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Te Karaka Area school takes stand against bullying

Te Karaka Area School made a stand against bullying yesterday by donning pink and baking up a storm. Students and staff wore pink to show they were against bullying in all its forms. Pink Shirt Day is a global day that celebrates diversity and creates...

Large rain cell delivers heavy, short burst of rain

Many local residents will have been surprised by the sudden intensity of last night's brief downpour. Measurements from rain gauges in the city and out to Te Karaka confirm the intensity. The MetService gauge at the airport recorded just under 10mm in...

NZ Post seeks new location

KIWIBANK in Gisborne is developing a stand-alone branch and NZ Post is looking for a new home in town. New Zealand Post head of retail, Mark Yagmich said NZ Post was now actively looking for a local business, to work with to deliver postal services...

Napier-Wairoa log trains back on track in spring

KiwiRail expects to start moving logs on the Napier-Wairoa line in spring, says chief operating officer Todd Moyle. The forestry sector had had a strong recovery as Covid restrictions eased, said Mr Moyle. There was a significant “wall of wood” to...

Fewer vehicles impounded in first three months of ’21

MOTORISTS have been reminded of the consequences of reckless and unsafe behaviour on Tairawhiti roads as police point to 40 vehicle impounds in the first three months of the year. The vehicles were among 215 impounds across the Eastern police...

‘Blown away’ by $92k sale

Highest price paid for bull in the North Island this season

Drilling for oil and gas in active subduction zones is nothing new

GNS Science declined the opportunity to respond to letters published yesterday — one seeking further information than provided in a GNS letter that ran in Saturday’s paper (Quake risk from drilling tiny), the other critical of the letter, its...

‘Eyesore’ cleaned up again

A regular eyesore of dumped cars and whiteware outside a business in Stanley Road has been cleaned up again. Neighbours complained after up to four derelict cars and more than a dozen pieces of whiteware, mainly refrigerators, were left outside East...

Military honours for Murray Derbyshire

THE late Staff Sergeant Murray Derbyshire was farewelled with full military honours on Saturday

Accused tries to flee court after sentence

Security and police staff sprang into action in Gisborne District Court when a young man upset at being jailed jumped the dock and made a desperate attempt to escape. Lynton Peneha, 20, had just received a 12-month prison term when he tried his luck...

Celebrations over, now down to business

During the past few weeks since the election, we have been through a “swearing in” process for the newly elected council that has justifiably gained many photo opportunities and chances for establishing a modus operandi that is unique. The Mayor...

Stop the pigeons

Gisborne Herald readers have given a big thumbs up to a cull of pigeons in the city centre. When asked if they think pigeons in Gisborne city should be culled, 72 percent of respondents to this week’s Gisborne Herald Web Poll said “yes”.The web...

Respect for our history

In response to Gavin Maclean’s wonderful English language lesson wrapped up in a piece of history, I disagree that dual naming is either clumsy, or meaningless . . .A dual name Turanganui a Kiwa/Poverty Bay will allow us all the opportunity to...

Word on the street . . . about R&V crowds

'Are you looking forward to the R&V crowd?'

Flight training school cleared for takeoff

GISBORNE is an ideal location for an aviation school training base, which has opened for business here. Eagle Flight Training Ltd, a flight training provider based at Ardmore Airport in Auckland, is operating the training facility in Gisborne, with...

Two to vote ‘no’ on Seymour bill

Two of Gisborne’s three MPs will vote against ACT MP David Seymour’s End of Life Choice member’s bill during its second reading this month. Labour list MP Kiri Allan is the exception, but she may not vote for the bill at its third reading —...