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Concern high lake levels are causing environmental damage at Waikaremoana

Waikaremoana Boating and Fishing Association is concerned about damage to the environment it says is because of management of the lake levels by Genesis Energy. The energy company runs the Lake Waikaremoana hydropower scheme. Association chairman...

Penalty perfection

Old Dogs New Tricks had just enough guile to beat Just For The Beers in the final of a six-a-side football competition organised by Gisborne Thistle. The score was 0-0 at the end of normal time at Childers Road Reserve on Thursday evening and Old...

Fieldays drives momentum in agriculture

As another year comes to a close, the New Zealand National Fieldays Society (NZNFS) has unveiled its Annual Report. While still faced with a number of financial challenges as are many in the sector, the analysis of Fieldays 2023 reveals...

Future lifeguards gather at Waikanae Beach for some serious fun

Gisborne’s junior surf lifesaving athletes had some serious fun at the twilight carnival held at Waikanae on Thursday night and Santa was there! More than 120 youngsters from Dawson Building Midway, Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae and Riversun Wainui took...

Challenging year to end with warmth

A well-deserved summer break has begun for most people, with excitement building in households around the region as families gather and children eagerly await the gifts and whānau fun of Christmas Day. After a year of terrible weather in this...

A future based on more than hope

Clive Bibby As the tumultuous year of 2023 draws to a close and while we turn our minds to a well-earned break with family and friends, safe from the constant battering that has made life almost impossible to bear, we have an opportunity to reflect...

And public’s priorities?

Further to my earlier comments re the huge proposed rates increases, I note that much of this seems to have been decided — or should I say, predetermined — out of the public eye. Mayor Stoltz refers to “priorities . . . were determined by...

Christmas lighting cheer appreciated

A big thank you to all the home owners who have lit up their homes for Christmas cheer for our citizens. It must have taken hours and days of your precious time to give so much pleasure to families at this time of year. The creativity and beauty...

Zwinnen named Community Football Coach of the Year

Tom Zwinnen grew up in Belgium, home to some of the world’s best footballers, but he had to come to Gisborne for his talent as a junior football coach to be recognised. This month Zwinnen, 47, was named the McDonald’s Community Football Coach of...

DoC sets target date for reopening Mōrere pools

The reopening of Mōrere Hot Springs has taken a big step forward, with major remedial infrastructure works now under way at the site. A failing septic system forced the closure of the hot pools last summer, and effects from Cyclone Gabrielle...

Backing call for more transparency

This newspaper gives its full backing to the call by councillor Tony Robinson for Gisborne District Council to conduct as many discussions as possible in forums that are open to the public — while noting that this should not even be up for debate...

Culture matters, as does having hope

Meredith Akuhata-Brown If anyone had told me that in 2023 the incoming National Government would prioritise the return of government department names back to English I wouldn’t have believed it — especially when in our region the priority is...

Impressed by Kiwa Pools

We are visiting your lovely region and were privileged to be taken on a tour of the Kiwa Pools complex by Mr Campbell Macgregor. As we entered the building and he explained the meaning of the green stone in the entrance hall, and the interpretation...

EQC claims: 178 resolved, 114 to go

More than 100 Gisborne claims for land damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle are still to be resolved through the Earthquake Commission. Toka Tū Ake EQC chief executive Tina Mitchell said 292 reported Gisborne claims had been generated by Cyclone...

Yachtsman plans to leave after Christmas

The young Auckland solo sailor Seth van Mechelen and his yacht Luna look set to continue their journey south from Gisborne early in the new year. Gisborne Coastguard towed the disabled yacht and 21-year-old Seth into Eastland Port after the big...

Six ‘scholarships’ for Shepherdess Muster

The Shepherdess Muster, a first-of-its-kind festival coming to Motu in February, will be giving away six ticket scholarships to people living in Tairāwhiti or the Ōpōtiki or Wairoa districts. “We’re so stoked to have the opportunity to offer...