Latest from Gisborne

Record carbon dioxide levels alarming

CO2 is a greenhouse gas warming the atmosphere. In 1960-1970 the yearly growth rate of CO2 in the atmosphere was slightly less than 1 part per million but this has been steadily increasing, reaching 2.27ppm at the beginning of 2023. This means that...

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“Do you think enough is being done for cyclone recovery?”

Long band of rain expected

More sub-tropical moisture is descending on the district, but MetService had no warnings for this region this morning. The last thing Gisborne and the East Coast need is another rain event, with 21 roads and 19 bridges still closed after earlier...

Jailed for attack on Smash Palace bar patron, bouncer

Two men have been jailed for an unprovoked attack on a bouncer at Gisborne’s Smash Palace bar, which left the man with irreparable eye damage. A patron was also attacked when he tried to intervene. He was knocked unconscious and three of his teeth...

Police appeal for witnesses to crash

Police investigating the head-on crash on State Highway 35 at Wainui on Thursday in which a pregnant woman suffered critical injuries, have appealed for witnesses to come forward. It was reported at around 9.40am and happened just west of the Onero...

SPCA kicks off half-price pet adoption campaign

The local SPCA is offering half-price animal adoption to encourage Gisborne people to welcome a furry friend into their homes. The special price is available from today, April 29, until May 7 to help find the stray animals warm and dry forever homes...

Customised trailer boost for Hear4U

A customised trailer bearing the name Hear4U has been donated by two locals to further support the men’s mental health charitable trust. Trailer builder by profession Mason O’Dwyer and his friend Griffin Law built the room-sized trailer for the...

$1.17m, and more to come: Housing and relief packages benefit from disaster fund

Gisborne and Wairoa have received just $1.17 million of the $22m New Zealand Disaster Fund being managed by the Red Cross but with $18m still unspent, the charity says more is on the way. “Close to $1.5m of the $3.98m spent via the New Zealand...

New challenge for Chamber president

As businesses still look to get back to normal after Cyclone Gabrielle, Andrew Ashton talks to the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce’s newly appointed president Tessa Allan on what role she will play in highlighting issues. The region’s businesses...

Chicago: A musical Vaudeville extravaganza

Director Dean McKerras and musical director Sean Scanlen are putting the razzle-dazzle in MTG’s production of Chicago. Kim Parkinson finds out what audiences can expect from the musical extravaganza about temptation, seduction and murder. Director...

Jags win, lose and draw

A win, a loss and a draw, with no more than a goal to separate the teams each time — no one said it would be easy for Gisborne Thistle this year. The Jags play Palmerston North Marist on artificial turf at the Arena in Palmerston North tomorrow...

GMC Green take opening win, 5-0

First points in the Poverty Bay hockey competition went the way of GMC Green on the turf at Harry Barker reserve last night, but they had to wait until the final quarter to wrap it up. The Green Machine scored the opening goal on the Hain Farming...

Eastland super vets heading south

An Eastland team will be in Hawke’s Bay this weekend for the first round of the Badminton New Zealand super veterans’ inter-association Division 2 competition. Last year the competition was affected by Covid-19 and illness among players...

GBHS set for First 15 Festival

Round 1 of the competition kicks off, hosted in Upper Hutt They’re back on deck after two weeks. The Duane Hihi-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School will play Wellington College tomorrow in Round 1 of the TranZit Coachlines First 15 Rugby...

Top-of-the-table clash as Tapuae meet Wairoa

This will be the boots-and-all version of a local derby. Two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic will host the second-placed Roseland Tavern Tapuae at Bayley’s Athletic Park from 1.30pm tomorrow. Civil Project Solutions...

Close contests abound in senior grades

by Sherrill Beale and Murray Robertson The intensity and close competition for points in the other senior grades will more than make up for a lack of premier grade action in the netball at Victoria Domain tomorrow. Premier teams Whangara Old Girls...