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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...

Forecast conditions send cruise ship on to Wellington

The 14th cruise ship of the season was a no-show at the weekend when the skipper of the Silver Muse decided on Saturday night not to come into Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay on Sunday due to forecast swell conditions. Instead the ship sailed on...

Chiller kaupapa brings kai, skills to the city

A new community kaupapa has been launched at Te Kura Reo Rua o Waikirikiri to help with the sourcing of meat for hākari (feasts) in the community due to rising food prices. The Hākari Chiller has been organised by Tui Keenan of the school’s...

Child Cancer Foundation seeking collectors

The Child Cancer Foundation’s 2024 Street Appeal is just a month away. The foundation needs volunteer collectors for the appeal taking place on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9. “Every week this year three Kiwi families will be told the...

Won the Tairāwhiti Experience trip bid, loved the adventure

Charity auction cyclone fundraiser in Tōkyō sends friends to Gisborne for short stay packed with Tairāwhiti attractions . . . When Jenifer Rogers, an American lawyer working in Tōkyō, attended a prestigious fundraising event in support of our...

Tuta's tireless advocacy to create a Meth Free Tairāwhiti lives on

Late coordinator's mahi to tackle meth use not forgotten.

Water backs up from below the Taruheru

John Wells Re: Taruheru a primary waterway, solution required — February 1. I totally agree, and have never said or thought otherwise. Murray McPhail’s opinion piece reflects a robust discussion I enjoyed with him by phone. What I have been...

Reefs, shores infused with mana and tapu

Kia ora. An inspiring Gisborne Herald article “Back on Board”, concerning Maz Quinn’s life-threatening surfing experience and amazing recovery from the mighty Māhia reefs. These reefs and surrounding shores are infused with mana and tapu from...

Humans being as they are . . .

While one hopes that the ruling and orders given by the International Court of Justice in relation to the Israel-Hamas war will provide at least some humanitarian benefits, I believe such benefits will be few and slow in coming. Human nature being...

Thanks for help after fall from e-bike

I fell from my e-bike near the corner of Cook Street and Gladstone Road on February 1 and suffered a mild concussion. A huge thanks to the three people who got me and my bike to the side of the road and ensured that help arrived. You know who you...

Iran-US: What a man’s gotta do

Gwynne Dyer In the immediate aftermath of the massacre of 1140 Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists last October, US President Joe Biden went to Israel and gave Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu some good advice. “While you feel rage...

Tāne lead TAK tourney charge

Gisborne Basketball Association teams performed strongly at the national Māori Poitūkohu tournament. The 15 Tūranganui-a-Kiwa teams representing the association at Rotorua did themselves proud in both the rangatahi (youth) and taipakeke (adult)...

Gisborne’s sun good for rental property market

The Gisborne rental property market operated contrary to national trends in December with demand increasing by 42 percent, and listings also increasing, by a “notable” 21 percent. The figures come from the latest TradeMe property report which...

No aerosols only change for Tairāwhiti as new recycling regulations take effect

Changes to regulate recycling nationwide will have minimal impact on requirements for residential kerbside collection in Tairāwhiti. The Government is introducing standardised kerbside recycling across New Zealand, in a bid to increase consistency...