Latest from Gisborne

NZTrio explore powerful nature of human expression

Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble”, NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm Kiwi stage presence. Bringing together three incredibly accomplished artists...

Battling Tairāwhiti on the board at Freyberg Masters at Freyberg Masters

Golf is a game of inches in a couple of ways. There’s the six inches between your ears that the great Arnold Palmer said were “the most important”. And there’s the inches out on the course where the smallest mistake can come back to bite...

Campion impress Senior B reigning champs Ngatapa

Campion College are getting better. Last season’s Senior B Grade champions the Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps beat Campion’s first 11 by 42 runs . . . after the Mark Naden-coached up-and-comers gave them a push. The younger set...

Balance of power lies with Peters

Winston Peters seems set to teach National leader Christopher Luxon a lesson or two in the power dynamics of coalition negotiations, and could force a change in tack. The NZ First leader told National Business Review on Tuesday that he believed...

‘Shifting world’ another Govt priority

Marcus Roberts, Maxim Institutedirector of research We are still a week away from finding out the final shape of the 54th New Zealand Parliament. It will probably take a little longer for the coalition negotiations to be concluded and for...

Storm Ciarán and us . . .

Your Saturday report on the serious damage Storm Ciarán wreaked on the British Isles and Europe, and the mean sea-level pressure reading for England and Wales in November being the lowest ever, deeply concerns me. I remind readers, we in the...

Saving lives after sunset with NVGs

At 1.30am one Friday morning the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter headed to Te Kaha in response to a trauma. The call-out itself was routine and in the early hours of the morning the patient was flown in a stable condition to Taurang...

Midway hub among 90 local Lotto grant recipients

Lotto NZ handed out almost 90 grants to recipients in Tairāwhiti in the 2022/23 financial year as part of lottery funding that helped around 4000 groups made up of community, hapū and iwi across the country. Te Puna Tahua Lottery Grants Board...

Claimed baby fell off bed

A baby boy, described by his mother as “my little soldier”, was not expected to survive after being assaulted by a man who has been jailed for four years and nine months. The baby, aged three-and-a-half-months, was left with permanent brain...

Evacuations, highways closed after heavy rain in Wairoa

Wairoa District Council is monitoring the impact of heavy rainfall overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. Civil Defence controller Juanita Savage yesterday said there had been Fire and Emergency NZ-assisted evacuations from Nuhaka properties and from...

Theatresports tests students' improv skills

Budding actors from Ilminster Intermediate and Gisborne Intermediate came together for a friendly competition in Theatresports on Monday and while they weren’t being judged or marked, they tried their hardest to outperform the opposition...

British and Irish mini film festival

The Dome Cinema presents a selection of films from the 2023 British and Irish Film Festival, making it a little mini-fest especially for Gisborne audiences. Each film will only play once so be sure to book in and visit the website for links to see...

Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history

Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming The Marvels, has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office...

Gizzy Gig Guide

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. Fusion Bellydance Every Thursday at 5.45pm. Join vibrant and fun...

Gisborne Film Guide

Odeon Multiplex The Marvels Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, unintended consequences have her shouldering the burden of a destabilised...

Heavy rain causes flooding in Wairoa and Nūhaka, road closures

"A very wet night last night across that area there, some spots as much as 120mm of rainfall in just 12 hours or so - really intense bursts of rain, but over a prolonged period as well," MetService meteorologist John Law told Morning Report