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No.1 priority is the roads
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No.1 priority is the roads

Re: Rail benefits outweigh cost, December 13 letter. Niall, I don’t know what part of the country you come from but I think before you jump in with your opinion about the stuffed Gizzy to Napier rail link, you should come here to look at the...

Long live the COPs!
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Long live the COPs!

Gwynne Dyer The poet Horace foreshadowed the COP28 climate summit by more than 2000 years when he wrote “Mountains will labour. What’s born? A ridiculous mouse!” A mouse that couldn’t bring itself to speak of “phasing out” fossil fuels...

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Unleashing the fury
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Unleashing the fury

Poverty Bay’s Jarrod Ormiston about to crack the willow in front of Northland wicketkeeper Ryan Parkes in a twenty20 game at the Emerging Rangatahi Northern Districts under-19 cricket tournament which concluded in Gisborne yesterday. Ormiston made...

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‘We’ve got polished umpires now’
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‘We’ve got polished umpires now’

What do cricket’s Luan Kloppers, Brett Sorrenson and Ryan Majstrovic have in common? The answer is that regional umpires coordinator Kloppers, Northern Districts pathway manager Sorrenson and Poverty Bay committee member Majstrovic could not be...

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Paddlers make a splash
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Paddlers make a splash

Poverty Bay Kayak Club paddlers made a big splash at their first regatta of the summer season, near Rotorua this month. Tikitapu 1 is an annual event that draws top New Zealand paddlers from a wide area. Tairāwhiti athletes won gold medals in...

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Savea claims top prize at awards
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Savea claims top prize at awards

A month after claiming World Rugby's biggest prize, All Black Ardie Savea has claimed the Player of the Year at Thursday's New Zealand Rugby Awards. It is the second time Savea has received the top honour, while he was also named the All Blacks...

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Young Guns to go Hard at it
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Young Guns to go Hard at it

Up-and-coming youngsters of the North Island speedway scene will be in action at Gisborne Speedway Club’s annual Youth Ministock 100 tomorrow. The night will conclude with a 26-car demolition derby and Santa will be doing the rounds on the track...

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PB paddlers produce first summer results
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PB paddlers produce first summer results

CANOEING Paddlers with Poverty Bay Kayak Club produced a string of outstanding results at their first regatta of the summer season at Lake Tikitapu this month. The regatta, an annual event, brought together clubs from a wide area to race in...

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Taylor, Corrin ready for Iron series
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Taylor, Corrin ready for Iron series

Gisborne surf lifesaving athletes Cory Taylor and Olivia Corrin begin their quest for Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series glory at Manly Beach in Sydney this weekend. Taylor and Corrin, who compete with Australian club Northcliffe and also with...

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Midway lifeguards to tackle Mount Monster
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Midway lifeguards to tackle Mount Monster

Gisborne will be represented this weekend in the gruelling Mount Monster long-distance “iron” surf lifesaving event at Mt Maunganui. Run by the Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service, it entails a 12-kilometre ski leg, 5km run, 1.5km ocean swim and...

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Sweeping to the finishing line
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Sweeping to the finishing line

by Rockin’ Robin Luca Vita stamped his mark on Eastland Kart Club's third points meeting of the season. He won all three races of the A Group — the club's fastest — and at the end of the meeting he finished at the head of a 12-strong field...

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Rampant Coastlands put PB to the sword
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Rampant Coastlands put PB to the sword

Poverty Bay had their moments but suffered defeats in a Bay of Plenty double at the Emerging Rangatahi Northern Districts under-19 tournament here yesterday. The PB bowlers were put to the sword by a rampant BoP Coastlands side at Harry Barker...

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Doleman Cup forces to collide
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Doleman Cup forces to collide

Tomorrow two powerful teams could lay on one of the best club cricket finals in recent history. Doleman Cup holders Bollywood High School Old Boys will defend their title against Coastal Concrete Old Boys Rugby. The final of the Premier Grade’s...

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Deal to transition from fossil fuels
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Deal to transition from fossil fuels

After widespread backlash over a weak initial text, COP28 delegates worked through the night in Dubai on Wednesday before Government ministers from 198 countries reached a historic deal in which the world has, for the first time, agreed to move away...

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House prices tumble, listings up
Gisborne Herald

House prices tumble, listings up

Gisborne’s housing market last month recorded both the nation’s biggest year-on-year drop and the biggest increase in listings. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) shows Gisborne’s median price decreased by 15.2 percent year on...

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Coast toxic algal bloom worse
Gisborne Herald

Coast toxic algal bloom worse

A two month-long safety warning about poisonous shellfish here remains in place as toxin levels continue to worsen. New Zealand Food Safety deputy director-general Vincent Arbuckle yesterday said their advice to not collect shellfish in affected...