‘Do the stuff,’ was Briar Mascheretti’s and Ezera Clayton’s motto and inspiration to ride horseback from Ōpōtiki around the East Coast to Gisborne. They talk to Loren Sirl about their trip . . . When the duo left for their trip in late...
HOW TO GROW ORCHIDS It’s a bit of a myth that orchids are hard to grow. You just need to choose the right kind of plant. And given the right level of care and attention, they can bloom for six to nine months at a time. This guide will show you how...
Fast Feasts: Quick, Easy Recipes with a Middle Eastern Twist offers many hearty meals to satisfy the taste buds. Filled with nourishing and healthy options, this book features recipes to sustain the family during the busy summer season. John...
Gisborne’s Luke Bradley loves rugby. And the director of rugby agency LRB thrived in his role as head trainer of the New Zealand Barbarians 15 who locked horns with the Heartland XV recently. The Barbarians beat the Nigel Walsh/Miah Nikora-coached...
Surf City Squash Club was named Club of the Year at the Squash Eastern Annual Awards in Napier last Saturday. It was the third time in four years the Gisborne club had received this accolade. The club-of-the-year award — and a slew of awards for...
Robyn Wilkie travelled north for a week with Chloe Phillips-Harris and her Wild Horse Project. She writes about the seven days of “fantastic learning about wild horses and myself”. Two days driving gets us to the long stretch of New Zealand that...
Gwynne Dyer There are really three parties to the “pause” — nobody is officially using the word “ceasefire” — that brings at least a temporary end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip. Two of the three parties, Hamas and the United States...
by Monique Steele Prices for log exports are slowly improving, but a forestry consultant says the sector must find new international markets to reduce its reliance on China. Export prices have firmed this month, with sales to New Zealand’s largest...
A new telehealth service for rural areas hopes to improve access to primary healthcare for nearly 900,000 New Zealanders. Ka Ora Telecare was co-commissioned by Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority. It...
The Husqvarna North Island Farm Forester of the Year winner Rangitoto Station at Porangahau in Hawke’s Bay will be showcased in a Field Day next Thursday. The themes for the day will be climate resilience, the protection and enhancement of...
Waitangi Terrace Station at Kanakanaia sent down 2343 store black face lambs to the Matawhero saleyards yesterday, the sole vendor of store lambs for the weekly sale. The lambs had been well prepared and drafted, but sold on a slightly weaker...
The Top 2 Inches seminar at the Bushmere Arms provided farmers, growers and local business people with valuable information applicable to their own businesses and lives. The November 9 event, staged by AgFirst and the Westpac Bank attracted around...
It has been a big week for 10-year-old Harry Newman from Motu School who has been recognised for his passion and environmental action by the Fred Hollows Foundation. Harry was named a Junior Ambassador in the Foundation’s annual New Zealand...
Tertiary students considering a career in the red meat sector are encouraged to apply for the Meat Industry Association (MIA) 2024 scholarship programme before applications close very shortly. Up to four new scholarships, a mixture of undergraduate...
Pleasing to read Grey St changes will include a disabled park outside Ocean Dental, but, one is not enough. There needs to be at least two disabled parks for that busy Grey St area. Barbara Barwick
On Friday November 17, Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti released information via Facebook and the Herald announcing approval for a new MRI scanner. These articles suggest patients requiring prostate and cardiac MRI are sent out of town for imaging. This is...
Jason Heale Maxim Institute You’ve probably heard that Chloe Swarbrick chanted, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at a pro-Palestine protest. Criticism was swift. David Seymour demanded she apologise. A Jewish woman told...
A report for councillors last week on council activities for the five months to the end of October included a breakdown on how it will spend the vast majority of the $125m for road and bridge repairs coming its way via the Government cyclone...
I’m enduring it.” That was the response from first term Gisborne district councillor Colin Alder when asked if he had enjoyed his first year on council. The Herald approached Cr Alder, who along with fellow first termer Cr Teddy Thomas, has...
Gisborne hip hop duo 98 Cents have followed up their world championships performances with individual success at the Battle in the Bay in Hastings last weekend. Paul Hawaikirangi was first in the open solo section while his 98 Cents partner Kylah...
Tomorrow night the YMCA becomes the Colosseum. The tip for the second Gisborne Basketball Association Draft League final between the Justine Pivac-Solomon-coached Tigers and the Quentin Solomon-coached Cheetahs is set for 6.30pm. The...
Harry Newman from Motu School has been recognised for his passion and environmental action this week. The 10-year-old has been named a Fred Hollows NZ Humanity Award Junior Ambassador. Harry has done what has been described as an “epic” job in...
The Gisborne District Council in collaboration with Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti, hosted the first “Play Street” in Tairāwhiti. Play took over Edward Street, a cul-de-sac off Mary Street in Mangapapa. The road was cordoned off so that around 20...
Gisborne-East Coast last weekend lost the bowls challenge trophy they won from Hawke’s Bay last year. The GEC women beat Hawke’s Bay women 11 games to 6, with one game drawn. Hawke’s Bay men comfortably beat their GEC counterparts 12-3, with...
The annual challenge to climb the equivalent height of Mt Everest has wrapped up, after 130 people successfully completed it. The Titirangi Mt. Everest Challenge ran from Monday October 2 to Sunday November 19. An iconic event for the region, it...
A leading woodcraft artist will demonstrate woodturnng decoration and embellishing in Gisborne later this month at an open meeting of the Gisborne Woodworking Club. Tref Roberts, president of the National Association of Woodworkers NZ, has been...
This week is Asbestos Awareness Week (November 20–26). As New Zealand’s number one workplace killer, asbestos is responsible for approximately 220 deaths each year due to related diseases. Now is a great opportunity to educate and remind tradies...
by Ann Revington, Wairoa Star The latest exhibition at Wairoa Museum is a photographic journey of sites of significance around Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa/Gisborne. Mike Spedding — a former director of the Wairoa and Tairāwhiti museums and now an art...
by Doug Laing, Hawke’s Bay Today The Wairoa A&P Society is taking its January show to town after deciding it cannot hold the annual event at its showgrounds because of damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and other climatic events of 2023. The...
The full impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on the whitebait fishery may not be seen until next year. Department of Conservation (DoC) Wairoa ranger David Mathias said the flooding was significant and quite severe on their habitat. While some whitebait...
Since retiring in 2015, artist Norman Maclean has been able to devote a lot more time to his art. The result is a large body of work made up of recent paintings and prints as well as others that date back to 20 years ago. They will all be part of...
Faces of the Coast, an art exhibition made up of donated art works, opens at Forty10 Cafe on Lowe Street on Friday. All money raised is going to two groups — The Mahia Wave Warriors and The Mahi Mahi Bowlriders — doing positive things in the...
Now is your chance to see Jon Toogood live in an intimate setting at Smash Palace tomorrow night. Jon is the lead singer and founding member of legendary NZ rock band Shihad who, now hold the record for most #1 albums by any artist in NZ chart...
Lawson Field Theatre was abuzz with excitement last Friday as the Gisborne Volunteer Centre hosted its third biennial Two Minutes of Good Stuff film festival. The evening was to have originally taken place in June to coincide with National Volunteer...