PREMIER graders Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A and Farmlands Ngatapa proved too strong for their challenge round opponents last night at the YMCA. Girls’ High defeated Taiki 49-27 and Ngatapa beat Whalis 61-43. These were the first of the challenge...

As barbecue season gets into full swing, New Zealand researchers are investigating whether certain kinds of red meat could actually protect against heart disease. Researchers have recruited men aged 35-55 willing to eat free meat three times a week...

GISBORNE Girls’ High student Rebecca Collier is back from the trip of a lifetime to Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of a Young Enterprise Scheme initiative. She was one of eight student representatives from New Zealand chosen to travel to the South...

Gisborne Girls' High School student Keira Batten Coogan has won the solo/duo section of the Smokefreerockquest East Coast regional competition for the second time in three years. Keira won in 2018 and was second last year.“It felt good to win,”...

A KAI Atua healthy nutrition workshop for people who want to make better food choices was held at Tolaga Bay last week. The workshop is the first in a series for Gisborne, East Coast and Opotiki schools and communities. Healthy Families East Cape...

Gisborne pro surfer Ricardo Christie was knocked out of the HIC Pro Qualifying Series contest at Hawaii’s Sunset Beach this morning (NZ time).Christie placed third in his Round 4 heat with a score of 11.07 (5.17, 5.9) for his two best...

THE grandson of one of Gisborne’s leading automotive dealers for decades in the 20th century has been in Gisborne to gather information on the history of the Ormonds of Ormond Road. Philip Caesar is the grandson of John Henry Ormond and Mable Cox...

Depression blanks out all the beauty,” says Victor Hooks.“Even a walk to Kaiti Beach, an amazing place. To me then it was just a big load of sand and a big load of water.“I was sick of life, couldn't see any future.“I'm thinking I've let...

A pig that thinks it is a dog will not end up on a dinner plate. The kunekune-cross pig, nearly two years old, is up for adoption from Gisborne SPCA. SPCA centre manager Lindy Magee said unfortunately the pig grew too big for her previous owner’s...

NEW list MP and East Coast Labour candidate Kiri Allan honoured her mother, her grandmother who was “strapped” for speaking Maori at school and “the voiceless” in her maiden parliamentary speech this week. Ms Allan wore a korowai as she...

A ruling by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority has reduced the hours granted to the Gisborne Speedway Club by the District Licensing Authority. The club wants to operate longer than the hours contained in the new local alcohol policy. It...

THE 16 units at the former Eastland Motor Lodge are among 2150 transitional housing places that will be created around the country by the end of the year, Minister of Social Housing, Amy Adams said in Gisborne yesterday. Ms Adams visited the complex...

Central government support for some key planks of the Tairawhiti Economic Action Plan launched today are very welcome. The plan itself was only made public as The Herald was going to press late this morning, and will be reported on tomorrow, but the...

POLICE have this afternoon released the name of the man who drowned at Puatai Beach just south of Waihau Beach (Loisels) yesterday afternoon after he got into trouble while snorkelling. He was Tamahou Wanoa, 53, of Wellington. Mr Wanoa had been...

RugbyPoverty Bay club competition, premier division: GT Shearing Waikohu 77 Tapuae 3, Eastland Farm Vets YMP 25 Earthwork Solutions HSOB 17, Enterprise Cars OBM 17 Larsawn Ngatapa 22. Senior 1: YMP Bumbles won by default over HSOB, OBM 41 Ngatapa 5...

The “resignation election” rolls on with Peter Dunne the third party leader to stand down in just three weeks, as this fascinating campaign winds into full operation across an entirely unexpected political landscape — with just a month now...

GINSENG crops fetching returns of more than $400,000 a hectare could grow here alongside the forestry industry, say those growing ginseng in the central North Island. Ginseng is a Chinese herbal plant. Its roots are highly sought after in Chin...

Government minister Kiri Allan has spoken out about her own experience as a teenager with gay conversion therapy through her church but says she doesn't “harbour any ill-will”.On Tuesday night, Parliament passed a bill at its third reading that...

Replying to Ken Orr's letter of August 31 wherein he states “our dignity is conferred on us by our creator at conception”. Can he please stop conferring on me the benefit of his skewed perception of the world. He also advises from his superior...

THE Titirangi Mt Everest Challenge was a chance for people to get fit, make friends, and raise awareness for the East Coast Cancer Society. For the seven weeks of the challenge, 1547 participants set out to climb Titirangi maunga to complete the 68...

A new firefighting vehicle, fully compliant with regulations around the use of safe firefighting foam, will be installed at Gisborne Airport next week. Gisborne’s airport was identified as one of several in New Zealand with a fire appliance...

The sisters were ‘‘blown away” by the support of about 20 people who helped them raise $1400. Leah said they were particularly interested in supporting child cancer support services. The two sisters thank everyone who have supported their...

As fretting continues over a trend of declining voter turnout for local body elections — although thankfully this district’s is at least holding steady around 48 percent — there is a temptation to reach for a silver bullet. For many, that is...

An extensive search late into the night and again this morning has so far found no sign of a man who was seen walking into the sea at Kaiti Beach last night. A witness reported to police at about 9.45pm that the man had walked into the sea fully...

Waunui Demons gave a master class in brinkmanship in their 7-5 victory over Shockers in football's Eastern League 2 at Nelson Park on Saturday. Coates Associates Demons led 6-1 at halftime but Smash Palace Shockers scored four goals in 29 minutes to...

THE Lion Foundation Coastguard boat was called in by police yesterday about 11am, after a small runabout with one person on board broke down off Young Nicks Head.“The 15-foot fibreglass runabout was reported to be in trouble about seven nautical...

PREDICTIONS of a dry summer may make early weaning an attractive option for sheep farmers this year provided they have high-quality legume-based forages available for their weaned lambs, according to Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).“With the...

BASKETBALLThey finished with a flourish. The Gisborne under-11 boys’ A team beat the Wolf-pack 35-25 and the B team saw Thames Valley off 16-8 to end their campaign at the Tui Ridge Basketball Tournament in Rotorua. After a scoreless first period...

Re: Curious about point of view, October 22. Regarding the importance of the asset within the trust, let's get back to the trust's purposes:“5.1.1 To preserve the value of the capital of the Trust Fund having regard to the effect of inflation and...

Voting was close in this week's webpoll, with a slight majority opposed to the sale of council-owned Gisborne Vehicle Testing Station. A total of 308 people voted in the poll, which asked, “do you support the plan to sell the council-owned vehicle...