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Uber Eats in Gisborne now

Gisborne is now part of the Uber Eats empire, following the app’s expansion into new markets across regional New Zealand. “New Zealanders have embraced the convenience of accessing an incredible selection of restaurants at their fingertips in...

New ANZ branch reflects te ao Māori strategy

ANZ Bank’s new branch in Tūrangānui-a-Kiwa Gisborne represents a move to incorporate te ao Māori into its everyday operation, the bank says. While ANZ has been operating in Gisborne for the past 150 years, the branch has been relocated to a new...

Sterling mahi rewarded

From being a beautician for 14 years to running a logging company, Chrystal Edmonds never thought she would end up a winner at the Māori Businesswomen’s Awards. Mrs Edmonds, 39, won the Te Tai Rāwhiti regional award at the Māori Women’s...

Podiums at Mount Monster

The young Midway lifeguards involved in the tough Mount Monster endurance surf lifesaving event at Mt Maunganui on Saturday scored podium finishes, and their coach was rapt with their performance. It involved a 12-kilometre ski leg, 5km run, 1.5km...

Smart way to becoming a centenarian

Members of the Gisborne Bowling Club and others paid tribute to bowler Bruce Smart in a special tournament on Wednesday to mark the approach of his 100th birthday. The 99-year-old was made a life member of the Gisborne Bowling Club this year. Bruce...

Mini-Budget to set scene for year ahead

New Zealand’s Parliamentarians will be looking forward to their Christmas break after the rigours and ruction of the election, and an intensive start by the new Government. In something of a grand reveal and scene-setter for the year ahead...

Leave Grey St alone now?

Is the Grey Street remodelling project now on a road to nowhere following the Transport Minister’s weekend statements? Minister Simeon Brown has instructed NZTA/Waka Kotahi to immediately stop work on all such cycling and walking projects, and to...

Standing with Palestine

All individuals committed to justice, human rights, and peace should consider taking a stand against injustice everywhere, regardless of the religion or ethnicity of those being oppressed. Decades of territorial disputes have led to a situation...

Councillor calls meeting frequency into question

Concerns have been raised by a Gisborne district councillor about a perceived lack of scheduled meetings for the year ahead. On Thursday, councillors adopted their schedule for 2024 which proposed a six-weekly meeting cycle. The report prepared for...

House building at a 10-year high but challenges could derail progress

The number of houses being built here is at a 10-year high but the region’s population is growing faster than government predictions, a new report shows. The region’s fourth housing stocktake report, compiled by Sense Partners for Manaaki...

Double dux delight at GGHS

Gisborne city high schools have named their top academic students. For Girls’ High the awarding of the dux honour came with a double difference, as twins Samara and Alani McLeod shared the title. Their results were so similar the school was unable...

Rates hike of 11.4 percent on cards for Gisborne residents

Ratepayers here are in the gun for a potential $350-a-year rates increase, as Gisborne District Council considers an 11.4 percent hike. The strategic framework for the 2024-2027 Three Year Plan, including council’s priorities, was adopted at last...

Another great night at the speedway

Superb racing in the saloons and incident-packed competition in the Youth Ministocks 100 were highlights of another excellent Gisborne Speedway Club show on Saturday night. The 60-plus drivers in the youth ministocks gave it everything, and raced...

Learn from past to lead future

Hamish McKay is probably best known as one of the nation’s top sports journalists but he’s a real country lad at heart. The award-winning journo is the keynote speaker at the East Coast Farming Expo Property Brokers Evening Muster and event...

Total clearance at last sale for 2023

The final sheep sale of the year at the Matawhero Saleyards yesterday saw a total clearance of the 1300 store lambs sent for sale. Prices remained steady for the larger lambs, but there were a lot of small lambs, and there was limited demand for...

The colourful life of Luke Marks

Luke Marks is a self-confessed entrepreneur and his colourful home reflects an equally colourful life. Loren Sirl talks to Luke, who has been a global surfer, actor, skateboard inventor, tomato grower and vegetarian chef. The friendly barista behind...