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‘Giving the rangatahi a go’

The widespread cyclone devastation that ripped through the Gisborne and wider communities is still being felt a year on as the recovery continues. But for a group of Te Wharau School senior students yesterday, it was all about fun and participation...

Golf roundup

Patutahi Cheryl Te Rito completed a weekend victory double at Patutahi’s Open Opening Day tournament on Sunday. Fresh from winning the Canadian foursomes stableford at her home Waikohu club’s opening day on Saturday, she repeated the effort —...

OBR’s Greeks enjoying his time bowling

Nick Greeks is loving his cricket at the moment and rightly so. The Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby all-rounder, who — hampered by an injury to his left ankle — got through to Christmas on courage before stepping down as captain, took 10 wickets...

Maiden visit

The maiden visit of cruise ship Silver Shadow to Gisborne on Tuesday was affected by swell in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay. “Tendering of passengers did not start until around midday and the early excursions planned were cancelled because of...

Ormond growers reign supreme at Freshies

Gisborne-based fruit marketer First Fresh hosted its annual Freshies grower awards night and the Supreme Award winners were Ormond couple Charlie and Vivienne Mills. The awards acknowledge those who achieve the most outstanding performance across...

Collecting vital data on underground water resources

A major aerial mapping project is under way to gather information on the region’s underground water resources. The project is being carried out by Aqua Intel Aotearoa (a partnership between GNS Science and Kānoa, funded by the Provincial Growth...

Highest point in Kaiti for Buddhist monument

by Zita Campbell Plans to build a 20-metre-high Buddhist monument in Gisborne have been marked as auspicious by a highly-ranked monk. His Holiness Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche, a lama of The Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, has appointed the stupa. As...

Te Karaka gathers to remember

It was an emotional and beautiful morning in Te Karaka yesterday as over 150 people gathered for the karakia to acknowledge the year since Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region. Residents from Te Karaka, Puha, Whatatutu, and Branson and Lavenham roads...

Populism trend worrying

Re: Offering simplistic solutions . . . February 2 column. Lara Meyer wrote that populism refers to leaders who use acts of cynicism and dishonesty to pit one group of citizens against another, and that such leaders offer simplistic solutions to...

Day 2 results from Equestrian champs

Results from Day 2 of the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships (competitors from Gisborne unless otherwise stated) — JUMPING — Dunstan Horse Feeds Amateur Rider Series 1.10m-1.20m Art 238.2: Sofie Gaddum, Sentra, 1; Cindy Kershaw, Kiwi...

NZR women's referee development manager to hold refereeing workshop in Gisborne

Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union has experienced a surge of interest in the women’s game, resulting in the formation of the inaugural women’s club competition this year. And as playing numbers grow, it is also hoped to get more women blowing the...

33 years between titles

Hogan wins NZ men's championship in association croquet.

Waking to cyclone havoc and blackout

A year ago today we woke to the new reality of what Cyclone Gabrielle had wrought the previous day and overnight — although that reality took days to emerge from the water and a communication blackout. It was a storm of huge intensity, with high...

Want potholes fixed? Use the new language

by Simin Williams I thought it might be useful to bring to the attention of Wendy Linton, Ron Taylor and others complaining about various potholes, that the language they use to elicit some remedial action from the council is obsolete and won’t...

Total clearance at monthly cattle fair

The monthly cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday attracted a total yarding of 850 head and there was a total clearance. These 32 fat two-and-a-half year steers from Rakopu Farms Ltd at Tolaga Bay sold for $1850. They weighed 560kg...

Te Karaka stud invests $36k in new genetics

Gold Creek Simmentals have invested in some new genetics for their Te Karaka stud with the purchase of Woonallee Tavern T578 PP, a Black Simmental, for $35,000. The bull was bought from Woonallee Simmentals in Furner, South Australia. “We have...