Latest from Gisborne

Epic battles challenge top women's hockey teams

An epic encounter between the top two women’s teams, a hard fought win for Paikea and an equally tough battle for Waituhi highlighted the hockey round at the weekend. The Green Machine and YMP A gave each other everything and their match ended...

Tapuae claim ‘Wairoa derby’ final

The Taniwha’s triumph — a perfect season — is complete. Roseland Tavern Tapuae’s 10th consecutive win was a 25-17 victory over two-time defending Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic at Lambton Square...

Black Fern to join NPEC as analyst

The Sky Blues are serious about staying ahead of the game. To that end, Ngati Porou East Coast director of rugby Hosea Gear and Kaupoi new head coach Kahu Tamatea have been joined by Black Fern Charmaine McMenamin as their performance analyst for...

Tamatea’s first Heartland squad

Kahu Tamatea has picked a strong line-up for his first Kaupoi Heartland squad. Ngati Porou East Coast’s new head coach has named a 52-man mix of powerful, capable forwards and skilful, nippy backs with flair. The players’ experience extends from...

Capital stock cows in the majority

Capital stock cows made up the majority of the yarding of 1100 head at the monthly Cattle fair at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday. The best of those cows realised up to a top price of $1470 for a line from Waitangi Terraces. Good useful cows made...

Eastland Group goes to market again . . .

The announcement that Eastland Group Ltd is putting half its energy generation business on the market will not excite anything like the community opposition that its proposal to sell Eastland Network did last year. Hopefully it will attract...

Nato’s unity, determination on show

by Gwynne Dyer When Nato held its annual summit in Brussels two years ago, all 31 presidents and prime ministers of the alliance’s member states dutifully showed up, but their hearts weren’t really in it. France’s President Emmanuel Macron had...

Fill gallery with fine art

I recently visited the Tairāwhiti Museum and Art Gallery and noticed there was finally some activity going on in the Professor Jack Richards gallery after months of it standing empty. Please, please do not fill this with cheap Kiwiana or the like...

Covid-19 cases for Tairāwhiti nearly 24,500

There are 71 active cases of Covid-19 in Tairāwhiti, according to Ministry of Health figures up to 1pm on Monday. There have been 35 deaths in Tairāwhiti and a total of 24,484 cases in all. The Ministry has reported 3159 deaths across the country...

Welcome news for region as 10-day dry spell predicted

Extended meteorological outlooks indicate a decent spell of fine weather lasting up to 10 days for the Gisborne-East Coast region. New Zealand and overseas weather agencies are all looking to indications of a change as a result of El Nino conditions...

Woman burnt in Awapuni Road blaze

A woman was taken to Gisborne Hospital suffering burns after fire extensively damaged her home at the city end of Awapuni Road in the early hours of Tuesday. Fire and Emergency NZ and St John ambulance were called to the blaze at around 1.15am...

Salvation Army battling increasing costs

Food bank struggling to keep up with demand The Salvation Army Winter Appeal has come at a time of great need as the Gisborne branch struggles to keep up with growing demand for food parcels. The Sallies used to give out around 10 parcels a week but...

East Coast Recovery Alliance work to get under way early next year

Emphasis on employing locals; more funding to be made available: Grant Robertson.

Volunteering an important role within community

Doris Higgins has been volunteering at Gisborne Hospital since 2007. “After moving from the country into town and finishing up work, I was looking for something to do,” said Doris. Her role as a volunteer involves directing people where to go...

Hunt comp a welcome break in ‘year from hell’

The Te Puka Hunting & Fishing Club competition held recently in Tokomaru Bay was a big success with more than 420 entries and 700-plus pigs, deer, goats, possums, turkeys and hares weighed in. Co-organiser Rozzi Pethybridge said it was a big...

Pharmacies celebrating ‘David and Goliath win’

Gisborne’s community pharmacies are celebrating after the High Court in Wellington ruled that licences issued to five Countdown pharmacies, including the Gisborne store, are unlawful and invalid and should be quashed. The Ministry of Health and...