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‘Uninvited’ pair charged, remanded in custody; online portal opened for social media footage of incident

Two men arrested in relation to the stabbing deaths of two men at a 21st birthday party on Saturday night have been jointly charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Repainted rainbow now even more colourful

The rainbow crossing in Gisborne’s main street has been repainted as a rainbow, following the vandalism by Destiny Church members on Monday evening. On Tuesday night Gisborne District Council contractors repainted the crossing, returning it to its...

Inclusivity vs ‘mountains of hate’

Rainbow story time in Gisborne went ahead, albeit with a group protesting the event and another showing support for the rainbow community. Rainbow story time is an event created by drag queens Erika (Daniel Lockett) and Coco Flash (Sunita Torrance)...

Wind warning after fire spreads to shelter belt

Fire and Emergency NZ (FENZ) has warned people lighting fires in the open to be wary during strong winds after a waste vegetation fire spread to a shelter belt on an orchard in Bushmere Road on Tuesday afternoon. FENZ sent an appliance and a water...

MetService predicting a wet, windy Easter

A heavy rain dump for the Gisborne-East Cape region is on the cards for Easter. MetService says wet and windy weather is on the way. Various weather models, including MetService’s, show a low developing to the north, or off East Cape, pulling...

Protesters arrested as they attempted to spray-paint slogans on repainted rainbow crossing

Police made several arrests in Gisborne’s city centre yesterday afternoon when Destiny Church members attempted to spray-paint slogans on a repainted rainbow crossing. Vehicles containing church members pulled up either side of the crossing...

Leave no doubt before you shoot this Easter

The Roar is under way and hunters are urged not to rely on luck to keep everyone safe, as there will likely be big numbers of them taking to the bush over Easter. Police and the Firearms Safety Authority have made a safety plea ahead of the long...

Shaping region’s economic future

Gisborne is undergoing an economic refresh aimed at improving standards of living and boosting local business opportunities. After Covid and devastating weather events, the 2019 Tairāwhiti Economic Action Plan (TEAP) has had a revamp as it sets out...

Fun on the farm

Bitches Box: Episode 4 is expected to deliver a night of laughs for cyclone-impacted regions in Tairāwhiti and Whakatāne next month. Comic actors Emma Newborn and Amelia Dunbar will revisit some of their most loved dog characters — the...

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Complete overhaul of national emergency system needed: Ormsby

by Doug Laing and Gary Hamilton-Irvine ‘Not fit for purpose’ Concerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded the region were told they were “over-reacting”, or that...

Aspiring leaders programme ‘a beacon of hope’

A programme to encourage and develop leadership skills in high school students will continue at Wairoa College this year. The Hawke’s Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust (HBCFCT) has announced the continuation of the WYAT & Wairoa College...

Tricky topics tackled in recycling message

Students learn about reusable products available for their periods. What period products to use is not such an easy topic to stand up and talk about. However, when Waste-Ed came to Gisborne this month they covered it and other tricky topics to help...

Graduates weathered Covid and Gabrielle

by Roimata Rokx Nine graduates were honoured at the annual Te Rito Maioha graduation in Heretaunga. Among them was Erana Ngarewa who was one of the first graduates to complete her Bachelor of Teaching Primary in Te Tairāwhiti. Born in Palmerston...

Slain men with whānau; post-mortems completed

‘Steady progress’ being made in Tairāwhiti homicide inquiry; police to continue ‘reassurance patrols’.