The front page of Tuesday’s paper so filled me with shock that I didn’t want to read the accompanying information. Tell me, how can a dog that is microchipped, registered etc be taken by a council staff member and mistakenly put down? It belies...
Was it the National Party or RNZ news that chose the wrong word, in admitting New Zealand First as a “possible” coalition partner, when history has proved it to be, when in coalition, quite an impossible partner? “Potential” would be better...
The Waiapu River is recognised as one of the North Island’s largest braided rivers, and is of great cultural and spiritual significance to Ngāti Porou. At approximately 130 kilometres long it winds through Ngāti Porou whenua where it passes by...
A reunion of former freezing workers at the Gisborne Refrigerating Company is planned for November 25. All ex-freezing workers who were there from 1948 to 1994, and their families, are invited. The man organising the reunion, Doug Symes, said they...
A new holiday programme featuring theatre, music and circus arts was a hit with the 40 children who took part this week. Chamber Music New Zealand and the Gisborne International Music Competition put on a three-day programme packed with discovery...
The fire that extensively damaged a residence in De Lautour Road in Kaiti on Tuesday morning was most likely caused by clothing and bedding left too close to a heater. The woman living there suffered smoke inhalation — described as minor by...
Sunday, October 1, is arguably the most important day of the year for a trout angler as it marks the start of the new trout fishing season here. The Rotorua region offers some of the best lake and stream fishing in the country and the season...
The Z Energy service station on Gladstone Road is closed for a major refurbishment. “It’s like the site is getting a birthday, a new kit,” said Hamish Waddington, Z Energy retail manager for the East Coast region. Petrol pumps are being...
The board of Trust Tairāwhiti has appointed Doug Jones as the organisation’s new chief executive. Trust chairman John Clarke said after an extensive recruitment process, trustees were thrilled to have Mr Jones join the trust. He starts on...
Rocket Lab’s recent mission failure from Māhia looks to have cost the company millions of dollars. Nasdaq-listed Rocket Lab yesterday issued an adjustment to its expected third quarter 2023 financial outlook, previously provided on August 8...
Max Phillips competing in the under 18 boys section on Wednesday, Day 3 of the five-day National Scholastic Surfing Championships at Makorori Beach. Gisborne was placed seventh in the team standings after Tuesday’s second day of competition, with...
Before the most recent rain over the past three days, almost all of Taruheru Cemetery had been reopened again for burials, to the relief of grieving families. Burials were severely disrupted for periods in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle because of...
The $500,000 Lotto win struck here in last Saturday night’s draw had not been claimed as of yesterday afternoon. A lucky Gisborne Lotto player shared the First Division prize with a player from Christchurch, each set to pocket half-a-million...
Housing Minister Megan Woods describes the near completion of 31 Kāinga Ora houses in Worsley Street-Matthews Road, Kaiti, as an “absolute game changer”. The new houses indicated the Government’s commitment to public housing, the minister...
The Gisborne area took a a heavy one-two punch from the the rain, with another deluge forcing evacuations at Te Karaka on Tuesday night. The same low pressure system that brought torrential downpours to the top of the district over the weekend, gave...
The power of Māori and Pasifika literature roars into theatrical life as the much anticipated and highly acclaimed UPU comes to Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival as part of the RĀ season line-up. UPU means word, and in this stunning performance, the...
The Gisborne Printmakers group is hosting an exhibition called The Small Print by The Print Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) in Lysnar House Studios this weekend. As well as the exhibition the public can take in the atmosphere of the group at...
Folk Dance New Zealand’s annual gathering will take place in Gisborne/Tūranga this year, featuring guest dance tutors who are visiting especially for the event. The Tūranga Bal is a weekend of folk dance being hosted by Jane Luiten and her local...
Applications are now open to young filmmakers to enter the New Zealand Youth Film Festival (NZYFF) with fantastic prizes up for grabs. This is the second year and the inaugural event last year attracted 357 entries from across New Zealand. Entry is...
This Week ■ Going Local - Build-a-band Smash Palace today from 5.30pm. Independent Music New Zealand presents a free networking session called Going Local. It’s an informal way to talk to established people in the industry and find out how it...
by Lindsey Bahr, AP A beautiful Indian-American teen, Samidha (Megan Suri), just wants to fit in with her suburban classmates in the new horror It Lives Inside. But there’s a demon at large and it’s not hormones or puberty — it’s a literal...
Odeon Multiplex ■ Stylebender Film on Israel Adesanya — Nigerian-born, New Zealand-based mixed martial arts champion known as The Last Stylebender — explores masculinity, bullying, mental health and the healing power of dance. ■ The Creator...
The rising stars of New Zealand surfing have been displaying their talents at the National Scholastic Surfing Championships at Makorori Beach this week including Gisborne’s Milo Livingston. Competing in the under-14 boys’ division, Milo won his...
The national skateboard championships return to Gisborne’s Alfred Cox Skate-park for the second year in a row tomorrow. It will be the first time the national champs have been able to hold all three major section finals at the same venue. The...
A clean-sweep from Gisborne’s Cory Taylor in the oceanperson ironman event was the major highlight of the Black Fins efforts at the International Surf Rescue Challenge in the United States. The three day, three test event concluded at the weekend...
Adam McIlroy and Geoff Pinn, with Geoff’s sons Kyle and Liam, have won the Bellerby Cup at the Gisborne Bowling Club greens. The cup is one of the club’s feature events each year. It is contested by teams of four comprising a skip, a three...
MONDAY, September 18 — Ben White (Ray White) Pairs 3 (Howell movement) North/South East/West John Hudson, Elizabeth Jackson 63.54 Carolyn McMurray, Helen Kerisome 58.68 Avinash Rane, Pamela Clay 55.56 Bette Parker, Ann McCombe 54.86 Beverley...
Saturday at Ruatoria was one to warm the cockles of a Sky Blue heart. The Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi beat King Country Rams 29-11, have 25 competition points and remain in fourth place with one round-robin game to play in the 12-team Heartland...
Waikato-Bay of Plenty Zone has named a stack of Gisborne netball players for the Magic in the Making development camps. The Gisborne players have been named in the third cluster of four, to attend a selection session in Tauranga at the city’s...
In what is becoming something of a cliche, the battered Tairawhiti district seems to have dodged a bullet from yet another heavy rain event over the past 48 hours. The latest storm was centred more on the long-suffering East Coast, although there...
Maryanne Spurdle, Maxim Institute researcher We’re in that season where political parties constantly roll out policies that reflect their vision for New Zealand. This close to the election, few ideas remain unclaimed, but here’s one that’s...
Why is the Gisborne District Council using bolt guns to euthanise dogs at their pound? (Beloved family dog killed by Gisborne District Council, Stuff. co. nz, 25th September). Sarge the dog was allegedly killed by a bolt gun after being mistakenly...
Fighting climate change is vital for a sustainable economy. The vast majority (97 percent) of climate scientists agree that humans are causing global warming and climate change. And despite much of the misinformation published here, the Greens are...
The oldest building at Scott Base, a hut built by a Sir Edmund Hillary-led team, is visiting Gisborne in virtual reality form. The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s roadshow arrived in town yesterday, and it will be at the HB Williams Memorial Library...