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Hui sends strong message to Govt

The fervour and emotion shown at Saturday’s hui called by King Tūheitia threatens to develop into a continuing challenge for the Government with the Treaty of Waitangi at its centre. More than 10,000 people packed into the Tūrangawaewae Marae to...

Western civilisation on a path of self-destruction

2024 could well be a defining year for Western civilisation. We have elections in two major Western countries — the USA and UK. Indeed, half the world’s population go to the polls this year. We have ongoing armed conflicts in Ukraine and Gaz...

A two-state solution?

It seems that too much foul water has “flowed under the bridge” for there to be a single-state solution to restoring peace between Israelis and Palistinians. It seems that a two-state solution would possibly work, but definitely not if the two...

Facts never more important

Re: Big chill hits US; Freezing US weather . . . “struggled to cope with the arctic weather”, Jan 19 stories. Despite the decades of climate change warnings, deniers continue to ignore the obvious. Facts have never been more important. As the...

Horouta club champions at Waka Ama Sprint Nationals

Kaiarahi Toa led the Horouta medal charge on the last day of the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Lake Karāpiro on Saturday. Women’s teams bearing the Kaiarahi Toa name raced in the premier, master (40-plus) and senior master (50-plus) divisions and...

Centuries to HSOB’s Tallott, Castle

The landscape of Poverty Bay club cricket changed at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. On Day 2 of Round 1 in the DJ Barry Cup two-day Premier Grade championship, Breakers Horouta Te Waka beat Gisborne Boys' High School first 11 outright and...

Wins over Tigers, Johnsonville highlights for PB Strikers

Poverty Bay Strikers had four great days in Hawke's Bay last week. The Andrew Hogarth-coached Bay, competing in the Hawke’s Bay Tournaments Year 7 White B Division, beat Porirua Tigers by two wickets in a thriller on Monday morning and then...

Rain eases to drizzle; mercury passes 30

Another sub-tropical low prompted an Orange Heavy Rain Warning from MetService but moved through without hanging around to cause problems. MetService’s earlier rain watch notice changed to an orange-coded warning on Saturday, saying residents in...

Ambitious 30-year plan aims to transform Gisborne into 'cycling capital of NZ'

Gisborne’s roundabouts and on-road parking spaces are on the chopping block under plans to make the city the “cycling capital of New Zealand”, a new report reveals. Tairāwhiti Moves — to be presented to Gisborne District Council on Thursday...

The trouble with events

Gwynne Dyer Harold Macmillan, British prime minister about half a century ago, was once asked what was the greatest challenge for a political leader. “Events, dear boy, events,” he replied. The same is true in this presidential election year in...

Reflection on a lifetime of teaching

Janet Bodle is an educator extraordinaire. The 82-year-old recently retired and talks to Loren Sirl about her extensive and varied career spanning 58 years. Gisborne born and raised, Janet always knew she wanted to become a teacher. At the age of...

Swimmers share sea with Salps

Some of the region’s beachgoers found themselves swimming in what felt like a sea of gelatinous bubble tea at the weekend. Sarah Curtis investigates . . . While many feared the weird gelatinous globules bobbing all around them might have been...

Creating a pallet garden

PLANTS • Plants MATERIALS • Outdoor container mix • Pallet • Weed mat • Staples • Galvanised screws TOOLS • Garden gloves • Mask • Garden hand tools • Staple gun • Drill TIMING • You can build a pallet garden any time you...

Crispy buffalo cauliflower bites are a taste delight

Forks Over Knives recipe developer Darshana Thacker Wendel knows how to turn cauliflower into an addictive, but healthy snack. There is a series of Forks Over Knives books providing useful whole food plant-based recipes, but the website offers even...

Wild about glacier country

Mike Yardley discovers South Westland’s natural splendour seems to grow in awe-inspiring intensity the further south you go. There’s a fairy-tale quality to the sense of escapism, as you drive through those long and leafy highway glades, where...

Golden double-hull champs

Horouta’s superstar crew Kaiarahi Toa lived up to their favouritism on the penultimate day of the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals on Lake Karāpiro yesterday. And you can bet your house there will be more gold for them in huge final day of action today...