Eight log ships came calling in December and took away a total of 180,000 tonnes of timber from the region. Another two log ships have already visited in January and Eastland Port expects another eight before the end of the month.“The log yard...
Re: Jones Slams ‘hapu’, July 11 front-page story. Is it really necessary to insult Ngati Oneone and the iwi coalition exercising their legal right under the Resource Management Act to challenge the proposed port extension? Jones is no statesman...
Inner harbour redevelopment plans continue to frustrate business stakeholders and boat ramp users, with the council seemingly unable to listen to concerns surrounding the project. It has finally come to light that the council envisages making the...
For 15 years Tony Walker and his family have fished the Taruheru River that runs alongside their property at Makaraka. But last weekend's catch topped them all when Tony landed what could be Gisborne's biggest goldfish. While doing tractor work on...
Fully free parking in Gisborne city appears unlikely to last but the district council is looking to make it cheaper to park in the city centre than it was before the Covid-19 lockdown. All downtown car parks have been free of charge since Alert Level...
With only a few ingredients, you can enjoy vegan sushi rolls filled with avocado, cucumber and carrots in the comfort of your home
Kia ora everyone. Week two of the lockdown is coming to an end and so far our district has emerged relatively unscathed compared to other regions. Could our location and isolation be a blessing after all?Being in lockdown means we are vulnerable to...
New Zealand’s alcohol problem could have another innocent victim, if the district licensing committee decides against allowing a restricted drinking area at the Gizzy International Food Festival that is set to launch this year’s Gizzy Food Week...
ABOUT 40 boats and 100 anglers are expected to take part in Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club’s first big fishing contest of the year this weekend. The Hunting and Fishing Inshore Fishing Competition targets the shallower species like kahawai...
As Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, the co-chair of Tuia 250, said in a recent interview on The Project, “History happened, it can’t be changed.” In a later interview he quoted Nelson Mandela, “Resentment is like drinking poison, and hoping that it...
The finalists have been announced for the 2022 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer award for sheep and beef and one of them works for Whangara Farms. Puhirere Te-Akainga Tamanui Tau (Ngāti Ira, Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi) works as a shepherd on Rototahi and...
A DECISION by Rocket Lab to make Mahia its priority launch pad site is “fantastic news” and an “amazing opportunity”, community leaders in the Gisborne-Wairoa district say. Auckland-based Rocket Lab said yesterday its decision was partly...
I fully understand and appreciate your reply to my letter Wanda and Barry, along with your explanation of how comfortable you are with the lifestyle that you obviously enjoy, but that is not going to benefit the general appearance of the main street...
The number of people who have voted is down from the local authority election three years ago. So far 4675 votes have been received — only 14.38 percent of the 32,508 residents of voting age in Tairawhiti. At the same time in the last election in...
A HOUSE in Muir Street in Elgin was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The family living in the large older home escaped the flames without any injury. Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent two crews to the scene at about 2.30pm.“We saw the cloud...
A TRACTOR under repair in an engineering garage on an orchard at Ormond caught fire late yesterday afternoon but resolute work by the property owners, then firefighters, stopped the fire spreading to engulf the workshop. The fire service received...
A SET of stairs at Tuahine Crescent fell victim to a combination of high tides and east swells this week. The sea slams into the southern end of the beach and the sand below the stairs eroded before the stairs slipped into the sea, leaving a 2.5m...
THE drink-drive rate detected in Tairawhiti has been low so far this festive season and the police hope the good behaviour continues. Police had random stops going in the lead-up to Christmas and then on Christmas Bay and Boxing Day.“The amount of...
Unenforceable parking restrictions at Gisborne city's redeveloped inner harbour have prompted the district council to bring forward a bylaw review. The council says it has received several complaints about the misuse of car parks set aside for boat...
I see the National candidate has begun to follow in the footsteps of the Party leadership, sharing speculative and untrue content to the local newspapers recently. Tania Tapsell alleged that Gisborne would lose their District Health Board under...
A quote from the recent royal wedding order of service always excites more than a bit of curiosity. Midway through the ceremony, the priest turns to the congregation and announces: “First, I am required to ask anyone present who knows a reason why...
A total of 1200 summer camping permits have been issued so far this season with registrations now taking place online. More than 600 vehicles have been recorded as freedom camping since the end of November. Gisborne District council compliance...
The trick to planting kowhai and titoki seeds was shared with those who attended a free workshop run by the Women's Native Tree Project Trust at the weekend. They also learned how to take koromiko cuttings, and potted up some koromiko and...
It is day four of the Winston Peters show, with just 24 hours remaining on his schedule for an October 12 announcement of the deal that sets in place New Zealand’s governing arrangements for the next three years. A lot of nuts and bolts will have...
POLICE have charged the driver of a log truck that crashed on State Highway 2 at Bartletts in the Whareratas yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called at 3.15pm.“The truck and trailer unit carrying logs failed to negotiate a left hand...
“It's about leadership,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said this week as she announced that she and her Ministers along with public service CEOs and the leader of the Opposition will take a 20 percent pay cut for six months. This move from those...
SUPPORTERS of the Gisborne to Wairoa rail line received a setback yesterday with not even a feasibility study for the line's reinstatement included in announcements launching the Government’s $1 billion-a-year Provincial Growth Fund (PGF).Regional...
Popular Latin beats and dance event Fiesta Latina has been given the green light with Gisborne moving to Alert Level 1.“We are so excited to be running the seventh Fiesta Latina now we are in Alert Level 1,” says organiser and Zumba teacher...
The heavy easterly swell that has battered the region's coastline this week is predicted to ease during today. The MetService swell advisory yesterday pointed to waves of 3.5 to 4 metres south of Tolaga Bay but up to 4.5-5m in the north.“For...
A CHANGE to the Easter trading hours could be on the horizon for Gisborne this year. Gisborne District Council is seeking feedback on a proposed policy to let retailers trade on Easter Sunday if they choose to. Heart of Gisborne manager Lana Davy said...
FIRE engulfed the front of a Kāinga Ora home in Tyndall Road this morning after neighbours reported hearing two loud explosions from inside the house. Fire and Emergency NZ sent three appliances to the Kaiti property at around 6.20am after multiple...
Fire and Emergency NZ's Tairawhiti local advisory committee is already making a positive difference to managing the region's risks, says its acting chair. The committee was formed early last year and because of Covid constraints it was “quite...
Forget amalgamating District Health Boards and which other DHB would be a better fit for our region — they will all disappear as the Government combines a fragmented and overly-bureaucratic public health system into one national service called...