The rapid re-appearance of surface and creeks flooding over the weekend showed the region’s saturated soils cannot cope with even small amounts of rain. This time only the top half of the district had serious amounts of rain. The path of the...
The Green Party’s promise to abolish perpetual leases under a new policy has been welcomed by the beneficiary owner of locked-up East Coast land. Last week the party announced it would abolish the archaic legislation under its Hoki Whenua Mai...
The Eastern Whio Link Conservation Project is benefiting from an association with the Tauranga distillery which makes Blue Duck Vodka. Simply Pure Rarified Spirits is taking on the project as a charity partner. One dollar of every bottle sold, and...
by Andrew Ashton A group of Gisborne Intermediate School students impressed onlookers in Gisborne on Saturday as they pulled a fire truck through the city centre. About 25 pupils aged 11 and 12 took part in the challenge, which was the culmination...
Gisborne Hospital nurses along with their national colleagues employed by Te Whatu Ora (or the former health boards) will strike for 24 hours on August 9 and 10. Members of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearo...
This year’s Westpac Chopper Appeal Month resulted in a $12,109 donation for the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust to help keep the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter in the air. That was nearly three times the figure awarded in the 2022...
The Forest Owners Association said the successful judicial review of the workings of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) shows government attitudes and actions are jeopardising New Zealand reaching its greenhouse gas reduction goals. The High Court...
Alicia Hoskin’s Paris Olympics Games mission remains well on course. The Auckland-based Gisborne paddler has been named in the New Zealand team for the ICF Paracanoe & Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, from August 23 to...
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter flew two people to Gisborne Hospital on Thursday afternoon after a collision between two utes just north of Anaura Bay Road on SH35. The chopper was heading home from Tauranga Hospital, to where they...
Two brothers watched helplessly as a scooter driver suffered fatal injuries when he drove directly into the back of an unlit truck that was “taking up most of road” in Anzac Street. Russell Kurt Grant, a 34-year-old father of one, was on his...
It’s a strategy of small but significant steps. Gisborne Boys’ High School first 11 coach Sebastian Itman wants his team to finish better than seventh in the Super 8 football tournament being held in Gisborne from Monday to Wednesday. “Super 8...
Contractors Currie Construction have installed a temporary fix by placing steel beams under the damaged bridge pier on the Makarika Bridge No. 2, over the Mata River on the East Coast. They have been working under challenging conditions. “This...
After successfully launching its latest rocket mission earlier this week, Rocket Lab yesterday said it would launch again in a week. The “We Love the Nightlife” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at Māhia for...
A ship’s captain has been fined for endangering his vessel, crew and the environment by running close to Portland Island, Māhia, during Cyclone Gabrielle. The incident took place on February 14, and the Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) took...
A yarding of 2400 head were presented at the weekly Matawhero sheep sale yesterday and they were mainly a good mix of store lambs and scanned-in-lamb ewes. The best of the male store lambs sold for between $109 and $118, and they came from Waitangi...
by Marilyn Callahan Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes returned from the national championships with 15 gold, two silver and three bronze medals. The club took a team of 15 to the trampoline champs, which were held in Mount Maunganui across five days...
Confirmation from Stats NZ this week that New Zealand’s inflation rate is finally taking a downward turn will come as a mixed blessing, especially for the many who are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The fall has something of a good...
“What we’re seeing is climate impacts that scientists thought would accompany certain temperatures happening far more rapidly, with far more devastating effects than had been forecast,” said Dr Simon Nicholson of the Forum for Climate...
Re: Greens far more democratic, July 18. “Surely you jest” writes Iain Boyle. Who is this “you”? The man should have the manners to address people through the editor, not by childish backchat. (A practice I wish you, sir, would edit...
I have been frustrated for years with a Gisborne radio station continually calling the A&P Show, the AMP Show. The A and P stands for the Agricultural and Pastoral Show. Our radio station has given AMP countless hundreds, if not thousands, of...
Tairāwhiti knows all about the road to recovery. It continues for this region after suffering relentless and merciless batterings from Mother Nature. Hundreds of kilometres away there is another recovery road being travelled with an East Coast...
GISBORNE CLUB DARTS ASSOCIATION INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180: T Irwin 2, (Brezz’n Gold); T Ratapu, F Waihape, A Cashmore (Spartans); H Kaiwai (Valkyries); H Eyles 2, M Hawea (Vikings); A Charlie (Stallions); M Evans (Spandangles); L Kaa, Q Stevens...
Paikea Whalers took two teams to Rotorua to play in the New Zealand Māori Rugby League Kōtiro Tournament at the weekend. The Whalers entered under-13 and u15 sides in the girls’ tournament which also featured u14 and u17 grades. It was...
A man has been jailed for an incident where his two children watched as he dragged their mother alongside his car during an argument over cigarettes. She was taken by ambulance to hospital after being dragged for about six metres along the road in...
Geotech engineers have confirmed subsidence-damaged sites on Tiniroto Road and in Waihau Road remain at extreme risk. The report to Gisborne District Council on damage on Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs confirm all three bluffs present...
Waka Kotahi NZTA has been keeping a close eye on a number of already-sodden parts of the state highway network in Tairāwhiti overnight and today. The close monitoring is due to the MetService heavy rain warning. “Crews have been on standby...
The first Oscar-winning Pixar film to be re-versioned into te reo Māori — Coco Reo Māori — has been released and celebrates the magic of music and whānau, with a strong connection to Ngāti Porou. Coco Reo Māori is a celebration of Te Reo o...
Hidden away in an unlikely area of Gisborne is a special place where play is the way, and friendships are formed. Gillian Cowperthwaite profiles Gisborne’s Toy Library. Amid the commercial and industrial trade of the subdivision lies an oasis of...
As the Government prepares to respond to a raft of recommended changes to land use and forestry in this region by the end of this month, one Ruatōria-based environmental group says a new report published this week could prove a decisive factor...
Maintaining a beautiful garden is a lot of hard work, but you can labour more efficiently and put in less strain with these clever gardening shortcuts. If you love your garden but don’t feel you have enough time or energy to spend hours gardening...
With a tantalising blend of sweet and savoury, you will surely enjoy these perfect accompaniments to your meals. Pumpkin Chutney Serves: 3 litres Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking: 30 minutes Ingredients 1.5kg pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and cut into...
Mike Yardley embarks on a sensory-rich Mekong Delta river cruise, revelling in its watery wonders, vibrant villages, and authentic cultural experiences. Dubbed the ‘rice bowl of Vietnam”, the mighty Mekong Delta sets the stage for a striking and...
Tēnā tātou i roto i ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā. Lisa Christensen Re: article on July 13, “Neighbours upset at Huxley Road Kāinga Ora housing development”. As a representative of the neighbours referenced in this article, I would like to...
A Mongrel Mob couple found guilty of murdering Gisborne woman Maraea Smith have been jailed. Ms Smith, 36, was an innocent bystander when she was shot dead in a gang-related incident on Titoki Street about 9.55pm on March 25, last year.