Gisborne health board Hauora Tairawhiti is making final adjustments to contingency plans for strike action by nurses tomorrow. Chief executive Jim Green said there would be significant disruptions to all services.“We have a very experienced...
HEALTH authorities are advising the public to take precautions with a stomach bug circulating in Tairawhiti. The health board’s Facebook page says the bug is affecting rest homes, primary schools and early childhood centres. Medical officer of...
WHANGARA Old Girls pulled off the result of their season to date when they defeated previously unbeaten YMP in premier netball at Victoria Domain on Saturday. Taste One High School Old Girls remain the only unbeaten premier-grade team in PAK'nSAVE...
CRICKETNOW is the time for Old Boys Rugby to perform if they are to put themselves in the box seat in Poverty Bay cricket’s DJ Barry Cup, says captain Jonathan Purcell. The final round is not until March 16 but OBR’s game against High School Old...
WHY do I want to be on the council?If I can be honest, it is a good little earner. Poverty has me in its grasp, as I have bought a house in town. Paying a high price for that I could do nothing about, BUT I can try to do something about the large...
Rose growers Hamish Cheetham and Ruth McLennan scooped up the lion’s share of prizes at this year’s Poverty Bay Horticultural Society Rose and Iris Show. Prize listRose Caughey Cup, champion: Hamish Cheetham. Innesfree Perpetual Trophy: Fay...
DARTSTe Kuzzyz had their winning streak ended in a close battle against the Rhinos in the A Grade of Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association’s Brezz’n Sports Club Tuesday night competition. Rhinos won the match 11-10, while Assassins also had an...
Not many people can say they have lived long enough to see five generations of their family. Lassie Mihaera (nee Rangihuna), 87, is one of the lucky ones. Last December she went to Brisbane Australia, as she does every year, to visit her family. This...
Today is a big day for Tairawhiti. The national Covid-19 vaccination programme started in Gisborne this morning with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being administered to border workers. The local roll-out of the vaccine “signals an important milestone...
HELICOPTERS and health providers from Bay of Plenty have been called on to maintain health services on the flood-ravaged East Coast. Speaking at this week's health board meeting, Hauora Tairawhiti district health board chief executive Jim Green said...
A Mahia man authorised to issue customary fishing permits for the peninsula has been fined $750 for enabling two known poachers to take paua. He was refused a discharge without conviction at an earlier hearing. Morehu Shane Cooper, 54, pleaded guilty...
Organisers are expecting a riot of colour and fragrance at the annual event at the Farmers Air Gisborne Event Centre this weekend. Rose and iris blooms will be on show along with other garden plants, produce and floral arrangements. An additional...
GISBORNE lived up to its reputation as a sporting paradise at the weekend. The city hosted major surf lifesaving and equestrian events in ideal, if challenging, conditions and its teams performed up to and beyond expectations. The three-day Bay...
GISBORNE is one of the regions expected to stagnate or decline over the next three decades, according to a report from the Maxim Institute. The report, Growing Beyond Growth: Rethinking the Goals of Regional Development in New Zealand, by researcher...
Matawai farmer John Richard Bracken has been fined $20,000 and refused a discharge without conviction for earthworks he did without resource consent. Judge Jeff Smith delivered his decision and sentenced Bracken yesterday after a two-day hearing in...
Spark customers in the Gisborne-East Coast and Wairoa area were affected by an outage from 4.30pm yesterday. The outage affected all broadband, including fibre and landlines until 3.30am this morning. A Spark spokesman said he was unable to give...
Former Gisborne man Gordon Mead is in the running to be the Fieldays Rural Catch for 2019. The competition started today at the annual Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. Up for grabs is $20,000 in prizes and the Golden Boot Trophy. Gordon, 29, was...
A baby with a tummy bug died at Gisborne Hospital in what is believed to be a tragic case of sudden infant death after co-sharing a bed with his mother, instead of sleeping in a cot offered by a nurse. While no one is to blame for the 12-month-old...
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) has cancelled a seven-date North Island tour including two Gisborne performances due to the country moving to red in the Covid-19 Protection Framework. The Art of Fugue tour was to begin in Wellington on...
A RETURN to warm northerly conditions overnight meant no frost this morning. This was in contrast to the previous two mornings, which delivered glazed windscreens courtesy of the hardest frosts of winter so far. Sunday morning saw the air temperature...
“The funny thing is, Jesus doesn’t have much to do,” says Wellington bass singer Roger Wilson of his part in the Gisborne Choral Society’s upcoming production of Bach’s St John Passion. The oratorio is lifted from John’s account of...
Erosion at North Clyde is a visible reminder of concerns about the state of the Wairoa River. Wairoa residents are hoping the river's health has not been forgotten in the wake of the Provincial Growth Fund's $6.1 grant for rejuvenation of main street...
Re: Kopuawhara disaster. My father worked at this site but was one of the fortunate ones who was home for the weekend in Gisborne when the tragedy occurred. Our thoughts go to those unfortunate people who were killed. We must not forget the sheer hard...
Provincial Growth Fund investment into the region’s roads is “game-changing”, say Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri and East Coast-based list MP Kiri Allan.“From Gladstone Road to Tokomaru Bay, I consistently hear from whanau who are...
AUSTRALIA whitewashed the silverware on offer as an intense International Surf Rescue Challenge ended at Mount Maunganui yesterday. The Aussies not only won the open and youth titles in the three-test points series, they also collected the...
Mapping to better understand the amount of gravel and sediment moving through the rivers at Waiapu and East Cape catchments will take place this month. The Gisborne District Council is working with local contractors Landpro to map the riverbeds using...
MONDAY, February 26 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Open Championship Pairs 1North/South East/WestPhilip Beale/Michelle England 72.45 Hans van der Kuijl/Katrine Matthews 66.44Bette Parker/Trish Corson 60.88 Ron Janes/Yvonne Doole 59.72Jean Turnbull/Robyn...
THE work of a group of volunteers was acknowledged at the annual Gisborne District Council’s Citizens Award Ceremony in the foyer of the War Memorial Theatre on Wednesday. Led by Mayor Meng Foon, the civic award recipients were presented with...
The Rutene Road stormwater upgrade is expected to start up again next week.“We are aiming for as little inconvenience as possible once the works get started again,” said Neville West, 4 Waters infrastructure manager.“In the first phase of work...
The attitude was a bit off. Defensive lapses and lack of physical ferocity had Poverty Bay on the back foot against South Canterbury, who stormed to a 37-8 lead before winning 40-29 at Rugby Park on Saturday.“A bit off the pace, mentally” was how...
Students looking for a career in engineering can once again apply for an Eastland Group Tertiary Engineering Scholarship, which could be worth up to a total of $20,000 over four years.“We employ engineers right across our business sectors...