. The chopper was not deployed here as part...

Palate to palette

One of New Zealand's star chefs is serving up art for hungry eyes at Verve Cafe. Chef and artist Kent Baddeley was once the hottest man in this country's kitchen. His Wellington restaurant, Petit Lyon, which opened in 1983, won multiple awards...

Cracks plugged in 50m pool

THE Gisborne Olympic Pool complex opened its doors again this morning for the first time since the Alert Level 4 lockdown, and thanks to the work of pool staff that now includes the 50 metre pool. The news that the 50 metre pool can open as well has...

Burst water main pipe repaired, replaced

The section of water main break on Ormond Road that burst in the early hours of yesterday morning and flooded nearby properties has been repaired. The four metre section of water pipe on Ormond Road near the corner of Bulli Street was excavated...

Homeward bound after car crash ordeal

The Bay of Plenty man trapped in his crashed car for two-and-a-half days over the Christmas holiday weekend headed home today. gregg Shaw, 67, failed to arrive in Gisborne from Papamoa on Christmas Day and was reported missing. His car went off the...

Party balloon hits a line, cuts power

A LARGE party balloon caused a power outage affecting about 700 customers yesterday afternoon. At 2.35pm, the power went out in the Makaraka and Te Hapara areas. Eastland Network general manager Brent Stewart said this was due to a large...