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Lest We Forget: A century of honouring district’s fallen soldiers

Gisborne's Cenotaph will be 100 years old on Anzac Day. The Poverty Bay Herald (as it was known back then) estimated 3000 people attended the official opening of what was then named the Gisborne War Memorial on Anzac Day, 1923 — less than five...

Artists exhibit Chinese brush painting techniques

Drawing a panda was the theme of a Chinese art workshop at HB Williams Memorial Library last weekend. Scores of children enjoyed painting and learning tricks from the masters of Chinese art: Jinshui Lin and Lei Shuqing. Prior to the workshop, the...

Home advantage for 2034 Games?

Bombarded by what seems to be an endless series of bad news, from extreme weather to a cost-of-living crisis, it is refreshing to get some positive news in the fact New Zealand is considering a bid for the 2034 Commonwealth Games. The NZ Olympic...

All of us responsible for damage to Aotearoa

Bob Hughes cannot be allowed to blame colonisation and Pakeha farming methods for all of the deforestation and damage to Aotearoa. “When Māori arrived, about 1250-1300 CE, they burned large tracts of forest, mainly on the coasts and eastern sides...

Society suffers in age of diktat and pandering

It’s ironic in an age of information-sharing progressed by technological advancements, that we have self-appointed Information Czars who from their positions in society, determine what information they deem we should know — based solely on their...

Undoing some of the damage to delay our extinction date

An enduring popular myth suggests that in the 1970s the climate science community was predicting “global cooling” and an “imminent” ice age, an observation frequently used by those who would undermine what climate scientists say today about...

Please fix the line!

I am worried about the trains and the washout. I would like to get the Green Party or the Labour Party to fix our rail line. I have had enough. I am so angry. We will not give up!! Please wake up KiwiRail. We will have another Rail Action Group...

Eastern League: so far, so good

One game in, the outlook for Eastern League men’s football this year seems OK. Eight teams in the first division, nine in the second, and promotion and relegation to take effect at season’s end — the ingredients are there for a modicum of...

Oligoi Jug interclub match results

OLIGOI JUG INTERCLUB RESULTS, ROUND 1 — Electrinet Park (1) 6 Waikohu 2 (Park names first): Daniel Collier def David Solomann 4 and 3, Anaru Reedy halved with Glenn Solomann, Peter Stewart def Terry Reeves 6 and 5, Silas Brown halved with Percy...

Young guns fire: Rolls and Gray show their potential

A couple of rising left-handers could be an important part of the future for Poverty Bay-East Coast representative golf. Zach Rolls, who turned 18 this week, has been steadily progressing since bursting on to the scene as a youngster. He has been...

Nats do co-governance too

Co-governance isn’t always race based. We had the National Party government which did, and will do, co-governance under the guise of public-private partnerships, partial asset sales and management contracts. Each one of these were with corporates...

Stuck in a slow lane for WOF recheck

I read in Saturday night’s paper (in a letter to the editor) that I am not the only one who is appalled at the service at the local VTNZ vehicle testing station. I had the unfortunate need to take my daughter’s car back through for a recheck on...

A small change to largest classes

Reaction to the announcement school funding for Years 4 to 8 will increase equivalent to class sizes being reduced by one will have been disappointing for the Government. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and Education Minister Jan Tinetti, a former...

New officer proud to be part of team on cyclone day

Most people remember their first few days in a new job, but for Tairāwhiti Police Constable Jacob Samuel only his second shift as a police officer will go down in the history books. Constable Samuel was starting a late shift on his second day on...

Checkpoints nab 18 motorists for drink-driving

The police Impairment Prevention Team ran checkpoints in Gisborne over the weekend targeting drink-driving and speed, and 18 motorists were caught over the drink-drive limit. The focus of the two-day operation was on identifying impaired drivers and...

Housing milestone: new roof over their heads at Whangārā

The first home built at Te Wharau o Hineakua, the Toitū Tairāwhiti Builtsmart facility, has been completed and delivered to a whānau in Whāngārā. On Monday, a significant milestone was reached when the first three-bedroom home was delivered to...