Latest from Gisborne

Push on for music, arts strategy

Developing a strategy — and ultimately a dedicated organisation — to promote and support music in Tairāwhiti has been a passion project for Gisborne publican and musician Darryl Monteith. It led him to source funding to conduct a comprehensive...

Enviro Hero award finalist

East Coast conservationist Graeme Atkins has been named one of three finalists in the 2024 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Awards. He is in the Ministry for the Environment Environmental Hero of the Year category, which recognises a person or...

Faster, Higher, Stronger — Together

One thing you can be certain of at Gisborne Girls’ High School’s annual athletics sports — there is no shortage of colour. Every year the students wear their “house” colours with pride as they run, jump, throw . . . and pose for the...

Fears for their safety after motorbike theft

by Kate Green, RNZ A German traveller’s motorbike was stolen, stripped then blatantly ridden up and down a street in front of him and his son in the town of Nuhaka earlier this week. The bike was found at a nearby house — believed to be...

Suspicious car fire in Stout Street

Firefighters were called to a property at the western end of Stout Street in the early hours of yesterday after a car caught fire under suspicious circumstances. The call came in just after 4am. “The car was well alight when we arrived and was...

School pool heating initiative to add value, resilience

Trust Tairāwhiti has approved $3.5 million in funding for a significant project that combines pool heating and renewable solar energy generation alongside battery storage at four schools on the East Coast. The project covers Te Waha o Rerekohu Are...

Window for third launch in two weeks

Just days after launching its latest mission from Mahia, space company Rocket Lab says it will be back in action on March 10, as it aims to complete more than 20 launches this year. Its 45th Electron rocket launch will be a dedicated mission for...

‘Very blunt’ reality for transport committee

Recovery work on the cyclone ravaged State Highways 2 and 35 is “ongoing”, but long-term funding has not been secured. That was the self-described “very blunt” response of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi director of regional relations...

Only better tech can recharge EV revolution

by Maryanne Spurdle Maxim Institute researcher Maryanne Spurdle In an environment where we’re driven to take sides, navigating the centre of the road feels as dangerous as riding the median strip in rush hour. And few topics trigger stronger...

Rubbish and recycling all crunched together

I am pedantic about recycling, have been for years, because it seems to me to be the right thing to do for the planet. All our containers, bottles, cans, cartons are washed and sorted. On Monday morning I was aghast as I witnessed the rubbish truck...

NZ media silent on Assange

Our media have collectively failed by omission to uphold a fundamental principle in the NZ Media Council’s preamble. Multi-award winning Australian publisher and founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange has been in arbitrary detention since 2012 —...

Home on North Shore flooded while helping clean-up here

Interesting reading in last Saturday’s newspaper regarding the clean-up after Cyclone Gabrielle. It wasn’t just locals involved in the clean-up. One young ex-Gisborne man, who I will call Antony, travelled from Auckland with the express purpose...

First CEO at Whāngārā Farms ‘bringing vision’

Whāngārā Farms has announced the appointment of Anthony Creswell as its first CEO. Anthony Creswell The appointment underscores the company’s commitment to growth in New Zealand agribusiness, says board chair Ingrid Collins. Mr Creswell has...

Ewe body condition the focus of Beef + Lamb NZ workshop

Beef + Lamb NZ will stage a Ewe Body Condition Score and Performance Feeding Workshop in Gisborne next week. It will be on Thursday February 29, from 1pm to 4pm at Papatu Station, 479 Papatu Road, Manutūkē. “This workshop will help sheep and...

Hot summer makes for bountiful watermelon

by Katherine Klouwens, LeaderBrand As summer hits its stride, New Zealanders are in for a delightful surprise as watermelons are in abundance this week, offering unbeatable prices that will not burn a hole in your pocket. Some supermarkets are...

Noordam makes successful visit, with nearly all 1800 passengers coming ashore

The cruise ship Noordam made a successful visit to Gisborne on Saturday and was a majestic sight as she sat at anchor in Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay. Almost all of the 1800 passengers on board came ashore for the day in the ship’s tenders. Wa165...