Latest from Gisborne

Hamas wants Israel to wreak its vengeance

Gwynne Dyer If you are wondering why Hamas launched its all-out assault on Israel on Saturday, I wrote it here last week. “The Arab world has basically abandoned the Palestinians to their fate, whatever that may be. Six Arab countries have...

Ahmed Zaoui back in the news

The Algerian activist Ahmed Zaoui, who fled to New Zealand in 2002 seeking refugee status and eventually gained citizenship in 2014, is back in the news! He has been arrested again in Algeria (where he has been living) for his outspoken political...

Scared to negotiate . . .

Interesting to see #nznationalparty admitting defeat before the election. If they’re scared of, and have no confidence in, even trying to negotiate a coalition agreement I think they are not fit to govern. Remember that in 2017 they blamed others...

‘Lose-lose’ scenario for Nats

After appearing to have handed control of election tactics to Sir John Key, Christopher Luxon is apparently trying to scare votes away from NZ First by suggesting that National may not go into coalition with them — thus creating a need for...

Art in lights a spectacular sight

Re: Art in lights. Thank you to those who organised this. What a spectacular sight. I especially loved the four large pieces depicting clouds. They were magnificent but there was no information about the artist, not even in the booklet. Whoever you...

Muttonbird numbers on the rise

Petrels and shearwaters belong to the same family of seabirds that once nested in their millions within underground burrows across mainland New Zealand and were an important food source. However, by 1930 nearly all were extinct. The country’s...

Goal of a century

Players and supporters of Gisborne Thistle AFC will celebrate the club’s 100th anniversary at Easter Weekend next year. Gisborne Herald journalist John Gillies sets the scene by looking back at the Jags’ history. A hundred years of history...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: J Noanoa (2NZEF Rebels); M Reedy, J Love (Cossie Done & Dusted); M Hawea, H Eyles, A Kaiwai, A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (2NZEF TAO Vikings); T TeKira, J White, T Irwin 2 (Brezz’n Gold); L Cook (2NZEF 2NZ3); T O’Neill...

Pothole payouts hard to get: roading agency points motorists to their insurers

by Sarah Curtis The agency responsible for the upkeep of the nation’s highways has paid nearly $50,000 over the past three years to motorists whose vehicles have been damaged by potholes. Waka Kotahi NZTA figures show $9000 of that went in the...

Wanted: ‘People who can do anything and everything’

A new Jobs and Skills Hub has opened in Gisborne to help people find work, access training and support the post-cyclone rebuild. “Cyclone Gabrielle had a devastating impact on the Tairāwhiti community, and over the next couple of years we’ll...

First year as Maori ward councillors challenging, educational, enjoyable

Māori ward councillors in Tairāwhiti have spoken candidly about their first year in governance, highlighting cyclone recovery as a key challenge. On October 8 of 2022, five councillors were elected by Maori roll voters for Gisborne District...

Aerial photo reveals extent of damage and progress on temporary access route on Tiniroto Road

An aerial shot of the massive landslide that blocked Tiniroto Road earlier this week graphically shows the extent of the slump and the work done by contractors so far on a temporary access route, which the GDC hopes to have open to traffic by the...

Collaboration the key to success for retiring Gisborne Volunteer Centre manager

Having had a passion for volunteering from an early age, Jenny Greaves, knew she had found the next niche in her career when she stepped into the role of manager at Gisborne Volunteer Centre 18 years ago. With a desire to promote and support the...

Pick-up sticks

Contractors Siteworx Civil has made steady progress on cleaning the debris off the main city beaches this week after finishing at Kaiti Beach last week. Staff have been working at different locations along sections of the main beach from Waikanae to...

Council keen to 'magnify voice and status of mana whenua' in resource planning

Gisborne District Council  has invited iwi on to the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan Committee, a joint decision-making body  “with full powers of council”.

‘First 1000 days critical for learning’

Barnardos Awhi Tairāwhiti Centre manager Quannah Nickerson reflects on the role she plays in early childhood learning as World Teachers’ Day is celebrated. She shares her vision with The Gisborne Herald’s Loren Sirl . . . An annual day of...