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Nightmare for Palestinians

With Israel’s military indicating through official media channels they are about to take military action against Hamas in southern Gaza, in the Rafah area, the 1.9 million Palestinians who have been packed into that area will likely believe their...

Warmer atmosphere means more water

Re: ‘Atmospheric rivers’ pummel California, Saturday page 10. “Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains as the first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pummelled the state yesterday. The storm...

Meth dealer jailed three years

by Ric Stevens, Open Justice A drug dealer used a sick child’s medical pass to get through Auckland boundary checkpoints during the Covid lockdown period as he moved wholesale amounts of methamphetamine to Hawke’s Bay. Auckland spent more than...

Man’s incest admission ‘took courage’: judge

A man has admitted incest despite his lawyer and a judge noting a strong legal basis for him to have challenged the charge. The man, who is in his 30s, cannot be named due to permanent suppression that automatically applies in incest cases. He...

Pilot Shaun completes rescue chopper team

The arrival of a new pilot is the final piece in the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team puzzle and an important milestone, says helicopter rescue trust chair Patrick Willock. Originally from Dannevirke, Shaun Stewart relocated from...

Reversing travel habits goal of mode shift plan

Consultation is now open on the Tairāwhiti Moves Mode Shift Plan, a 30-year plan to change travel habits and make cycling and public transport more appealing by creating active travel corridors. Establishing those corridors may include the removal...

Off-the-cuff Ūawa Waitangi Day event ‘a winner’

Ūawa’s main street came alive to celebrate Waitangi Day this year. Market stalls lined the main street, car parks were full and an array of tantalising food was on offer — From mussel fritters and fried bread to a good old sausage sizzle...

Positive NCEA results

Provisional exam results show East Coast students bucking the national trend in a good way. Despite disruption from Cyclone Gabrielle and a slump in performance nationally, preliminary NCEA results show schools here experienced a jump in attainment...

First South Island win for Henderson; 13th Otago Woolhandler of the Year title for Henare

If Northland shearer Toa Henderson hadn’t already signalled his presence as a challenger for the major shearing titles this summer, he did so when he won the Otago Shears open final on Saturday at Carterhope Estate woolshed, near Balclutha. It was...

Fencing gear giveaways at expo

The Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCanz) will be giving away 100 farm-gate and gudgeon sets and 10,000 insulators to 20 Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay farmers still dealing with the after-effects of Cyclone Gabrielle. The Great Gate...

Biggest Waitangi event in many years

The 184th Waitangi Day has confirmed that the Treaty is going to remain a significant issue for the new Government which, even at this early stage, could eventually define it. The flashpoint came on Monday when the Government group was welcomed on...

Our character deficit and how to fix it

by Jason Heale, Maxim Institute communications manager With another shoplifting charge laid against former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, and a subsequent summons to appear in court, there are very few surprises to be wrung out of this sorry affair...

No more ‘flights of fancy’

What has happened to our council? Surely our rates should be to cover necessities for the region — not to pay for the desires and fantasies of councillors and council staff. Why change Grey Street? For countless years we have been able to walk...

Midway reign supreme at the Ralph Morse Shield senior comp carnival

Midway produced one of the biggest winning margins in the history of the Ralph Morse Shield Gisborne senior club championship carnival at the weekend. The Dawson Building Midway club also won the junior club championship by a solid margin, although...

Remembering cyclone's devastating impact one year on

A large number of gatherings are being organised to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle’s carnage in Hawke’s Bay, including in Wairoa. The New Zealand Herald reported that in Hawke’s Bay thousands were expected to come...

Earthquake Commission roadshow aims to help with preparedness

Experts are bringing the science of New Zealand’s largest and most active fault to East Coast communities, with the support of Toka Tū Ake Earthquake Commission (EQC). The Hikurangi Subduction Zone runs the length of the east coast of Te...