Latest from Gisborne

A good poll result for National, Luxon

The first political poll of the year has shown growing support for National and new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and a slump in support for Labour leader Chris Hipkins. National was on 41 percent support, up from 36.5 percent in a poll by the...

Open eyes to brutal occupation, genocide

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...

Cyclone-stricken club defies odds

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...

Four of a Kind mission to kick off Rocket Lab’s year

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...

Nightly closure of Wharerātā stretch for road resurfacing

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...

Residents urged to follow 'check, clean, dry' guidelines to halt the invasive gold clam's rapid spread

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...

Residents affected by Tiniroto Road closure to seek answers from GDC in community meeting

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...

Reminder to ensure adequate water for animals

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...

DJ Barry Cup: HSOB, Horouta place well on Day 1 of Round 1

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’...

Golden day at the waka ama national sprints

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...

Results from the Peninsula Duvauchelle Shears

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...

Small cattle sale, similar prices at first Matawhero Cattle Fair of 2024

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...

A car crash that was waiting to happen

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...

IDF ‘most moral army in the world’

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...

Bureaucracy gone mad

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...

Betty G beaches at Waihau Bay

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...