Rotary district governor Bill Robinson returned to his birthplace last week with a message for the Gisborne members of the service organisation. “Membership is the lifeblood of Rotary,” he said. “If we don’t have membership we are out the...
OBITUARY Tuta Ngarimu Tuta Ngarimu, a staunch advocate for the people of Tairāwhiti, died unexpectedly but his legacy will live on forever. Tutarangi Hohepa Ngarimu, 61, of Ngati Porou, passed away at midnight on Monday October 9 after suffering...
There’s a pollutant rapidly accumulating in our waterways and seabed — one that’s arguably more serious than even forestry slash but features far less in media reports. It’s sediment. New Zealand is losing 192 million tonnes of soil each...
With the Labour Weekend behind us, there is an air of both expectation and apprehension about the coming week for many, with the excitement of a Rugby World Cup final tempered by concerns over the growing Middle East crisis. Looking at the Gaz...
Re: Cruel policies, more poverty — October 18 letter. I am all for the right for others to have differing political views to my own, but Mary-Ann de Kort has been banging away almost nightly in the letters to the editor with her left-leaning...
Re: Atlantic hurricanes on the rise, October 21 story. Did readers notice this AP story on page 11 in Saturday’s Herald? With warmer oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from...
For years, little children living in Gaza born with heart defects have been admitted to Israeli hospitals where they’ve received corrective surgery from Israeli doctors. Their parents are often amazed that the people they’ve been taught to hate...
A fun run under the summer sun was enjoyed by Awapuni School students and teachers this week. The annual event features multiple obstacles ranging from a slip and slide mat to hay bale jumps, and there's also the matter of being coated in coloured...
Unconsented work on a Gisborne foreshore undertaken by former mayor Meng Foon has been halted by the district council he once represented. But the man at the centre of the action has confirmed he continued for several weeks after initially being...
People living in Gisborne are twice as likely as those elsewhere in new Zealand to have trouble paying weekly bills, the first Tairāwhiti Wellbeing Survey (TWS) shows. Interactive data dashboards from the survey are available on the Trust...
Ministry of Social Development (MSD) staff will remain based at the Tangata Rite building in Lowe Street after low levels of mould spores were successfully managed or mitigated. Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti recently confirmed their staff had been...
A man has been taken into custody following two burglaries in Gisborne last week, police say. “On Wednesday, October 11, police were alerted to a burglary at a store on Gladstone Road,” Tairāwhiti Detective Sergeant Brent Griffiths said. “On...
A judge has told two Bay of Plenty men their decision to take a risk and illegally hunt at Matawai was a “stupid and silly enterprise” because local residents there are on high alert for poachers. Cody Vaughan Marr, 28, of Edgecumbe, and Hirak...
A group of Gisborne Boys’ High School students took part in a practical hands-on shearing course designed to boost morale and give the students a practical skill that can potentially bring them an income. The course came about after GBHS Gateway...
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti says midwifery is another area where, like other sectors of the public health sector, there are severe staff shortages. Interim group director of operations Anne Aitcheson that “as always, the safety of māmā, pēpi and...
Wairoa is still inundated with woody debris from Cyclone Gabrielle but the money needed to pay for its removal is running out. The Silt Recovery Taskforce has moved close to 900,000 cubic metres of silt around Hawke’s Bay, completing more than...
Outdoor enthusiasts will be excited to hear that the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk is scheduled to reopen on January 10 next year. However, there’s still a dispute between Te Urewera’s iwi managers and hydro company Genesis Energy as to whether...
The seemingly never-ending tragedy of the Middle East, the conflict between Israel and Palestinian fighters, seems to be about to reach another height of disaster, if that is even possible, with Israel poised for an outright invasion of Gaza. Hamas...
Clive Bibby My guess is that most people reading this column headline will anticipate an article on last Saturday’s general election — a result from which we can draw some obvious conclusions. Well, they’d be half right, but regarding the...
Note: This letter was received on September 22 and held until the issues raised were investigated by Local Democracy Reporter Matthew Rosenberg As owner of the Tatapouri Campground, Meng Foon has been carrying out work to construct a seawall to the...
Brothers Ivan and Avenir Maurirere had a vision. A vision to build rugby league in Tairāwhiti within the wāhine space. With help from like-minded individuals they created the Tairāwhiti Rugby League Women’s Collective. And with this kaupapa set...
GISBORNE CLUB DARTS ASSOCIATION INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: M Leach(Cossie Done & Dusted); F Moreland (Roseland), P Stewart (RSA Gunz); K Arahanga (RSA Stallions) 2; G Vaotu’ua, L Kaa (2NZEF Rebels); A Kaiwai, A Taukamo-Pohio 3, H Eyles (2NZEF...
There were only 194 sheep yarded at yesterday’s Matawhero Sheep Sale, all being in the small pens. This included 114 prime lambs and 59 prime ewes. Maurice Gilmore offered a pen of six healthy new season lambs, which sold for $60. Generally the...
The Herald’s Wynsley Wrigley finds out about newly elected Napier MP Katie Nimon and learns about her connection to Gisborne. It is often forgotten that Gisborne has three MPs. The region’s newly elected third MP is Katie Nimon. Thanks to the...
A magnitude-9 mega-thrust earthquake and subsequent tsunami hitting Tairāwhiti is a credible scientific possibility. That’s why emergency responders and planners from around the region and New Zealand have been conducting an exercise to plan how...
Commonly known as the butterfly bush, Buddleia is a hardy, summer flowering shrub which is very easy to grow. Buddleias, also spelt buddleja, are small to large shrubs which provide many months of gorgeous honey scented flowers that attract...
Elegantly simple, big on flavour and strong on comfort, these family favourites with step-by-step instructions make an ideal introduction to Korean cooking at home. I like the crunchy texture of lotus roots in this sweet-and-sour lotus roots recipe...
Gillian Ward takes you on an extraordinary journey along the Te Aratia Walkway, where history, community, and nature intertwine on a mesmerising 13-kilometre trail through Māhia Peninsula. Te Aratia Walkway is a walkway easement over private land...
Gwynne Dyer The blame game has gone into high gear. It started with the massacre perpetrated in Israel two weeks ago by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip for the past 17 years. US President Joe Biden called it...
The men’s club championships continued as Te Puia Hot Springs Golf Club enjoyed a good turnout of members on Sunday. In the intermediate division, Bill Clark pipped Daryl Goldsmith on the 18th while Watarawi Ngata beat Henry Rasmussen 2 and 1...
While Winston Peters wants us to “avoid speculation” before the final vote count in two weeks, and it is hard to know exactly which policies each party will prioritise in coalition/support negotiations, it is worth recapping some of an NZ Herald...
It was very pleasing to read in our paper what Harbourmaster Peter Buell is prepared to do for our community. I can speak from personal contact with him over the past few years. I am disabled and he went out of his way to help me get out on the...
Good news for our city and district re cruise passengers coming to visit us this summer; however, is our GDC going to clean the city footpaths and the Botanical Gardens? Rats running around the ponds while families are walking or sitting nearby is...