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Hui sends strong message to Govt
The fervour and emotion shown at Saturday’s hui called by King Tūheitia threatens to develop into a continuing challenge for the Government with the Treaty of Waitangi at its centre. More than 10,000 people packed into the Tūrangawaewae Marae to...
Western civilisation on a path of self-destruction
2024 could well be a defining year for Western civilisation. We have elections in two major Western countries — the USA and UK. Indeed, half the world’s population go to the polls this year. We have ongoing armed conflicts in Ukraine and Gaz...
A two-state solution?
It seems that too much foul water has “flowed under the bridge” for there to be a single-state solution to restoring peace between Israelis and Palistinians. It seems that a two-state solution would possibly work, but definitely not if the two...
Facts never more important
Re: Big chill hits US; Freezing US weather . . . “struggled to cope with the arctic weather”, Jan 19 stories. Despite the decades of climate change warnings, deniers continue to ignore the obvious. Facts have never been more important. As the...
Horouta club champions at Waka Ama Sprint Nationals
Kaiarahi Toa led the Horouta medal charge on the last day of the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karāpiro on Saturday. Women’s teams bearing the Kaiarahi Toa name raced in the premier, master (40-plus) and senior master (50-plus) divisions and...
Centuries to HSOB’s Tallott, Castle
The landscape of Poverty Bay club cricket changed at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. On Day 2 of Round 1 in the DJ Barry Cup two-day Premier Grade championship, Breakers Horouta Te Waka beat Gisborne Boys' High School first 11 outright and...
Wins over Tigers, Johnsonville highlights for PB Strikers
Poverty Bay Strikers had four great days in Hawke's Bay last week. The Andrew Hogarth-coached Bay, competing in the Hawke’s Bay Tournaments Year 7 White B Division, beat Porirua Tigers by two wickets in a thriller on Monday morning and then...
Rain eases to drizzle; mercury passes 30
Another sub-tropical low prompted an Orange Heavy Rain Warning from MetService but moved through without hanging around to cause problems. MetService’s earlier rain watch notice changed to an orange-coded warning on Saturday, saying residents in...
Matawhero house fire ‘a good save’
Firefighters were called to a home in Bloomfield Road at Matawhero at around midnight Saturday after the residents smelt smoke in the house. The fire crews found a fire going in the ceiling void. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two appliances and two...
Man accused of grooming boy for sex, making and sharing child porn'
A man has been accused of luring an East Coast boy away from his parents to have sex with him and other related offences, including making an objectionable video of the youngster. The 38-year-old accused, who cannot currently be named, appeared...
They're back! Weka returning to city fringes
Once commonly seen in and around Gisborne city, the weka population in the North Island has sadly declined to the point where the birds are rarer than kiwi. However, it seems weka might be making a comeback and that people who think they might have...
Wairoa debris clean-up continues
Key recreational areas and traditional fishing zones have been mostly cleared of woody debris, with around 50,000m3 of debris recovered from Wairoa’s beaches and riverbanks. The massive recovery effort to remove woody debris dumped on coastlines...
House median prices down, sales activity up
Falling house prices here are bringing first-home buyers back into the market “in force”, new data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand shows. REINZ chief executive Jen Baird said the region’s median house price in December fell 5.1...
Turning back time at EC Museum of Technology
East Coast Museum of Technology can take you back to the machinery, computers and household appliances of yesterday and long before. The many exhibits are all dated and obsolete and show how quickly time and tech moves on. Enthusiasts behind the...
Divers on the hunt for invasive fanworm
Divers from Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s biosecurity team are looking for invasive species in the inner harbour at Eastland Port this week. The project is part of the Mediterranean fanworm eradication work in collaboration with Biosecurity NZ...
Tragic end to Māhia dolphin refloat
A pod of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have been euthanised after becoming stranded again on a reef near Māhia. The pod of around 40 was first stranded early Sunday afternoon and the combined efforts of a group of volunteers, iwi...
