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Grants of over $170k approved: Trust funding for cultural, sport, technology groups

More than $170,000 in community grants has been approved by Trust Tairāwhiti in its latest funding round. Cultural, sporting and tech initiatives across Gisborne and the East Coast are on the list of recipients. Two roopu have been selected for the...

Charter skipper fined $3900 after running out of fuel at sea

The prosecution of a charter boat skipper highlights the need for operators to ensure they are properly prepared. The skipper of charter boat Pelagic — Kieren Boyle — was recently sentenced in Wellington District Court for a breach of the Health...

Weekender 27.04.24

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Gisborne Herald 27.04.24

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Scored . . . and sent off

A goalscorer’s celebration was judged to have gone too far and caused the player to be sent off in Eastern League first division football last Saturday. Xavier Priestley, a central midfielder with Gisborne Thistle Youth A, scored five minutes...

Jugs brimming as clubs mark 50ths

As two of the province’s golf clubs celebrate 50th anniversaries over the weekend, another will be the hotspot in the race for men’s interclub domination. Māhia started two days of 50th jubilee commemorations yesterday, while Tahunga marks its...

Unbeaten Feilding too strong for GBHS

Gisborne Boys’ High School v Feilding High School is always hard on the rugby field, and always a beauty. This season’s instalment at Elwood Park, Waipatu, Hastings saw Feilding triumph yesterday 35-7. Feilding went into the clash with Gisborne...

Skills festival for para athletes

Gisborne sent four young athletes to the Halberg Games held at King’s College, Auckland, last weekend. The 2024 Halberg Games — a three-day national sports festival for young New Zealanders with physical disabilities — drew 220 athletes...

Wins shared at final dog trial of season

The Tolaga Bay dog trial club ended the Poverty Bay Centre’s club season last weekend at Mangaheia Station and the event wins were shared around. Event one, the longhead, was taken out by Graeme Cook and Glen with a score of 94 points. The...

Clear distinction between hate and protest

by Takoda Ackerley Regarding the Maxim Institute. In his opinion piece “Un-civil religion at the end of the rainbow”, Josiah takes a concerning stance regarding civil protest and the constitution of secular civil life. Brown, in his discussion...

Transgender — a passing phase for many?

by Martin Hanson Three recent publications have shed light, rather than heat, on the vexed issue of transgender. The most recent was the April 10 publication of the final report of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and...

Celebrating World Tai Chi Day tomorrow

This Saturday is World Tai Chi/Qigong Day and local instructor Walter ‘Wiz’ Walsh invites interested members of the public to join him for a free session of the ancient Chinese practice on the grass in front of the Lawson Field Theatre from...

Plea for info on beachfront sexual assault on Tuesday

Gisborne police have made a plea for information that may help them with an investigation into a report of a sexual assault near the boardwalk on the city beachfront on Tuesday. The incident happened at around 5pm. “The suspect has been described...

Police making progress in party homicide case

A month on from the deaths of two men at a birthday party in Elgin, the man heading the homicide inquiry into the tragedy says police continue to make “solid progress” in their investigation. Kane Te Paa and Chrysler Stevens-Mark died following...

Solar sail propulsion mission launched by Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 47th Electron rocket at 10.32am on Wednesday and deployed satellites to orbit for Nasa and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). The mission, launched from Rocket Lab’s Māhia launch...

Proposed alcohol policies a ‘barrier to progress’, Gisborne District Council told

A prominent business family implored Gisborne District Council to use “commonsense” and consider “the CBD’s vibrancy” during the local alcohol policy hearings on Wednesday morning. The McCann family submitted and presented three...