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Tools stolen as theatre broken into again

Burglars have again targeted the Evolution Theatre group, who lease premises off the Chinese Community Association in Disraeli Street. This time the offenders made off with several power tools. The break-in was the third time the group has been hit...

Mill workers finding new jobs: Juken

Most of the workers affected by the closure of Juken’s Gisborne mill have been supported into new jobs, Juken New Zealand managing director Hiroyuki Kawado says. Late last year, Juken made the decision to stop production at the mill after almost...

Le Laperouse continues successful cruise season

Cruise ship visit number 15 happens today when the smaller Le Laperouse visits again for the day after having been here multiple times in previous seasons. The ship has 83 passengers and 127 crew on board and will dock at No. 8 Wharf in Eastland...

Space junk mission next up for Rocket Lab

United States space company Rocket Lab is set to take out the trash in its next mission from Māhia. The On Closer Inspection mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on February 19. It will deploy the Active Debris Removal...

Two A&P scholarships awarded

The Poverty Bay A&P Association has awarded its annual scholarship and due to the high calibre of applicants this year, two have been awarded. Each receives $2000. “To qualify for our scholarship the applicant has to be entering their first...

Competition an ‘absolute blast’ despite weather, sea conditions

More than 100 entrants registered for the annual fishing competition run by Te Puka Hunting and Fishing Club in Tokomaru Bay last weekend. Club president Rozzi Pethybridge said they were rapt with such a good response. When it came to any fishing...

Agave turns on once-in-a lifetime show at arboretum

Visitors to Eastwoodhill are in for a once-in-a lifetime display with recent “crazy weather” resulting in rare happenings at the national arboretum. The most recent instance is the flowering of an agave geminiflora plant. Native to the Nayarit...

‘Gung Hi Fat Choi . . . Happy Dragon Year’

Gisborne Chinese Association is welcoming in the New Year. “Gung Hi Fat Choi, Happy Dragon Year from the Gisborne Chinese Association to our Tairāwhiti whānau,” association president and former Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon said. “We are...

How long does it take?

It has been over five months since Gisborne District Council was first made aware of the non-consented work being carried out by Meng Foon to a section of the Tatapouri foreshore. During this time the council has undertaken an investigation...

East Coast shoreline carved away

by Kate Green New research a year on from Cyclone Gabrielle shows parts of the East Coast’s shoreline are the most eroded they have been in decades. Scientists at the University of Auckland have found parts of the coast have more than 10 metres of...

Solar farm basking in Gizzy sunshine

With Gisborne bathing in sunshine this week, the region’s first solar farm has been generating renewable energy. Construction of Eastland Generation’s Te Ihi o te Rā solar farm at Gisborne Airport was completed last year. “Te Ihi o te Rā has...

Six log boats, seven cruise ships come calling in January

Eastland Port had six log ships dock in January and ISO Limited loaded 150,000 tonnes of logs on to them. “Log stock levels on port look good so we are hoping for a solid February, with nine log ships expected to come in,” an Eastland Port...

Stick to the limits on Bailey bridges says NZTA

Heavy transport operators have been reminded to stick to bridge weight restrictions in place in Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay. A weight restriction remains in place on one highway bridge in this region and on two in Hawke’s Bay. The Hikuwai Bailey...

Learning about Te Tiriti

by Zita Campbell A hui at Te Poho o Rawiri Marae on Waitangi Day highlighted knowledge gaps in the public understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. More than 100 tāngata gathered at the marae for the Wānanga Waitangi. “We need to be kind,” said...

Two suffer moderate injuries in Matawhero crash

Occupants of a ute that collided with a truck on State Highway 2 at Riverpoint Road, Matawhero, were taken to hospital yesterday with minor to moderate injuries. The incident happened at around 1.15pm. “Three people from the ute were transported...

Ten-year road map to tourism success in Tairāwhiti

Tairāwhiti’s regional tourism organisation has released a major new plan to bring in more tourism dollars and help the industry out of its post-Covid slump. Two years in the making, Trust Tairāwhiti’s Destination Management Plan (DMP) intends...