First Light glory to Bousfield
A local has won the gruelling but stunningly picturesque First Light Marathon for the second year running, with Simon Bousfield taking the title on Saturday in a time of three hours 44 minutes and 20 seconds. Real estate agent Bousfield was third...
Ambitious 30-year plan aims to transform Gisborne into 'cycling capital of NZ'
Gisborne’s roundabouts and on-road parking spaces are on the chopping block under plans to make the city the “cycling capital of New Zealand”, a new report reveals. Tairāwhiti Moves — to be presented to Gisborne District Council on Thursday...
The trouble with events
Gwynne Dyer Harold Macmillan, British prime minister about half a century ago, was once asked what was the greatest challenge for a political leader. “Events, dear boy, events,” he replied. The same is true in this presidential election year in...
Reflection on a lifetime of teaching
Janet Bodle is an educator extraordinaire. The 82-year-old recently retired and talks to Loren Sirl about her extensive and varied career spanning 58 years. Gisborne born and raised, Janet always knew she wanted to become a teacher. At the age of...
Swimmers share sea with Salps
Some of the region’s beachgoers found themselves swimming in what felt like a sea of gelatinous bubble tea at the weekend. Sarah Curtis investigates . . . While many feared the weird gelatinous globules bobbing all around them might have been...
Creating a pallet garden
PLANTS • Plants MATERIALS • Outdoor container mix • Pallet • Weed mat • Staples • Galvanised screws TOOLS • Garden gloves • Mask • Garden hand tools • Staple gun • Drill TIMING • You can build a pallet garden any time you...
Crispy buffalo cauliflower bites are a taste delight
Forks Over Knives recipe developer Darshana Thacker Wendel knows how to turn cauliflower into an addictive, but healthy snack. There is a series of Forks Over Knives books providing useful whole food plant-based recipes, but the website offers even...
Wild about glacier country
Mike Yardley discovers South Westland’s natural splendour seems to grow in awe-inspiring intensity the further south you go. There’s a fairy-tale quality to the sense of escapism, as you drive through those long and leafy highway glades, where...
Golden double-hull champs
Horouta’s superstar crew Kaiarahi Toa lived up to their favouritism on the penultimate day of the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals on Lake Karāpiro yesterday. And you can bet your house there will be more gold for them in huge final day of action today...
Challenge time for junior lifesavers
The Gisborne Coastal Challenge for the district’s young up-and-coming junior surf lifesaving athletes will be staged at Wainui today. It was at northern Makorori last summer and was a huge success. The carnival is for youngsters aged 11-14 years...
Hui to share views on Māori response
Only just getting settled into running the country, the coalition Government is facing a period of challenge on what could be the defining issue of its whole term, its relationship with Māori. Thousands of tangata whenua converge on Tūrangawaewae...
Opposing views of conflict both have merit
Clive Bibby I have always enjoyed watching Al Jazeera, which provides a diametrically opposing view of the war in Gaza to the one you will find on channels that are more favourably inclined towards the Israeli cause and justification for its...
Spartina destroys habitat
There have been recent comments and letters regarding Gisborne District Council’s spartina grass eradication programme. It is worth noting that spartina grass is on the pest weed lists of most district and regional councils in the country and for...
‘Progressive containment’
Re: Any consultation, consent? January 16 letter. The plant “spartina” is listed in the council’s Plant Pest Management Strategy as a “progressive containment plant” — look it up on their website — which does mean that consultation has...
Sexual assaults complaints laid after Rhythm and Vines
Police have confirmed they have two sexual assault complaints under investigion from alleged incidents during the course of the Rhythm and Vines festival over the New Year holiday period. The Gisborne Herald previously reported one case in the...
Superheroes nominations close Monday
The public have until Monday to get their nominations in for the Superheroes awards initiative. Gisborne District Council has invited people to nominate outstanding individuals, neighbourhood or local organisations and community groups, who went...
Overnight closures during Bartletts to Muriwai works
Work to resurface the section of State Highway 2 between Bartletts and Muriwai begins on Monday night with the first of several overnight road closures, depending on the weather. New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi plans to work on the section...