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Terrifying she was at No.10

Re: Kiri’s Journey, GH January 27 story. The terrifying part of Ms Allan’s “journey” is that at the time of her mishap she was #10 on the greasy pole. Her pattern of behaviour is consistent with the acts of entitlement demonstrated by other...

Waitangi Day Festival in Wairoa wins Govt funding

Government funding will go towards helping people in Wairoa commemorate Waitangi Day on Tuesday. Wairoa’s Waitangi Day Festival takes centre stage in the heart of town at Manukanui Green overlooking the Wairoa River. “This much-loved community...

Happy to support ‘fun cloud of colour’

There will be an explosion of colour as the Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC) host the Colour Run for Diversity on April 13, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT). The Colour Run has become a significant...

Water Safety NZ 'groundbreaking' report offers detailed analysis, recommendations

The single drowning death recorded in Tairāwhiti in 2023 was consistent with the 10-year average of 1.8 drownings a year in this region, according to Water Safety NZ’s 2023 national Drowning Report. It related to an incident in mid-August last...

Farming smarter focus of expo

Innovation and excellence top the bill in the trade exhibits at the 2024 East Coast Farming Expo to be held at the Wairoa racecourse on February 21-22. The two-day, mid-week expo for sheep and beef producers is focusing on farming smarter. Event...

Lucky escape after car flipped multiple times

The driver of a car that went into a drain, hit a culvert and flipped several times was walking around outside the vehicle when emergency services arrived on Tuesday night. An emergency services spokesman said given the extensive damage to the car...

Waingake plant in full flow for Gisborne city

The Waingake water treatment plant is back to full production, pumping the summer-time demand of city water from our dams. The milestone is just two weeks shy of the first anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused considerable damage to the...

Connecting with raupō focus of wetland day

This Friday is World Wetland Day, and a perfect opportunity to pitch in to help with volunteers looking after the region’s biggest wetland. The kaupapa this year is Wetlands and Human Wellbeing Ngā Repo me te Oranga Tonutanga. The small volunteer...

Nutrient run-off likely worsened algal bloom

In your front-page lead story of January 26, Cathy Webb of Seafood NZ says “algal blooms have been a health issue since 1993. They are naturally occurring and not as a result of pollution, rainfall, etc.” This information is incorrect and raises...

When will madness end?

What a total disgrace the body behind much of the woke craze driving the world insane has become, with members of that organisation now found complicit in the October 7 massacre. Yes, the United Nations, that great bastion of wokery. The UNRWA was...

Sinai relief camp required

My previous suggestion of a huge aid camp and health facility to be set up in the Sinai Desert as a refuge for displaced Palestinians is making more sense than ever in the light of recent developments in the “Gaza war”. With a major proportion...

Distracted from key issues

I agree with Chris Bishop when he is saddened that Kainga Ora appears to have empty state houses on its books. But I do commend him for reminding us all that the Labour Government built over 13,000 new homes for us over the past six years. This...

Aiming to make whānau proud: new officer one of six to be posted to the district

Constable Kelsey Barbarich (Ngāti Porou) has made the step up from station support officer at Ruatōria Police Station to a fully fledged police officer. She was among 50 new officers welcomed to the force last Thursday when Wing 372 graduated from...

Future uncertain for Māhia railbike attraction after ‘extortionate’ rates demand

by Michaela Gower, Hawke’s Bay Today A business owner who had hoped to transform a derelict line into a railbike attraction in Māhia says Wairoa District Council is killing the attraction by charging more than $10,000 a year in rates. But the...

New face for Local Democracy Reporting in Tairāwhiti

The Gisborne Herald has welcomed Zita Campbell to our newsroom this week, joining us as part of RNZ’s Local Democracy Reporting programme. Zita grew up in Christchurch and gained her first degree in theatre, film and media from the University of...

Less sun but more heat: Gisborne's January weather defies predictions

District still carrying a moisture deficit Gisborne’s weather for January has once again been contrary to predictions. The month ended on a wet note, with 40 millimetres over the last two days, which made January wetter than usual. The total for...