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Scruffy penguins not unwell, just moulting

Beachgoers and their dogs are being asked to give the region’s kororā/little blue penguins space when they come ashore to moult. Kororā adults come ashore between November and March to shed their feathers and grow a new waterproof coat, which...

Reprieve ahead for those wilting plants

The parched soils and gardens of the Gisborne region might get some relief from rain forecast to fall on Sunday. Intermittent showers next week might also help plants that are wilting. The latest MetService forecasts and extended outlook say a front...

Tutumatai to be monitor farm

Tutumatai Station, located in Ruatoria, has been confirmed by Beef+LNZ as a local Whenua Māori monitor farm under the programme title “He Kai Kei Aku Ringa”. B+LNZ’s Māori agribusiness adviser Pania King championed Tutumatai Station being...

Store lambs still slow on to market

Another small sheep sale took place yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards — just 282 in total, and the first sale for a fortnight. There were 93 prime sheep, 99 store lambs and 90 store ewes. All ewes are currently being sold on a very depressed...

Forestry, nursery partnership a unique chance for learning

UAWANUI Native Nursery is working with Aratu Forests to restore and replenish forests with native plants while helping to develop capacity in the East Coast town. Uawanui has a memorandum of understanding with Aratu Forests, signed in November 2023...

Smooth sailing at Kiwa Pools

Kiwa Pools, operating for the past five months, has proved popular with users and Gisborne District Council. “We’re really thrilled,” liveable communities director Michele Frey told Gisborne District Council’s operations committee on...

We're out: Te Aitanga a Māhaki withdraw from agreement with council

The chief executive of Te Aitanga a Māhaki says he, and his iwi, have cut off all future engagement with Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz. Willie Te Aho outlined his reasons in a mass email to council and media on Thursday. The reluctance to work with...

Name change for kindergarten

Rakakao is the new name of Pickering Street Kindergarten in Kaiti. Head teacher Donny Manuel said the kindergarten had been on a journey with local artist, historian and district councillor Nick Tupara to learn more about the area they are in. They...

Communities reconnected by temporary bridge at Te Reinga

After nearly two years of disruption and isolation, the Ruakituri, Erepeti and Te Reinga communities were reconnected this week with the opening of the temporary bridge. The smiles were wide as local residents from either side of the bridge gathered...

Creative Communities funding round under way

Gisborne District Council’s Creative Communities scheme is looking for community events to get behind. Every year the council opens two rounds of funding for projects with arts-based outcomes — the first in February and again in August. The...

Chained up and forgotten: effort to change animal welfare laws

For years animal welfare groups across New Zealand have fought to change an ineffective law. If their efforts are successful, it will mean the end of life chaining of dogs. “We’re living in a first-world country, with fourth-world welfare when...

‘Lots of very good conversations’ at Farm Expo

The East Coast Farming Expo at the Wairoa racecourse has been deemed a success with close to 400 people through the gates again yesterday, a similar crowd to the opening day on Wednesday. Event manager Sue Wilson said the turnout for the second and...

Summit today a key step in our rebuild

The region has a major opportunity today to start bringing the new Government alongside in helping to meet the challenges of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent severe weather events, and to build resilience for the future, at the...

Pest threats mounting

The headline “Research identifies weed as a billion-dollar potential threat” (Rural News, February 1, 2024) refers to the potential sleeper weed Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) that is now established in Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury and...

Symbols of faith

Not everyone killed in the 1st and 2nd World War were Christians. The war memorial on Kaiti Hill is public land. If Christians wish to have an illuminated cross on Kaiti Hill, they should purchase a piece of land to put it on and then there would be...

Gisborne Herald 23.02.24

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