Whānau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle received a welcome boost this week as a number of transportable homes arrived in Te Karaka. Claude Ruru lives on the outskirts of the town — a section of the region where the Waipaoa River burst its banks and...
Monday’s stunt, where Yevgeny Prigozhin held a Russian flag in his hands and declared that his “Wagner” mercenary soldiers have finally conquered the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, probably marks the end of Russian winter offensive. It was just...
In response to the statement by “Justin Branberry” published in the Gisborne Herald that mentions Tāiki e: Tāiki e! operates a koha model where our whānau members give putea, time and expertise to supporting positive impact in our community...
I agree with Reg Hart (April 4 letter). Why the double standards? If I publicly accused males of any race of causing violence I would be labelled a racist, humiliated and no doubt be dragged through the courts. I’m not in any political party but...
I sympathise with those whose medication may be unavailable after the Therapeutic Products Bill passes. We are told that natural health products have unproven efficacy. This is a red herring, as individual circumstances differ. Many prescription...
Kiri Allan MP for East Coast A number of changes kicked in at the start of this month to lift incomes and to provide extra support to workers and families. These measures won’t fix everything but they will help to ease some pressure and I wanted...
Women’s football starts this Sunday with the Hall Family Shield match at Harry Barker Reserve at 12.30pm. In this match, last year’s champions Campion College will play runners-up Wainui Riverina. The line-ups for Campion College and Wainui...
District senior netballers take a break for the next two Saturdays. Games resume on April 22. In the premier grade, Turanga FM YMP have eight points so far in Round 1, followed by Claydens Waikohu and Whangara Old Girls on four points, Gisborne...
Aotearoa New Zealand and our Parliament celebrated a remarkable political career yesterday as Jacinda Ardern gave her valedictory speech, signing off after 15 years in the House including just over five years as Prime Minister. We all know how...
Courts will shake, backboards will shatter — figuratively speaking — in Tauranga tomorrow. The seventh annual Mel Young Easter Classic Tournament is to run 397 games on 15 floors — with 12 Gisborne Basketball Association teams among the 134...
Preeti Maheshwari starts her six-week Indian holiday in Delhi, a city brimming with historical monuments, cafes, nightlife and delicious street food . . . They say you don’t just travel around India; you experience it. And although my family and I...
Electrinet Park DANIEL Collier proved right an old expression in winning the Carters Building Supplies twilight shootout final last Thursday . . . “the cream always rises to the top”. The +1-handicapper turned on a golfing clinic under PG...
Eastland Port had a busy March with the arrival of container shipping, the start of the kiwifruit season, loggers, a cruise ship and the Albatros dredge working in the bay. The CS Trust, a 162m-long reefer vessel, arrived in mid-March to pick up 650...
GISBORNE judoka Sydnee Andrews has officially qualified for the world championships — an event her hometown coach rates even higher then the Olympic Games. Andrews, 20, is one of six New Zealand judoka to be ranked in the top 100 in their division...
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business, Takitimu Seafoods Limited, has announced it will close its retail store, online store and wholesale business in Ahuriri, Napier, affecting 33 staff. Takitimu Seafoods Limited, which was established in 2019...
A man robbed a service station and committed a raft of other offences last year including one in which he threatened to “wipe out Lytton High School” after he stopped taking prescribed medication. Anthony James Robin’s longstanding, serious...
Time is running out for students wishing to enter the Gisborne RSA Anzac Day Dawn Service speech contest. Entries must be emailed to info@gisbornersa. co. nz, and haves to be in by 5pm on Monday. The contest is open to students aged between 12 years...
GOLD Coast-based former Gisborne swimmer Michael Pickett’s comeback from injury hit a New Zealand record high at the national open championships in Auckland last night. Pickett, racing for Auckland club Club 37 when he is in New Zealand, won the...
With a rich, buttery base and creamy filling, it’ll be hard to say no to this delicious no-bake cheesecake, no matter how much chocolate you have already eaten this Easter, says Tayla Pearce . . . This recipe is my family’s go-to for pretty much...
An orange warning has been issued for the Gisborne-East Coast district, as another sub-tropical low threatens to deliver more weather woes to the region. This morning MetService followed up an Easter Weekend advisory with an orange rain warning...
Environmentalist Tom Kay is on a mission to get people rethinking how to protect natural and built environments. But sometimes that includes difficult truths, like realising the devastating flow-on effects of man-made “solutions”. He talks to...
Connection, support and an effort to bring a little normality back into the lives of Wairoa’s cyclone-stricken rural community is the ethos behind the Backyard BBQ initiative. On the back of the successful Wairoa Rural Round Up evening, a series...
City firefighters were called to a gas leak at a house in Aberdeen Road and to a car fire on Back Ormond Road in the early hours of this morning. At 1am, they were called about the gas problem to an Aberdeen Road house under renovation near...
Iscah Montgomerie is about to make her directorial debut at Unity Theatre with Sarah DeLapp’s play The Wolves. She talks to Kim Parkinson about what brought her to Gisborne and why this play resonated with her . . . From being a working theatre...
Abuse of Olympic Pools staff has been an increasing problem for Gisborne District Council. Chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swan, in her monthly report to the full council, said there had been an increase in abuse of staff over December. Police...
Two brothers accused of inflicting life-threatening injuries on a Mahia man — one of them charged with attempting to murder him — are to stand trial later this year. Ryan Reremoana William Ormond, 28, and Harland Freeman Sterling Ormond, 25...
Don't forget about Kaiti Beach. That is the message from Gisborne district councillor Larry Foster. He told fellow councillors, sitting as the full council, that “a great job” was being done of the clean-up of woody debris at Waikanae and Midway...
A “once-in-a-lifetime chance to dream big” is how one teacher described a school outing to Rocket Lab’s Mahia space port. Gisborne Intermediate teacher Barry Huhu said the pupils appreciated the Rocket Lab team sharing their time and knowledge...
The decision to pack up and head to the home of country music four years ago reached a career high point for former Gisborne performer Camille Te Nahu last week. Te Nahu, husband Stuie and son Sonny — The French Family Band — performed at the...
Home detention sentence, ordered to repay $62,000 A woman who defrauded the Government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme by claiming funds for employees she didn’t have has been ordered to repay $62,000. Shannelle Jan Oraina Hohipa-Kahuroa, 32...
Autumn is a fantastic time to put some care and attention into your garden. It is the time to clean up beds, manage soils, prepare sod, and minimise problems in the new growing season. Follow a few autumn garden tips for a worry-free winter and more...
Come and sing along with legendary kiwi rockers James Reid and Andy Lynch of The Feelers as they arrive at The Dome this Saturday 8th April. They will be joined by local psych-rock group Oceanspace and Pōneke based Nikita Tu-Bryant, lead singer of...
Local musicians’ display of vocal brilliance helped secure them the top spots at the Gisborne Country Music Awards. Held over two days at the War Memorial Theatre and Gisborne RSA, there were 186 entries with competitors from Nelson, Whanganui...