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May a busy month for the port

Eastland Port has handled more than 215,000 tonnes of logs so far in May and the tally should climb by another 60,000 tonnes by the end of the month. A port spokesperson said there have been eight log ships call here so far in May. “There are...

‘How, not when, you help’ says new Sunrise trustee

The Sunrise Foundation has appointed Whaimutu Dewes to its board as its newest voluntary trustee. Whaimutu joins an existing board of eight dedicated trustees who provide robust governance, led by Sunrise Chair Rob Dymock. Of Ngati Porou and Ngati...

Govt agency defends $10k grant from trust

Worksafe NZ, the Government entity responsible for investigating workplace accidents, says taking a $10,000 grant from a Gisborne community trust with close ties to the city’s port is neither a conflict of interest nor taking money away from local...

Noisy tenant must go, tribunal rules

An elderly tenant has finally been ousted from a block of pensioner flats in Kaiti, his behaviour apparently so scary and upsetting that other residents were going to their doctors in despair. Despite his age and health issues, the man managed to...

Chance to check out ECMOT treasures

Heritage Tairāwhiti is partnering with East Coast Museum of Technology (ECMOT) for a rare show-and-tell tour on Sunday afternoon. Event co-organiser and Heritage Tairāwhiti committee member Kris Clayton said visitors often idled away hours without...

Rocking it out for regional finals

Scores of upcoming young musicians of Tairāwhiti will perform in this year’s Smokefreerockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats regional heats at the Lawson Field Theatre this afternoon and evening. The competition, now in its 36th year, is held...

Gisborne Hospital ‘unsafe’: staffing levels, safety issues raising concerns

The country’s senior doctors are concerned about Gisborne Hospital being unsafe.

Dovish but bold stance from RBNZ

The Reserve Bank expects to keep the Official Cash Rate on hold now at 5.5 percent for a year, confident that inflation is easing back from its peak and on the expectation that a surge in immigration will “ease back towards pre-Covid-19 trend...

Bilingual artist Rei’s new single a kapa haka – pop mash

Upcoming Wellington artist Rei’s latest single All We Got is tuned as a drum and bass cum kapa haka and pop mash that will send music lovers straight back to the vibe of their favourite festival. Following up on this summer’s DnB te reo hit Te...

Share your opinion of R&V and be in to win a prize

Rhythm and Vines organisers want to know what the public think about the local music extravaganza with a short survey. Organisers of the three-day music festival said they wanted to hear from festivalgoers as R&V — one of the country’s...

BrazilBeat take their music to the world

Not one but two renowned international music festivals have invited local band Brazilbeat Sound System to perform at their venues in America this June. Now in it’s 26th year, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival is a three-day camping and music...

WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN . . .

Gisborne Hiabs were called in yesterday morning to clean up and recover the trailer of a truck and trailer unit carrying wood chip that came to grief in the railway station yards on Tuesday night. A witness said the trailer tipped and spilled its...

Shaw on dog trials leaderboards

Tolaga Bay’s George Sheild and Wairoa’s David Scragg were joined on the leaderboards at the Tux South Island and New Zealand dog trial championships yesterday by Matawai’s Samantha Shaw. Shaw and her dog Rouge made the top seven in event three...

Demons, Thistle Youth battle out six-goal thriller, United 1sts roll on

Kaleb Jacobs is probably not your ideal poster boy for what to do after you’ve dislocated your shoulder. Playing striker for Coates Associates Wainui Demons against Gisborne Thistle Youth last Saturday, Jacobs hit a shot towards goal and fell...

PRIMARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL DRAW

First Kicks 4v4, Watson Park, 8.30am: 1, Central Tahi v Central Rua; 3, Kaiti Horouta v Awapuni Green; 4, Mangapapa Storm v Te Hapara Kea; 5, Mangapapa Mist v Mangatuna; 6, Mangapapa Floods v Wainui Mussels; 7, Bayleys Ngatapa Kiwis v Wainui Kin...

Harrison repeats ace history

The loss of his trusty 5-wood proved an ace blessing in disguise for long-time Te Puia Hot Springs member Peter Harrison on Sunday. Harrison sank his tee shot on the 148-metre par-3 ninth hole at the Springs — the third hole-in-one of his career...