by Mary-Ann de Kort Some think that the poor are in the gutter and love to wait for government handouts. This is my response to them. Mary-Ann de Kort So, how do you think people can get out of that gutter? Or do you like them being there so you can...
A waharoa (gateway) at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School has been created to represent the school’s history and coming together of te ao Māori and the Catholic faith. The waharoa was carved by multi-disciplinary artist Simon Lardelli who helped...
The MS Nautica is the next cruise ship to visit Gisborne and makes her maiden visit here on Thursday. She will arrive from Tauranga, anchor in the Bay for the day, then sail for Wellington that evening. In other shipping news, charter ship Kakariki...
For St Patrick’s Day this year, the Waikanae Stream clean-up crew invite volunteers to go green by helping weed native shrubs planted near the awa at the Grey Street Skate Park on Sunday between 1pm and 3pm. Organising team member Jason...
Last week got off to a brisk start for the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter with the team carrying out three of the 11 missions completed over the seven days until Sunday. The packed schedule of call-outs began on Monday, March 4...
An identity of Gisborne’s sight-impaired community, Nola Burgess, has sadly had to farewell her beloved seeing eye dog after 15 years together. Black labrador Noelle was euthanised last week. She was Nola’s fourth guide dog and would have turned...
A jubilant Cancer Society wants to “heartfully” thank the community, volunteers, sponsors and more than 700 participants for a successful 2024 Gisborne Relay for Life. Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society fundraising and events coordinator Shay...
Firefighters, backed up by two helicopters, spent more than six hours on Saturday tackling a large fire in scrub at a Wharekopae Road property and all day Sunday making sure it was out. The alarm was raised shortly before 2pm on Saturday at...
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A large turnout of farmers and others attended the Ngati Porou Ahuwhenua Discussion Group Meeting on Tutumatai Station near Ruatoria last Friday for the launch of the Beef + Lamb NZ monitor farm programme on the station. They came from as far away...
Gisborne District Council’s draft 2024 Infrastructure Strategy that recently came into the public domain brought with it news of a renewed effort to build a district landfill, and a plan to spend a further $6.5 million at the Kiwa Pools —...
Brent Sheather INVESTMENT VIEWS This week’s report is the second part of a review of how the 1929 sharemarket crash actually impacted stockmarket investors. It is August 1929, the very top of the bull market and Aunt Daisy has just retired. Taking...
Friday was a memorable day. It was reported yesterday that globally, February was the ninth successive month to reach record-breaking temperatures. February 2024 was 1.7C warmer than pre-industrial times. It was also reported that the world’s se...
I am writing to tell you and your readers that all the rail track has been ripped up at the former Nūhaka rail station. I guess the Gizzy to Wairoa Link will stay mothballed for years before it is officially closed. I think Rail Action Groups and...
I have a question for any ornithological experts in your readership. I live in Lytton West and each morning I awake around 7am and pull back the drapes to see what the day has to offer. On good days, I notice multiple flocks of birds varying in size...
In my opinion, if an Israeli election were held now, Netanyahu would be knocked off his perch and possibly end up being jailed. It would be simplistic to think that if he and some members of the war cabinet were even jailed for life if convicted of...
Gwynne Dyer Shock Horror! Anthropocene Cancelled! We’re back in the Holocene! Man the Pumps! There has been a 10-year war within the geological community over what to call the epoch we live in right now, and an international panel of two dozen...
In just five years the men’s mental health and suicide prevention service Hear4U has gone from strength to strength, thanks to the dedication of a few, and a “precious treasure of goodwill”. Gillian Cowperthwaite went to the opening of the...
In the lead-up to the charity golf tournament he’s worked on for nearly 20 years, The Gisborne Herald chief photographer Paul Rickard reflects on more than 50 years of photography, sport, and the ‘widowmaker’ that could have ended it all.
Unravel the allure of Golden Bay’s picturesque landscapes and culinary treasures through the eyes of Mike Yardley, who offers a glimpse into this captivating corner of New Zealand.
The long-course swim meet at the new Kiwa Pools at the weekend has been hailed a success. It produced qualifying times for national meets, as swimmers from Hawke’s Bay, Bay of Plenty and as far afield as Auckland competed against those from...
Beef and Lamb New Zealand will run a Farming for Profit field day in Gisborne next week aimed at helping farmers lead their businesses “through tight times”. The event aims to assist farmers in implementing crucial strategies to safeguard their...
Yesterday’s sheep sale at the Matawhero saleyards was another small one, with just 541 head yarded in total. There were 37 ewes in the prime pens and they sold from $65 down to $51. Te Wera Station was the only vendor of store lambs. Their first...
New Zealand Apples and Pears will host a grower consultation meeting in Gisborne on Monday. NZAPI has agreed to open the meetings up to all HortNZ growers, with chief executive Nadine Tunley in attendance to speak to HortNZ’s work programme...
A man working underneath his car at a Grundy Street address on Thursday was “incredibly lucky” not to suffer more serious injuries when it came down on top of him. Emergency services were called to the Mangapapa house at around 5.40pm. “The...
The buyout of Category 3 residential properties across Tairāwhiti has started with the district council taking ownership of the first Category 3 property yesterday. Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the settlement of the first Category 3 property marked...
A stretch of State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Gisborne will be closed one night next week for asphalting. The stretch of highway between Nicks Head Station Road and Maraenui Road will close at 8pm on Monday. The work will be completed and the road...
The first of nine scheduled visits by refrigerated cargo ships to Gisborne to take away local kiwifruit has been cancelled due to the amount of crop available for shipment. The first scheduled kiwifruit ship is now due on March 18, with its name yet...
Repair work has started on the first of more than 900 local road dropouts. Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the repairs would provide much-needed safety and resilience for communities who used those rural roads every day. “We’re building back,” Mayor...
A new species of mānuka has been confirmed in Tairāwhiti 20 years after being discovered by East Coast conservationist Graeme Atkins. Mr Atkins, who says he has a knack for spotting different plants in the taiao (environment), came across what is...
Ever felt the world of engineering was out of your reach? Researcher Michael O’Sullivan aims to make it more accessible through his virtual reality game of building stopbanks to offset the flooding of Tairāwhiti rivers. Mixing the worlds of...
Ikaraoa Rāwhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel honoured the late Parekura Horomia in her maiden speech in Parliament last night. The former Māori affairs minister “was truly an MP of the people and became synonymous with the seat of...
Community consensus over the need for an indoor sports facility here appears to be growing ahead of the completion of a new feasibility report.