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Day 1 results of Equestrian champs

Results from Day 1 of the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships (competitors from Gisborne unless otherwise stated) — JUMPING Open Horse 1.15m — Horses 7 years & under, Special 2Phase, Art 274.2: Cindy Kershaw, Kiwi Vision, 1; Ashley...

Bridge results

TUESDAY, January 30 — Opening Night North/South East/West Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 65.00 Katrina Duncan, Yvonne Waide 60.71 Vicki Taylor, John Hudson 51.67 Tracy Clayton, Hans van der Kuijl 52.86 Bette Parker, Patricia Corson 50.83...

Fab Drag a feast of sequins and glitter

To celebrate Pride Month, the Tairāwhiti Museum is partnering with Tairāwhiti Rainbow Collective to present Fab Drag, an exhibition of the fabulous costumes of The Divine Joanne Neilson. Ms Neilson has been performing for over 40 years, with...

Family tensions at play

A new play, Beachfront Reality, set at a bach in an East Coast community, will have its world premiere at Evolution Theatre on February 22. It is the first full-length play to be produced in Gisborne as a result of the East Coast Scribes programme...

Films a celebration of the bicycle

Fans of cycling and cinema are in for a treat this month with the Big Bike Film Night — a showcase at the Dome Cinema of some of the best cycling short films from around the world. This is a milestone year for the project which originated in...

Fresh perspective

There’s a certain groundedness about the Tuari Brothers that’s tangible in all they touch. They’re musicians, producers, writers, composers, artists, creatives and performers, and three of the very talented Tuari family who delighted Te...

Difficulty funding transport ambitions

In a briefing to new Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency has warned that its spending plans for the next decade are about twice as much as it expects to receive in revenue, and that it won’t be able to deliver on what...

‘He copied that’ all MSM had

Despite all the “noise”, the new Government passed the annual day of controversy with flying colours, given all MSM (mainstream media) could come up with was “he copied that from last year”, in referring to Luxon’s speech. Straw clutching...

Waimata cheeses recalled after E. coli bacteria concerns

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Gisborne’s Waimata Cheese Company in its recall of a specific batch of its camembert and brie cheeses due to the possible presence of E. coli. The products affected by this recall (with a batch number 8367 and...

Rua signs new deal with market leader Apollo Green

Tairāwhiti-based Rua Bioscience has signed a “ground-breaking” agreement with Canadian cannabis genetics company Apollo Green. “This agreement marks a significant milestone in Rua Bioscience’s strategy for growth by introducing its unique...

No plans to shift crane after jumper’s death

by Cherie Howie The grieving mother of an army veteran and dad-of-three who died when he jumped off a historic floating crane in Wellington last month wants the structure moved so no other family has to suffer such a loss. However, Hikitia Floating...

Special chair a holiday highlight for Addy

Midway Surf Life Saving Club has received a special beach wheelchair that is available for use by the disabled and elderly folk who want to get down to and into the water. “It was donated by the family of Suzie Sours, a surfer who passed way...

Gisborne Herald 8.02.24

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Heat alert as mercury hits 31.8C

Tuesday was officially the hottest day of summer so far . . . and the heat earned Gisborne its first-ever heat alert from MetService. Tuesday hit an official high of 31.8 degrees around 4pm — rounded up to 32 for the TV weather. However, private...

Another hot day in the city

Last year, the council negotiated a $30m interest-free loan for 10 years with the Labour Government to fund its share of the Category 3 property buyouts and assist its funding of cyclone recovery efforts. However, that still left “a significant...

Gisborne Herald 7.02.24

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