Latest from Gisborne

Kainga Ora 1yr bill $97m

Over the past year, Kāinga Ora has spent $47 million buying houses from Gisborne developers, plus another $50m building its own.

Tangata Beats stand tall — over 20 acts in regional finals

Tairāwhiti will now host its own Tangata Beats regional final event as the region continues to see a boom of music talent in youth. Smokefreerockquest lower North Island event manager Jane Egan and coordinator Samantha Booth, said the event which...

Mulligan stars in Unity's emotional drama Michael James Manaia

Michael James Manaia is the latest production the Unity Theatre is working on for their August calendar. The play is a poignant story of a Kiwi who returns home from the Vietnam War to find himself at odds with his culture, his history, and his...

Patch Lambert a highlight at the Little Tairāwhiti Comedy Fest

The Little Tairāwhiti Comedy Fest is just around the corner and renowned comedian Patch Lambert is one of the performers who looks to impress the locals with his new show called The Flight of the Honey Badger. “I know it sounds ridiculous but it...

Crumpled Paper

A poem about the devastation to our roads caused by the persistent rain Crumpled paper the asphalt roads back roads and rural highways some at the city’s edge sodden land, up and down across the territory do you hear the sound? of crumpled paper...

What's On Gig Guide

This Week Thursday Build-a-Band Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 7pm. Friday Night Karaoke Breakers Jandal Bar, from 8pm. RSA Matariki Buffet and Karaoke Celebrate Matariki at the Gisborne-Tairāwhiti RSA on Friday. Buffet from 5.30pm and karaoke from...

Film Guide

Odeon Multiplex Coco Reo Maori Coco is the fourth Disney movie to be reimagined in te reo Māori. It is written in the dialect of Te Tairāwhiti to honour the Spanish lineage of Jose Manuel on the East Coast. Te Matatini chairman Selwyn Parata and...

'Terrific cast' in raunchy comedy Joy Ride

by Jocelyn Noveck, AP If you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence. It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If...

Help much appreciated

To the young man who helped me look for my purse by the Mangapapa Four Square, a grateful thank you. I found it in a crevice it had got into. You are one of so many young people today who our community can be so grateful for. Your kindness and care...

BSA rules Wairoa rodeo story did not breach fairness standards

A rodeo fan has failed to persuade the country’s broadcasting watchdog that a television news item about the sport, was unbalanced and unfair. The item, which featured footage from a recent rodeo in Wairoa, aired on Newshub Live at 6pm on January...

Morere Hot Springs reopening on the horizon

DoC “committed to undertaking essential repairs”; early 2024 reopening “if possible” by Anna Rankin, Wairoa Star Morere Hot Springs could be reopened to the public early next year, the Department of Conservation (DoC) says. The facility has...

Kiwifruit grower’s appeal dismissed

Court rules in favour of council’s increased rates for gold variety orchards Gold kiwifruit growers are staring down the barrel of a sustained hike in their rates after failing in their appeal of a High Court decision. It concludes...

Two rockets at Rocket Lab’s Mahia spaceport awaiting launches

The next two launches from Rocket Lab’s Mahia spaceport are good to go. The latest mission, titled Baby Come Back, is scheduled to lift off from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 no earlier than 11.30am on Saturday. The mission will carry seven satellites...

Chance to tee it up with an All Black great

A round with an All Black legend goes under the hammer tomorrow night to help one of the district’s top golfers. All Black fullback Christian Cullen will be in Gisborne this weekend to play in the TP Strong 4 Andy fundraising tournament on the...

Wharf 7 project end in sight

After a solid month of shipping in May, the weather caused major disturbances in June, impacting on cart-in and port operations at Eastland Port. “We still managed to ship 193,499 tonnes of logs across nine ships for the month of June,” an...

Sentencing discounts in judicial system spotlight

Hot election topic as National announces 40 percent cap mark if voted in as Government. A new legal decision is putting the brakes on the level of discount offenders can get at sentencing. Offenders can theoretically get an entire sentence wiped out...