People will be able to feast on sushi, learn the Taiko drum and experience a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at the inaugural Japan Day on Saturday October 28 in Treble court. The celebation is being hosted by the Tairāwhiti Cultural Festival and...
The Labour weekend Longline Classic has provided inspiration for a group of Gisborne Boys’ High School art students who have painted more than 30 sheets of plywood with their interpretation of the one-day music festival to decorate the event site...
The Fiesta Latina is back so dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to salsa the night away. If you don’t know the steps, it’s never too late to learn with two guest dance teachers travelling from Napier to host dance workshops aimed at...
Gisborne’s very own Lazy Fifty have released a full-throttle high-energy rock anthem Skeleton Crew just in time for Halloween. The four-piece from Gisborne have returned with a new single, Skeleton Crew — a hard and fast blast of pure rock...
A moment from years ago keeps replaying in Martin Scorsese’s mind. When Akira Kurosawa was given an honorary Academy Award in 1990, the then 80-year-old Japanese filmmaker of Seven Samurai and Ikiru, in his brief, humble speech, said he hadn’t...
This Week Build-a-band Every Thursday night at Smash Palace, from 7-11pm. Motivate your muso mates or just turn up — everything’s set up and ready to go. Let’s jam ! Free entry. Karaoke Friday October 20 at Breakers’ Jandal Bar. Elton John...
Dome Cinema Beetlejuice When deceased couple Adam and Barbara are unsuccessful in scaring away a family who have moved into their old house, they seek the help of bio-exorcist Betelgeuse. The Origin of Evil A woman contacts a wealthy man, claiming...
Inquiries are ongoing into the whereabouts of missing man Matthew Knight. The 19-year-old, who lives and works in Waikato, was last seen in the Raupunga/Mohaka area late on the evening of Monday 9 October. Numerous searches and inquiries have been...
The team from Waingake who called themselves ‘Up the Wais’ took out the inaugural ‘Collective Community Country Challenge’ at the Show on Saturday, much to their delight. The five teams in the first year of the event, with a cool $3000...
The Dairy Goats section at the Spring Show had 33 goats from nine competitors, including four from out of town. A section spokeswoman said the numbers were unfortunately reduced on the day due to recent family bereavements. “Competitors who were...
You won’t see this event at the 2024 Olympics but you will see one of the participants from the Team Challenge at the Poverty Bay A&P Show on Saturday afternoon in Games action — albeit a long way from Paris. Four four-person teams...
A Gisborne councillor has taken aim at the state of the region’s roads, accusing the council of not maintaining them to national standards. But the council has pushed back, saying the amount required to meet community expectations is not...
A Gisborne restaurant owner has been left reeling after a thief broke in and stole thousands of dollars of stock and equipment. Gisborne Zambrero owner Blake Webb said the thief broke in twice on Sunday night and took two brand-new point of sale...
The young man last seen in the Raupunga/Mohaka area at around 10pm on Monday last week remains unaccounted for and police and family have repeated their plea for information about his whereabouts. The search for Matthew Knight is ongoing...
The Chief Ombudsman says Radio New Zealand should release a full transcript of the speech former Minister and former East Coast MP Kiri Allan made at her then partner Māni Dunlop’s farewell event. Mr Boshier began an investigation under the...
The Electoral Commission says East Coast polling booths were busy on Saturday because election day coincided with the Poverty Bay A&P Show. “It was busy on election day and there were queues at some voting places, and we thank voters for their...
Cooler weather is putting the brakes on a a good start to the region’s growing season. Air and ground temperatures are still below normal and this slows grass and seedling growth. At the moment, daytime highs are running almost half a degree below...
A Gisborne man grew so perturbed by the state of his local creek that he left print-outs in neighbours’ mailboxes to see if they shared his concerns. Earlier this month, Mangapapa resident Rob Moore distributed half a dozen photos of a blocked...
Coastguard Gisborne have been declared joint winners in Coastguard New Zealand’s Awards of Excellence in the Rescue of the Year category. “The awards acknowledge the incredible efforts of volunteers in the face of adversity,” a Coastguard NZ...
People in Gisborne are being urged to help “kick breast cancer to the kerb” this month by collecting for Breast Cancer Foundation NZ’s Pink Ribbon Street Appeal. Around 10,000 volunteers will be hitting the streets all over New Zealand on...
If you see a bright orange gazebo by the boat ramps this summer, go and have a chat. It means Harbourmaster Peter Buell and the Māori Wardens are close by to ensure good information is readily available for anyone going out on the water. They’ll...
Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show National Dancing — Cups and trophies C Jolly Memorial Cup PB & EC Championship Highland fling under-12yrs: Mali McGrail Jackie and Gillian Dodd Cup PB & EC Championship sword dance u14yrs: Mali McGrail. Mrs...
Waikato triallist Leo Jecentho and Zap won the Spring Show dog trial championship title on Saturday morning in what was described by the judge as a “brilliant” final runoff. Jecentho scored 99 points out of 100 in the final, to nudge out...
Muka Tangata, the Workforce Development Council for the food and fibre sector, is seeking feedback from people here on new, simplified qualifications for seafood workers. Chief executive Jeremy Baker said the proposed new qualifications are easier...
Having opened the door to dealing with Winston Peters after the election, National leader Christopher Luxon went to great lengths to assure voters it would be a “last resort”. However, the calculus of forming “a strong and stable government”...
Josiah Brown, Maxim Institute There are some things a government cannot fix . . . a lot, in fact. As a willing victim of this year’s election debates, I was astounded by what politicians were prepared to “pledge” themselves to fixing. As we...
Elysabeth Wolter Hello, wonderful readers! I’m the founder of Lizzies Insights and I’m thrilled to invite you to join me on the 28th of October at the Cossie Club in Derby Street for a day of transformative workshops. This isn’t just about...
We are sad and fearful that New Zealanders have voted for some pretty cruel policies. National have never been friends of the poor and have said they’ll sanction beneficiaries once again. We remember Ruth Richardson and then Paula Bennett and Anne...
For goodness sake! Our newspaper has the intellect to name our Show the A and P Show; not A.M.P. The radio has taken their own direction in this naming. It is no more difficult to say “A and P” than it is to say A.M.P. Does radio have their own...
All three teams flying the Hear4U flag finished in the top five of the mixed teams section of the Motu Challenge multisport race on Saturday. Bragging rights between the three were shared as their order chopped and changed over the 172-kilometre...
Cornwall Oaks have retained the Brough-Thompson Trophy. The Hawke’s Bay Division 4 2B side beat local Senior B stalwarts Breakers Horouta by eight wickets at Gisborne’s Nelson Park. Former Poverty Bay men’s senior representative Blake Taylor...
A man with a passion is bringing out the best in junior cricket. Former Rere School principal David Milne, the driving force behind the West Gisborne Rural Schools team, will coach a Gisborne Intermediate School boys’ first 11 on the rise to the...
Poverty Bay July Hoepo-Williams and Karen Pinn won a 2-4-2 mixed pairs tournament at Poverty Bay Bowling Club. Sixteen teams contested the Mangapapa Garage-sponsored tournament on a sunny but very windy day. Each team played four 90-minute games...
A whopping $33,583 was raised for the Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society at the 25th stockyard fundraising sale held to support Daffodil Day. Expressing gratitude, Cancer Society fundraising and events coordinator Shay Podjursky said to everyone...