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National final thrill for Tūranga
Local team Tūranga Wāhine Tūranga Tāne were the champions of the intense two-day Manarahi Kī-o-Rahi Kura Tuarua National Seconday Schools’ Kī-o-Rahi tournament. The grand final was between two Tūranga teams — Te Kura o Manutūkē and...
Jones keen on ‘practical things’
Regional Development Minister Shane Jones says he will join the “shrill” voices of climate change, but only if “we’re doing practical things”. Mr Jones made the comment during a speech at the dawn ceremony celebrating the Waipaoa River...
Quake work extension ‘disappointing’: Council
The Government’s decision to extend the deadline for owners of earthquake-prone buildings to carry out strengthening work has surprised Gisborne District Council, which was “on track” for all such work to be completed by 2027. Building...
‘Thoroughness and safety’ in demolition
Demolition of much of the Olympic Pool complex on Centennial Marine Drive started on Tuesday after asbestos found in the administration building last week was removed on Monday. Removal of the 50-metre pool, its roof and the administration block has...
Minister Jones praises ‘tenacity’ of Mātai chief
Mātai Medical Research Institute’s new building on Childers Road was formally opened yesterday by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones, in front of a large crowd of politicians, civil servants, medical people, community stakeholders...
Leafy greens all year round
LeaderBrand has offically opened its 11-hectare mega-greenhouse covered vegetable production project in Tucker Road. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones did the honours there yesterday afternoon. In October 2019, the Provincial Development...
Illegal dumping on rapid rise
Fly-tipping or illegal dumping has increased alarmingly in the district in the past two years at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the ratepayer, Gisborne District Council says. “It’s sad to see how much effort people put into...
Weekender 20.04.24
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Gisborne Herald 20.04.24
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Coast rugby ready to rumble
The buzz that surrounded Whakarua Park at Ruatōria last weekend is once more in the air. Tokararangi pipped Tihirau Victory Club 7-5 on fulltime in a thrilling men’s final at the inaugural Morgan Waitoa Memorial Day Tournament on Saturday, Waim...
Young tumblers win medals in Auckland comps
Gisborne Trampoline Club took six tumblers to Auckland for the Counties Manukau power tumbling. Simultaneously, the competition included the NZ Schools competition where a few of the team also competed. Lily Arnold, competing in Junior...
Two key clashes to sort pecking order
There’s nothing like a country derby and week three of Civil Project Solutions Premier Rugby has thrown up two of the best. Two-time defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP will be guests of Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae at their sports ground in...
Gisborne Herald 19.04.24
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Defending champions handed second defeat
Defending premier grade champions Whangara Old Girls suffered a second consecutive loss in the mid-week netball matches in the Gisborne YMCA on Wednesday night — an intense battle that could have gone either way. TR Builds Horouta Koura led almost...
Thistle relying on emerging players
Liverpool great Alan Hansen secured his place in the history of football punditry when he said, “You can’t win anything with kids”. Never mind win . . . Electrinet Gisborne Thistle coach Tam Cramer would settle for a draw when his “kids”...
Can the Youth A team outshock the Shockers?
Shockers Gold have taken the early lead in Eastern League first-division football but face a genuine test against Gisborne Thistle Youth A tomorrow. A second-division team last year, Shockers have started their league campaign with two wins — 2-1...
Taming inflation beast, slowly . . .
Inflation isn’t down on the canvas yet. But it is on the ropes. News this week that annual inflation dipped to 4 percent in the first quarter (from 4.7 percent), was welcome — although, as economists have pointed out, there were some worrying...
On rewriting the definition of hate speech
Clive Bibby During one of the rare occasions l was home in time to watch the lunch-time news, l was intrigued to note the main headline for the day being a call to update legislation governing the crime of hate speech. Perhaps because l am somewhat...
Keep NZ nuclear free
Re: Aukus, Gaza on agenda plus Full-scale war ‘now a real possibility’ — April 13 articles. No mention here of the 1984-1990 Labour government’s South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone law. Yet Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters slammed...
Busy summer for Gisborne's lifeguards
Tairāwhiti surf lifeguards were kept busy over summer with multiple rescue situations and assists, hundreds of preventative actions and many first aid situations. The summer season patrols concluded on March 24. “There were challenges around...
Six60 in the house in Tairāwhiti next week
Kiwi band Six60 are making their way across small-town New Zealand on their Grassroots Tour and that road will bring them to the East Coast early next week. The band’s shows at Te Puka Tavern in Tokomaru Bay on Monday and War Memorial Theatre in...
Wounded while helping in dog attack on the Coast
A man who intervened in a dog attack in Tokomaru Bay on Wednesday morning suffered moderate wounds to a hand and an arm. The incident happened at the Waimā end of Tokomaru Bay at around 8.30am. Another man, who was first on the scene after the...
Aratu Forests loses FSC certification
A second Gisborne forestry company within the space of two months has lost its sustainability accreditation. Aratu Forests’ (formerly Hikurangi Farm Forests) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certificate was suspended on March 28 by Swiss auditing...
Power outage risk reduced through Waingake tree-felling programme
In the wake of the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on Tairāwhiti, the critical importance of a resilient and robust water supply has never been clearer. The Firstlight Network vegetation team and their tree contractors recently completed a three-week...
Warning: shipping containers scam
Eastern District Police have become aware of scammers offering shipping containers for sale on Facebook Marketplace and some local community pages on social media. The scammers have offered delivery at an additional cost, and will even offer cheaper...
Talking to staff affected by Govt’s proposed cuts
The local impact of mass job-cutting proposals by the Government at Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry of Education and the Department of Conservation will not be known until consultation with staff affected has been completed. The departments contacted...
Javelins’ 100-year-old trophy
yachting The 100th edition of New Zealand’s oldest sailing trophy event, the Sanders Cup Interprovincial Challenge, will be held in Gisborne starting on Anzac Day. Gisborne Yacht Club will host the 2024 Sunshine Brewery Sanders Cup and Javelin...
Emotional Kelly Slater falls out of tour, spelling an end to his phenomenal career
Eleven-time world surfing champion and legend of the sport Kelly Slater has called time on his career. A visibly emotional Slater sent a message to his family after the realisation suddenly hit him. It was almost fitting that it took the current...
Golf roundup
Poverty Bay The stars of one of the greatest performances in Poverty Bay club history were at it again on Sunday. Paul Rickard and Brad Morgan successfully defended the Tom Shaw Memorial Awapuni Shootout crown. “Rick”, getting around on his late...
Tight at the top as Oligoi Jug tees off
A vow to earn Te Puia Hot Springs a long-awaited Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants title got off to a mixed start in rounds 1 and 2 of the 2024 edition. William Brown is a Waikohu boy at heart and a Poverty Bay member as the course’s chief...
Gisborne Property 18.04.24
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Gisborne Herald 18.04.24
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Named among Adam finalists
Gisborne artist Tyler Wray is a finalist in the prestigious Adam Portraiture Award after being selected from a record-breaking number of entries. The 19-year-old has always loved to draw and paint but said the portrait was the first large scale...