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Gisborne Thistle have appointed their first director of football. He is 41-year-old Lee Smith, who moves into the role from his position as Central Football’s Tairāwhiti Gisborne community development officer. He will provide administrative...

Poverty Bay Dave Pirimona could count himself a little unlucky. The NZ Warriors-loving Pirimona had his two best 18-hole rounds in nearly a year over the weekend, and neither was good enough to win. Pirimona shot 82-16-66 in the qualifying round for...

This clash could be one for the ages. The 1 v 4 DJ Barry Cup two-day Premier Grade semifinal between cup holders Bollywood High School Old Boys and Gisborne Boys’ High School has all the makings of a classic. The semifinals will both start at 11am...

New Zealand’s sexiest and most successful comedy of all time is about to get its gear off again when Gisborne Centre Stage bring Ladies Night to Lawson Field Theatre next month. Director Lawrence Mulligan says the production is “in good shape”...

"Picasso once said there is nothing original in art, whether it is the work of another artist or the problem raised by an artist’s previous work, the possibility of a new work has been sparked. That has been the process that has led to the...

For Gisborne artist Veronika Lambert, her immediate environment of Okitu provides ample inspiration for her landscape oil and acrylic paintings. “I like to capture a mood or atmosphere in my paintings and the ever-changing light on the coast...

New Zealand’s diminishing media landscape suffered a further major rupture yesterday with the news TV3 owner Warner Bros. Discovery plans to shut down its news operations at the end of June — having failed to turn the business around in the face...

This year is Leap Year and today, February 29, is Leap Day — a time seen as both lucky and unlucky, and with the possibility of romance. Newspapers from Gisborne’s past reveal people’s fascination with the four-year adjustment to the calendar...

With the second season of Frocks on Friday coming to an end this week, “frockstars” are getting ready to dress up for the finale event — the Frock It All Ball. The theme of the sold-out event is in the typical #FrocksonFriday style of...

The second edition of Te Tairawhiti Brick Show is to be held at Easter weekend. Organiser Duncan Chisholm is excited to be presenting the show once again and is expecting a lot more displays than last year. So far, 40 trestle tables have been...

People flying in and out of Gisborne Airport can expect to pay more for seats and luggage as Air New Zealand says it can no longer absorb increasing costs. “Like many Kiwis and businesses, Air New Zealand has faced increasing costs over the past...

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Crown goes to Palmerston North’s Hey; Mulcahy the best of Gisborne's drivers.

A possible sharing with councils of GST revenue from the construction of new houses was warmly received by the local body sector yesterday, after Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop told Wellington’s Chamber of Commerce he was contemplating this...

Good weather played the part for the Matawai Dog Trial Club’s event last Friday and Saturday and the trial attracted a healthy number of competitors across the two days. The titles were shared around across the four events. “A huge thank you to...

It’s hard for event organiser Sue Wilson to pick a highlight from the two-day East Coast Farming Expo last week, aside from saying it was a fantastic success. Nearly 900 people came through the gates at the Wairoa Racecourse over the two days, all...