The scrub fire risk around the region is extreme but the forest fire risk remains moderate, and the principal rural fire officer has no plans to introduce a prohibited fire season, or total fire ban, just yet. However, that could change next week...
Civil Defence is copping flak from various readers of The Herald for a lack of timely tsunami alerts following the big old shake. I think they have a point but not the one I would make. Tsunamis are only generated by exceedingly large earthquakes of...
A small Gisborne business has won a gold award at the 2018 Outstanding New Zealand Food Producer Awards. Hill Road Orchard’s fresh orange juice is one of 25 New Zealand food producers named as gold medal winners in the awards. Business owners Matt...
Rachael Iritana Te Aho, 25, pleaded guilty to a number of charges after four were withdrawn and two were amended. The admitted charges were six of using a document for a financial advantage, two of attempting to using a document, theft (under $500)...
A man's violent attack on a friend was after provocation that included his cat being killed by the other man, Gisborne District Court was told. Vincent Glen Wilson, 40, and the man he attacked, were long time friends who both suffered from mental...
Livestock strayed on to State Highway 35 in Tairawhiti 70 times in September, posing “serious” safety issues for drivers. Gisborne District Council's animal control team were previously responsible for stock control on state highways, but Wak...
When artist Glen Hayward took his wood sculptures into the Paul Nache Gallery he threw a few on the floor and said “Voila!”But this was no arty-farty tizzy. The randomness of Hayward’s curation is commensurate with the randomness of creases...
The Band School finishes year with concertYou’ve seen them entertaining passers-by in the street during the school holidays and now 80 of Ricky Boyd’s Band School student musicians will play rock, jazz and go nuts in an end of year concert. Be...
I would like to thank Troy the Gisborne District Council dog ranger for the exceptional service we received recently after roaming dogs come on to our property in the middle of the night, to chase/maul our small flock of sheep and the neighbour's...
Only one Mediterranean fanworm marine pest was found when divers inspected the underwater structures around Eastland Port's inner harbour last month.“This was an amazing result given that in 2020 there were 60 found.” Gisborne District Council...
GISBORNE’S Isaia Walker-Leawere has been called into the Hurricanes squad for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash against the Waratahs in Sydney. The 19-year-old lock — one year out of Gisborne Boys’ High School — was a member of the New Zealand...
MORE than 250 children in Gisborne will be given the chance to develop robotics and computer coding skills at Mind Lab by Unitec, Gisborne's state-of-the art digital learning facility. The Mind Lab has been successful in applying for the Curious...
Can the owner of the red cows that are frequently occupying Whakaangiangi Road, from the entrance, to Pariwhero Station, please make an effort to keep them in a secure paddock. A reliable source has told me that the owner leases Kiwinui Station...
POLICE have released further details on the alleged attack on a marae at Barletts on Monday afternoon and say the repair bill will run into thousands of dollars. A 45 year-old Gisborne man faces two criminal damage charges, a charge of intentional...
Fairview from Auckland dominated round two of the New Zealand Offshore Power Boat championships on Poverty Bay on Saturday, an event that again drew many hundreds of spectators to the city foreshore. The 1050 horses the 34 foot craft had driving her...
An overwhelming majority of voters in The Herald's web poll this week said they would take a Covid test if a health professional said they should. The question, Will you take a Covid test if a health professional says you should? had 82 percent, or...
FREEDOM campers at Makorori Beach have upset Gisborne surfers and residents so much that an online petition has been created to move them on. So far the petition has more than 700 signatures. Their concerns were also raised at Gisborne District...
Re: Those causing road damage should pay, October 28 letter. Options to ensure forestry contributes its fair share to road maintenance must be made a priority. The tonnage of logs is expected to increase dramatically over the next couple of years so...
I received a few emails about my opinion piece on the housing crisis. A couple of councillors asked what my angle was (I think we should all disclose property ownership like MPs do), and one out-of-town motelier was unhappy that in my role as...
Flares on the Sun are disrupting and causing radio communications blackouts in the Gisborne region and elsewhere. Since the end of last week, a major active sunspot region has appeared on the Sun facing Earth, and has emitted flares up to serious...
THE Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is described as follows by Ralph Nader in conversation with Chris Hedges — both individuals of high repute.“The most audacious corporate power grab in American history . . . It allows corporations to...
The 2019 local body elections for this district need your attention. Those of you who read the election feature in last night’s Gisborne Herald will realise we have a lot of smart, well-qualified people with relevant experience and from all parts...
A third positive wastewater test for Covid-19 in the space of nine days has been confirmed for Tairāwhiti. The sample was taken on Monday and the Ministry of Health this morning advised of the positive result.“The testing is showing the virus was...
Pacific Premiership, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle v Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United. Eastern League 1, SATURDAY, 12.30pm: CRR 1, Thistle Reserves v Heavy Equipment Services United. 2.30pm...
Two Gisborne rugby players, Hunter Mokomoko and Jordyn Tihore, are in the midst of preparations for a move to play rugby in Japan this year. Mokomoko has yet to sign a contract but is in discussions with several teams from “Top League”, Japan's...
A COUPLE at a house in Lytton Road tackled a fire in their bathroom last night that involved a faulty wall heater. They were able to stop the fire from spreading further. The fire service sent an appliance to the home at around 11.15pm.“The wall...
POVERTY Bay coach David McDonald has made two changes for the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl two-day cricket game against Waikato Valley that starts at 10.30am at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow. Former Pirates batsman Thomas Hayes, who plays for Fraser Tech...
A CAR stolen from an address in Glasgow Crescent in Kaiti yesterday afternoon was recovered not long after in Clifford Street after it hit the kerb and stopped. Police were called about the theft shortly after 2pm.“The car, with three young women...
GISBORNE’S Callum Gordon remains in 19th place overall — one minute 19secs behind leader James Oram — after a frantic finish to stage three of the New Zealand Cycle Classic yesterday. Gordon, riding for Team Skoda Racing, was officially 58th in...
The council’s chief executive gave members a reality check on Thursday when she told them necessary infrastructure investment and projects they were discussing could, if all promoted into the eight remaining years of their 10-year plan, cost ?$74...
EACH event has a quota of paddlers to go on to the national championships. 500 metresIntermediate men (quota five): 1 Anaru Paenga-Morgan 2:25.91; 2 Kitini Taihuka 2:34.10; 3 Manaakiao Maxwell 2:36.28; 4 Mawhai Chaffey 2:47.26; 5 Mairangi Campbell...
A man with a history of drink-driving offences, albeit historical, was sentenced in Gisborne District Court to two months of community detention with supervision for six months, for a driving offence this year. Daniel James Hill, 68, shearer, had...