Latest from Gisborne

Training course gives hope to workers made redundant in JNL shutdown

Whānau, friends and colleagues at Toitū Tairāwhiti Housing (TTH) celebrated the graduation of 32 workers who completed a 12-week training course to be able to work in the iwi housing development organisation. The celebration took place at Te...

Helping out the smallest and most unwell patients

Fishing tournament proceeds go to vital equipment for Planet Sunshine, neonates The local fishing community is backing Gisborne Hospital again. The annual Nicks Head Charity Fishing Tournament continues to support the hospital’s neonatal unit and...

House saved thanks to passer-by

Firefighters were called to a house in Childers Road near the Elgin shops yesterday morning after a passer-by heard smoke alarms going off inside and saw smoke coming from the house. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews to the house at around 8am...

Emergency services demo tomorrow

An event showcasing what it is like to work in emergency services is being run for students tomorrow. A mock emergency at Harry Barker Reserve will demonstrate the roles of police, Fire and Emergency NZ staff and St John Ambulance. Students will...

Flood modelling hui at Te Karaka this Saturday

Gisborne District Council is holding a hui for residents of Te Karaka and surrounding areas this Saturday to present and seek validation on flood modelling being undertaken as part of the Te Karaka Flood Resilience Improvement Project. Council...

Tamararo 2024: Five rōpū advance to Te Matatini nationals

Hundreds of people attended the 71st Tamararo Festival over the weekend and enjoyed the performances of 21 different rōpū from across Tairāwhiti. Tamararo is the country’s longest-running regional kapa haka competition, having started in 1952...

Big wins at rugby opener

Tiny White Opening Day was a great one for Poverty Bay rugby. A forceful Larsawn Ngatapa posse beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 40-0 on Oval 1, after which defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP came from behind to be 49-15 victors over...

State Highway 35 work for Gisborne for week commencing 9 April

NZ Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi has announced detours will be in place during six weeks of

‘Magic mushies’ research boost

Research being done here into how indigenous “magic mushrooms” can treat addiction and mental health issues have taken a leap forward in hitting several milestones, an NZX-listed medicinal cannabis company says. Rua Bioscience has announced the...

Beach find a relic of the past

History is everywhere you look . . . from the steps on a hillside marking an old pā site to a brick on the beach. This particular brick — or should we say, piece of brick— lay on the beach just south of Midway, its light colour attracting...

Chopper ‘a godsend’ after quad bike accident

Waimatā Valley farmer Jeremy Watson was miles from home when he was injured in a quad bike accident, but help was on its way in the form of the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter. It happened a year after Cyclone Gabrielle but Jeremy...

Saturday’s the day for 2024 colour run

Save the date, says Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC). They’re talking about this Saturday, April 13, and the annual Colour Run for Diversity. The 2.5km run starts and finishes at Marina Park, with a start time of 11am. Already nearly 1000...

State Highway 35 asphalting work in Gisborne starts on Thursday

NZ Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi has announced detours will be in place during six weeks of overnight sealing work on State Highway 35 in Gisborne. Crews will begin asphalting work to renew the road surface at the Jolly Stockman intersection with...

Monuments cleaned ahead of Anzac Day

War memorials around the region have been cleaned in preparation for the Anzac Day commemorations later this month. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said cleaning and caring for the many monuments, statues and...

NZDF payload on rocket launched in US

The New Zealand Defence Force is unable to confirm or deny it intends to send a military payload into space from Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport. This is after the NZDF last week revealed it had launched its first ever payload into orbit on board...

Safety, resilience, accessibility priorities of council’s transport plans

The region’s long-term transport needs will be confirmed following public hearings this week. The hearings involve the council’s Regional Land Transport Plan ( RLTP), Public Transport Plan (RPTP), Mode Shift Plan and Active Travel Plan...