Gisborne HeraldLeaderBrand founder Murray McPhail honoured for services to horticultureLeaderBrand founder Murray McPhail was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List for his services to horticulture. Mr McPhail founded the diverse horticulture business in 1975, introducing...05 Jun 04:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldNgāti Porou leader Selwyn Parata receives knighthood in King's Birthday HonoursA life of service to Māori has earned Ngāti Porou leader Selwyn Tanetoa Parata a knighthood in this year’s King’s Honours List. Sir Selwyn (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu) was named a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his...05 Jun 04:46 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRed cattle ready for saleThe ‘red’ cattle get their chance to shine in the sales rings next week when Mokairau Herefords at Whangara and Wilencote at Ngatapa present their rising two-year-olds this sales season. The Reeves family at Mokairau will have 26 young sires all...03 Jun 10:14 AM
Gisborne HeraldPrices similar in smaller saleA smaller yarding of 1548 sheep was sent to the weekly Matawhero Saleyards yesterday, prices paid being similar to those at recent sales. The bulk of the numbers consisted of 1295 store male lambs. The best price paid for these was $144 for 237...03 Jun 10:12 AM
SportGisborne Club Darts resultsINDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: T Irwin 2 (Brezz’n Gold); A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (Vikings); M Reedy (Done n Dusted); S Harris, S Nisbett (Eastland Asphalts); T Ratapu (Spartans). Highest start (180): T Irwin (Brezz’n Gold); A Taukamo-Pohio (Vikings)...03 Jun 10:04 AM
SportON THE MATSINDOOR BOWLS It was certainly a game of two halves in the local final of the New Zealand mixed fours competition between eventual winners Keith Setter, David Lynn, Nanette Treloar and Sara Lamont, and Jay Casey, Doc Tipene, Krystel Williams and...03 Jun 10:03 AM
OpinionFix health system, back doctors and nursesPauline E Tangiora What has happened to the reform of our health system? Getting this right should have been the priority leading up to July last year when the district health boards were disestablished. So many people are falling by the wayside. It...02 Jun 05:32 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGovt will need to fund lion’s shareLocal politicians in cyclone and flood-hit regions around the North Island have responded cautiously to the Government’s announcement this week about the co-funding of buyout offers for almost 700 homeowners in the highest risk areas, and flood...02 Jun 05:28 PM
OpinionWays forward for forestrySheldon Drummond spoke to U3A this week and last month about “Slash and Forestry — A Way Forward”. What an inspirational man with a long practical and academic career in the forestry industry both in NZ and overseas. I am concerned that the...02 Jun 05:27 PM
OpinionKeep pushing for what is needed to live safelyRe: “Forgotten road”, June 1 story. The GDC refer to the road leading into a property, Number 37 Branson Rd, as being on private property. My husband and I bought half an acre there in 1999, built a home and lived there until 15th May 2015. Our...02 Jun 05:26 PM
OpinionLoss for Comet and KiwaWhen decisions are made there will always be questions raised. The GDC staff and an outside consultant made the call to appoint an Australian-based operation to deliver learn-to-swim lessons at the new Kiwa Pools. Perhaps their tender was more...02 Jun 05:26 PM
OpinionSaddenedHello fellow ratepayers, My awesome grandchildren have been learning how to swim with Comet who have done an amazing job. I have just learnt that Gisborne District Council has not renewed the contract for Learn to Swim but has given the contract to...02 Jun 05:25 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRenovation of school cafeteria creates commercial kitchen for Gisborne Boys’ High schoolProviding fresh and nutritious meals in schools is the core philosophy behind Gisborne Boys’ High’s newly renovated commercial kitchen. Principal Tom Cairns said the school applied last year to the Ministry of Education for the Healthy Lunches...02 Jun 05:24 PM
Gisborne HeraldOil spill exercise in harbour next weekA training day on how to respond to an oil spill will be held at the inner harbour boat ramp on Wednesday. The exercise will be headed by Tairāwhiti regional on-scene commander Phil Nickerson and will include staff from Gisborne District Council...02 Jun 05:21 PM
SportBlair to wear NZ cap at Tri SeriesComet swimmer Angus Blair has been selected in one of two New Zealand age group teams to compete against Western Australia, South Australia and a Pacific Island team in the 2023 Tri Series meet in September. Blair earned his place after a successful...02 Jun 05:10 PM
Gisborne HeraldSignificant help needed for Category 3 damaged propertiesGisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says the region needs “significant help” as it recovers from eight severe weather events across a 20-month period. Her comments follow the Thursday announcement that the Government would stump up cash to help...02 Jun 05:09 PM
Gisborne HeraldKōrero of excitement, commitment at courtThe mahi for Tangatarite to beome a service as part of the Te Ao Mārama vision for the Gisborne District Court was celebrated and acknowledged yesterday by those working to see change in the justice system. Tangatarite is the name for the...02 Jun 05:04 PM
