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‘Virus spreading’ in Tairāwhiti as positive cases confirmed outside established clusters

Tairāwhiti has 13 new cases as the Covid-19 virus continues to spread but there are no plans to extend testing in the district.“There are now positive cases outside of our established clusters,” a Hauora Tairāwhiti spokesman said. “The...

Over 1550 cattle sold at Matawhero

PRICES were firm on the better quality lines as buyers from other districts bid strongly at Tuesday’s Matawhero Cattle Fair. Over 1550 cattle were sent for sale, including annual drafts of steers and bulls from Waitangi Terrace Station at...

Pokie-free Gisborne, says 80 percent of population

An opinion poll voted on by 386 online readers of The Gisborne Herald showed 80 percent want Tairawhiti to be a pokie-free community. Community organisation Ka Pai Kaiti has asked Gisborne District Council to make the district free of the gambling...

Back by poplar demand

The One Billion Trees programme is a good idea, however a fodder tree like willow or poplar would do the same job as pine but better. The areas we have already planted in pine are as much as our roads can handle and population can staff. Silviculture...

A takeaway for McD’s and drive-in diners

I’d like to write about the dozy drivers we have in Dizzy Gisborne, especially at our local McDonald’s drive-in. There are two bold yellow lines indicating to drivers to stop there until the order speaker is vacated by the vehicle in front, but...

Why not a Wainui bus?

On the subject of buses, why the blue billy goat isn’t there a bus service out to Wainui/Okitu? I would take the bus from time to time for sure, and I bet others would too. Adam Simperingham

Honouring tipuna

Maori Pioneer Battalion of World War 1 marches again in TV documentary

Gisborne on Ardern's agenda

LABOUR Party leader Jacinda Ardern will visit Gisborne tomorrow. Ms Ardern will be welcomed by a kapa haka performance when she arrives at Gisborne Airport at 1.15pm before addressing students at EIT Tairawhiti at 2pm. The public is welcome to...

Major clean-up required

Re: Homeless dad’s plight, December 5 story. I have had Lance as a guest at our motel on more than one occasion. The most recent, due to availability, Lance spent the night with his son in an upstairs studio, changing to a one-bedroom suite the...

NZTA urges sensible travel

Easter holiday travellers have been reminded to build in time this long weekend to get there and back safely and enjoyably. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is expecting a lot more traffic on the roads over the Easter break.“As the country was in...

Power outage

About 200 homes lost power for about two hours yesterday.“There was a fault in the area (Hauroa Road) which took the power out to the area of Grant Road at 1.44,” an Eastland Netowrk spokeswoman. “It was put back on at 1.55pm, but that created...

Kratos crew second-time 48hr winners

For the second year in a row the Kratos film crew has won this region’s VF 48Hours filmmaking competition. A twist to the theme of time travel earned team Kratos first place in last year’s filmmaking competition in which entrants are given...

Time for ratepayer revolt?

Re: Wastewater issues. Saturday’s editorial and Ron Taylor’s contribution should be required reading for all councillors who appear hell-bent on inflicting large rate increases on the long-suffering ratepayer. Do they honestly think that 5 percent...

Delighted to get card from Queen

Gisborne’s newest centenarian Helen (Ellen) Scott turned 100 today. Her nephew Alan Gee says his aunt, the eldest of six, has outlived her husband and all her siblings.“Her longevity can be possibly put down to being a non-smoker, a non-drinker...

Leading iwi with vitality

Return of Te Hau ki Turanga priority for Rongowhakaat

Grant keeps Gisborne to Makaraka line on track

THE GISBORNE to Makaraka railway line is a step closer to reopening after East Coast Museum of Technology received a $10,000 grant from Gisborne District Council this week. ECMoT is behind the project to restore and reopen the disused railway line...