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Cyclone Gabrielle no reason to stop paying rent, Tribunal rules

A tenant who stopped paying rent after Cyclone Gabrielle has failed to convince the Tenancy Tribunal the property was uninhabitable. Pirihia Jordon owed his landlord Johan Booyens $991.87 after refusing to pay any further rent for his property in...

Job gives Jacob sense of belonging

When 18-year-old Jacob Riley told his CCS community support coordinator that he wanted to work in a grocery store stocking shelves, it set the ball rolling. Today Jacob is living that dream. He works part-time at Four Square Wainui Road and is...

KA MUA, KA MURI: A year after Gabrielle

In commemoration of the one-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle’s impact on the Tairāwhiti region, Te Weu Charitable Trust is organising a week-long series of events aimed at reflecting on the past, understanding the present and envisioning...

Whale-come to Gisborne

A small pod of orca came calling in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay yesterday, making its way into the inner harbour and attracting plenty of attention. The two adult killer whales and two juveniles swam in the bay for several hours. Surf lifeguards...

Plan to put the brakes on speed limits in Wairoa

The speed limit in parts of the Wairoa township is set to be lowered following Wairoa District Council’s (WDC) adoption of an interim speed management plan last month. With 23 people making submissions, the council table has three speed limit...

Wainui Beach one of 10 finalists in NZ Herald Travel competition

Wainui Beach is among the category finalists in The New Zealand Herald Travel section’s annual best beach competition. Wainui has been named among the 10 finalists for best surf beach. The Herald Travel contest features five categories — best...

Regional summit to bring together expertise from all corners

2024 is going be “our year”, says Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz after announcing a major regional summit bringing together iwi, civic, community and business leaders and senior government ministers.

Vino and jazzy vibes in the vines

Māori singer/songwriter Allana Goldsmith (Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tai) will play her distinctive jazz music at Wrights Winery’s Vino & Vibes on the last weekend of January with British jazz pianist Dr Mark Baynes and percussionist Miguel...

W1 results from Day 4 of the national waka ama champs

Masters 75 women 500m final 3rd, Diane Reilly: Horouta, 3:23.50; 6th, Kathy Sheldrake: Horouta, 3:37.22. Master 70 men W1 500m Final 10th, Dave Langford: Horouta, 3:09.49; 12th, Val Irwin: Horouta, 3:17.05. Master 70 women W1 500m 2nd, Marianne...

A good poll result for National, Luxon

The first political poll of the year has shown growing support for National and new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and a slump in support for Labour leader Chris Hipkins. National was on 41 percent support, up from 36.5 percent in a poll by the...

Open eyes to brutal occupation, genocide

Simin Williams Re: IDF ‘most moral army in the world’, January 17 column. Patrick Cooper asks, “Does the Israeli Defence Force deliberately rape, torture and kill Palestinian civilians”? The answer is a definite yes and much more. These are...

Cyclone-stricken club defies odds

Seeing her club back on the water for the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karāpiro this week was an overwhelming sight For Wairoa’s Christina Stockman. Eleven months ago, Cyclone Gabrielle all but destroyed any dreams of competing when...

Four of a Kind mission to kick off Rocket Lab’s year

Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport swings into action today with the first of about 20 launches planned for this year. The Four of a Kind mission will deploy four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global’s customer NorthStar...

Nightly closure of Wharerātā stretch for road resurfacing

Overnight resurfacing work at the Wharerātās on State Highway 2 gets under way on Monday. That stretch of road will close each night at 8pm and reopen at 5am each day in time for early commuter traffic to pass through. Subject to the weather, full...

Residents urged to follow 'check, clean, dry' guidelines to halt the invasive gold clam's rapid spread

Gisborne District Council and Biosecurity NZ are asking residents to follow “check, clean, dry” guidelines to stop the spread of the invasive freshwater gold clam. GDC liveable communities director Michele Frey says the clam (Corbicul...

Residents affected by Tiniroto Road closure to seek answers from GDC in community meeting

Hangaroa, Tiniroto and Ruakituri residents impacted by the closure of Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs after Cyclone Gabrielle will meet Gisborne District Council staff and councillors today from 4pm in the Tiniroto Hall. One of the residents...