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Gisborne District Court news, November 5

HAAMI Tutu admitted assaulting a woman by punching her when he appeared in Gisborne District Court. Tutu, who is awaiting trial in custody on another matter, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within the next 12...

UFB roll-out for townships over the next three years

CHORUS has announced an ultra-fast broadband roll-out for Tolaga Bay, Makaraka, Ruatoria, Manutuke and Te Karaka. The townships will have UFB from November in Tolaga Bay, through to Te Karaka the last to come online in January 2021. Makaraka and...

Stop your whining boaties

I am quite sure that over 90 percent of ratepayers will agree with me when I strongly disagree with the council spending any of our rates on providing parks for boat trailers at the port. When Tatapouri Fishing Club shifted into town they did not...

Council urged to back zero carbon

Gisborne district councillors have been urged to endorse and commit to the Zero Carbon Act, a blueprint developed by the national, youth-led organisation Generation Zero. Gisborne resident and Generation Zero member Ellie Craft was involved in...

Day at the museum

The biggest turnout one long-time volunteer had ever seen made the most of the East Coast Museum of Technology yesterday. On offer during the day was the opportunity to ride in a covered cart drawn by Clydesdale horses, watch a model train set in...

Gave it a try

More than 1100 young people took part in the 2019 Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon at Churchill Park yesterday. For the second running, the event included a beach swim at Midway Beach, a cycle along Centennial Marine Drive and a run around Churchill Park. The...

GDC leads charge on independent assessment

GISBORNE District Council is to be among the first to voluntarily put its work forward for independent marking. Local Government New Zealand president Lawrence Yule confirmed that Gisborne District Council was one of 21 councils from across New...

Whangara Farms begins field days

THE first of the field days as part of the Ahuwhenua Trophy Te Puni Kokiri Excellence in Maori Farming competition takes place at Whangara Farms on Thursday April 4. The farms and Kiriroa Station at Motu are two of the three finalists in the...

Gusts of over 100kph as district cops wind blast

The Gisborne region took a hammering from gale-force winds yesterday but appears to have escaped without serious damage. Maximum gusts topped over 100 kilometres an hour in places exposed to the north-west blast. In Gisborne city itself, the district...

Unanimous support for Stoltz as new mayor

Confidence in the ability of Deputy Mayor Rehette Stoltz to take on the role of mayor from August 22 was expressed by fellow councillors as they unanimously voted for her to take the reins. Mrs Stoltz was the only nominee for the role, which starts...

Paying for plums with a smile

Calla’s mother Nardia Pineaha said the girls had the idea and she wanted them to learn a lesson in kindness.“It is good for them to give something instead of receiving. They had 16 bags in total and once they were finished, I rewarded them with...

The costs of vandalism

Vandal arrives at Crook Cook, climbs statue, paints on underwear and paints face. Time involved, half an hour; cost, $10 for spraypaint. GDC informed of problem, department holds a health and safety meeting to outline all hazards and actions to...

Trade spaces filling up fast

THE strong demand for trade space at the Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show in mid-October keeps on keeping on and most of the exhibitor sites have now sold. A Show spokeswoman said the few remaining sites still left are in the House and Garden Pavilion and...

Whinging won’t help . . .

Is anyone else as fed up as I am with National Party negativity? All this fuss about some mistakes made over Kiwis returning home and not always being as carefully checked as they should be. People make mistakes — get over it!National couldn't...

Window of opportunity for Gisborne glazier led to award,

Work ethic, character and a good skill set has earned Gisborne glazier Asher Takao the Allan Sage Memorial Award for apprentice excellence in the glass industry. Mr Takao topped trade school three years in a row and two years ago was judged most...

New rules regarding bodies of loved ones

Changes to the way funeral services can transport people who have died were decided yesterday as new rules emerged during this country's Covid-19 alert Level 4 lockdown. Evans Funeral Services owner David Parker said the new information was given to...