PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldHiking council debt for recoveryGisborne District Council’s 2024-2027 Financial Strategy has been officially adopted to be included as part of the 2024-2027 Three Year Plan consultation document. Councillors, sitting as Sustainable Tairāwhiti on Wednesday, briefly debated the...29 Feb 08:29 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldConnecting Tairāwhiti to work in parallel with recovery, rebuildRebuilding roads and bridges destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle and restarting postponed highway widening projects will not result in a competition for resources, NZ Transport Agency says. After NZTA Waka Kotahi recently resumed its State Highway 35...29 Feb 08:27 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldReflecting on Williams' world record-breaking long jump 70 years ago in GisborneGisborne Herald reporter Wynsley Wrigley looks back at the greatest day in Gisborne athletics history — just over 70 years ago when New Zealand ‘s Yvette Williams set a world record for the long jump. With Yvette Williams, a promise made is...29 Feb 08:20 PM
Gisborne HeraldExtra restrictions proposed in district council’s draft local alcohol policyby Zita Campbell Proposed new alcohol rules could force some restaurants to close earlier and prevent others from opening up close to marae and schools in Gisborne.29 Feb 08:16 PM
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PremiumPremiumSportDirector of football a Thistle firstGisborne 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...28 Feb 08:53 PM
PremiumPremiumSportGolf roundupPoverty 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...28 Feb 08:51 PM
PremiumPremiumSportDJ Barry Cup semifinal at 11amThis 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...28 Feb 08:50 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleGetting gear off for Ladies NightNew 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”...28 Feb 08:49 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleRogers dives in at The Deep End"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...28 Feb 08:46 PM
LifestyleBrodsky Quartet team up with didgeridoo virtuosoThe pairing of didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton with the musicians of the Brodsky Quartet is a sensational combination and a first for New Zealand audiences. They will play at the War Memorial Theatre on March 14. The programme unites icons of the...28 Feb 08:44 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleCapturing coastal lightFor 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...28 Feb 08:42 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBlow for democracy as well as NZ mediaNew 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...28 Feb 08:41 PM
OpinionRhetoric ‘bashing’ beneficiaries needs to endIt is relevant to wonder why the people of this country are so incensed by the mention or utterance of sympathy for those who need the support of society. Those on minimum wage make more than beneficiaries, except, perhaps, in the most extreme of...28 Feb 08:40 PM
OpinionVery sad, should apologiseRe: We’re out: Te Aitanga a Māhaki withdraw from agreement with council, February 24 story. This is one of the saddest stories our region has ever faced. Willie Te Aho says Te Aitanga a Māhaki has withdrawn from an agreement with the District...28 Feb 08:39 PM
OpinionReligious protection equalRe: Look back to forebears, February 17 letter. I can’t help but wonder, Mr Best, what your problem is. Is it a stupa on Kaiti Hill, or is it that it is Buddhists who want to build it? And why bring the Christian missionary William Williams into...28 Feb 08:38 PM
OpinionCan’t be rebuilt cheaplyRe: Highway repairs vs rail, February 27 letter. Hello Niall. On behalf of your National Rail Advocacy Collective you also had letters to the editor on December 13, 2023, “Rail benefits outweigh costs”, and December 21, “Costs that deliver...28 Feb 08:37 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldA leap back in timeThis 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...28 Feb 08:36 PM
Gisborne HeraldField day to kick off monitor farm programme at Tutumatai StationA monitor farm programme returns to the East Coast tomorrow at Tutumatai Station (pictured) near Ruatōria and the invitation has gone out to all those interested to attend a field day to get the programme started. Tutumatai Station will be a Beef +...28 Feb 08:34 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldFrockstars to have a ball at FOF finaleWith 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...28 Feb 08:31 PM
Gisborne HeraldRestricted fire season on holdFire and Emergency NZ has further delayed the introduction of a restricted fire season across the region. FENZ had planned to review the fire season changes again tomorrow. “However, the recent rain has put us below the threshold required for FENZ...28 Feb 08:29 PM
Gisborne Herald‘Our differences make us stronger’A message of unity was shared through a performance at the Tairāwhiti Together Tomorrow Summit “Our differences make us stronger”, Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust kaihautū (chief executive) Teina Moetara told those at the summit on Friday. Mr Moetar...28 Feb 08:26 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldEverything is set to be awesome at Tairāwhiti Brick ShowThe 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...28 Feb 08:24 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldAirfares on the risePeople 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...28 Feb 08:23 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWhale stranding ‘like a plane crash’How a pod of false killer whales ended up stranded on a beach near Māhia this summer may never be known, marine scientist Jochen Zaeschmar says. A pod of 44 false killer whales and one bottle-nose dolphin stranded last month at Taylor’s Bay. Once...28 Feb 08:20 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldPolice advise people to stay out of the water at Opoutama after great white shark incidentThe Department of Conservation has warned that volunteers trying to refloat stranded whales face a heightened risk of shark attacks in the wake of Sunday’s shocking incident involving a great white shark at Opoutama at Māhia. 28 Feb 08:18 PM
Gisborne HeraldGisborne Property 29.02.24Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link28 Feb 07:43 PM
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PremiumPremiumSportSizeable crowds wowed at North Island Stockcar Champs, held in GisborneCrown goes to Palmerston North’s Hey; Mulcahy the best of Gisborne's drivers.28 Feb 12:09 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMinister floats GST share on new buildsA 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...28 Feb 12:08 AM
OpinionOnly Biden can stop the Israel-Hamas warby Gwynne Dyer More than four months into the sixth Arab-Israeli War, with about 1500 Israeli dead and 30,000 Palestinian dead, all the major local actors are stuck. Only the United States can stop the killing — if it chooses to. Gwynne Dyer The...28 Feb 12:04 AM
OpinionFootpath hazards reported years ago, still waiting . . .I follow with interest the articles and letters about roads, etc. The barrier we hit is disinterest. As I use a wheelchair, my focus is footpaths. The council doesn’t want to repair and maintain existing footpaths. They want to build nice new...28 Feb 12:02 AM
OpinionHealth a citizenship rightSurely health, like education, housing, justice, employment, transport ki era atu ano hoki are Article 3 citizenship rights under the Treaty of Waitangi. Lady Moxon and her time-wasting mates know this, but choose to confuse and divide New...28 Feb 12:01 AM
OpinionNZ has to reach ‘smoke free’Thirty-four years with the Cancer Society working to keep our communities free from the triggers that decimate our bodies and minds with cancer — years of advocating and standing firm, until at last our voices were heard. Hope came in the words...28 Feb 12:00 AM