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Minister calls in on Turanga Health

Associate Minister of Health Peeni Henare has welcomed a report into the progress of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, published yesterday. “The Minister of Health and I wanted to better understand the early progress Te Aka Whai Or...

EWC welcomes Govt response

Eastland Wood Council Te Kaunihera Pororakau o Te Tairāwhiti, in conjunction with member forestry companies, has welcomed the Government’s response to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use following this summer’s devastating cyclones. “It is...

Response to Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use ‘inadequate’ — iwi

The Government yesterday announced the first steps in responding to recommendations from the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use here, leaving one local iwi leader to claim none of their key recommendations had been listened to. “I cannot support...

Keeping kina on the table

Working to enhance the size of the roe from malnourished kina while also supporting the restoration of kelp forests and marine ecosystems is the goal of a new project involving Ngāti Porou fisheries. The 18-month Kinanomics project, led by natural...

Frustration in Tairāwhiti over ministerial land-use response

The Government announcement in response to a damning East Coast land- use inquiry has received a fiery reception from pockets of the Tairāwhiti community.

Government announces first responses to Ministerial Land Use inquiry

The Government is backing a comprehensive package of action around land use in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa, Environment Minister David Parker and Forestry Minister Peeni Henare announced today..

Coast show promise but CHB take victory

Some Saturdays are all smiles and sunshine. And in the 17-year history of Central Hawke’s Bay Rugby and Sports Club, no event — or result — has been bigger than the red-and-whites’ win against Enterprise Cars Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi...

Tough season-opener for Tūranga

Tūranga Tāne side were up against it when they took on an experienced and powerful Pacific Island Representative selection in Whakatāne on Saturday. The Pasifika squad was made up of players from Counties Manukau, Auckland and North Harbour who...

Charity dog trials under way at RDA

The action started in the annual J and T Hickey Charity Sheep dog trial this morning, held as usual in the Riding Cub for the Disabled complex at the Showgrounds Park. The 120 runs will be divided up today and tomorrow, ahead of a final run-off on...

Grape pruning skills ‘another big step up’

Thompson’s Horticulture from Gisborne and Ōpōtiki had a great day at the annual Silver Secateurs grapevine pruning competition at the Ashwood Estate vineyards at Makaraka on Monday. The company’s pruners came away with a stack of prizes. They...

Chief Ombudsman advocates iwi empowerment in cyclone-hit regions

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on the government and local councils to empower iwi on the back of a visit to cyclone-hit areas. Boshier travelled to Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay this week to meet with affected communities who are still...

Tree lucerne benefits for bees and land extolled by bee expert Barry Foster

Barry Foster is often called on for his expert knowledge. Here he talks about the advantages of tree lucerne for bee sustainability. It’s fair to say Barry Foster is mad about bees. There’s a bee welcome mat at his front door, which is...

Immediate start on repairing highways

A whopping $377 million worth of roading and infrastructure projects aimed at rebuilding the region’s cyclone-battered highways will get under way immediately, with still more funding to come, Waka Kotahi says. The Government this week announced...

This Week's Movie Guide

Dome Cinema Corners of the Earth: Kamchatka Filmmakers Spencer Frost and Guy Williment and surfers Letty Mortenson and Fraser Dovell journey to Kamchatka in the far east of Russia in search of new waves along the frozen coastline. Bordered by the...

What's On Guide

This Week Inside the Songs with Daryl Monteith (The Ashes) Smash Palace Friday. The Ashes’ frontman Darryl Monteith performs an acoustic set of his original songs, revealing the stories behind them. Starts at 8pm, $10 door. Hans Pucket Pop-rock...

Taming of the Shrew seen through a modern lens

Evolution Theatre Company is staging its first Shakespearean play The Taming of The Shrew this month with Dinna Myers in the director’s chair. “There is currently a national discussion on the relevance of Shakespeare to modern society which I am...