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A fitting song for Anzac Day services

Two of my brothers plus a lot of whanau went to all the wars. My question is, why is the Maori Battalion song not sung on Anzac Day at all New Zealand cenotaphs? Kia Or

Gold FM to switch to Coast frequency

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has announced Gold FM in Gisborne is to switch frequencies with feel-good music radio station Coast. From Monday, May 1, Coast will broadcast on 106.1FM, and Gold FM will switch to the Coast frequency at...

GDC reviewing Maori land rates

A review into how rates are applied to Māori freehold land is under way at Gisborne District Council, with policy changes set to be included in the next long-term plan. It comes on the back of amendments to the Local Government Rating Act which in...

Best start in years predicted for duck shooting season

Fish and Game predicts a great start to the duck season in this region on May 6 because there appear to be plenty of ducks about. Mallard and grey duck numbers have been low in recent years which has forced Fish and Game to apply restrictive bag...

Satellites will be chasing cyclones

NASA and Rocket Lab are targeting a May Day launch for a new cyclone-hunting mission. A launch window for the mission, which takes place from Rocket Lab’s Mahia spaceport, opens at 1pm on Monday (May 1) and will launch two storm-tracking CubeSats...

Pregnant woman critically injured in crash

Traffic came to a halt on State Highway 35 near Oneroa Road at Wainui Road this morning after a head-on car crash in which a pregnant woman suffered critical injuries. It happened at around 10am just south of the Oneroa Road corner. The crash...

Cleaning up at Tolaga Bay

Eastland Wood Council contractors, supported by local forestry companies, have been removing wood debris from Tolaga Bay beach since Monday. They started at the surf club end of the beach. Wood council chief executive Philip Hope said the EWC was...

Nats say police need more tools against gangs

National Party East Coast candidate Dana Kirkpatrick says gang numbers in the Eastern and Bay of Plenty police regions have almost doubled since 2017. The two police areas, which both cross into the East Coast electorate, have recorded a near 100...

Golf roundup

Electrinet Park Foursomes success is no rocket science formula. It won’t work without both players firing — a basic equation proved by Jo Kerr and Lynne Holmberg at the Gisborne Park Ladies 18-hole Open Foursomes tournament yesterday. The...

Local authors celebrate book release

A room full of locals with an interest in literature joined in to celebrate the release of two books: Brothers in Whalesong, authored by Regina de Wolf, and Not Just a Teacher, by Taranga Kent, at Waikanae Surf Club last week. Speaking to the...

Gig Guide

THIS WEEK Free dance St Andrew’s Church Community Centre. Today, 7pm to 8.30pm. A movement and dance meditation practice with a variety of sound and rhythms. $10 entry. No Faith In Fighter Pilots Saturday, April 29, Smash Palace 9pm, Common Threat...

Art on wheels

Art has always been a relevant and unexpected tool in teaching history. Pictographs, photographs and paintings have often been known to communicate information about historical events. Whether it be the prehistoric cave art of Altamira or the Taj...

New collaborative music programme begins soon

Join in for a whole new experience of learning, creating and connecting with music through an exciting music-based programme which arrives in Tairāwhiti this May. The programme is presented in collaboration between Gisborne International Music...

Kizlink selling art to help recovery

“Just for fun” is how local painter Claire Kizlink describes her latest exhibition displayed at Verve Cafe. Her artwork consists of a selection of oil and acrylic paintings which carry a feeling of “motion and excitement”. Kizlink said: “...

Honouring the fallen: hundreds turn out for Anzac Day service

“We will remember them” is not a cliché. Anzac Day guest speaker Commander Yvonne Gray — the commanding officer of Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui — urged military veterans, serving personnel and the public who gathered at the...

Kuriger abused position, still selected as National Party candidate

Do the #nznationalparty really think it’s ok to reselect Barbara Kuriger as their candidate for Taranaki-King Country? I’m really surprised they did. They don’t seem to care about serious flaws in the character and actions of their candidates...