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Calling all creatives

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...

Microscopic deposits tell of ancient eruptions

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...

Job done: bridge beams removed

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...

Kāinga Ora development not fully compliant but adverse effects 'less than minor'

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...

Health workers moved out of Tangata Rite

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...

Vax mandates dropped in favour of risk-based approach for health workers

New policy requires pre-employment vaccination screening for hospital staff

Pathway to rehabilitation always possible

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...

Let’s show collective awhi

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...

Wet soil underfoot not so good for new arrivals

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...

Ute found empty after crash

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...

Gisborne company celebrates milestone with geothermal project

‘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...

Time to try for 'Good in the Hood' programme again

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...

Turanga Health staff keep connected with unwell whānau through emergency

‘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...

Gisborne Business and Professional Women’s Club to host Minister Tinetti

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 council takes first look at new emergency management bill

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 on the run

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...