PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldDisappointment at absence of three candidatesLabour’s Tāmati Coffey and the Green Party’s Jordan Walker are friendly East Coast political adversaries and hold similar views on the health sector. The possibility of more vigorous debate and disagreement at a health-themed election meeting...29 Sep 10:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBig question now is council responseThe challenges of the past year that led to Gisborne Holdings Ltd’s board deciding they could not pay GHL’s council owner $2.5 million of anticipated income also seem to have helped unify their thinking. The directors didn’t appear to be...29 Sep 10:32 PM
OpinionGDC regulatory system remains brokenJohn Kape Council had planned to discharge treated sewage on to Midway beach during the school holidays. This would have forced probable cancellation of a National Junior Surf competition planned for the pipe surfbreak. There are a number of...29 Sep 10:31 PM
OpinionNot so old, for a pressIt used to be that newspaper presses were built like battleships and lasted forever. They were reminders of an age gone by when they were huge mechanical monsters, served by ink- and oil-smeared men in overalls. I know all things change, as is the...29 Sep 10:29 PM
SportSurf City women’s F Grade take away national superchamps titleSQUASH Surf City Squash Club achieved one championship, two runners-up spots and two top-four placings in the national superchamps week held around the country. The women’s F Grade team won their tournament in New Plymouth, beating Geyser City...29 Sep 10:27 PM
PremiumPremiumSportRub of the green impacts seasonGisborne Thistle had the second-best scoring record in Central Football’s Federation League, and the worst defensive record. Their goals for couldn’t keep pace with their goals against and so they finished second-last in a five-team competition...29 Sep 10:24 PM
SportON THE MATSAndrew Rickard, son Adam and daughter Rachael have won the Poverty Bay-East Coast Indoor Bowls Centre Closing Trios in a one-sided final. They beat Malcolm Trowell, Lois Lamont and Mike Foster 11-5. After four ends of nine, the Rickards were in...29 Sep 10:22 PM
SportMcKenzie Shield won by Gis Bowling ClubThe advantages of an artificial green were evident again when play in the McKenzie Shield Open Mixed Triples was able to go ahead at Poverty Bay Bowling Club on a sunny day after heavy overnight rain. Three games of 90 minutes were played in the...29 Sep 10:20 PM
SportGisborne Club Darts Association resultsTuesday night league INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (2NZEF TAO Vikings); K Arahanga 2 (RSA Stallions); I Eyles (RSA Gunz); J Ahuriri, T Ratapu (2NZEF TAO Spartans); H Woollett (Brezz’n Gold); R Leach (RSA Outlaws); M Evans (RS...29 Sep 10:18 PM
Gisborne HeraldApprentices earning their stripes in Wairoaby Kate Green, RNZ Apprentice builders in Wairoa are earning their qualifications by repairing flood-damaged homes. After homes north of the river were inundated by metre-high flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle, locals looking for work found it in...29 Sep 03:09 PM
OpinionPantomime politics in Eastern EuropeGwynne Dyer The Polish hate the Russians The Slovaks hate the Czechs, The Bulgars hate Serbs And everybody hates the Jews. — with thanks and apologies to Tom Lehrer. Tom Lehrer’s original song, “National Brotherhood Week”, was about how...29 Sep 03:07 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleInspiration for wāhine at Empower YouThe women of Tairāwhiti came together at Empower You, an event to help nourish body, mind and spirit through connection. The Gisborne Herald’s Gillian Cowperthwaite was there to experience the magic first-hand . . . When local business owners...29 Sep 02:58 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSupergrans farewells super managerWith over a decade of dedication to Supergrans Tairāwhiti (SGT), manager Linda Coulston, has made a huge impact in the lives of many whānau throughout the region. By listening, responding and transforming lives of clients, employees and volunteer...29 Sep 11:57 AM
LifestyleRockin’ school holidaysKeep the kids entertained during school holidays with these simple and enjoyable rock painting projects at home. School holidays are here, and if you need a simple and engaging project to keep your kids occupied, try Painted Rock Fish and Ladybird...29 Sep 10:20 AM
LifestylePea-rific risottoSundays: A cookbook is a collection of fresh, modern recipes to celebrate that Sunday feeling through brunches, feasts, long lunches and quiet evenings. The book is full of laid-back food that’s absolutely packed with flavour and here’s one of...29 Sep 10:17 AM
LifestyleEye-openers in TiranaMike Yardley explores the captivating narrative of Albania, uncovering its enigmatic allure along the enchanting Adriatic Coast. A foray to Albania, fringing the Adriatic coastline, was a runaway highlight of my two-week long Balkan Adventure...29 Sep 10:11 AM
Gisborne HeraldTwo chances to meet the candidatesElection fever is heating up this weekend with two meet the candidates events. The first is being organised by the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce and is on tonight. A Federated Farmers-organised event is on tomorrow night. Both are at the Waikanae...28 Sep 06:06 PM
