An internationally celebrated artist living in Gisborne has added a new arts award to her bio. The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi last week announced its first ever major arts award for queer artists in Aotearoa, and Lindah Lepou as the inaugural Toi...

WINNERS were announced in Gisborne’s first Gotcha campaign at an assembly at Te Wharau school yesterday. The campaign to promote safe travel to and from school rewarded students and their parents with a Gotcha ticket for good road behaviour. Tickets...

One One One from TaurangaCosmopolitan Club, tomorrow. TRAMPSMusic, poetry and song. All welcome to the fortnightly event at the Band Room, Childers Road, July 21, (2pm).COMING UPThe WizRSA, July 27 (7pm).Smash Winter SeshIncludes Bloodnut, Dick...

It would appear that our “Please do not dump your rubbish on the beach” policy is not working. On a recent morning ride taking in the stunning scenery of one of the best beaches in the world, I was left bewildered by the number of rubbish bags...

A big shout out to Maggs and Max of the Gisborne Fire Service. Many thanks for going that extra mile. What could have been a disaster was averted thanks to you both. You all do a wonderful job, especially in this hot climate with all your full gear...

The New Zealand Geographic Board Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa has opened consultation to alter the name of Poverty Bay, a name given to Cook and the Endeavour’s first place of landfall in 1769. The proposal to alter Poverty Bay to a dual name was put...

THE fire risk across the district has crept up as the weather has heated up and fire authorities are urging the public to obey the total fire ban. The total ban introduced before Christmas has so far been well supported. It prohibits fires in the...

A CASH-strapped Oxford Street man peddled his home-brewed spirits to neighbours, vagrants and alcoholics in exchange for money or valuables, Gisborne District Court heard. He was not licensed to sell the alcohol, which was often as concentrated as...

Innovation and growth was the focus of a business workshop held in Gisborne. The Pakihi – Whanaua: Business Innovation workshop was the second in a series of workshops being delivered in Tairawhiti this year. Pakihi is an initiative that provides...

A special award for “epic drops”, the name for the aerial artist's plummet while spinning at speed in an unravelling length of silk, went to 16-year-old Lani Crick at the inaugural New Zealand Aerial Youth Championships on Saturday. Coached by...

A restaurant scenario and a flower planting story were among allegories former American Public Health Association president Camara Jones used in a presentation last week. In a talk at Gisborne Hospital titled Metaphors for Racism, Dr Jones focused on...

There were two short power outages in Gisborne’s central business district yesterday morning. Eastland Network’s Brent Stewart said an 11kV cable fault between the Plunket and library substations meant parts of the CBD were briefly without...

An invitation from Wales took Mary-Jane Richmond across the world to Germany. She writes about her first few days in Berlin. The email dropped into my mailbox on May 9. It was from Wales, an invitation from composer Sir Karl Jenkins to join a world...

Fieldays was another big success this year with a total 128,747 visitors through the gates across the event, and there were 1067 exhibitors across 1559 sites, from 11 different countries. More than 860 school-leaver-aged students from 41 schools took...

The skipper of a commercial fishing vessel has been fined $4500 for inattention at sea, causing a collision between his boat and a recreational craft. Antony Andrew Hodgson, 46, was sentenced by Judge Allan Roberts in Gisborne District Court. The...

Housing and job training for youth are crucial issues for National's East Coast candidate Tania Tapsell. She has visited Makaraka School and EIT's trades academy with the party's Waitaki MP Jacqi Dean. Ms Tapsell said she had enjoyed meeting the...

Big thanks to the gardeners who have the city gardens looking so beautiful for the summer season. It’s an unusually long planted median strip and it’s looking great, as are the planters and roundabouts. It takes planning to be able to have...

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club eventsSaturday, GCC Saturday Spring Series, Race 2 —Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms. Start: 2pm. Handicap race (45 kilometres): Waingake course. Marshals: Rowan Clark, Barry McLaughlin. Tuesday, Avantiplus...

Police have arrested and charged two people over the death of a Gisborne toddler in January of this year. A homicide investigation began shortly after 19-month-old Casino Ataria-Wharehinga died in Starship hospital on January 10.A spokesperson for...

THE make-up of the Gisborne premier grade netball competition remains unchanged from last year after Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A and Farmlands Ngatapa saw off A-grade challengers on Saturday. Following midweek wins over A-grade sides Taiki and...

SIDESHOW alley is under construction ahead of the Spring Show on Friday and Saturday. Paul Mahon from Mahons Amusements is pictured at work on the Gravitron. His uncle John said it was good to be back in Gisborne again.“This weather is great and...

GISBORNE is not part of the nationwide wastewater testing programme rolled out by police to help them better understand the extent of drug consumption across the country. Gisborne District Council has declined to take part in the trial, although it...

The torrential rain that hit the area around Tolaga Bay at the weekend has left huge impacts and a likely clean-up bill of more than $10 million. Farms, roads and bridges were damaged when vast quantities of forestry slash and logs washed down from...

LYTTON Old Boys A rebounded from their loss last weekend but LOB Masters were hammered in the opening matches of Round 10 in the men’s hockey competition on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve last night. The Masters were trounced 17-0 by...

PARENTS and whanau raising children with disabilities have the chance to attend free Parent to Parent NZ workshops and meet others who share their experience. Parent to Parent is a charity that has supported the families of loved ones with...

THE flow of log ship traffic through Eastland Port keeps on keeping on. The Glorious Sunlight continues to load cargo today, with six other ships to follow in the next two weeks. The Glorious Sunlight will sail for China late tomorrow afternoon. The...

A robbery case took a twist during a defended hearing in Gisborne District Court yesterday when a key prosecution witness claimed everything he had said in a statement to police last year was a lie. Judge Warren Cathcart declared the man a hostile...

Re: Plenty of doctors willing to assist, January 4 letter. In her attempt to justify the role of doctors as agents of euthanasia, Alida van der Velde has to stoop to making several illogical comparisons. She tries to equate medical procedures like...

I wish once again to help focus people’s attention on things that should concern us all. I am well aware that my contributions don’t always fit with the priority list of other commentators. Quite a few are convinced that my choices are motivated...

Last night I had the privilege of attending the Tairawhiti Rainbow Action “meet the candidates” evening. As a candidate standing for council, I was somewhat surprised by comments from some current councillors who attended this event, in terms of...