OpinionTo keep improving our livesSome people seem to have very short memories. Life isn’t perfect for too many but it’s a darned sight better than it ever was under a National and Act government. Do you remember that the minimum wage was only $15.75 an hour in 2017? It’s now...30 Aug 07:19 PM
Gisborne HeraldLife-changing ops for three friendsFriends who nurse together get surgery together. That was the case for Jess Saxby, Tai Lolohea and BJ Taare, who now have more than a nursing degree in common. The three close friends have lost more than 200 kilograms between them. BJ had a partial...30 Aug 07:13 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRare seal parks up after long-haul journeyAn Antarctic leopard seal intrigued beachgoers at Māhia on Tuesday after it was first spotted by an early riser at Whangawehi Boat Ramp. A photo that person shared to a local community Facebook page, of the seal resting in the darkness, piqued the...30 Aug 07:10 PM
Gisborne HeraldKeeping an eye on landslide damA landslide dam on Tauwhareparae Road has been assessed as low to minimal risk of failure. The dam formed after the heavy rain event in June when landslides caused massive damage to the rural road that sits inland between Uawa and Whatatutu...30 Aug 07:06 PM
Gisborne HeraldNational health spokesman Dr Reti in Gisborne todayNational Party health spokesman Dr Shane Reti QSM will be in Gisborne today to discuss the health system and to meet with health entities Tūranga Health and Mātai Research. A free public meeting will be held at the Holy Trinity Church Hall from...30 Aug 07:02 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWoman left in car with broken legA car with three adults and a baby on board hit a tree alongside State Highway 2 just south of Te Karaka late on Tuesday night. When fire crews arrived they found an injured woman had been left alone in the vehicle. FENZ crews from Te Karaka and...30 Aug 07:01 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldHunter loses licence after police find firearm in wrong handsA hunter’s firearms licence has been revoked and his .22 rifle forfeited after he left it with an unlicensed friend whose house was subsequently searched by police during a family harm callout. Henry Richard Jerome Lee-Broughton, 27, who had no...30 Aug 06:58 PM
Gisborne HeraldOpening weekend sessions at Kiwa Pools booking fastSessions set down for the opening to the public of the new Kiwa Pools this weekend have been booking fast, according to Gisborne District Council. The pool will be open for two hours at a time with a limit of 200 people per session. The session...30 Aug 06:56 PM
Gisborne Herald‘Normal’ cyclone season ahead say forecastersGood news on the tropical cyclone front — the latest outlook is for a normal cyclone season. The agencies responsible for analysing cyclone potential in the Pacific have just issued an updated outlook for the season ahead. The August 2023...30 Aug 06:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldTe Kawa a Tāne alliance to protect forestry workersIwi have joined with the forestry industry and government agencies to launch a new collective to improve forestry culture, hauora and health and safety for kaimahi in Te Tairāwhiti. The Forestry Community Health and Safety Alliance, known as Te...30 Aug 06:51 PM
Gisborne Herald'Empower You' event to inspire and uplift womenTwo local wāhine-led businesses have joined forces to create a new event for women here. Empower You is promoting the experience for women to come together and “re-energise their wairua”. The event is set to host more than 200 attendees for...30 Aug 06:45 PM
Gisborne HeraldRubbish disposal costs too high: Gizzy Waste ownerBusiness owner feeling the pinch of some of the highest rates in the North Island30 Aug 06:37 PM
Gisborne HeraldDaffodils and camellias on display at annual Spring ShowThe Poverty Bay Horticultural Society's annual Spring Show featured prize-winning displays of daffodils and camellias. Robin Simmons, of Te Puke, came to judge the blooms. Verlie Shepherd took home the trophy for champion daffodil30 Aug 10:30 AM
Gisborne HeraldMan accused of threatening WINZ staff, ditches lawyersA man charged for threatening Gisborne Work and Income staff has now been through three lawyers, saying he doesn’t have faith in any of them. He also claims his human rights have been breached. Joseph Hone Tamihana, 30, fisheries worker, appeared...30 Aug 10:26 AM
Gisborne HeraldRotorua reaching out to cyclone-hit householdsCyclone-hit households in Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti will be getting the break many are in need of thanks to the collective generosity of the Rotorua community. A total of 100 getaway packages are being distributed by Manaaki Rotorua | Be Our...30 Aug 10:25 AM
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LifestyleA life of song and saddlesShirley Hyland is enjoying a life well lived. The 93-and-a-half-year-old, who in 2001 was awarded the Queen’s Service Medal for services to equestrian, still lives at the Bushmere property where she and late husband Trevor raised their three...30 Aug 09:16 AM
