Gisborne’s Renee Holmes has predictably been named in the 30-strong Black Ferns squad for their final test match of the O’Reilly Cup and the inagural WXV1 tournament on home soil. Fullback Holmes will add to her 23 tests in a squad featuring...
Tūranga Wahine are back on the winning trail, thanks to a 31-27 victory over Ngati Porou East Coast Hamoterangi in Week 4 of the inaugural North Island Women’s Heartland Competition on Saturday. The close contest was part of a tripleheader...
The 88th edition of the Poverty Bay Men’s Open tees off next week minus the reigning champion but with a bold new course layout. The order of sequence of holes is to be temporarily changed over the duration of the district’s oldest (first held...
Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club head coach Cory Hutchings will divide his time between the Gisborne club and his new role as lead sports adviser at Omanu Beach SLSC in the Bay of Plenty this summer. The Omanu club’s coach decided to move on and...
Poverty Bay Poverty Bay Bowling Club members were delighted to be able to hold an opening day tournament on their recently laid Field Turf Green on Saturday. The season was opened by the club president Lesley Seymour, who thanked those who...
Monday, September 4 – Ben White (Ray White) Pairs 1 North/South East/West John Hudson, Robyn Cheyne 61.81 Carolyn McMurray, Helen Kerisome 59.13 Eileen Lee, Joy Marden 57.99 Vicki Nickerson, Frank Roach 57.15 Bette Parker, Ann McCombe 57.99...
As bad as probably expected, but better than some thought — that would sum up Treasury’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update released yesterday afternoon. Pundits have been warning that Prefu, as it has become known, would show a gloomy...
Natasha Baulis, Maxim Institute researcher Reading a recent article by Stuff, I was struck once again by a strong sense of frustration at their “How does this story make you feel?” survey. Frustration, however, was not one of the six options...
Manu Caddie Re: Launch pad disruption, Sept 12 story. Both Rocket Lab and government officials continue to obfuscate the issues. 1. Weapons targeting systems are weapons, despite what Rocket Lab might want to call them. A technology used to identify...
David Seymour has always come across as the affable uncle at a family gathering — jovial, witty and otherwise harmless. As the election nears and he senses real power just beyond his grasp, he has now decided to unleash the beast within. Annoyed...
I had the privilege of watching the Sunday matinee of Jersey Boys, and WOW! I got a last-minute ticket jumping in with friends, as I am not from Gisborne and only here for a week. To say I was absolutely blown away by the talent is an...
Tree Growers Tairāwhiti — formerly known as The East Coast Farm Forestry Association — has two fieldays planned, one at Awapapa Station and the other at the Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Rere. On Wednesday, September 20 Awapapa Station at Hangaro...
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT)will head to Wairoa on October 4 to support flood-affected farmers there by bringing them together for a day out and to supply them with donations of fencing packs. “Don’t let this opportunity pass you by — come and...
The start to the peak of the lambing season in the district has arrived and farmers have welcomed the drier, sunnier weather. “We’re in a pretty positive weather patch at the moment, good for the farmers and their new arrivals,” said AgFirst...
Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti (formerly Tairāwhiti District Health Board) breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights for inadequate care provided to an elderly man, the Health and Disabilities Commissioner has ruled. The...
A major fire extensively damaged an implement shed and an attached sleepout on an orchard in Pilmer Road at Makauri in the early hours of yesterday morning. Fire and Emergency NZ responded with six appliances, including three water tankers from the...
Police have a Serious Crash Inquiry underway after a metal truck left State Highway 35 south of Te Araroa on Monday afternoon, and the driver was killed. The crash was reported to police at around 1.45pm that afternoon. The single vehicle incident...
A mentally unwell man was almost hit by a logging truck as he wandered about the roadway of SH2 at Makaraka. Several members of the public saw the incident at about 6pm on December 7 last year, and phoned police. Two officers who went to the scene...
Countdown Gisborne and its supply partners are getting behind efforts by charity The Period Place to level up discussion around periods, and donate products, with an appeal running until September 23. The Period Place supports Gisborne’s Tūrang...
A gang member recently jailed for illegally accumulating firearms at his father’s Frasertown farmhouse, has served more jail time for similar offending. Adam Kelliher, a 29-year-old forest worker and Black Power member, who does not have...
A man accused of causing the death of an unborn baby and injuring the pregnant mother when he allegedly drove recklessly and under the influence of methamphetamine, is hoping to keep his name secret. The pregnant woman — a passenger in a sedan...
Crayfish manager Hamish Douglas is known to many in Tairāwhiti, especially in golfing circles from his many years as a greenkeeper at Poverty Bay Golf Club. What many don’t know is that last month, sepsis nearly took his life. Husband and...
Surveyors working in Hawke’s Bay on Cyclone Gabrielle recovery say the biggest challenge they face is having enough staff on the ground as the construction season gets under way. Consultancy firm CKL has been surveying sites in the Wairo...
Businesses everywhere need staff, but unemployment continues to increase. That is an appalling reality about New Zealand that makes no sense, says National Party MP and Social Development and Employment spokeswoman Louise Upston. “Labour have...
Rangatahi-created content that focuses on Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is in today’s edition of the Loose Leaf zine. Loose Leaf is a zine, which is short for magazine, that was started in 2021 by Henarata Pishief. Today’s edition includes art...
Two new products created by students of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga have been launched that focus on different aspects of te ao Māori to help with knowledge of Ngāti Poroutanga and help with mental wellbeing. The products have come...
Makorori could soon be known by another name after mana whenua indicated a desire to restore its title to one which better reflects the history of the area.
Kōwaowao – native bush lettuce (Lecanopteris pustulata) Otherwise known as Hound’s Tongue fern, kōwaowao has a nutty, creamy, flavour a bit like macadamia nuts and serves as a staple replacement for salad in the bush. Eat the opaque ends of...
Looking through my grandfather’s albums you can almost smell the oiled wood, the wet dogs and spent black powder. “The subtle scratch of wool, the tickle of a pheasant feather in a coat pocket, the softness of an English Pointer’s ear as it...
Gisborne representative netball team finished the New Zealand Open Champs on a high in Dunedin at the weekend. The Ingrid Brown-coached Gisborne beat Rotorua 43-39 in their final bottom three round-robin game to place 19th overall. It was a fitting...
As the second full week of the election campaign gathers pace, one big question that is emerging is where an unusually high undecided vote will end up — and the slight possibility that the country will end with something of a hung Parliament. On...
Clive Bibby The history of New Zealand voting patterns suggests that, in normal circumstances, governments lose elections based on poor performances rather than winning on the rare occasions — like last time, over the Covid crisis — when the...
Waka Kotahi — if you take away our right to “Summer Camping” you would be taking away our rights as ratepayers to enjoy our end-of-year camping break. This is what we love doing and have done for the past 40 years. We have already had to...
Here are some easy greetings to assist with pronunciation of Tee Ray Oh and Tee Kangar for Tee Weaky oh Tee Rayo Mar Ree. Kar pie tar toe — Kapai taatou, we are all well. Tee Nark wey — Teenaa koe, Greetings to you (one person). Kay tee ar har...