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Anglers hoping $10,000 catch is blowin’ in the wind

Wind has been a factor in the first two days of the Gisborne Hunting and Fishing Marlin and Tuna Hunt tournament but some good catches have been made. A Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club spokeswoman said sea conditions improved considerably...

SUPER HEROES HONOURED

The War Memorial Theatre provided a grand backdrop for Thursday night’s Tairāwhiti SuperHero Awards, which honoured everyday people who did extraordinary things in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle last year. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said as the...

Frustration continues as Tiniroto Road closure drags on despite expert input

An independent investigation by an Australian geologist and soil scientist challenges the decision to close Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs.

Gisborne Herald 17.02.24

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Weekender 17.02.24

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Gisborne duo triumph in Lower North Island Golf Croquet Teams Championship

Gisborne’s Rob Hayes and Lynn Davies, of the Barry Memorial Croquet Club, were members of a four-person Hawke’s Bay team who won the Lower North Island Golf Croquet Teams Championship in Palmerston North. Over two days they played teams from...

Hot conditions test players mettle

It was a busy weekend for Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s junior members. On Saturday they competed in an interclub event organised by the Tairāwhiti Bowls Futures Group. The club entered a men’s team and a women’s team. A Te Karaka combination...

Fears grow for civilians in Rafah

Israel faces even more international condemnation and outrage if it goes ahead with its planned invasion of Rafah city in Gaza, but that won’t stop Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister has said he is determined to press on with a ground...

Treaty debate: what people are getting wrong

Tim Wilson Maxim Institute executive director Many ominous omens filled the air before this year’s Waitangi celebrations. Commentators were prophesying trouble. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters was booed in the morning. A hīkoi approached...

Farming Expo chance to talk to people ‘who can help them build back to smarter’

Agri-innovators, top-flight speakers and two full days of networking are in store for those planning on attending the 2024 East Coast Farming Expo next week. The February 21-22 event for East Coast sheep and beef farmers is being held at Wairoa’s...

‘Significant gains’ in 12 months for emergency management

“We only need one to slip through.” That from group manager Ben Green, speaking at this week’s Tairāwhiti Civil Defence and Emergency Management group meeting. Mr Green said the thunderstorms and other bad weather of early 2024 were...

Nurturing future leaders: Transformative journey for Mātai interns

Tairāwhiti-based Mātai Medical Research Institute has celebrated the success of its 10-week summer internship programme and farewelled those involved. Chief operating officer Leigh Potter says the interns undertook a transformative journey of...

Million-dollar blow to kiwifruit industry

Around 40 percent of the district’s kiwifruit growers have been hit by vine and crop loss as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to leave a destructive legacy.

Gisborne Herald 16.02.24

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Bringing Tutus on Tour ‘a joy’

Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Tutus on Tour is coming to Gisborne at the end of February with two shows at the Gisborne War Memorial Theatre. The summer tour will visit 11 different regional theatres in 23 days, marking the end of summer and the...

Taiko thrilling combination of sound and movement

Gisborne people will soon have the chance to learn the drums, Japanese style, with Jessie Gibbs from Wellington’s Narukami Taiko. Throughout history taiko drums have been used in communication, military action, theatrical accompaniment, religious...

Master classes part of Footnote programme

Footnote New Zealand Dance, Aotearoa’s leading contemporary dance company, are bringing their critically acclaimed show If You Know You Know to eight centres across the country, with a Gisborne date at the War Memorial Theatre next month. “IYKYK...

Showing Tairāwhiti art to the world

The wealth and diversity of creativity within Te Tairāwhiti is set to be showcased across the globe on a daily basis thanks to a collaborative effort between Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. Tikitoi is a free...