I write regarding councillor attendance records. Is there a problem on council with attendance and are the percentages mentioned in the paper acceptable? Surely not a scandal? At what stage does non-attendance become an issue that requires remedies?...
While walking our small dog the other afternoon down by Mitre 10, we were overtaken by three very speedy masked dirt bikers who rushed past us and disappeared over the foot bridge. Could have been catastrophic for us all. So we are pleased to see...
Gwynne Dyer History is mostly a matter of dates, and the key date is always that of the last conquest. All previous conquests are then magically forgiven and forgotten. This observation is prompted partly by the current wars in Ukraine and the Gaz...
When Hukanui Brown sank a 1-foot birdie putt on his last hole at Patutahi golf course on Sunday, those around him had just witnessed something special . . . and probably something they would never see again. Brown had just shot an astonishing...
The boys and girls teams from Mangapapa School reigned supreme in Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union’s Rippa Rugby’ tournament at Waikirikiri Park on Wednesday. Mangapapa beat Awapuni in the boys’ final and Kaiti in the girls’ decider. “It...
Tahora and Manawanui stations created a bit of history at this year’s Tahora Horse Sports. They shared the highly sought-after Lands and Survey Trophy for the local station earning most points. It was the first time the trophy had been shared and...
It is six Poverty Bay East Coast centre pairs titles and counting for Pauline Stone and Nanette Treloar. The deadly duo’s latest success added to their individual tallies — Treloar now has 20 and Stone 16. Kayla Trowell and Rachael Rickard were...
To beat Wairoa Athletic at home is a tough assignment. Poverty Bay Senior 1 club rugby champions Tapuae found that out in a 36-0 loss to Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic in a local derby on the opening Saturday of the 2024 competition. The Alex...
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: E Tamihana, K Leach (Souljahs); T Duncan (Dartaholics); L Groenewald (Tigers); A Kaiwai, M Hawea (Vikings); M Evans 3 (Spandangles); A Campbell-Ratapu (Mayhem); M Stevens (Rebels). Highest start (180): M Evans...
There was a slight lift in prices paid for the best of the store lambs yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards. A total of 2080 store lambs were offered and all were sold; generally the quality was higher this week. KJ & RE Fisher, at Motu, were...
The Reserve Chardonnay 2022 produced by Wrights Vineyard and Winery of Gisborne has been named as a finalist in the Organic NZ People’s Choice wine awards. Public voting officially opened this week and closes on May 2. “We are a small winery and...
Eerie, scary and bad for your health. That was the damning assessment of some rural Gisborne roads during the Let’s Talk Transport Hearing on Thursday. Residents of Waiomatatini Valley, Ruatōria and Motu want action from Gisborne Regional...
Travellers were urged to take extra care with heavy rain expected to cross the district last night. Those heading north through the Waioeka Gorge and Bay of Plenty have also been advised of a bridge closure which may require them to make a detour...
Gisborne District Council has one week to go in its month-long consultation with the community around the region’s plans and budget for the next three years 2024-2027. For the past few weeks, councillors and council staff have travelled to...
Police have put out a warning again about phone scammers posing as police officers seeking your financial details. New Zealand Police have had reports recently where Kiwis have been contacted on the phone by someone claiming to be an officer. “The...
Gisborne-based produce company, First Fresh, has announced that Kiwi rugby star and hometown girl Renee Holmes will be the company’s first brand ambassador. The new two-year deal starts just as the 2024 fruit supply season gets under way. It is...
Raised pedestrian walkways, described as tables or flat platforms, are being constructed at some of Gisborne’s roundabouts, where pedestrian use is high. Gisborne District Council has asked drivers to be courteous at the raised table crossings...
From learning to surf to a police-led team challenge . . . 60 students got to try their hand at a range of activities during a leadership wananga hosted by Ilminster Intermediate this week, Student leaders from Taupō, Taradale and Northcross...
A dad and surgeon is urging Gisborne’s council to consider the safety of children who commute to school after witnessing too many “near misses”.
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Premier grade Round 1 netball games at Victoria Domain tomorrow feature a mouthwatering rematch of last year’s epic grand final between Whāngārā Old Girls and YMP (1). Players and supporters will never forget that incredible August 19 clash in...
The Gisborne speedway season ends with two big nights of superstock racing and if the fireworks on the track are not enough action for fans, a $10,000 Saturday fireworks show above it should be. It starts tonight with the McCafferty Metal Cartage...
Gisborne will be well represented at the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships on the Sunshine Coast. The “Aussies” run from today to Sunday April 21, at Alexandra Headland, Maroochydore, Mooloolaba and Coolum. More than 7000 competitors...
It’s hard to see Gisborne Thistle catching a break in the first two months of football’s Central Federation League. Coming off a 3-0 away loss to Taradale, Electrinet Thistle are away again tomorrow . . . to defending league champions Palmerston...
Gisborne club football was back at the weekend, with all the verve of interclub rivalry and the novelty of teams having a tilt at higher competition. Two sides who moved up from last year’s Division 2 — C & G Plumbing High School Old Boys...
When Green Party MP Teanau Tuiono started promoting a member’s bill that could lead to the reversal of a decades-old law many regard as a historic wrong against Samoans, people expected it to fall at the first hurdle — the first reading in...
Matthew Roderick It’s astounding! Time is but fleeting and madness it seems has taken its toll. Such a mind flip, we seem caught in a time slip . . . . There has been mention in The Herald that “drag” entertainment does not belong in libraries...
In reply to a query from Barbara Barwick as to why there are different postures for the soldiers depicted on the Patutahi and Gisborne war memorials. There is an excellent book on the subject of New Zealand’s war memorials by Jock Phillips titled...
Re: Canada considers Aukus membership, April 10 page 12. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that Canada is considering joining the Aukus pact and believes it may need nuclear submarines to patrol its Arctic waters. Regular...
by Jimmy Ellingham The twice-flooded Nūhaka Primary School is continuing to take lessons at the community’s Mormon church. The school’s classrooms were damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle, but it’s hoping to be back in them when the bell rings for...
Space company Rocket Lab announced yesterday it is returning a previously flown Electron rocket first stage tank into the Electron production line for the first time, in preparation for reflying the stage. The step is a significant milestone in...
A small sentence in the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement could speed up development of papakāinga and address overcrowding, builders say. The line suggests removing the need for consent for dwellings less than 60m2, instead requiring...