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Limited grasp of issues or dangers of a weak media

I admit to some anger addressing those who made comment on the editorial re media and democracy. It annoys the hell out of me as a long-standing journalist trying to serve the public good that such people appear to have no real understanding of the...

Poariki Station owners doing their best a year after cyclone destroyed only access

Poariki Station on Burgess Road, Pehiri has almost come to a standstill for the first time in its 120 years. The only access to the sheep and beef farm, a bridge across the Hangaroa River, was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle. Station owners Ian and...

Tractors trek into town

The Rotary Foundation annual Tractor Trek headed down the East Coast over the weekend, driving into Gisborne on Sunday. The convoy of vintage and modern tractors started their journey in the Waikato, continuing through Matamata, Rotorua, Ohope...

Places still available at brain health workshop

Registrations are still open for Thursday’s Ways to Keep your Brain Healthy workshop run by Alzheimers Gisborne Tairāwhiti. The two-hour workshop is a non-clinical presentation that is easy to understand with activities that make it interactive...

Time to apply for free courier service

NZ Post is urging charitable organisations and social enterprises here to apply for free courier services. NZ Post’s Delivering for Good programme aims to foster stronger, healthier communities around the country by offering up to 34,000 free...

Delays for GHL review due in November

A strategic review into the possibility of selling off Gisborne District Council-owned commercial assets, including Tauwhareparae Farms Limited, is now five months overdue. GDC-owned Gisborne Holdings Limited last year began a strategic review after...

Metservice warning about swells, gales

Boaties are being warned of large swell conditions off the Gisborne-Mahia coast over the next few days. The wave warning is for the area from Mahanga to Potikirua Point. For the Portland Island marine area MetService has put out a gale and a swell...

Woman hurt in surf accident

A woman was seriously injured in a surfing accident at Wainui Beach on Sunday afternoon and Wainui SLSC lifeguards at the beach played a key role in looking after her before she was taken to Gisborne Hospital. The incident happened at around 3pm...

Store lamb prices remain depressed

Five vendors were brave enough yesterday to send store lambs to the weekly Matawhero sale but prices for these lambs remain very depressed, with no sign of improvement until meat schedule prices lift. The larger lambs, of which there were few, still...

Mainstream where society is anchored

A fascinating development in the Newshub shutdown saga emerged yesterday with the revelation of a meeting just over a week ago, where TV3 bosses floated a plan for a joint newsgathering service with the leaders of TVNZ and RNZ. The proposed news...

Exorcising the ghost of 1929 sharemarket crash — part one

INVESTMENT VIEWS Brent Sheather What’s the biggest worry when investing in shares? For many people it’s the fear of losing the lot in some huge crash, like what happened in the 1930s. That scenario is routinely dismissed by most experts as being...

The utility of neutrality

Gwynne Dyer Neutrality used to be a European thing, but it is now in steep decline. If it were an animal, we’d have to declare it an endangered species. For hundreds of years Europe was the “cockpit of war”, but if a country got sick of the...

Still a dry month despite wet end

Five days has made all the difference to what was shaping up to be a near-record dry month for Gisborne. Up to February 24, the Gisborne Airport gauge recorded just 0.6 millimitres but a wet end to the month pushed the total to 32.7mm. However, it...

Great response to Environment Awards

Around 150 people will gather next Wednesday night at the Vines Restaurant at Bushmere Estate for the East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Organisers are delighted with the response to ticket sales, which have closed. “It’s been a great...

What’s the rush? asks MP

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel is yet to give her maiden speech in Parliament, but she spoke out this week against two high profile government policies. These are the disestablishment of the Māori Health Authority and the repeal of the...

Wairoa teen top novice at Masterton

by Doug Laing Wairoa College student Ashlin Swann claimed bragging rights for the growing number of female shearers competing at the Golden Shears by winning the novice final in Masterton on Thursday. It was a family affair for the 15-year-old, who...