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Twice in a night Zambrero suspect doubly charged for Pretty Nails and Beauty

A man suspected of burgling Gisborne’s Zambrero Restaurant twice in one night is also accused of twice burgling a beauty business four days earlier. Aidan Wesches, 40, made a brief appearance during an arrest list in Gisborne District Court...

New portable flight simulator -‘Sim’ - a step up for rescue chopper crews

Sitting in the helicopter cockpit, an instructor beside them, the pilot pulls a hood down over their face and flies with just cockpit instruments to guide them. That’s the traditional technique pilots use to train for flying in conditions like...

River silt clogs Marina ramp

Waka ama clubs were ready to engage contractor but council now aims to have ramps cleared next week.

Gisborne Intermediate claim nine wicket win against North City

A lot of hard work has paid off for the Gisborne Intermediate School boys' first 11. The David Milne-coached side played some brilliant cricket to beat North City by nine wickets in a 40-over match, went down to Wellington Collegians by 30 runs in...

Challenge Cup opener sees Blues, Royals against Campion

The Challenge Cup kicks Poverty Bay Cricket off this afternoon at Nelson Park. Poverty Bay Cricket's first competition game of the season will pit the Gisborne Boys' High School Blues and Royals against the Campion College second 11 in a 20-over...

FOSAL framework reduced by over 1000 properties as council ‘works through the process’

More than 1000 properties have been removed from the Future of Severely Affected Land (FOSAL) framework after further assessments. Letters have been sent to these property owners, as well as those remaining in FOSAL Category 2A to provide an update...

Coast keeps rescue crew busy

The East Coast was once again a high-demand destination for the six missions completed last week by the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter. The schedule of flights for the week starting Monday, October 16, began that day when the team...

Vibe was strong at Longline Classic

It’s three and counting for organisers of the Longline Classic summer music festival. Around 3000 people enjoyed an event organisers described as “a showcase of some of New Zealand’s best talent” at the Gisborne Soundshell on Saturday...

Brace for stormy weather

Re: Atlantic hurricanes on the rise, October 21 story. Did readers notice this AP story on page 11 in Saturday’s Herald? With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from...

A terrorist organisation

For years, little children living in Gaza born with heart defects have been admitted to Israeli hospitals where they’ve received corrective surgery from Israeli doctors. Their parents are often amazed that the people they’ve been taught to hate...

Another fun-packed run for Awapuni School

A fun run under the summer sun was enjoyed by Awapuni School students and teachers this week. The annual event features multiple obstacles ranging from a slip and slide mat to hay bale jumps, and there's also the matter of being coated in coloured...

Former Mayor Meng Foon defies district council

Unconsented work on a Gisborne foreshore undertaken by former mayor Meng Foon has been halted by the district council he once represented. But the man at the centre of the action has confirmed he continued for several weeks after initially being...

Gisborne residents face double the struggle to pay bills compared to national average: wellbeing survey

People living in Gisborne are twice as likely as those elsewhere in new Zealand to have trouble paying weekly bills, the first Tairāwhiti Wellbeing Survey (TWS) shows. Interactive data dashboards from the survey are available on the Trust...

MSD building safe after mould spore ‘fogging’

Ministry of Social Development (MSD) staff will remain based at the Tangata Rite building in Lowe Street after low levels of mould spores were successfully managed or mitigated. Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti recently confirmed their staff had been...

Arrest following burglaries of store, restaurant

A man has been taken into custody following two burglaries in Gisborne last week, police say. “On Wednesday, October 11, police were alerted to a burglary at a store on Gladstone Road,” Tairāwhiti Detective Sergeant Brent Griffiths said. “On...

Not in our hood: Matawai locals foil illegal hunters

A judge has told two Bay of Plenty men their decision to take a risk and illegally hunt at Matawai was a “stupid and silly enterprise” because local residents there are on high alert for poachers. Cody Vaughan Marr, 28, of Edgecumbe, and Hirak...