Latest from Gisborne

Let’s take climate crisis seriously

Re: How climate crisis hit home in 2023, December 28 story. Indeed, scientists have been warning us for decades but few seem to take notice and virtually none are making the lifestyle changes needed. The most disturbing parts of this report are the...

If only things were different

2024 is closing in on us fast. I thought it appropriate to share a little of my poetic brain scrapings. If only things were different, what a wondrous world we’d see Where everyone got on, in peace and harmony If only things were different, great...

Loving life at Anaura Bay

Managing Anaura Bay Motor Camp is an idyllic way of life for Tony and Donna Williamson, who are hoping for a “bumper” camping season after the disruptions of multiple severe weather events. They take time to chat to Loren Sirl. Dodging cows...

AI a helping hand, with risks and limitations

Artificial Intelligence applications are being used more and more in business, but are Gisborne businesspeople aware of the risks and the limitations of the technology? The Herald’s Andrew Ashton talks to those in the know. Marketing coach Alice...

Looking after your outdoor furniture

Tips for cleaning and protecting the different materials that can weather the elements . . . Your outdoor furniture spends a lot of time in the elements. It can start to weather and look worse for wear, but it’s easy to bring it back to its former...

Ringing in 2024

Scrambling to find some ideas for New Year’s Eve drinks? Look no further. Here are a few delicious cocktail recipes to try out on family and friends (and yourself, of course!) . . . Here’s to the end of a pretty crazy year! Cocktails are a great...

Chasing the stars in Tinsel Town

Mike Yardley checks out some of the more unique ways visitors can chase the stars in Hollywood . . . If you’re planning a fling with the entertainment capital of the world, a trip to Tinsel Town tingles with a distinct blend of escapist reality...

2024: The year it got (really) hot

Gwynne Dyer This year (2023) has probably been the hottest in the past 10,000 years – but everybody agrees that 2024 will be even hotter. That’s because we are now entering El Niño, the part of a seven-yearly oceanic cycle that heaps extra heat...

Gisborne City Vintage Railway volunteers confront vandalism

Gisborne City Vintage Railway volunteers were met with a mess to clean up when they arrived at the Gisborne Railway Station on Wednesday morning for the first of their Christmas/New Year public excursion trips on steam train Wa165. Someone had...

Surf clubs open up showers for visitors

The city surf life saving clubs and the Kiwa Pools will be three locations visiting R&V festival-goers will be able to go to keep themselves clean over the festival period. Dawson Building Midway SLSC are offering showers, and phone charging...

Hospice trailer raffle raises more than $16k

An annual raffle has raised more than $16,000 for Hospice Tairāwhiti. A total of $14,810 was raised through ticket sales and another $1820 through donations. “Geoff and Carolyn Taylor, owner/operator Mitre 10 Gisborne, have once again supported...

Two iconic East Coast attractions a no-go for New Year

Two iconic spots to see in the New Year are closed to the public due to damage on access tracks, caused by this year’s weather events. Access to the East Cape Lighthouse will remain closed to the public this summer as the track has sustained...

Whimsy and a surf break

Artist Troy Conole had been staring at a blank canvas opposite his house at Wainui for decades — a 22-metre timber fence running along the access way to the beach. Motivation to finally start work on a mural on the fence came in the shape of an...

15,000 under canvas at R&V

The transformation of Gisborne into fun city central’ has been completed as the 21st R&V Festival kicks into gear and the city bulges at the seams with predominantly young people here for a great New Year. Gisborne’s CBD filled up steadily...

Ramping up for our busiest time of year

Gisborne’s New Year’s holiday influx is well under way with our roads filling up and city centre bustling yesterday as the gates opened at Waiohika Estate for the 21st Rhythm & Vines. The music festival that has transformed this time of year...

No quick fix for erosion, land use problem

Roger Handford In reply to those who have criticised my observations regarding pine trees, I would repeat it is land use practices which are to blame for our accelerated erosion problems and the associated issues of wood debris. When people cleared...