Simin Williams Re: IDF ‘most moral army in the world’, January 17 column. Patrick Cooper asks, “Does the Israeli Defence Force deliberately rape, torture and kill Palestinian civilians”? The answer is a definite yes and much more. These are...
Seeing her club back on the water for the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karāpiro this week was an overwhelming sight For Wairoa’s Christina Stockman. Eleven months ago, Cyclone Gabrielle all but destroyed any dreams of competing when...
Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport swings into action today with the first of about 20 launches planned for this year. The Four of a Kind mission will deploy four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Spire Global’s customer NorthStar...
Overnight resurfacing work at the Wharerātās on State Highway 2 gets under way on Monday. That stretch of road will close each night at 8pm and reopen at 5am each day in time for early commuter traffic to pass through. Subject to the weather, full...
Gisborne District Council and Biosecurity NZ are asking residents to follow “check, clean, dry” guidelines to stop the spread of the invasive freshwater gold clam. GDC liveable communities director Michele Frey says the clam (Corbicul...
Hangaroa, Tiniroto and Ruakituri residents impacted by the closure of Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs after Cyclone Gabrielle will meet Gisborne District Council staff and councillors today from 4pm in the Tiniroto Hall. One of the residents...
As temperatures heat up in the district, the reminder to keep animals — both small and large — hydrated is more important than ever. A recent post on a local social media site highlighting the concern of a horse tethered to a side fence on...
There are just 51 days to go. Relay for Life is back in 2024 and coming up fast on March 9 and 10. From January 30, teams already registered (including members) will be able to select their preferred site. Gisborne-East Coast Cancer Society’s...
Police have made an arrest and charged a man in relation to a serious assault in Māhia during a disorder incident in the early hours of January 1. A 34-year-old man was knocked unconscious and suffered facial injuries after he tried to break up an...
There are indications a tropical cyclone could be headed towards the North Island at the end of next week, threatening more bad weather for the Gisborne-East Cape region. Climate and weather agencies across the south-east Pacific region are keeping...
December 14 was a busy day for the district’s midwives with six babies born on that day. They were among 50 pēpi born in December, according to Te Whatu Ora-Tairāwhiti figures. The babies were a perfect split of sex — 25 boys and 25 girls...
Cedenco’s annual sweetcorn harvest has been under way for a week and agronomy manager David Oudes says the crop quality has been “better than expected”. Harvesters were busy at work at Poynter Road in Te Karaka yesterday. “We’ve been in...
Tickets are still available for this weekend’s Summer Frequencies music event which the promoter says is one of the most affordable festivals in New Zealand. Headline acts include Kora and Australian hip hop band HP Boyz from Melbourne as well as...
Drink-drive checkpoints staged around the Gisborne-Wairoa districts last weekend netted just 10 drivers over the limit out of around 3000 drivers tested.
DOME CINEMA The New Boy An Aboriginal Australian orphan boy is brought into a Christian monastery run by a renegade nun. There he begins to question his faith and loyalty to his heritage. Stars Cate Blanchett and Aswan Reid. Two Tickets to Greece...
Champion of Champions titles for saloons, production saloons and sidecars produced an outstanding night of hard and fast racing at Gisborne Speedway Club’s meeting on Saturday night. But the saloons definitely took the cake. Daniel Cook, behind...
Day 1 of Round 1 in local cricket’s DJ Barry Cup ended with High School Old Boys and Horouta Te Waka well placed. David Situ’s Breakers Horouta side took four competition points for their hard-earned first-innings lead against Gisborne Boys’...
Tairāwhiti paddlers enjoyed a golden day at the Waka Ama New Zealand national sprint championships on Lake Karapiro yesterday. The J16 women’s crew Puhi Kaiariki, of Self Storage Gisborne Horouta Waka Hoe Club, won the W6 1000-metre final (with...
by Doug Laing, Hawke’s Bay Today Former No. 1-ranked senior shearer Lionel Taumata finally cracked a win in the open class, as the post-Christmas stage of the 2023-2024 shearing sports season kicked off at the Duvauchelle A & P Show on...
There were just over 200 cattle sold yesterday at the first Matawhero Cattle Fair for 2024. The yarding consisted of several pens of light-conditioned cows with calves at foot, and numerous smaller 15-month cattle. There was a very small bench of...
The Bloomfield Road-Bushmere Road intersection is very dangerous at the moment, approaching it from the Matawhero side. For 250 metres leading up to the intersection, Bloomfield Road is an uneven mess of warped tarseal and potholes that get worse...
by Patrick Cooper At the International Court of Justice at The Hague, South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Patrick Cooper Does the Israeli Defence Force deliberately rape, torture and kill Palestinian civilians, as Hamas...
I recently received a package from the tax department that must have cost a fortune to produce. It was to do with my pension and proclaimed that because I had lived and worked in Australia, Australia was going to have to pay me a pension. On first...
A missing boat belonging to a man who fell overboard and spent 24 hours floating in the sea off the Coromandel Peninsula was yesterday found off East Cape nearly 200 kilometres away. Cambridge 61-year-old Will Fransen said he tried and failed...
Frustration over abandoned cars littering the township has led to Wairoa District Council clearing unwanted cars. Council staff aired their annoyance at the number of abandoned cars around the Wairoa township during an infrastructure and regulatory...
Eastland Port has announced the recipients of its $1000 water sports sponsorships aimed at supporting the endeavours of talented local athletes. The Eastland Port Water Sports Athlete sponsorship grants are designed to alleviate travel, training...
Welcome rain has provided relief from the heat of the past week and drying of soils and vegetation in the Gisborne-East Coast region. A front moving across the North Island delivered the heaviest falls to eastern Bay of Plenty. The Bay of Plenty...
A Gisborne police officer has been sanctioned for failing to promptly report a missing taser. According to a notice published last month on the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s website, the authority oversaw a police investigation into the...
Welcome rain has resulted in Fire and Emergency NZ delaying a change from an open fire season for possibly a fortnight. FENZ has been monitoring the weather indices and all indicators pointed to a likely change to a restricted fire season as soon as...
Te Araroa residents are to get to medical appointments more easily with the launch of a free health shuttle from Hato Hone St John. A dedication ceremony was held at Hinerupe Marae in Te Araroa this morning as the new Matakaoa Waka Ora Health...
Two women normally responsible for managing the public’s booze consumption have been banned from doing so for a month after each being caught drink-driving. Summah Preston and Linear Emma Burkhardt were judged not fit to hold their liquor...
A good crowd turned out to enjoy plenty of action at the Gisborne Rodeo on Saturday, including team roping, barrel races, saddlebronc, bareback and bull riding. More on the rodeo to follow
A Gisborne pool user is asking for clearer and less ambiguous signage at a bus stop outside the new Kiwa Pools facility. Mary Dixon, a regular pool user, said she returned to her vehicle from a swim session to find she had been ticketed for parking...
Budget advisory service clients’ combined debt increased by $2.65m in one year; people struggling to afford the basics.