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Look at the top end to reduce inflation pressure

There is worldwide inflation and our NZ Government is doing better than most. Don’t ever blame the poor for inflation while CEOs collect millions of dollars and people use the housing market to make millions of dollars. Govt spending has been...

Gisborne's movie guide

Movie Guide DOME CINEMA ■ Driving Madeleine Madeleine, 92, calls a taxi to take her to a retirement home. A disillusioned driver with a tender heart agrees to drive the streets of Paris, past the places that affected Madeleine’s life. ■ Whin...

Gisborne's Gig Guide, May 25

THIS WEEK ■ ‘G n I’ Live at the RSA Club Friday May 26. Come and be enertained as Guy Batker and Fiona Cameron sing popular. Free entry, 7pm. ■ Not The Church . . . but damn close at ‘Shave To Cure Breast Cancer’ Fundraiser The Tav, Ruru...

Jody Tupara's art inspired by Maori culture

Local artist Jody Tupara’s latest oil painting Ngā haututu o te kāuta was one of the standout artworks in Aotearoa’s annual portraiture awards held in honour of Kiingi Tuheitia in Wellington yesterday. She was one of the three finalists from...

Chad Chambers releases his debut album Nati Shores tomorrow

Reggae powerhouse Chad “The Boogieman” Chambers’ long-awaited debut album Nāti Shores carries the heart of soul music and leaves you wanting more. Chambers (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Te Aotāwirirangi me Ruataupare) is set to release Nāti...

‘Give acting a go’ urges Shakespearean director

Aspiring Thespians who are looking to show their acting chops can now audition for Evolution Theatre’s Shakespearean romantic comedy The Taming of the Shrew. The play which is believed to have been written in the late 1590s narrates the story of...

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...

Mob pair guilty of murder of innocent bystander on Titoki Street

A jury deliberated for three hours yesterday before finding Mongrel Mob couple George Hallet Walker and Grace Mercedies guilty of murdering Gisborne woman Maraea Smith. Ms Smith, 36, was shot dead on Titoki Street about 9.55pm on March 25, last...

Nurses strike goes ahead after Te Whatu Ora fails to get injunction stopping industrial action

Gisborne Hospital Ward 5 nurses yesterday celebrated victory in court but remain adamantly committed to alleviating safety and staffing concerns. Nurses from as far away as Ruatoria joined a rally outside the hospital yesterday to support Ward 5...

Green light for State Highway 2 realignment project

Consent has been lodged for the Waikare Gorge realignment project to bypass six kilometres of the existing State Highway 2, including the slip- and rockfall-prone Waikare Gorge between Wairoa and Napier. The realignment project will include 3.9km of...

‘Training days’ for community Civil Defence support

The Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Roadshow starts in Tokomaru Bay on Sunday with stop one of its five-weekend tour. The roadshow brings together emergency services in Tairāwhiti to train in partnership with community Civil Defence volunteers...

Alzheimers Gisborne Tairāwhiti face imminent demise due to lack of funding

Alzheimers NZ’s Gisborne services face permanent closure due to government funding restrictions, it was revealed yesterday. “We’re clinging to the lifeboats,” Alzheimers Gisborne manager Tracy Robinson said. “We may have to close down...

Maori Caucus in town to talk Budget 2023

The Labour Party Maori Caucus ministers were in Gisborne yesterday to spread the word on the Budget 2023 funding announcements for Maori. The total Māori package this year is just over $825 million. Funding announced included $23m for extending Te...

Kerrah just one bull away from sellout at auction

Kerrah Simmentals from Whakaki kept the bull sales season success going in the region on Tuesday when they achieved an almost total clearance in their on-farm auction. The Knauf family put up 73 rising two-year-old bulls and sold 72 of them at...

Increased cost of postage pushes up bill for election

The cost of the Gisborne District Council election of 2022 has been determined at $217,000 plus GST for 35,000 electors, or $6 plus GST for each elector. The figures came from Gisborne electoral officer Dale Ofsoske in a report prepared for the...