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'We're building back': Repairs to hundreds of dropouts under way

Repair work has started on the first of more than 900 local road dropouts. Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the repairs would provide much-needed safety and resilience for communities who used those rural roads every day. “We’re building back,” Mayor...

‘Nosy bugger’s’ discovery confirmed as new mānuka species

A new species of mānuka has been confirmed in Tairāwhiti 20 years after being discovered by East Coast conservationist Graeme Atkins. Mr Atkins, who says he has a knack for spotting different plants in the taiao (environment), came across what is...

Gaming and engineering combined to create VR Tairāwhiti flooding experience

Ever felt the world of engineering was out of your reach? Researcher Michael O’Sullivan aims to make it more accessible through his virtual reality game of building stopbanks to offset the flooding of Tairāwhiti rivers. Mixing the worlds of...

Tributes flow in maiden speech

Ikaraoa Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel honoured the late Parekura Horomia in her maiden speech in Parliament last night. The former Māori affairs minister “was truly an MP of the people and became synonymous with the seat of...

Support growing for sports arena

Community consensus over the need for an indoor sports facility here appears to be growing ahead of the completion of a new feasibility report.

Autumn abundance

Henri Ham shares tips on saving produce and refreshing gardens with flowers and native plants. It has been such a tough start to the year. The recent weather has caused a bit of upset, and damaged crops. It’s a reminder that gardening is...

Gisborne Herald 9.03.24

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Unique horsemanship clinics

Nestled in the peaceful and idyllic nature setting of Waingake Road, Manutuke is an equestrian centre like none other in Aotearoa. Free Spirit Equestrian NZ was established in 2021 by neighbours and friends, Jessica (Jess) McMillan-Sharplin and...

Hurt surfer out of hospital, home to recover

The woman injured in a surfing accident at Wainui Beach on Sunday afternoon has now been discharged from Gisborne Hospital. The 34-year-old was hurt when she came off her board and landed on the sand mid-afternoon on Sunday near the surf club. She...

Waiting game for cycleway funding

The Regional Transport Committee will decide if it needs to change plans to seek funding for cycleways after consultation finishes, Gisborne District Council sustainable futures director Joanna Noble says. That follows the release earlier this week...

‘It was about helping each other’: The Convert set to be released next week

New Zealand film The Convert is an opportunity for people to be reminded of what Aotearoa was like before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, says co-producer Te Kohe Tuhaka. The Convert, set to be released on March 14, was shown to a small group of...

New bridges over troubled waters

Work begins this month on permanent replacements for two bridges crossing the Hikuwai River on State Highway 35, north of Tolaga Bay. Hikuwai No. 1 bridge was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle last year, initially cutting access north and south of the...

Trust Tairāwhiti funding boosts access to subsidised Rua medicine

An extra 30 East Coast residents suffering in pain and unable to afford medicinal cannabis will this year be able to access subsidised medicine from Rua Bioscience. The medicinal cannabis oil is available on prescription and GPs and specialists who...

Outdoor classroom teaching students how to trap pests and predators, monitor habitats

Gisborne Boys High School’s Level 2 and 3 environmental studies students have been learning practical predator and pest control techniques outside of the classroom. GBHS is one of the few schools nationwide that offer the Level 3 standards in pest...

Ready to relay: 2024 edition three years in the making after Covid, storms

"We are fizzing.” So says Shay Podjursky the primary organiser of the 2024 Gisborne Relay for Life which starts at midday tomorrow. “We are absolutely fizzing to be this close. Everyone is ready and the weather is looking incredible.” The new...

Gisborne Herald 8.03.24

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Making hay while the sun shines

by Kim Parkinson On a sunny day out at Kirkpatrick Feed Supplies in Patutahi it is hard to imagine the flood-ravaged scene of a year ago after Cyclone Gabrielle. Through sheer determination and hard work, haymakers Andrew and Tracy Kirkpatrick have...