THE Golden Princess came and went yesterday and more than 2000 passengers who came ashore had a memorable day. As one of them put it, “thank you so much, we’ve enjoyed your city”.The huge cruise liner lifted her anchors and sailed from Poverty...
Daiminn Kemp has endured more ups and downs in the past year than many could expect in a lifetime. His father, Padudi Tawehi, more commonly known as Boy Kemp, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in the middle of September and told he had three...
Events in Morrinsville yesterday were on the surface about protesting Labour’s possible water tax on dairy farmers but they could also be seen as a sign of a divide in New Zealand rural and urban society that is deeper and growing. Certainly there...
A FORMAL partnership was signed in Gisborne yesterday between Customs NZ and Genetic Technologies Limited (GTL) under the Secure Export Scheme (SES).Customs Minister Minister Meka Whaitiri presided over the signing at the company's storage warehouse...
Enrolments for the 2021 intake for training in Horticulture are being taken now.“The horticulture industry's growth means businesses require more people in management and technical roles to lead their teams and support growers to become more...
EAST Coast man Hirini Reedy completed another of his C Company “walks of remembrance” around the East Cape when he arrived at C Company House in Stout Street today.“I feel I have a duty to keep the memory of our war dead alive,” said the...
STUDENTS at Kaiti School were treated to tai chi lessons from Ji Wei, the national adviser for Chinese at the University of Auckland, during Chinese Culture Day last week. Principal Billie-Jean Potaka-Ayton said the school had established...
It has been just 100 days since Jacinda Ardern’s Government took office, but already we’ve been able to do so much to help New Zealanders get ahead. We made lots of promises about our first 100 days, and we’re proud to have delivered on every...
WORKING ON THE CAR-WASH: Gisborne Holdings project manager Deon Conway and commercial property and projects general manager Rob Budd overseeing GHL's latest project.“GHL is pleased with the progress of the construction of the Wash'n Go Carwash on...
THE man seriously injured in the vehicle crash in Lavenham Road on Saturday night remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital’s intensive care unit. The stationwagon the 49-year-old was driving left the road and crashed into a roadside...
A WHATATUTU man is on a nationwide hikoi to promote the protection of water and greater suicide awareness. Marcus Lloyd (Nga Ariki Kaiputahi, Ngati Porou) left his home on Monday this week with a pack on his back containing little more than a tent...
Twenty years after winning the junior women's club championship final, Kath Papuni did it again. In what she will look back on as a golfing year to remember, Papuni beat defending champion Di Webb in a sudden-death playoff on Saturday. Papuni went...
School . . .The sun arched across a bright blue, cloudless sky, splashing the morning with warm, soft sunlight. A gentle autumn breeze danced across my skin, leaving crisp goose bumps in its trail. Students bustled through the crowded corridors...
Our principal rocks!On Friday I arrived at school with children upset and traumatised by the vandalism that had taken place overnight. But due to the quick, calming influence of our principal, my children and others got down to a normal school day. As...
Implementing a series of management principles made famous by the Toyota Motor Company has helped turn an East Coast business into a “lean logging machine”.Since Stubbs Contractors overhauled its traditional business model for a new approach...
THE top contenders were quick off the mark when 20 teams contested the Women's Pro Pairs at Gisborne Bowling Club at the weekend. Three teams — Kahutia Bowling Club's Glenys Whiteman and Marie Wright, Gisborne's Queenie Takurua and Dayvinia Mills...
The proposal from the Tairawhiti Residents Association for community-owned Eastland Network Ltd to become not-for-profit appears to have strong support, with 72 percent of the 346 votes cast so far on the issue in favour, in this week’s poll on...
First we were the Chardonnay Capital, then the Chlamydia Capital, the Family Violence Capital and now the Porn Capital. Gisborne people ranged from humoured to bemused to angry to learn from national media at the weekend that we spent the most time...
WAIROA'S missing E. Mervyn Taylor mural is likely to play a key role in a national search for New Zealand’s mislaid art works. In a tale directly from a mystery book, an unsuspecting Massey University student stumbled across the case of the missing...
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to the Juken New Zealand mill in Macdonald Road twice in the past24 hours to help deal with fires in a plywood processing machine. The third call in five days brought three appliances from Fire and Emergency NZ to the...
ANALYSIS of core samples taken from the seabed off the east coast will help to assess the risks of large underwater earthquakes. The international research is a five-year project. A team of scientists conducted a survey in November aboard Niwa’s...
I started a petition to stop the selling of glow sticks at my school discos, because they are not good for the environment. I think all schools should try to have zero-waste events. It would be good if Gisborne District Council did too. Felix...
Congratulations to the two members who compiled terrific videos for the heritage meeting last Sunday. Who knew that Gisborne had the first battery electric-operated trams in New Zealand (by Edison). Amazing!Also, the video on the pillboxes built for...
The former Anglican church alongside Makaraka School, already deconsecrated, is being sensitively deconstructed. The 94-year-old building is being demolished to make way for a carpark at Makaraka School. Built in 1928, the old church was deconsecrated...
LIGHTNING strikes during a brief electrical storm over the city left hundreds of people without power for about 10 minutes on Saturday, but the show still went on at the Gisborne Unity Theatre. The storm arrived on cue at about 4pm, coinciding with...
A driver whose passenger died after the vehicle they were in collided with a firewood trailer in Ormond Road earlier this year, has admitted he was speeding dangerously when the crash occurred. The vehicle driven by Norton Turei Hunia, 25, smashed...
A thief who abandoned a baby he discovered in a car he stole from Gisborne's central shopping area has been sentenced to 11 months in prison
The region's firefighters were “ecstatic” about the fireworks behaviour across the region this Guy Fawke's season, with not a single fire caused by wayward fireworks. There was a clean slate for such fires across Thursday, Friday, Saturday and...
GISBORNE surf lifesavers Laura Quilter and Chris Dawson have had a successful two days competing at the Orange Cup pool competition in the Netherlands. Wainui club member Quilter finished in the top three in all four of her individual races, taking...
Parts of the Gisborne-East Cape district have had more rain in the past seven months than they normally get in a year. The excess rain, and the erodible, sedimentary geology of the region explain why so many roads have been damaged, particularly in...
THE SPCA is pleased with its prosecution of two Gisborne men who ill-treated wild goats, then shared footage on social media. The men were sentenced in Gisborne yesterday and SPCA chief executive officer Ric Odom says it was the court’s conviction...
Young and talented rockers are ready to take the stage in Gisborne next week for the Rockshop Bandquest East Coast. There are a record 215 young school bands lined up across New Zealand for this year’s Rockshop Bandquest, the nationwide music...
One of the more famous police dogs in the country passed away in Gisborne on Friday, just three weeks into her retirement. Dakota — who appeared on the Dog Squad TV series — spent her career with the Wellington police dog section, most with her...