Wainui Beach School is soldiering on with more than a third of staff and students off sick. Yesterday 98 children were away, with 32 confirmed Covid cases. Ten staff were absent, seven of those with Covid. This is a significant number for a school...
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti is continuing to prepare for 24-hour strike by nurses which is due to start at 9am on Wednesday. “There is a chance the strike will be called off,” said a spokesperson. “We will know whether the strike will go ahead or...
Applications for Gisborne District Council’s Natural Heritage Fund are now open for projects planned to start next year. The fund is intended to assist private landowners to protect or enhance indigenous biodiversity on their land, and will be...
A group of farmers yesterday demanded stronger action from the council’s animal control section over wandering dogs that attack and kill sheep. They met with council animal control staff, other staff and two councillors in the council chambers to...
Gisborne District Council and Horticulture NZ have asked growers on the Poverty Bay and Uawa flats to complete a survey about the water quality in local rivers. The information from this survey will be used to model estimated nutrient losses from...
A top Gisborne scientist has kept the support of the council he represents despite posting vitriol about the Government. The posts were made using a social media account which at one point displayed his senior position at the organisation. Gisborne...
For many years a lack of confidence stopped Sara Hallgarth from following her dream to be a teacher, but yesterday she graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) from the Tairāwhiti Campus of EIT | Te Pūkenga. Born and bred in Gisborne, Sar...
The EIT Tairāwhiti graduation ceremony returned yesterday after delays, first due to Covid-19 early last year, and again because of Cyclone Gabrielle. Graduates paraded through the city from Heipipi Park to the War Memorial Theatre. Of the 68...
Wairoa will get a new multimillion-dollar flood defence scheme under a new agreement struck between five Hawke’s Bay councils and the Government. A decision on how some of the most urgent cyclone recovery costs for Hawke’s Bay will be shared...
A landmark mural in Tokomaru Bay, painted 30 years ago by artist John Walsh, has been defaced. Disbelief, anger and sadness have been expressed in the wake of the damage. Walsh painted the mural, which depicts local identities, on the wall of the...
Mareikura Waka Ama Club is a step closer to having a home base at Anzac Park. The 38-year-old club is expected to soon have a storage facility for waka ama after a decision this week by Gisborne district councillors, sitting as the operations...
Dr William Hoverd Yesterday at Parliament, Minister of Defence and the security services Hon Andrew Little released three policy documents focusing on the security of Aotearoa New Zealand. Minister Little was supported by the Chief of Defence Force...
When Tairāwhiti makes headlines following extreme weather, Dave Wilson’s name is never too far from the story. He’s held top jobs at the council for more than a decade, and is currently in charge of community lifelines. But as Matthew Rosenberg...
With a mission to make Aotearoa the kindest place on earth, Good Bitches Baking (GBB) is a national network of volunteers who bake to provide delicious treats for people in the community who are going through tough times. The Gisborne Herald’s...
Unlock the secrets to thriving indoor greenery with this comprehensive guide on how to grow indoor plants. Indoor plants can liven up or soften a space with minimal effort. They’re also pretty simple to maintain, but there’s a difference between...
Indulge in the delightful flavours of vegetable cutlets. Perfectly crispy from the outside and irresistibly tender on the inside, these cutlets are sure to become your new favourite teatime snack. Ingredients 4 potatoes (peeled and cut in cubes) ½...
Gloves were needed when Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club members set off on a cold morning in late July to walk through the Whinray Scenic Reserve. Gillian Ward takes up the story. The track which winds through Whinray Scenic Reserve was built as...
Many people will have hoped that nearly three months after the land-use inquiry panel delivered its report and recommendations, the Government response yesterday would itself have been a comprehensive package of action — rather than backing for...
Winston Peters is once again in the headlines and it will be interesting to see how long and for what reason he stays there. As a follower of political trends, especially in this country, I have learned that Winston has developed a canny knack of...
Isn’t hindsight great? I have nothing but admiration for our #NZLabour Government which put Covid protections in place for New Zealanders in really tight time frames. Thousands of our peers are still here and alive as a result of those actions. We...
And so the true nature of the destruction to this country’s economy at the hands of these incompetent ideological clowns is starting to emerge, with reportedly the Govt going into full panic mode over the revelation that the books are in a $20-$30...
Many developing countries are effectively “owned” by China through its investment in their infrastructure. Now we have a political party wanting China to finance the extending and much-needed maintenance of our roadways. China already calls the...
Re: A local nurse languishing, August 2 letter. If your partner is “languishing on the couch” because she doesn’t want to wear a mask or get vaccinated, perhaps she could volunteer elsewhere. If you want to be a police officer, you have to...
Jared Martin has a high basketball IQ. And the man whose Tauranga Boys’ College crew were pushed to the brink by Gisborne Boys’ High School on Wednesday morning knows just how close run a thing the game between the teams was. TBC came from...
A win tomorrow would lift Gisborne Thistle off the bottom of football’s Central Federation League table, but it won’t be easy. They play Taradale — two points above them in fourth place in the five-team competition — at Childers Road Reserve...
Poverty Bay continue their Heartland Championship preparation with a hit-out against Hawke’s Bay Saracens in Napier tomorrow. The Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Wekas are looking to build on last weekend’s 61-31 win over Eastern Bay of...
Gisborne Tairāwhiti Rugby League is holding the annual Nate Miller Tournament at Barry Park tomorrow. The memorial event was to be played at Paddy’s Park in Patutahi but the ground was closed due to surface water. Six teams have registered —...
The surge towards the Poverty Bay club hockey playoffs heats up this weekend with the top men’s and women’s teams facing vital games. Prem 1 women’s sides GMC Green and YMP A take the Hain Farming Turf at Harry Barker Reserve at 6pm tonight in...
A Waikohu second-half comeback shattered Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A’s top four hopes in Premier Grade netball in the YMCA on Wednesday. In a battle royal, Claydens Waikohu (1) fought back from seven goals down to win 53-49 in a game the...
A World Cup secret has finally been revealed much to the relief of Tatapouri Marist Thistle goalkeeper Eden Schollum, who has been tightlipped about a huge surprise for her teammates since May. Schollum received an email about becoming part of an...
The annual J and T Hickey charity sheep dog trial got under way yesterday morning at the Riding Club for the Disabled arena at the Showgrounds, with some good runs during the day. The organisers were hoping to get 60 of the total 120 entries through...
A low-loader truck used for carting heavy machinery caught fire near the Bell Road saleyards at Matawhero early yesterday morning and an electrical wiring fault has been put down as the cause. Fire and Emergency NZ responded to a 111 call about the...
Kinder weather for the East Coast is forecast, after this week’s chilling blast from the Antarctic. MetService says the next few days should be calmer, but not much warmer, with daytime temperatures around the 14C to 16C range, and a return to...
The Government response to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use is toothless and is a total disappointment, says Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti co-lead Manu Caddie. “Funding one adviser and a facilitator to the region seems like a cynical slap in the...