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HERE COME JAMO AND THE IRISH

A lot of rugby water has flowed under the bridge since then for the son of Billy and Tara Gibson-Park who will line up in the No. 9 jersey this weekend for Ireland in a do-or-die Rugby World Cup quarterfinal blockbuster against New Zealand...

Hub ‘a true reflection of how a community can come together’: Midway president

An “absolute gem for Gisborne” was how the new $8 million Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub was described yesterday in a dawn blessing ceremony.

Replacing cracked beams on Waikare bridge

The Waikare Gorge Bailey bridge on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will close for two nights of maintenance work later this month. Contractors will be working to instal new concrete beams over Tuesday, October 24, and Wednesday, October...

Govt funding offer for cyclone recovery vastly short of requests

The Government’s cyclone recovery package offered to Gisborne District Council covers only a fraction of what the region asked for, official documents show. Last month, the Government made a “take it or leave it” offer of $221 million. The...

Covid deaths in Tairāwhiti at 39

Tairāwhiti has 20 active cases of Covid-19, according to latest figures from Te Whatu Ora. Up to midnight Sunday, Tairāwhiti had recorded 39 deaths and a total of 25,301 cases. Equivalent figures for New Zealand were 3566 active cases, 3376 total...

Hectic Thursday for rescue chopper team

The region’s rescue helicopter team started last week with a maintenance flight to Hawke’s Bay and ended it with bad weather that hampered flying. But the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter still managed a schedule of five rescue...

Church foodbank thieves caught in the act

A woman who broke into the foodbank of her church and was caught loading groceries into a car was left to face the music alone as an accomplice drove off and evaded being charged. Kayela Teawhina Hereina Morgan, 36, a long-time member of the House...

Turanganui-A-Kiwa Darts results

October 5 Individual highlights 180s: Tahuna Irwin (3), Heath Woollett (Falcons); John White (Tigers); Te Kotahi Kaio (2), Tristan Reeves (Da Bros); Rob TeKira (Ruahine). Highest start (180): Tristan Reeves (Da Bros). Highest finish (147): John...

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...

Cost-sharing deals a better precedent . . .

After the Christchurch earthquakes, the Crown acquired and demolished or removed more than 8000 properties then returned the land to Christchurch City Council. That was a precedent which New Zealand could not afford to follow, especially because it...

Talk to me: healing nation’s divisions

Jason Heale, Maxim Institute It is easy to get caught up in the idea that being right is the most important thing. We’re constantly bombarded with messages that tell us what to think and who to believe, and it can be challenging to remember that...

Standard is lifting, still a lack of independence

In reply to Amber Dunn, “Local authority doing job well”. Kia ora Amber. You are right, Council did need to repair the cracked sewerage pipe. They have sought to do it quickly and responsibly. The issue I raised was that the community needs...

Let’s return to old ways

The good old days have gone — when will it end? I am 85, and was born and lived in Tolaga Bay. I worked and partied with the old Maori people — we were one big happy family. Ninety percent of the good old buggers have gone now. The rules and...

Big smiles on the dials at E Tū Elgin wānanga day

Baking rewana bread, making poi and growing vegetables in a bucket were part of a sustainable skills wānanga event delivered by community group E Tū Elgin this week. “The children’s smiles grew as the day went on,” E Tū Elgin committee...

Shoplifter takes aim with car: staff leap for safety

A shoplifter tried to mow down Farmlands store staff in her car as they tried to stop her leaving with hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, Gisborne District Court heard this week. Tyler Tanja Rahera Ngareta Gray, 33, stole a jacket valued at...