Gisborne HeraldHealing WaimatāLaura Watson has a dream . . . and it is one she is doing her darndest to see achieved in her lifetime. The project manager for the Waimatā Restoration Catchment Project grew up on the river that meanders 30 kilometres from the headwaters in the...30 Aug 09:10 AM
BusinessGrowing placesEric Sandtmann has come a long way since he sneakily planted spuds in his mum’s rose garden to see what he could grow. These days he juggles a full-time job in horticulture for the Dods family with his growing Knock Knock Organics business. Knock...30 Aug 09:07 AM
Gisborne HeraldStock sale effort ‘fantastic’Each year Daffodil Day holds a strong and very colourful presence in Tairāwhiti, but there’s another big effort going on just outside the town boundaries that makes a massive contribution to the local coffers. This year marks the 25th anniversary...30 Aug 09:06 AM
Gisborne HeraldFarm expo dates locked inThe East Coast Farming Expo is back for 2024. Event organiser Sue Wilson has announced the new dates — February 21-22, 2024 — and while a venue is yet to be announced everything else is well under way. The popular expo was cancelled this year...30 Aug 09:03 AM
Gisborne HeraldSoldiering on at TinirotoThe farmers at Tiniroto are a hardy lot. When the Doneraille Park Bridge (Ruakaka No. 4 Bridge) was washed away in Cyclone Gabrielle, nurse Sally Officer kayaked across the river to ensure she made it to Gisborne Hospital for work, but after the late...30 Aug 09:00 AM
BusinessWhere there’s wool, there’s a way . . .The excitement in the voices of Henry and Nicky Hansen is palpable as they bubble over with the latest news from Wisewool – the company they created to drive a renaissance for New Zealand’s flagging wool industry. The latest public recognition...30 Aug 08:53 AM
Gisborne HeraldBuilding a future at KenhardtIt is a real family affair at Kenhardt Angus at Nuhaka. While Grant and Sue Crawshaw are very much in charge, the breeding programme and other major decisions are a round table affair with son Patrick and daughter Nancy. This is a stud known for its...30 Aug 08:49 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOn Govt savings, reprioritisationsThe Government kicked off the final sitting week of Parliament on Monday by setting out a plan to save $4 billion over the next four years, with some departments told to reduce spending by 1-2 percent and further savings to come from reducing...29 Aug 09:08 PM
OpinionVoters merciless if they have been lied toClive Bibby For those interested in voter response to information that influences their decisions in the polling booth, one thing is clear — the truth will out and when it does the reaction will be merciless if voters find out they have previously...29 Aug 09:06 PM
OpinionDeath knell for proposed log port at Wharekahika?The Government appears to have withdrawn the $45 million of funding approved for the proposed barge port at Wharekahika (“East Cape Marine Project”). Shane Jones squeezed this funding approval out of the taxpayer before he was booted out in...29 Aug 09:04 PM
OpinionNZ first for health, housingChris Hipkins’ ban on working with Winston Peters and NZ First post-election may produce some public bravado in the Labour Party rank and file, yet the absolute tone of that proclamation could be sending shivers of fear up the spines of some...29 Aug 09:03 PM
OpinionNo concern?The lack of outrage to ACT’s latest policy from the Mayor and our Maaori Ward councillors renders all as complicit and having been brought to heel. Ka Taka Te Kapa. Harawira Craig Pearless29 Aug 09:03 PM
SportGisborne triathlete third in Super League opener"This one meant a lot” was the short but sweet Facebook message from Gisborne’s Tayler Reid after his podium performance in the opening race of the NZ$2.1 million Super League Triathlon Championship. Reid, 26, placed third in Race 1 of the fifth...29 Aug 09:00 PM
SportSmith rules beach in Tasman battleGisborne’s Oska Smith shone for the New Zealand Junior Black Fins and the New Zealand Pathway teams in the Battle of the Tasman held on the Gold Coast at the weekend. Smith, of the Waikanae club, was too hot to handle for the Aussies in beach...29 Aug 08:58 PM
SportHuge week of sport for studentsVictories for the senior hockey and football teams in Napier got Gisborne Boys’ High School off to a good start in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week. The hockey team, coached by Wade Manson, with Aidan Scragg his assistant...29 Aug 08:56 PM
Gisborne HeraldRua Bioscience pushing on with expansion plansTairāwhiti-based medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience Limited has posted an expected loss for the financial year as it continues expansion plans. Over the financial year, Rua signed supply and distribution agreements targeting growth markets...29 Aug 08:51 PM
Gisborne HeraldGolfers chip in $7000 for Eastland rescue chopperThe “Cockies Golf Day” was not really a money-making event the organisers said but it still managed to raise nearly $7100 for the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust. Organiser Tom Lane said because times were tight the idea was to make the day...29 Aug 08:49 PM
