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Wayward with promises

Re: Cost-cutting consequences, October 3 letter. I thoroughly concur with “Seriously Concerned”, pointing out problems with healthcare. Unfortunately I feel that this is only part of the problem. We had a wonderful service with CCS, but...

Braybrook Cup victory completes perfect season for Wainui Riverina

Six goals for six players . . . Wainui Riverina shared the joy around as they completed a Women’s Eastern League-Braybrook Cup double at Childers Road Reserve on Sunday. Gisborne Laundry Services Wainui Riverina had won the women’s league with...

Gisborne girls third at Central Region tourney

Thomas Tindale’s girls hummed in the capital. Head coach Tindale’s Gisborne team at the Basketball New Zealand Aon Central Region Under-13 Tournament were placed third out of six A Grade teams at the Akau Tangi Sports Centre. Last Wednesday, the...

Tautau rules Cossie tables

Prolific snooker title winner Wayne Tautau added another to his collection at the 2023 Gisborne Cossie Club grade championship. Tautau topped a field of 12 players in the A-Grade champs. Qualifying was played over three frames and the semifinalists...

South Canterbury comeback sinks Coast in Meads Cup semi

The Sky Blues were poised to upend the most dominant team in the history of the Heartland Championship’s Meads Cup. But the Kahu Tamatea-coached Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi — who led two-time defending champions South Canterbury 17-3 after 44...

Judge slams community detention: a 'nonsense' sentence

Community detention is a “nonsense” sentence, devoid of any real punishment, a visiting judge to Gisborne has said while imposing a unique variation of it on a recidivist drink-driver.

HERE COME JAMO AND THE IRISH

A lot of rugby water has flowed under the bridge since then for the son of Billy and Tara Gibson-Park who will line up in the No. 9 jersey this weekend for Ireland in a do-or-die Rugby World Cup quarterfinal blockbuster against New Zealand...

Hub ‘a true reflection of how a community can come together’: Midway president

An “absolute gem for Gisborne” was how the new $8 million Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub was described yesterday in a dawn blessing ceremony.

Hamas wants Israel to wreak its vengeance

Gwynne Dyer If you are wondering why Hamas launched its all-out assault on Israel on Saturday, I wrote it here last week. “The Arab world has basically abandoned the Palestinians to their fate, whatever that may be. Six Arab countries have...

Ahmed Zaoui back in the news

The Algerian activist Ahmed Zaoui, who fled to New Zealand in 2002 seeking refugee status and eventually gained citizenship in 2014, is back in the news! He has been arrested again in Algeria (where he has been living) for his outspoken political...

Scared to negotiate . . .

Interesting to see #nznationalparty admitting defeat before the election. If they’re scared of, and have no confidence in, even trying to negotiate a coalition agreement I think they are not fit to govern. Remember that in 2017 they blamed others...

‘Lose-lose’ scenario for Nats

After appearing to have handed control of election tactics to Sir John Key, Christopher Luxon is apparently trying to scare votes away from NZ First by suggesting that National may not go into coalition with them — thus creating a need for...

Art in lights a spectacular sight

Re: Art in lights. Thank you to those who organised this. What a spectacular sight. I especially loved the four large pieces depicting clouds. They were magnificent but there was no information about the artist, not even in the booklet. Whoever you...

Muttonbird numbers on the rise

Petrels and shearwaters belong to the same family of seabirds that once nested in their millions within underground burrows across mainland New Zealand and were an important food source. However, by 1930 nearly all were extinct. The country’s...

Goal of a century

Players and supporters of Gisborne Thistle AFC will celebrate the club’s 100th anniversary at Easter Weekend next year. Gisborne Herald journalist John Gillies sets the scene by looking back at the Jags’ history. A hundred years of history...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: J Noanoa (2NZEF Rebels); M Reedy, J Love (Cossie Done & Dusted); M Hawea, H Eyles, A Kaiwai, A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (2NZEF TAO Vikings); T TeKira, J White, T Irwin 2 (Brezz’n Gold); L Cook (2NZEF 2NZ3); T O’Neill...