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Democracy requires free speech

I wonder if Phil Goff is really stupid, or thinks that we all are — at least, those of us old enough to remember. Back in my youth we used to make the trip one Sunday afternoon a month from Hamilton to Albert Park in Auckland to what was at the...

Boats, gear confiscated

A Mahia couple charged with illegal transactions involving 296 kilograms of black market rock lobster and paua, commercially valued at more than $11,000, have each received six months home detention, and lost their vehicles, boats and fishing...

AN X-CELLENT X-PERIENCE

Students had fun assembling a fully-functional robot as a part of an engineering workshop at Tonui Collab this week. The Project X workshop was a joint collaboration between Tonui Collab, Matai research centre and the Institution of Engineering and...

1332 steps to the top

Mike Yardley heads to Sydney for a weekend getaway

Restoring the past

A piece of Gisborne history is going under the hammer and it's not just available to men. After being relocated to a Valley Road property and restored, the building that formerly housed the Gisborne Club has been put up for sale as a private...

Quick actions praised by fire services

A MAN grabbed a garden hose and tackled a fire that started in a washing machine at his home in Munro Street yesterday. Fire and Emergency NZ sent an appliance to the house at 10am.“The man was alerted by smoke alarms and had put the fire out with...

One day to go for nominations . . .

Still considering a shot at standing for the council or health board? With just one day to go before nominations close at midday tomorrow, there appears to be a lack of competition for some roles. That certainly is not the case for the two western...

SEEKING SUSPECT

More details emerge of ‘senseless killing’ in Centennial Crescent

Reflecting on ways to restore the Waimata River

The “voice” of the Waimata River has been heard loud and clear, as community groups and researchers come together to return it to life. A hui at the end of the month is the third such gathering this year, of people invested in improving the...

Nursing stresses can be relieved

‘Demoralising, heartbreaking' — one of the most poignant headlines I have ever seen in The Gisborne Herald. Good to see the NZNO coming forward to publicly back local nurses over the issue of a provisional improvement notice from Ward 5, over...

Looking forward to a wine and food smorgasbord

Rather than a Gisborne Wine and Food Festival, a host of the district’s wineries, chefs, producers and others are putting on a smorgasborg of events this Labour Weekend that will keep alive the tradition of this much-anticipated holiday kicking...

What’s inside that counts

Yes, the Tolaga Bay Inn still needs a lick of paint. But like people, it’s what’s inside that counts and the heart of Tolaga Bay Inn is working well. The intervention and help being given to local people to get their own businesses off the ground...

Uber anyone?

Being a responsible citizen, I hire taxis when required. On Sunday night I was told we would have to wait 30 minutes. This is in Gisborne for goodness sake!My grandfather was a well known taxi driver and in the early ’60s he then was worried about...

Spud in a Bucket: digging in for annual fundraiser

Alzheimers Gisborne Tairawhiti is encouraging 400 spuds to sprout for this year's Spud in a Bucket competition but there are 200 problems.“Every year we lose a proportion of our buckets when people don't come in for the weigh in, either because...

What's On in Gisborne

Saturday, July 2Art exhibition (through to July 31), featuring local artist Krystle Kelly, Verve Cafe, Gladstone Road, during opening hours. Free. Jewellery and art exhibition, 10am-2pm, The Aviary, PBC, 38 Childers Road. Free. Dancefit Studios...

Science ‘more fun’ with resource kits

Funding to purchase science resource kits will help Gisborne students think like scientists. House of Science Tairawhiti (HoST) have received a $2000 grant from the Mazda Foundation in their latest funding round. This money will contribute to the...