Gisborne HeraldFound vehicle, then 'Bubs': lucky escape for Ruatoria grandfatherHeartfelt thanks from family after two spend hours searching for grandfather A Ruatoria grandfather had a lucky escape from floodwaters on Monday night thanks to the rescue efforts of his neighbour and local police. Albert “Bubs” Woodford, aged...02 Jun 05:04 PM
SportLook before you leapOver 160 students from as far away as Wairoa took part in the East Coast North Island secondary school cross-country championships at Showgrounds Park this week. The students competed in three boys and girls categories — Year 9, junior and senior...02 Jun 05:04 PM
Gisborne HeraldCar crash at ManutukeEmergency services were called out yesterday to a crash on Waingake Road at Manutuke. A vehicle left the road and hit a bank. Fire crews from Gisborne and Manutuke were mobilised, but the Gisborne crew was recalled. A senior firefighter said it was...02 Jun 05:03 PM
Gisborne HeraldCold southerlies due as low sweeps in next weekAnother dose of wet weather and a switch to cooler conditions appears to be on the way for the Gisborne-East Coast region next week. Weather modelling indicates rain and wind from the north on Monday, sweeping into the wider Bay of Plenty region and...02 Jun 05:02 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldLove Letters an absolute delightREVIEW The dying art of writing letters to convey news and matters of the heart was celebrated at Evolution Theatre on Thursday — and last night, and tonight . A R Gurney’s heartfelt epistolary play Love Letters is a 1988 play in which two close...02 Jun 05:02 PM
Gisborne HeraldRocket Lab signs deal to launch LEO 3 satelliteRocket Lab this week announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat from its Mahia space port. The satellite has been built and manifested to Electron by mission management provider and satellite...02 Jun 05:00 PM
SportVictorious road trip for quick-learning AthleticThe significance of Wairoa-Athletic’s fifth Poverty Bay Senior 1 club rugby win last Saturday cannot be overstated. Two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic beat fourth-placed Pango Productions Uawa 14-7 in Tolaga Bay...02 Jun 05:00 PM
Gisborne HeraldComet Swimming Club loses to offshore companyClub's dreams dashed as GDC decides to give tender for swim school to Australian company, in a “fair and robust process” 02 Jun 04:57 PM
Gisborne HeraldRe-housing champion departs regionThe man spearheading a Gisborne initiative to house those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle has departed the region. But Willie Te Aho is assuring affected parties the show will go on. Following February’s weather events, Te Aho mobilised and...02 Jun 04:56 PM
PremiumPremiumSportAsher’s NZ selection ‘an amazing feeling’A Gisborne BMX Club rider’s dream to have the silver fern on her sleeve is to become a reality. Asher Nepia-Anderson is in the New Zealand team to compete in the Mighty 11s transtasman test at Macarthur on the outskirts of Sydney on July 8-9...02 Jun 04:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldScheme to help stalled housing developments in TairāwhitiTairāwhiti has been named as a key priority region in a Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) scheme aimed at supporting residential housing developments. The second round of applications for the Build Ready Development pathway is now...02 Jun 04:54 PM
PremiumPremiumSportFull-strength side to take on Napier MaristEastern League runaway leaders Gisborne United play Pacific Premiership runaway leaders Napier Marist in Central Federation Cup football at Harry Barker Reserve on Monday at 1pm. Marist should be favourites — the Pacific Premiership is a level...02 Jun 04:53 PM
Lifestyle‘We haven’t been silenced’Gisborne nurse and union delegate Christine Warrander has been in the news speaking up for Ward 5 nurses. She talked to Mary Longmore of the online nurses journal Kaitiaki Nursing NZ. We’ve made history — we haven’t been silenced,” Gisborne...02 Jun 04:51 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle‘From Japan with love, personified’Helping her home town from afar was a labour of love for former Gisborne woman Jacky Scanlan-Dyas. She caught up with The Gisborne Herald’s Gillian Cowperthwaite to tell how nearly $68,000 for flood relief was raised in Tokyo. A prestigious...02 Jun 04:44 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestylePeace in colourful chaosPreeti Maheshwari and her family board a train to India’s holiest and oldest city — Varanasi. I grew up reading about the streets of Kashi in Rabindranath Tagore’s noted novel Chokher Bali, but had never been to the metropolis. After...02 Jun 04:34 PM
LifestyleStaying down to earthStarting a worm farm is easy and environmentally friendly. It’s a great idea for getting rid of food scraps, as worms turn these into worm tea and castings - the best natural fertiliser for the garden. Worms really are the most amazing creatures...02 Jun 04:30 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne Herald‘Look for opportunities in challenges’: accountantJen Mildenhall is buzzing. She’s just back from the Primary Sector Conference 2023 and her mind is bubbling with all she has seen and heard there. And she’s excited to share it. Her passion is palpable, but then again, anyone who knows Jen knows...02 Jun 04:30 PM
