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Gisborne Herald 18.04.24

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Named among Adam finalists

Gisborne artist Tyler Wray is a finalist in the prestigious Adam Portraiture Award after being selected from a record-breaking number of entries. The 19-year-old has always loved to draw and paint but said the portrait was the first large scale...

Taking the audience on a journey

A new performance piece by celebrated musician, producer and innovator Tiki Taane(Ngati Maniapoto) and multidisciplinary artist Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Ati Awa), Mai te Uira, combines digital visual art with music in a progressive and...

Inward-looking US a global concern

Ewan McGregor The 20th Century was rightly known as the American Century as it became the industrial powerhouse of the world. However, it was not until World War 2 that it became the absolutely dominant political force. It emerged from the war with...

Visionary? Or an old pipe dream?

Picture the scene: a capital city with pedestrianised streets, bustling shops, affordable housing sprinkled through inner laneways while a mega underground tunnel diverts noisy traffic away. It’s hard to deny the appeal of such a major...

Intensification paradox

Kiwis should not live on productive land and enjoy a “useful” amount of space — because, relatively speaking, they don’t “produce” much that the market values. That’s exactly where Kiwis should be living because it “produces”...

Fixing Corrections

Corrections — should we correct Corrections or not? I leave it to the readers to decide. In the 1980s the National Party did some very good work with Sir Doug Graham as the Minister of Justice. Having met with him many times, we were able to...

MPI should share crayfish pot survey data

Can anyone tell me why commercial crayfishers are allowed to take crayfish 2mm smaller than amateurs? Do people know the juvenile catch is down 80 percent? That means the adult catch will be down in approximately four to five years. Why can’t MPI...

‘Thoughtful koha’ for rural communities

An initiative to get food on tables in the East Coast has wrapped up with more than 450 freezer meals finding their way to homes across Tairāwhiti and Wairoa. FMG partnered with local community groups to deliver locally made, quality meals to the...

Strong support for Waingake trial

Henry Gaddum, John Foss, Jono McIntyre and Jake Roche and their dogs top scored to take out events one to four at the Waingake Dog Trial club’s trial on Friday and Saturday. McIntyre and Roche scored particularly well, both of them on 98 points in...

Big win for Tapuae to co-lead premiers

Tapuae have made an impressive start to the season. Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae and defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP both have two wins. The Wairoa-based Green and Blacks beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 70-8 on Saturday. Pirates won the...

Nuhaka, Athletic top teams

Nuhaka and Wairoa-Athletic are the teams to beat two weeks into the Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 rugby season. The Nuhaka V8s overcame their hosts Mahia Avenue Shop Tapuae 62-0 at Tapuae Sports Ground No. 1. Nuhaka, known as The Star, scored...

Honours shared by GBHS age-groupers

The rugby relationship between Gisborne Boys’ High School and Hastings Akina is a hugely important one. The Gisborne BHS under-15s beat Hastings 24-15, with Akina winning the u14s clash 25-5 at HBHS on Friday. In the u15s match, Jimmy Tufung...

Moment of truth for Whangara, Girls’ High and YMP teams

Whangara Old Girls will need to put the big defeat at the hands of YMP (1) on the Victoria Domain courts last Saturday behind them tonight, when they front up to the unbeaten Horouta Koura. Those two teams play the middle game of three tonight in...

Pet bonds not without issues

The Government announced on Monday that it will introduce a pet bond with the goal of making it easier for people in New Zealand to find rental accommodation for themselves and their furry friends. Housing Minister Chris Bishop and his dog...

Un-Civil religion at end of the rainbow

by Josiah Brown, Maxim Institute New Zealand is a melting pot, so what happens when the moral values of government collide with those of its citizens? What happens when the rubber meets the road, or more aptly, when the paint hits the pavement as it...