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Fishing for truth: consuming news responsibly

Natasha Baulis, Maxim Institute researcher Our collective noses have been crinkling at the distinct whiff of something not quite right in the press for some time now, but last week was a particular corker for unveiling some fishy elements of the NZ...

Enriched by depth of knowledge, wisdom

E nga whānau and community of the Tairāwhiti region. Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou kua tauawhi ki a matau whanau, ahakoa nga piki me nga heke ka titiro angawhakamua matau. As the former Race Relations Commissioner, I want to express my heartfelt...

Thankful to be living in a place where people care

Since my letter last month on my concerns about the potential closure of Alzheimer’s Gisborne, I am pleased to announce the heartening news of the appointment of a new coordinator. And next month the Sherwood Club will again be operating three...

Playing in any weather

It is winter and we expect rain but it's been a ridiculous year weather-wise, which continued on Gisborne sports fields over the weekend. The Ngatapa-OBM Poverty Bay Premier club rugby game at Patutahi's Paddy Park turned into a mudbath, with...

PRIMARY FOOTBALL DRAW

All games on Saturday — First Kicks 4v4, Watson Park, 8.30am: 5, Te Hapara Toru v Central Tahi; 6, Wainui Crays v Awapuni Black; 7, Wainui Paua v Te Wharau Kereru; 8, Wainui Kina v Te Wharau Kiwi; 9, Wainui Mussels v St Mary’s Asteroids; 10...

Swann pairs glory to Berry, Thompson

SNOOKER John Berry and Phil Thompson topped a nine-strong field to win the Cosmopolitan Snooker Club’s Ray Swann Championship Pairs last weekend. There were some good combinations which made for a well contested competition. Those to make it to...

GOLF ROUNDUP

POVERTY BAY Phil Allan didn’t know he and partner Chris Shaw were the No. 1 seeds for the 2023 Gisborne Motors Barns-Graham Cup men’s pairs until told three days after qualification. “What? Top qualifiers? How’s that, eh?” the scaffolding...

A legacy of strength, pride and passion: YMP Hockey celebrates a century of success

by Lynne Holmberg YMP Hockey Club is celebrating its centenary year in 2023. A formal dinner is being held on Saturday, July 15 at The Vines restaurant. Those wanted to attend needed to confirm by Tuesday of this week. However, if you missed this...

Circuit fault dims lights

The city end of Aberdeen and Palmerston roads, along with sections of Berry, Disraeli and Cobden streets have been without street lighting for the several nights this week. A council spokesperson said Electrinet has told them that there was a large...

Motorists advised to secure their vehicles

Police have seen a trend in Gisborne over the last month or two involving vehicle crime, where people have left their vehicles insecure with valuables inside and thieves have taken advantage. Inspector Darren Paki said there have been a number of...

Easterly set to deliver with usual persistence

East Coast residents fearful of further rain had a foretaste of the next bout of bad weather yesterday afternoon, and the result was swift with surface flooding and rivers rising. After a few hours of heavy downpour the Hikuwai River at Tolaga Bay...

Wet weather delays start of State Highway 2 asphalt work

Due to further wet weather forecast this week, asphalt work on State Highway 2 has been postponed to begin next week. The work was due to start tonight. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will provide further detail around the start date as soon as...

Recover, rebuild, reset: Hear4U and MPI event to help community find way back from adversity

Hear4U have what they have billed as a ‘Kia Kaha Tairawhiti’ event planned for early next month that will address wellbeing, mental health and resilience post-Cyclone Gabrielle. The Hear4U Charitable Trust has been funded by the Ministry for...

AgResearch secures funding for sediment sampling project in Tairāwhiti post-Cyclone Gabrielle

A new project to sample sediment post-Cyclone Gabrielle is under way. Crown agency AgResearch has sourced funding to undertake silt sampling in Tairāwhiti. The project aims to undertake a rapid assessment of flood-affected productive land impacted...

Chronic underfunding: Reprieve for Alzheimers Gisborne-Tairāwhiti with renewal of contract, but still not enough

Fears that Alzheimers Gisborne-Tairawhiti will close in July have been overcome, but the organisation remains chronically under-funded despite new funding from Te Whatu Ora. Manager Tracy Robinson said it had been a relief to have a new contract...

Reshma’s new Asian funk single resonates

Addictive, catchy and funky is the best way to describe the latest music video and single, Where My Asians At? which has raked up more than 10,000 views and counting on YouTube alone. Performed by New Zealand-based Malaysian pop star Kareshma Martin...