Gisborne HeraldMultiple slips close SH35 at Motu BluffsEast Cape residents will get partial access to Ōpōtiki, after State Highway 35 was closed by multiple slips in the Motu Bluffs area. The biggest slip has occurred in the same location that brought logs and debris cascading down the hillside across...28 Sep 06:05 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldDemocracy ‘hanging by a thread’, Peters tells crowdA finger-pointing woman who approached Winston Peters at his Emerald Hotel speaking podium was described by the New Zealand First leader as a “plant”. Mr Peters was speaking at a public election campaign meeting yesterday before about 130...28 Sep 06:04 PM
Gisborne HeraldGDC to open consultation on $204m Government cyclone recovery packageA Government support package for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery will soon go out for public consultation in Tairāwhiti as the region faces repair costs of more than $1 billion. On August 24, Gisborne District Council was presented with a Government...28 Sep 06:03 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSentiment shifting as election nearsThe uptick in political polling as the general election nears shows some clear trends in public sentiment, the most obvious and impactful of which is the continuation of falling support for Labour that began in late April. Another with potentially...28 Sep 06:01 PM
OpinionA sense of urgency: vote for the futureGavin Maclean With the election upon us, three quotes spring to mind. Al Gore, 1992: “The future whispers while the present shouts.” The campaign is randomly shouting about immediate problems and hardly mentioning the overwhelming crisis. Yet...28 Sep 06:01 PM
OpinionDo they have a crystal ball?To sell or not to sell Tauwhareparae farms? We need to know facts. How was the land acquired and for what reason? And what the income should be compared with for similar land in the vicinity. If not the same or better, why not? Can reinvesting the...28 Sep 05:59 PM
OpinionSix military medals foundFound on Gisborne street, sadly run over, six military service medals — three regular size and three miniatures. They were cased and the name on the rim is Baker, NZ Army. One is a Malayan service medal, so possibly from the 1960s. Two are...28 Sep 05:58 PM
Opinion‘Enter at your own risk’GDC, please see common sense and understand the danger that we face travelling the three-quarter-hour, life-threatening Parikanapa Road compared to five minutes travel on a flat, open road through the Hangaroa Bluffs. It just needs signs at each...28 Sep 05:57 PM
OpinionGreater needsRe: Bridge to nowhere. Congratulations to whoever spawned this brilliant concept and was able to get it passed at the council table. How did you do it? Were your colleagues asleep? Ah, I know, you put something in their coffee. Come on councillors...28 Sep 05:56 PM
Gisborne HeraldDog owners calling for end to method used to put down animals at council poundThe owners of a dog mistakenly put down by Gisborne District Council staff are calling for an end to the controversial euthanising practice that was used on their pet. New information on the state of the dog — Sarge — has also been revealed...28 Sep 05:54 PM
Gisborne HeraldSign up to have rainwater collection tank testedTairāwhiti rural residents are being given the opportunity to have rainwater collection tanks tested for free. A group of environmental engineers are conducting a study of rooftop rainwater quality and are keen for residents to register if they...28 Sep 05:52 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSewer valve closed but care advisedThe emergency sewer valve near the Gladstone Road bridge was closed at 1pm yesterday afternoon and the council said all the discharge of wastewater had stopped. The valve was opened during the recent heavy rain due to overload in the wastewater...28 Sep 05:51 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSchool holiday programmes at Tairāwhiti Museum a chance to “get creative”Tairāwhiti Museum continued with the creative school holiday programmes this week with artistic workshops. Inspiration came from the exhibitions showing at the museum. The workshops were “really popular”, said museum director Eloise Wallace...28 Sep 05:51 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldMotorbikes out in force on SH35 memorial ‘poker run’ charity ride ‘poker run’ rideUp to 300 motorcyclists will be out on State Highway 35 tomorrow taking part in what they call ‘The Poker Run”. Some of the bikers belong to the Highway 35 Motorcycle Club, which has about 25 members, from Potaka at the top of East Cape down to...28 Sep 05:50 PM
Gisborne HeraldTauawhi Men's Centre organised 'Call to Men' Hui in Tokomaru Bay to support men who want to changeCREATING a safe space for men who are wanting to change was the goal of a three-day hui in Tokomaru Bay organised by Tauawhi Men’s Centre. The “call to men” hui was organised by Papa Rau (Ralph Walker) after having a kōrero with his close...28 Sep 05:45 PM
Gisborne HeraldGales next on the agenda in this wettest yearGisborne has broken yet another weather record, this time for the wettest year. Continuous rainfall records started at Gisborne harbour in 1878, and then MetService started its official record-keeping at Darton Field airport in 1937. From these two...28 Sep 05:42 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldOngoing closure of Tiniroto Road sparks frustration among residentsFrustration grows in the communities affected by the ongoing closure of Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs, and now residents have been told it could be between two and five years before a solution is found. Residents have told the Herald that...28 Sep 05:38 PM
