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It’s a business area, give him the green light

The operative word in Central Business District is business. What a dumb idea to locate a school amid all the busy traffic and its noise and toxic exhausts. No playground; kids barefoot on filthy footpaths. Emphatically the man’s business should...

The Greatest Showman . . .

Hear! Hear! to the Maori Party President for converting the House of Representatives into a circus. Facepalm. Raawiri Gilgen

Not the right time to think about a constitution

I’ve long said we should become an independent nation. However, I fear that there isn’t the stability or cohesion in Aotearoa to even start to think about a constitution. We have a cohort of selfish people who can’t understand the concept of...

Kids need to go to school, no excuses

Lara — you can point out all the wrongs in society and use them as excuses why children aren’t going to school. It’s raining, it’s cold, I don’t want to walk, our home is damp . . . Children in parts of Africa and some Muslim countries...

Many more seeking help to feed family

A national survey conducted by the NZ Food Network shows an alarming rise in the number of people needing access to food support, portending a bleak winter for many New Zealanders. The network surveyed 51 food hubs across the country to find 480,104...

Lessons of 2022 enacted as Stream beat GBHS

What Mitchell Forbes’ crew learned about Gisborne Boys’ High School rugby last year, they put to use at the weekend. In 2022, Gisborne hit their Wellington opposition hard. Stream won 39-11 but only after leading 12-11 at halftime. On Saturday...

Tapuae top, Ngatapa break win drought

Tapuae did themselves proud at the Gisborne Oval on Saturday. A week after their 29-10 win against two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic in the derby match, the undefeated green and blacks are the undisputed leaders in...

Quest for Courage Cup glory begins

The Courage Cup is an avenue. And the pathway laid out by the Gisborne Boys’ High School junior rugby competition — which also includes Wairoa College — is as important as the results. The quest for the cup began at Barry Park and...

Motherhood inspires poetry book by former Gisborne woman Louise Wallace

Have you heard the call of parenthood . . . a call that is so bittersweet and filled with uncertainty? That’s how it sounds in Louise Wallace’s latest poetry collection titled This is a story about your mother which launches today. Her poetry is...

Hearing today into renewal of lease of Tokomaru Bay sports field

An East Coast sports field at the centre of community debate over its urupa status should never have been turned into a recreational reserve in the first instance, an inquiry report reveals. Tokomaru Bay’s Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park made...

Star-studded Eden Park event raises $200k for cyclone-damaged sports clubs, projects

Monday night’s Milford Foundation fundraiser at Eden Park for regional New Zealand sports clubs and projects directly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle has raised $200,000. The evening, Burgers, Beers and Brilliant Sportspeople, hosted by Jason Gunn...

Theatre groups reeling after burglars get away with precious items worth thousands

Police are continuing to investigate consecutive burglaries of local theatre spaces that have left affected owners and production crew heartbroken. Police have no updates at this stage but a spokesperson said they were “continuing to follow lines...

Police investigating attempts to defraud cyclone recovery grant scheme

'Trust Tairāwhiti is aware of four suspected fraudulent applications to the Government’s Cyclone Recovery Fund for the Tairāwhiti region.'

Haven’t lost but gained . . .

Well, to my surprise The Gisborne Herald was out rather early yesterday. Have to say the printing of it is brilliant, there’s more colour. If people thought that there would be no Gizzy news, rest assured it is still there. What I loved was two...

Taxing realised gains and penalising greed

Phil Newdick (May 6) seems to confuse capital gains tax with asset tax. These are quite distinct policies. Under the former, there would be no extra tax to pay when a property is revalued, unless it is sold and the value “realised”, which is the...

A lot to work on as well as education

by Lara Meyer Re: Education more important than inflation, housing, crime — May 6 column. Dear Tim, Education is very important to ensure that our young people are equipped to engage in a functioning democratic society. You seem to have failed to...