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Kudos for not giving in, quick repainting

Destiny Church got the publicity it wanted but failed to stop a drag queen reading event at HB Williams Memorial Library yesterday. A group of the fundamentalist Christian pentecostalist movement’s local members might also have a date in court for...

Club of Rome’s new project, No Limits to Learning

by Bob Hughes The other day here I attempted to explain to critics how “eco” was a big part of economics. Now this — the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome’s landmark report “The Limits to Growth” was marked two years ago. Bob Hughes...

Let’s recommit to equality, diversity and inclusion

In a world where LGBTQI+ youth still encounter discrimination, bullying and rejection merely for being true to themselves, symbols of visibility like pride crossings serve as vital beacons of hope and affirmation. They convey a powerful message of...

Preaching hate and fear

Most Saturday mornings I head along to the local Farmers Market and lately there has been a preacher with a loud hailer shouting nonsense at the shoppers. It is hateful and divisive and has no place in public where children have to hear it. I think...

Shock at senseless loss of young lives

Gisborne has been in shock and whānau and friends are mourning after two lives were taken and three people were seriously injured in a fight in Elgin on Saturday night that spilled out from a 21st birthday party. It is especially tragic that the...

Collateral damage, or architects of our own future?

Clive Bibby Countries like ours (members of what remains of the Free World) appear to be divided into two groups of people who have already made choices about our future, both here at home and as members of the commonwealth of nations collectively...

ACC needs front-line boost

It has come to my attention recently that there may have to be cut backs in office staff throughout New Zealand by the Accident Compensation Corporation. I hope that ACC looks very carefully at its staff as it’s noticeable around communities in...

Keep our zone nuclear-free

I heard on Monday’s RNZ news that “New Zealand is ‘actively looking’ for ways to participate in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is already under way into putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for...

Gisborne Herald 26.03.24

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One arrest at scene of mass brawl where two people were killed

Police have spoken to media this afternoon about the investigation into a mass brawl last night that left two people dead - confirming it involved gang members and started after two uninvited guests arrived at a 21st birthday party. About 100 people...

Two people killed, three suffer critical injuries after street brawl in Elgin

Two people are dead after a large altercation involving up to 100 people in Elgin last night. Police said they had launched a homicide investigation after disorder broke out on Lytton Rd at around 11.30pm. “A number of Police units were needed to...

‘Mates’ get together planned next month

The Mates of Mates For Mates team - MOM4M — is heading to Tairāwhiti on April 19, with an event planned in the shearing pavilion at the Showgrounds. A MOM4M spokesman said an event like it was seriously needed in a region like Tairāwhiti, that...

Store prices eased

There were 1833 sheep sent for sale yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards, including 1332 store lambs, most of which came from Tarere 2 Trust at Te Araroa and CNA and JM Marr at Te Wera. Prices paid for the store lambs eased slightly on last week...

Counting down to Fieldays

The countdown is on for Fieldays 2024, which open on Wednesday June 12. Preparations are said to be in full swing, with the build of the small city starting to take shape in early April. The work will transform the 114 hectares of Mystery Creek...

Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer finalists announced

The three finalists in the annual 2024 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award have been announced this week. Ben Purua, Tainui, 29, is the farm manager at Waimakariri Lands Ltd, near Tirau in the Waikato region, which runs 540 cows. Ben is a previous...

Trim fat without cutting muscle

The Government has gone ahead with its election promise to make massive cuts in what it sees as a bloated public service sector. Hopefully the cuts are being made in the right places and with a lot of thought and planning. The first cuts will see 9...