Organisers of the annual Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show have had a strong response when it comes to bookings for trade space this year, with 90 percent of it already taken. Show association general manager Erica McNeil said as well as as “a great...
by Jack Ward, Wairoa Star The Ferry Hotel in Wairoa is set to make a comeback, and patrons will notice a few changes. The North Clyde hotel has been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle. The long recovery process continues, as it does for many North Clyde...
Tairawhiti Multicultural Council is on the look-out for an office/retail space as they plan to expand their outreach to the wider community. Council president Arish Naresh said having an official retail place will help them get “more presence and...
Some serious gusts of wind hit parts of the district yesterday, but most of Gisborne-Tairāwhiti was spared anything of real strength. MetService had issued a strong wind watch forecasting up to gale-force south-westerlies. The exposed Pouawa coast...
Police are following strong lines of inquiry in their investigation into a burglary at the Makaraka Store early yesterday morning. The intruders broke into the store through the front door, activating alarms, at around 1.30am. “They took a range...
Following their successful Kia Kaha Tairāwhiti event Hear4U hopes to have 250 people on the start line in the Taupo Half Marathon early next month. The group has established a Givealittle page as a fundraiser for the organisation. “We have had an...
The 57th annual J and T Hickey Charity Sheep dog trial at the Riding Club for the Disabled next week has attracted a field of around 120 dogs. Trial secretary Helen Cook said the entry is a bit down on last year but there would be triallists and...
Creative Communities round includes a special one-off fund available this year for festivals affected by Covid-19 If you’ve got a great idea for a community event and it needs a bit of financial help, the Gisborne District Council’s Creative...
Masters degree student Madison Clarke has uncovered evidence of multiple volcanic eruptions over the last one million years, using deposits of volcanic material so small they are invisible to the naked eye. In 2018, the IODP (International Ocean...
State Highway 35 north of Tolaga Bay was due to reopen at 5am today following the removal of the cyclone-damaged Hikuwai No. 1 bridge and the sealing of the approaches to the new Bailey bridge. The bridge has been closed for 10 days since last...
by Matthew Rosenberg A new Kāinga Ora development in Gisborne is not compliant with all of its consent conditions, as neighbours continue to protest its construction. But Gisborne District Council says the adverse effects of the proposal are...
Te Whatu Ora staff based in a building on Peel Street are being relocated due to ongoing weather damage and health concerns related to the building. About 70 staff are based at the Tangata Rite building, which houses health services such as...
New policy requires pre-employment vaccination screening for hospital staff
by Clive Bibby I wrote this opinion piece on Monday during the turmoil of those political revelations. Given yesterday’s announcement that Kiri Allan will not stand as the Labour Party candidate for East Coast in this year’s general election...
The tragedy of MP Kiritapu Allan’s fall from grace will have given many people pause for thought . . . recognising perhaps similar falls of their own or in their family’s lives. It is sad whenever any of us has a stumble along the rocky path of...
I wish your MP Kiritapu Allan all the best. Gisborne is lucky to have her for an MP and New Zealand needs her skills in the future. I hope there are a heap of people up there looking after her. Cliff Beaumont, Hokitik
The Government and the regions hit worst by Cyclone Gabrielle have not had a good run with ministerial appointments for cyclone recovery, with every one of this year’s roll call of misbehaving ministers to exit Cabinet having had an area of...
Emphatic victories to YMP A men and GMC Green women and a fighting loss by Gisborne Girls’ High against YMP A highlighted the weekend’s Poverty Bay club hockey action. YMP A slammed home eight goals without reply against Waituhi in a Prem 1...
Newbie Premier Grade teams will be up against it again tonight in mid-week netball in the YMCA . In the first of the two Pak’nSave competition games, Claydens Waikohu (1 ) play Character Roofing YMP (2) at 6pm. Waikohu’s last two games have been...
Gisborne Boys’ High School found their groove yesterday afternoon in the Super 8 football tournament that started on Monday. They lost 2-1 to Napier Boys’ High but piled on the pressure in the second half after falling a goal behind in the first...
William Brown underlined his genuine No. 1 status with an almost perfect record at an interprovincial fixture on the Awapuni Links course over the weekend. The course’s head greenkeeper proved familiarity breeds success as he won two matches and...
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A space-based storm-chasing mission launched from Mahia two months ago is already helping Nasa scientists and weather forecasters better understand hurricanes. Nasa’s TROPICS mission is a constellation of four identical CubeSats designed to...
Lambing in the district got under way about three weeks ago and the very early arrivals will have found it pretty tough going in the wet ground conditions, says AgFirst consultant Peter Andrew. It started for farmers on the front country, places...
Emergency services were called to Wharekopae Road near the Patutahi Golf Course early yesterday morning after a ute left the road and crashed. It happened at around 12.50am. “When we arrived there was no one with the vehicle and no sign in the...
‘Real progress’ with yes to fast-track consent process. Gisborne company Eastland Generation and the proprietors of Taheke 8C and Adjoining Blocks Incorporation (Taheke 8C) have reached a major milestone with their Taheke Geothermal Project...
Z Energy (Z) is calling on Gisborne charities and community groups to get in quick and apply to its Good in the Hood programme, for the potential to receive a share of the $5000 Z has allocated towards Gisborne community donations this year...
‘We had the right people in the right places’. When Tairāwhiti has stormy weather, Turanga Health staff still get out everywhere. Medical staff and kaiāwhina stranded behind closed roads west of the city last month continued to look after...
The Gisborne Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPW) is hoping that the weather, staff sicknesses and cancelled flights to Gisborne will not once again stymie government minister Jan Tinetti’s trip here. She is scheduled to speak at the...
Gisborne district councillors have received a report on the Government’s Emergency Management Bill but will have until November 3 to make submissions to a parliamentary select committee. The Bill is described as a government attempt to ensure the...
Ilminster Intermediate students were out at the A & P Showgrounds first thing on Monday morning for their annual cross-country race. They were able to have a trial run of the course in a fun run, before those who wanted to make a competition of...
Mayor Rehette Stoltz and district councillor Aubrey Ria will represent Gisborne at this weekend’s Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) in Christchurch. Councillors decided very quickly, in about 15 minutes, that they would support all 11 conference...
Good news on the cyclone front — climatologists believe there is a reduced risk to New Zealand in the season ahead. After the unexpected devastation caused by two cyclones and other sub-tropical rain events this year, this forecast is most welcome...