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'Take that first step'

Lucy Coulston is a wahine on a mission, with a goal of creating change in the environmental space using mātauranga Māori and indigenous practices. She talked to kaupapa Māori reporter Matai O’Connor . . . Lucy Coulston is a wahine on a mission...

Memories of naval battle still fresh

As Anzac Day approaches, Wynsley Wrigley talks to a survivor of the last battle in the Pacific theatre of World War 2, actually fought after the Japanese had surrendered... Ken Gordon, survivor of kamikaze attacks and the last combat action of World...

Big Check-in is coming up

REGISTRATIONS are being taken for The Big Check-in online exercise run by Beef + Lamb New Zealand on May 4, billed as the “biggest online rural check-in”. The free, online, 90-minute interactive evening gives farmers the opportunity to reconnect...

Quality of stores lifts at Matawhero

The quality of the 2226 store lambs was better this week at the Matawhero sheep sale. Farmers on the Poverty Bay flats are well stocked and buyer demand is steady, in spite of a rising meat schedule. The average price paid rose $18 to $123. The...

Bridge results

Congratulations this week to Caroline Kirkpatrick for featuring in the results each day. Monday, April 17 — Beetham Lifestyle Village Swiss Pairs 3 (Victory Points — after nine rounds) Caroline Kirkpatrick, Robyn Cheyne 109.68 Diana Styche, Joy...

Gisborne Club Darts Association results

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: R Te Kira (Brezz’n Silver); J Noanoa (Rebels); K Arahanga 3 (Stallions); M Reeves (Outlaws); J Campbell-Ratapu, J Horua (Vikings); J Ahuriri (Spartans); M Evans (Spandangles); T Kaio (Done n Dusted). Highest start...

Anzac Champs racing tomorrow

Eastland Kart Club members will hold their Anzac Champs tomorrow. Racing starts at 10am. For weather updates, check the club Facebook page. To find the track, turn into Aerodrome Road off Awapuni Road

Turanganui a Kiwa Darts Association results

Individual highlights 180s: Te Kotahi Kaio (Tigers). Highest start (140): Mihi Waihape 2 (Waihape Whanau). Highest finish (132): Ripeka Te Kira (Ruahine Tahi). Most tons, men (15): John Love (Falcons). Most tons, women (8): Mihi Awatere (Ruahine...

Monday off for GDC staff a thank you for ‘extra hours’

Questions have been asked about why Gisborne District Council has decided to turn this weekend into an extra long one for council staff. The council offices in Fitzherbert Street and Te Puia Springs will remain closed until next Wednesday, with all...

Word on the street

Should the council and/or the forestry companies be required to remove the heavier, dangerous pieces of wood debris from the beach now?

Court appearance after Posie Parker protest

A Gisborne man accused of punching an older woman in the head during the heated Posie Parker protest in Auckland late last month appeared in court for the first time on Thursday, waving briefly to the magistrate before nervously folding his hands in...

Potential conflicts in commissioner's donations to local MP

Commissioner Foon ‘comfortable’ with donations to Labour MP Allan Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon is in the gun after revelations he gave significant financial support to Labour MP Kiri Allan in the lead-up to the 2020 election. Ms Allan...

‘In a distant land they lie’

Memorial cards honour WW1 soldiers killed far from home Sacred family heirlooms. That is how Colin Seymour feels about the photographs and postcard-type publications honouring his World War 1 serving relatives who lie “in a distant land”. One...

Relay your Way raised $56k for cancer society

The amended version of Relay for Life 2023 proved a success despite being disrupted by flooding and Covid issues of the recent past. The revamped Relay Your Way raised $55,995 for Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society, according to the Gisborne section...

Big culvert job nears completion

The $200,000 project (above) to upgrade the Lytton Road culvert through which the Matokitoki Stream runs at Lytton West is nearing completion. Following Cyclone Gabrielle and the rain event at the end of February (right), extensive repairs were...

Large smoke plume from a 'controlled burn-off'

A large and dense smoke plume visible to the northwest of the city yesterday afternoon was from a controlled burnoff. Fire and Emergency NZ said it caused no problems. “We had no calls about it,” a senior Gisborne firefighter said. No further...