Latest from Gisborne

$10m plant lifts capacity for processing waste

A new $10 million state-of-the-art facility is helping chop up cyclone woody debris here and keeping sewage sludge out of landfills. Judds Composting’s new static aeration facility allows its existing composting operation to expand by taking...

Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub officially opened

The pleasure and pride was plain to see on the faces of current and former club members and supporters who attended the official opening of the $8 million Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub on Saturday. Close to 250 people were there to celebrate the...

Murdered for money: Crown alleges daughter was after her inheritance

The daughter of an elderly Whatatutu man on trial for his murder has a propensity to resort to arson when fuelled by anger and alcohol as an extreme response to relationship problems involving money

Tairāwhiti beaten in NZ Masters opener

Host province Tairāwhiti fell to Manawatu Wanganui in the opening round of the Freyberg Masters (over-40s) men’s interprovincial golf tournament on the Awapuni Links course this morning. Players first off had to endure heavy rain before it eased...

Allison cold case: daughter on trial for 2013 murder

More than 10 years after the death of Ronald Russell Allison in a suspicious house fire at Te Karaka, a woman has gone on trial for his murder. Charged last November, the woman’s identity has been kept secret due to an interim suppression order...

Peters is back at the centre of NZ politics

The final election result has finally been revealed and Winston Peters is back at the centre of politics, with NZ First’s eight seats needed along with Act’s 11 for National to be able to form the next government. Special votes have once again...

Cut costs for ‘our share’

I am appalled that the Mayor and presumably councll thinks ratepayers can accept paying more. This week council has accepted the money offered by government for Gabrielle recovery — and accepted without much quibble that ratepayers will have to...

Dog across dashboard . . .

My wife arrived home yesterday saying she had now “seen it all”. She arrived at the Wi Pere Street roundabout driving towards the Ballance St Village. Across from her was a small orangey-coloured car endeavouring to pass through the roundabout...

Mapping the seabed, carefully

Around 10,000 km will be clocked up by a small aluminium boat criss-crossing the waters of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa this month. But the long days on board are all worth it for the crew of Tupaia, who are working hard to paint a picture of the seabed like...

Gisborne soldiers remembered

Early last month in the small French town of Le Quesnoy the New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata (The Ladder) was officially opened. The museum takes its name from the resourceful way Kiwi soldiers used a ladder to scale the walls of the...

‘Now we can get cracking’

Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon says he can now focus on forming a strong and stable government — and he will be doing it negotiating with Winston Peters. “Now we can get cracking,” Luxon told reporters at Parliament an hour after the...

Teeing off a new era of Tairāwhiti golf

W hen local man Jace Brown hits his first drive at the 2023 Freyberg Masters men’s interprovincial in Gisborne on Monday morning, it will officially start a new era in representative golf. Gone will be Poverty Bay-East Coast from the home team’s...

Old season and new season lambs

There was a total of 674 sheep sent for sale yesterday at the Matawhero saleyards and the yarding consisted mainly of old season prime lambs and new season store lambs. The consignment of 382 store, freshly weaned, black face lambs from Kainga Farm...

‘Farming for the Future’ seminar

The NZ Farm Environment Trust in association with Beef + Lamb New Zealand will stage a ‘Farming for the Future’ seminar’ in Gisborne on Monday, entitled ‘A celebration of sustainability.’ It will be an evening of conversation and...

Long sporting journey leads Gisborne trampolinist and tumbler to the international arena

Lily Arnold sets out on her big adventure on Tuesday. She leaves Gisborne to compete for New Zealand at the World Trampoline Championships in Birmingham, England. The event will be held at the Utilita Arena Birmingham from Thursday, November 9, to...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Gisborne Club Darts Association Tuesday night league — INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: K Arahanga 3, A Charlie 2 (RSA Stallions); T Eyles, P Stewart (RSA Gunz); H Eyles 2, A Kaiwai, J Horua (2NZEF TAO Vikings); TK Kaio (Cossie Done & Dusted); Q...