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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...

Shearing course ‘a morale-booster’

A group of Gisborne Boys’ High School students took part in a practical hands-on shearing course designed to boost morale and give the students a practical skill that can potentially bring them an income. The course came about after GBHS Gateway...

‘Severe staff shortages’ in Tairāwhiti midwifery services

Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti says midwifery is another area where, like other sectors of the public health sector, there are severe staff shortages. Interim group director of operations Anne Aitcheson that “as always, the safety of māmā, pēpi and...

Money for silt removal in Wairoa running out

Wairoa is still inundated with woody debris from Cyclone Gabrielle but the money needed to pay for its removal is running out. The Silt Recovery Taskforce has moved close to 900,000 cubic metres of silt around Hawke’s Bay, completing more than...

Blissful Buddleias

Commonly known as the butterfly bush, Buddleia is a hardy, summer flowering shrub which is very easy to grow. Buddleias, also spelt buddleja, are small to large shrubs which provide many months of gorgeous honey scented flowers that attract...

Crunchy concoction

Elegantly simple, big on flavour and strong on comfort, these family favourites with step-by-step instructions make an ideal introduction to Korean cooking at home. I like the crunchy texture of lotus roots in this sweet-and-sour lotus roots recipe...

A walkway expedition

Gillian Ward takes you on an extraordinary journey along the Te Aratia Walkway, where history, community, and nature intertwine on a mesmerising 13-kilometre trail through Māhia Peninsula. Te Aratia Walkway is a walkway easement over private land...

Israel-Gaza: better call Cicero

Gwynne Dyer The blame game has gone into high gear. It started with the massacre perpetrated in Israel two weeks ago by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip for the past 17 years. US President Joe Biden called it...

Club champs wins for Clark, Ngata, Harrison

The men’s club championships continued as Te Puia Hot Springs Golf Club enjoyed a good turnout of members on Sunday. In the intermediate division, Bill Clark pipped Daryl Goldsmith on the 18th while Watarawi Ngata beat Henry Rasmussen 2 and 1...

What coalition talks might produce . . .

While Winston Peters wants us to “avoid speculation” before the final vote count in two weeks, and it is hard to know exactly which policies each party will prioritise in coalition/support negotiations, it is worth recapping some of an NZ Herald...

Harbourmaster is doing a great job for community

It was very pleasing to read in our paper what Harbourmaster Peter Buell is prepared to do for our community. I can speak from personal contact with him over the past few years. I am disabled and he went out of his way to help me get out on the...

Time for city spring clean

Good news for our city and district re cruise passengers coming to visit us this summer; however, is our GDC going to clean the city footpaths and the Botanical Gardens? Rats running around the ponds while families are walking or sitting nearby is...