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‘Perfect’ end to 40th Bay Bonanza

The big money in the Enterprise Cars Autosure NZ Bay Bonanza fishing competition was shared at the end of what was described as a beautiful final day’s fishing on Sunday. Around 640 anglers onboard 160 boats enjoyed what Gisborne-Tatapouri Sports...

Rates have to rise: GDC

Ratepayers face average rate increases of 11.3 percent, 9.78 percent and 8.41 percent respectively over the next three years.

Valuable life lessons on Huanui Station in the ’70s

Dan Maitai takes us on a journey and a nostalgic account of the ‘good ol’ days’ at Huanui Station, East Coast. He chats to journalist Loren Sirl… It was the 1970s and Dan Maitai of Tolaga Bay decided, at the age of 14, he’d had enough of...

Snowventure spectacular

Ten-year-old Devansh Ladha shares his snowy wonderland trip — a journey filled with surprises and fun, and a whimsical Carrot Adventure Park.

Bursts of summer brilliance

Enhance your garden with colourful annuals that offer a spectrum of hues and easy-care options for a stunning summer display. One of the best ways to get quick colour into your garden is with flowering annuals. Modern forms of annual plants have...

Kiri Allan has a lot still to contribute

The extended interview given yesterday by former Cabinet Minister and East Coast MP Kiri Allan makes sad reading and shows again the potential for mental health challenges caused largely by stress on those who have decided on the political life. The...

Who’s driving whom?

Life’s full of surprises! Out of the blue comes “A plan to get us moving” (front page Jan 23). And what a surprise; after spending around half a million dollars on building a roundabout to replace the traffic lights at the bridge end of Peel...

First prize: the check-up

Interesting contribution from Simin Williams, who was seriously inconvenienced by a nice but apparently unwelcome lady from Stats NZ. Seems Simin was caught up in a Post Enumeration Survey. I’ve never experienced the thrill of a PES — I actually...

Gisborne first to roll out fluid power certificate

A buzz of excitement is flowing through the fluid power industry with the introduction of a New Zealand Qualifications Authority-approved training programme — the first of its kind in the hydraulics and pneumatic industry. The New Zealand...

Turning Māori business aspirations into reality

The Rakahinonga Roadshow created by Tapuwae Roa is heading to Tairāwhiti to help ignite Māori entrepreneurship. Facilitated by business mentor Saara Tawha, of Ramaroa Ltd, and Amy McLean, founder of Te Kainga Wāhine, the aims of the interactive...

Rough seas have Day 1 say in record 40th Bay Bonanza

Day 1 of the annual Bay Bonanza fishing competition was cancelled yesterday but Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club president Roger Faber said fishing conditions look much better for day two today. The 40th annual event primarily sponsored by the...

Rua lab facility on the market

One of Gisborne’s most secure buildings is up for sale. NZX-listed company Rua Bioscience is looking for a buyer for its purpose-built manufacturing and laboratory facility at Commerce Place industrial park. The Good Manufacturing...

Pollution fears as crashed car still in stream

Eastern Fish and Game NZ has contacted the Bay of Plenty Regional Council about the removal of a stationwagon that plunged off State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge and into the Opato Stream on January 14. Two adults and four children were inside and...

KIRI’S JOURNEY: Guilt, shame...and healing

by Claire Trevett, NZ Herald Kiri Allan has spoken about the guilt and shame she felt after the night that led to her quitting politics, saying it was an “intense evening” and she made decisions she will regret for a lifetime. It has been six...

Coast thefts ‘a kick in the guts’

Volunteers working to re-fence East Coast farms hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle have returned from their summer break to an unwelcome surprise. Over the New Year period, thieves smashed the fuel cap off and syphoned 110 litres of diesel from one of...

Quality over quantity

Mt Maunganui and the Eastern Regional Championships beckon this weekend for more than 30 of the district’s surf lifeguards, and while it’s a smaller contingent than in years gone by, it will be big on performance. Gisborne’s Sonia Keepa, Surf...