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Another hot day in the city

Last year, the council negotiated a $30m interest-free loan for 10 years with the Labour Government to fund its share of the Category 3 property buyouts and assist its funding of cyclone recovery efforts. However, that still left “a significant...

Gisborne Herald 7.02.24

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First South Island win for Henderson; 13th Otago Woolhandler of the Year title for Henare

If Northland shearer Toa Henderson hadn’t already signalled his presence as a challenger for the major shearing titles this summer, he did so when he won the Otago Shears open final on Saturday at Carterhope Estate woolshed, near Balclutha. It was...

Fencing gear giveaways at expo

The Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCanz) will be giving away 100 farm-gate and gudgeon sets and 10,000 insulators to 20 Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay farmers still dealing with the after-effects of Cyclone Gabrielle. The Great Gate...

Biggest Waitangi event in many years

The 184th Waitangi Day has confirmed that the Treaty is going to remain a significant issue for the new Government which, even at this early stage, could eventually define it. The flashpoint came on Monday when the Government group was welcomed on...

Our character deficit and how to fix it

by Jason Heale, Maxim Institute communications manager With another shoplifting charge laid against former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, and a subsequent summons to appear in court, there are very few surprises to be wrung out of this sorry affair...

No more ‘flights of fancy’

What has happened to our council? Surely our rates should be to cover necessities for the region — not to pay for the desires and fantasies of councillors and council staff. Why change Grey Street? For countless years we have been able to walk...

Midway reign supreme at the Ralph Morse Shield senior comp carnival

Midway produced one of the biggest winning margins in the history of the Ralph Morse Shield Gisborne senior club championship carnival at the weekend. The Dawson Building Midway club also won the junior club championship by a solid margin, although...

Support trusts field increase in calls

It comes as no surprise that Rural Support Trusts across the country saw an increase in call numbers in 2023. Nationally, overall call numbers to the 0800 number were up 53 percent — with areas hard hit by the weather events in the North Island...

The good life

Kuratau faces south on a hillside with Mangaheia Station to the west, inland from Tolaga Bay. The first Te Rāwheoro Marae stood here, and it’s where Boydie Pomare Kutia, or Papa Boydie as he is known, was born almost 90 years ago. With his...

Jamboree a blast for 3000 Scouts

A contingent of Gisborne Scouts recently embarked on a journey of personal development with 3000 others at the New Zealand Scout Jamboree. Across nine days they carried out a series of challenges and activities. Thirteen-year-old Patrick McInnes...

Lake Heron’s heritage hideout

Mike Yardley unveils the charm of Lake Heron Station — a high-country retreat blending history, hospitality, and stunning landscapes. Deep in the golden heart of the Ashburton District, the mountains rise to meet you. Two hours’ drive from...

Add spice to your garden

Ornamental ginger plants can be a great way to add attractive and exotic colour, foliage, and blooms to your garden. Whether they go in beds or in containers, these plants offer diversity without a lot of maintenance. Most ginger plants are grown to...

Act’s principles bill hangs over Waitangi

Waitangi events got under way yesterday with the National Iwi Chairs Forum in Kerikeri, where coalition Government leaders began five days of facing the music rarked up by their policies regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, te reo and axing the...

Finally, someone with the ability to make it happen appears to be listening

Clive Bibby On Friday the 2nd February 2024, PM Christopher Luxon met with Iwi leaders at Kerikeri in the far North - presumably as an opportunity to have constructive dialogue about how they could work together in the future rather than just...

Water backs up from below the Taruheru

John Wells Re: Taruheru a primary waterway, solution required — February 1. I totally agree, and have never said or thought otherwise. Murray McPhail’s opinion piece reflects a robust discussion I enjoyed with him by phone. What I have been...