There are a number of figures that we should keep in our minds if we want to avoid being thrown into a panic by doomsayers. They are broad, approximate figures and I sometimes round them up or down a bit to make them easy to remember, but they are...
GISBORNE has been placed in the high seismicity zone in new earthquake legislation but the decision means that owners of earthquake-prone buildings here have five more years to bring them up to standard, the District Council environmental planning...
More of Tairawhiti’s tourism attractions, and down-to-earth residents, will be encouraging overseas tourists to come here — and the way is open for the whole district to join in. A year-long Tourism New Zealand campaign went live in Australia on...
Thank you Heather Marion Smith for your reply of August 18. The lesson in economics is duly noted but until that utopia of plentiful money for pest control arrives, aerial 1080 is the best method available for large-scale ecological restoration of...
The Te Araroa Dog Trial Club have cancelled their centenary trial, which was to have been held on February 18 and 19, due to Covid and the red traffic light requirements around gathering numbers. This will be a major disappointment for the club that...
THOUSANDS flocked to Wairoa’s showgrounds for fun in the sun on the last day of the annual A and P Show on Saturday. People had a taste of shearing, rodeo, showjumping, bouncy castles, food and more during the final day of the three-day show, which...
THIS has been the greatest threat. The Wairoa sub-union — made up of Wairoa Athletic, Mahia, Nuhaka, Tapuae, YMP of Raupunga and TKT — will challenge Uawa in Tolaga Bay for the iconic Barry Cup at 2.30pm tomorrow. Wairoa have an experienced...
A house built high on a Mahia hill has landed a Gisborne building company a category win in the national Master Builders House of the Year Awards. The category stipulates the house must be a new house valued at between $550,000 and $700,000. The win...
A Tairāwhiti-based cultural initiative to strengthen Pasifika identities through performing arts has been funded by the Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua).The Pacific Islanders Community Trust (PICT) has been holding Pasifik...
Community involvement will be key to the process
A forestry worker died yesterday when he was struck by a falling tree while working in a forest at Raukumara in a remote area about 20 kilometres inland from Tokomaru Bay. Emergency services were notified at around 12.30pm. It happened in a forest on...
NEW lending restrictions for investors could be having an impact on home values here, with new statistics showing the average price of a house in Gisborne rising almost 5 percent to $246,757. The latest QV house price index shows the average value of...
WAINUI Sharks beat Bohemians 4-3 at Wainui on Saturday, but the scoreline is not even half of this Eastern League Division 1 football story. Bohemians led 3-0 at halftime, then Wainui came storming back. Ricky Boyd scored a hat-trick as the Sharks...
THE future of the SeniorNet Gisborne computer tuition group is uncertain as membership and tutor numbers continue to fall. The organisation’s options are to be discussed at its annual meeting this Tuesday. SeniorNet Gisborne was formed in 2000 to...
CRICKETWIN or lose tomorrow’s Hope Cup cricket semifinal, Campion College player-coach Mark Naden says Horouta are “awesome to play against” and the Campion boys can’t wait.“They play hard and no doubt will want to make the final against...
Gisborne's premier — and probably only — jazz collective is stepping under the lights again to treat ears to all shades of jazz this Friday at Smash Palace. The six-piece John Mackill's Jazz Collective is bringing decades of experience to the...
Panel discusses stigma, and implications for medicinal users
Driving along magnificent stretches of Central Otago highway without a care in the world, the sun streaming down from a clear, blue, autumn sky, my husband Chris and I encountered some extraordinarily-friendly gestures from the occupants of other...
Anne Salmond’s comments on equality have left me somewhat puzzled. She has accepted the title of “Dame” and is addressed as Dame Anne. Surely knighthoods and dameships are leftovers of the class-ridden society of Britain, and reinforce the...
Gisborne sisters Asia and Mahia Braithwaite finished runners-up in their divisions of the Gisborne Junior Pro surfing contest at the weekend. Asia Braithwaite was second to Christchurch surfer Ava Henderson in the under-18 girls' division. Henderson...
Great to see someone finally has the common sense to get the waka sorted in Anzac Park, which will be a tremendous boat facility with rowing and kayaking there as well. However, I strongly disagree with the overload congestion of the Marina Park...
My name is Gabriel and I am a student at Campion College. On Fridays we do Impact Projects, around things we have a passion for. This semester I have chosen to take part in a project centred around trying to remove single-use plastic bags and straws...
Gisborne footballers Brooke Bennett and Rubi Perano are ready to travel the long and winding road for the next three months. Goalkeeper Brooke, 17, and centreback Rubi, 16, have been selected in the 18-strong Central Football squad for the National...
SOME Gisborne district councillors are unhappy with what they perceive as a lack of progress concerning the Joint Management Agreement (JMA) with Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou. Councillors agreed at their full council meeting to appoint the mayor or...
SCOTT Hollinshead was the toast of a Pirates side who upset the form book with a thrilling two-wicket win against High School Old Boys in Doleman Cup 40-over cricket at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Hollinshead was superb, hitting 11 fours and...
Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti allocated $136,141 of the $211,000 available locally through the Community Resilience Fund — an exercise SGT chief executive Stefan Pishief described as a privilege. A total of 47 sports clubs and organisations received...
As soon as Kings of the Gym director James Packman saw Kate Adams he knew he had found the ideal person to play star netball player Annie Tupua in the Kiwi comedy. Annie is Maori, a student teacher in the PE department and a very fit, born-again...
RUGBYFrustration: it’s one of rugby’s essential ingredients. And Saturday’s colossal jostle in the Civil Project Solutions premier-grade match between Enterprise Cars OBM and Larsawn Ngatapa at Patutahi was a tense test of nerve. OBM, the...
AS the number of solar-powered homes in the Eastland Network's region has doubled in the past six months, Eastland Network has launched its own solar research trial to challenge the claims of solar panel manufacturers. The trial will collect real...
Willows are the 'workhorses’ of Gisborne’s rural landscape and often the unsung heroes, said Plant and Food senior scientist Ian McIvor, who is general manager of the Poplar and Willow Research Trust.“Every day, willows are working on our...
Arts and crafts arose in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and its mass-produced and banal decorative arts. But modern-day practitioners such as Patsy Matete know of the therapeutic value and the camaraderie of arts and crafts. Mrs Matete is an...
NETBALLWHANGARA Old Girls pulled off the upset of the Gisborne netball season so far when they soundly defeated High School Old Girls at the YMCA last night. Whangara held the lead throughout this Pak’nSave premier grade match and won 48-35. They...
At least 40 sheepdogs will go under the auctioneer's hammer on Saturday in the Whatatutu Dog Trial Club's annual sale. The auction takes place on Otara Station with viewing from 10am and the sale under way from midday.“Each dog will be put through...
For the eighth year Tokomaru Bay Heritage Trust is selling calendars to help fund the wharf restoration project. The aim is to collect $6 million to fully restore the wharf. Trust member Lois McCarthy-Robinson said the calendar sale was an annual...