The warm and dry start to 2024 was welcomed with open arms after the storm battering year that was 2023 by Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz when she spoke to RNZ’s Summer Times programme yesterday morning. The Mayor said she was “happy to say haere...
A total of 3786 ewes were sent for sale at yesterday’s Matawhero Ewe Fair, of which 1672 were two-tooths. Nobody was expecting record prices due to the low mutton schedule, but although the amounts paid for the two-tooth ewes were down $30 on...
Mental health awareness and fundraising is on the cards later this month at a charity cricket event. “The Sunshine Eights is a day of cricket, supported by local businesses since 2020,” organiser Tyler Phelps said. “The purpose is to raise...
A Gisborne grandmother has made a plea to people who light a fire on the beach to make sure it is out properly before they leave. Her toddler grandson was badly burned when he walked into the unseen remains of a beach bonfire. The...
A celebratory morning tea yesterday marked the Gisborne Herald’s 150th birthday. Former long-serving staff were also invited. Jeremy had the honour of cutting the cake, a representation of a bundle of Gisborne Heralds, complete with blue binding...
A survey, a book and a sign are the outcome of Wainui Beach School’s dedicated study on the kororā or little blue penguin. When the school’s office manager, Margot Calcott discovered penguins nesting under her home on Tuahine Crescent, Wainui...
The future of Gisborne’s weather is here now, signalled by local data for 2023 and recent years. That is the view of journalist Roger Handford, who has studied weather, astronomy and ecology for over 40 years. “Last year was the eighth year in...
Matawai farmer, and mother of two, Catherine Mullooly will make a solo attempt on the eight-hour, women’s “strong wool” world ewe shearing record next Wednesday. The attempt will take place at Nukuhakari Station near Te Kuiti. Catherine is of...
All roads lead to Puketoro Station inland from Tokomaru Bay on Tuesday when the McNeil family stage their eighth annual on-farm sale with a total of 6000 sheep, 700 15-month-old steers and 40 cows with calves at foot on offer. The auction starts at...
A trio of Gisborne and Wairoa farm cadets featured in a Gisborne Herald article more than two years ago after they won cadetships throughout the North Island. They have now finished their time and are all off to start their farming careers. The trio...
The summer holiday will come to an end for many this weekend, so it’s time to start looking to the year ahead. That includes our road workers who have had a well-earned break — over the busy holiday travelling period — from a huge year of...
Further to the two articles in your paper on 28/12/23 and 04/01/24, on the closure of Turanga Gardens, I would like the opportunity to make further comments in relation to wider issues surrounding this. Whilst I appreciate the number of people who...
My congratulations to Tanith Wirihana Te Waitohioterangi, for his interesting letter outlining events that occurred at Ngatapa and the references to more information available. I have a degree of sympathy, as my forbears were treated poorly by...
Thank you Walter Findlay bakers for the wonderful fireworks display. It is not just the kids who enjoyed it immensely, us grandparents did too. Heather van Wyk
Gwynne Dyer Israel is withdrawing some troops from Gaza, because the reservists who were called up for the fighting amount to 10-15 percent of the country’s workforce and the economy is showing the strain. But “nobody is talking about doves of...
It is a proud day for this newspaper and all associated with it to celebrate 150 years of publishing today. We were not the first newspaper of the district — that was The Poverty Bay Standard, a four-page weekly first printed by Henry Webb on...
Tangaroa-a-mua, Ngātapa, January 5, 1869. KUA KARAPOTIA KOUTOU! (You are surrounded!) HARAMAI KI WAHO ME OU KOUTOU RINGA TU! (Come out with your hands up!) KAATI I TE WHAKATETE! KAATI I TE WHAKATETE! (STOP RESISTING! STOP RESISTING!) BANG! BANG!...
For as long as I can remember it has always been Waikohu Civil Defence and part of the Tairāwhiti Civil Defence network. I tried to find it recently and found that it has changed its name! Since Cyclone Gabrielle it appears that the Waikohu Civil...
The Tauawhi Longboard Classic was a great weather day to profile prevention of domestic violence. Who cares who surfed best to win? The important cause won on the day and many happy faces confirmed that. I note a suggestion in the paper that a Mr...
Residents and holiday-makers at Mahanga have been asked to conserve water, after Wairoa District Council issued a water shortage notice. “We are experiencing water shortage/over-usage at Mahanga,” a council statement said. The statement said...
Firefighters were called to Wharekopae Road on Wednesday evening after power lines began arcing on some overhanging trees, and sparks set fire to vegetation underneath. The call came in at around 6.15pm that night, to a spot about 14 kilometres up...
An online player from Gisborne has started the year on a high after winning the $1 million First Division in yesterday’s Lotto draw. The winning ticket was sold on MyLotto. Powerball was not struck and rolled over to Saturday night, where the...
by Te Rina Kowhai, Whakaata Māori A reel posted on social media showing rubbish left behind after the Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne has attracted more than 20,000 views. The Facebook reel showing rubbish believed to have been dumped by...
OBITUARY Roy Skuse Sports champion, businessman and Gisborne city councillor Roy Skuse extolled the attractions of his home town, but loved getting out to see the world. For 28 years until 2019, Roy and his wife Colleen organised and accompanied...
Seismic activity on the East Coast in 2023 was considered normal, says GNS Science. “A total of 1455 earthquakes were recorded in the year to date in the Gisborne/East Coast region,” said GNS Science seismic duty officer Sheng-Lin Lin. “None...
The Waikanae Beach Top 10 Holiday Park have had their biggest days of the season to date this week. Camp staff said there was little space left for campers on Tuesday night, then the “no vacancies” sign went up for the first time this summer on...
The “cruisers” are back today. The boutique cruise ship National Geographic Orion makes her fourth visit this summer and was scheduled to dock at Eastland Port at 6.30am, sailing again at midday for Tauranga with its 54 passengers. The Silver...
The district’s paid surf lifeguards have had their first rescues of the season this week. Two people were saved at Midway and another one at Waikanae. “The beaches have been consistently busy over the past week,” said SLSNZ club development...
Thousands of Haati Naatis showed up in force to represent their marae at the 2024 Ngāti Porou Inter Marae Sports festival, more commonly known as Pā Wars. The event, which is in its 29th year, was organised by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou and saw 22...
In 1874 the township of Gisborne sat on roads of muddy tracks and was home to about 400 European settlers. On January 5 of that year, inhabitants of the primitive colonial outpost could read the inaugural edition of the then-named Poverty Bay...
2024 has started tragically for Japan, with a series of earthquakes up to a magnitude of 7.6 striking the west coast of its main island on New Year’s Day that left 55 dead, sparked infernos amid destroyed buildings and led to tsunami warnings that...
Bob Hughes Many centuries before the 18th century Industrial Revolution, humans discovered fire and harnessed nature’s natural energy. We relied upon the Sun for warmth and progressed to harnessing wind, water and animal power, along with our puny...
Clive Bibby I have just finished reading the full list of this country’s New Year Honours recipients — you know, the system that was originally introduced to recognise those civilian role models who had, like the “Biblical widow”, given of...
The return of a confidential drug-checking service for Rhythm and Vines festival-goers was successful in keeping them safe, after discovering fake drugs at the event, the New Zealand Drug Foundation says. “We had a very busy and successful few...