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It’s a . . . 50 babies born in Gisborne over December

December 14 was a busy day for the district’s midwives with six babies born on that day. They were among 50 pēpi born in December, according to Te Whatu Ora-Tairāwhiti figures. The babies were a perfect split of sex — 25 boys and 25 girls...

EAR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

Cedenco’s annual sweetcorn harvest has been under way for a week and agronomy manager David Oudes says the crop quality has been “better than expected”. Harvesters were busy at work at Poynter Road in Te Karaka yesterday. “We’ve been in...

Summer Frequencies set to be a sell-out

Tickets are still available for this weekend’s Summer Frequencies music event which the promoter says is one of the most affordable festivals in New Zealand. Headline acts include Kora and Australian hip hop band HP Boyz from Melbourne as well as...

Gisborne-Wairoa checkpoints nab 10 drink-driving offenders from 3000 tested

Drink-drive checkpoints staged around the Gisborne-Wairoa districts last weekend netted just 10 drivers over the limit out of around 3000 drivers tested.

Gisborne Movie Guide

DOME CINEMA The New Boy An Aboriginal Australian orphan boy is brought into a Christian monastery run by a renegade nun. There he begins to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage. Stars Cate Blanchett and Aswan Reid. Two Tickets to Greece...

Fine show, fast racing in 'Champion of Champions' title decider at the speedway

Champion of Champions titles for saloons, production saloons and sidecars produced an outstanding night of hard and fast racing at Gisborne Speedway Club’s meeting on Saturday night. But the saloons definitely took the cake. Daniel Cook, behind...

DJ Barry Cup: HSOB, Horouta place well on Day 1 of Round 1

Day 1 of Round 1 in local cricket’s DJ Barry Cup ended with High School Old Boys and Horouta Te Waka well placed. David Situ’s Breakers Horouta side took four competition points for their hard-earned first-innings lead against Gisborne Boys’...

Golden day at the waka ama national sprints

Tairāwhiti paddlers enjoyed a golden day at the Waka Ama New Zealand national sprint championships on Lake Karapiro yesterday. The J16 women’s crew Puhi Kaiariki, of Self Storage Gisborne Horouta Waka Hoe Club, won the W6 1000-metre final (with...

Gisborne cop sanctioned over lost taser

A Gisborne police officer has been sanctioned for failing to promptly report a missing taser. According to a notice published last month on the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s website, the authority oversaw a police investigation into the...

Steady rain puts restricted fire season on hold

Welcome rain has resulted in Fire and Emergency NZ delaying a change from an open fire season for possibly a fortnight. FENZ has been monitoring the weather indices and all indicators pointed to a likely change to a restricted fire season as soon as...

Matakaoa shuttle to fill vital role in health journeys

Te Araroa residents are to get to medical appointments more easily with the launch of a free health shuttle from Hato Hone St John. A dedication ceremony was held at Hinerupe Marae in Te Araroa this morning as the new Matakaoa Waka Ora Health...

Work bans for liquor managers caught drink-driving

Two women normally responsible for managing the public’s booze consumption have been banned from doing so for a month after each being caught drink-driving. Summah Preston and Linear Emma Burkhardt were judged not fit to hold their liquor...

Plenty of action keeps the spectators happy at the Gisborne Rodeo

A good crowd turned out to enjoy plenty of action at the Gisborne Rodeo on Saturday, including team roping, barrel races, saddlebronc, bareback and bull riding. More on the rodeo to follow

'Confusing' bus stop signage outside Kiwa Pools leads to parking ticket

A Gisborne pool user is asking for clearer and less ambiguous signage at a bus stop outside the new Kiwa Pools facility. Mary Dixon, a regular pool user, said she returned to her vehicle from a swim session to find she had been ticketed for parking...

Gisborne's debt mountain on the rise

Budget advisory service clients’ combined debt increased by $2.65m in one year; people struggling to afford the basics.

Kiwi Corrin flies to history-making IronWoman win

Gisborne’s Olivia Corrin made surf lifesaving history on Saturday when she won the third round of the Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman series in Sydney — the first time a Kiwi woman has triumphed in a round of the prestigious event. Corrin, who...