Latest from Gisborne

Mission failure costly exercise for Rocket Lab

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...

Gisborne surfing team holds seventh place

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...

Burials had resumed

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...

Lotto win unclaimed

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...

New Kāinga Ora houses a 'game changer' for Gisborne: Woods

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...

Another soaking, evacuations at Te Karaka

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...

'UPU is a unique offering of Pacific poetry'

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 Small Print exhibition of printed artworks in Gisborne

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...

Bridge results

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...

Bartlett’s 100th celebrated by win

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...

Gisborne high schoolers selected for cluster development camp

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...

Weather reprieve and politicking

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...

NZ Curriculum fails the content-rich test

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...

More humane method

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...

Voting to secure sustainable future for Aotearoa

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...

Roadshow chance to experience Sir Edmund Hillary’s hut in virtual reality form

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...