What an amazing show!! Centre Stage Gisborne’s production of Jersey Boys is a MUST-SEE! The amount of talent on display is incredible. One could hardly believe that this was Danielle Siata’s first show as a director — the professionalism on...
If we were to believe several commentators on New Zealand media, the National Party and Act, we could be forgiven for thinking our NZ economy is tanking. What they say and what is the reality are poles apart. I’ve even heard the word bankruptcy...
Are the Sky Blues unstoppable? Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi beat their oldest foes Poverty Bay Wekas 31-11 at Whakarua Park in Ruatoria on Saturday to consolidate third on the table in Week 5 of the Heartland Championship. The neighbours’...
Three goals in the last six minutes blew out the scoreline of football’s Bailey Cup final but the result was a fair reflection of the game. Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United completed the Eastern League-Bailey Cup double by beating Coates...
Gisborne teenagers Rachael Rickard and Kayla Trowell showed their class in reaching the semifinals at the New Zealand under-18 singles finals in Auckland. The pair qualified strongly, winning all four of their games. Rickard won 16-5, 9-7, 20-3 and...
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: T Ratapu, F Waihape, J Ahuriri (2NZEF TAO Spartans); I Eyles, T Eyles (RSA Gunz); M Hawea, J Campbell-Ratapu (2NZEF TAO Vikings); T Irwin, T TeKira (Brezzn Gold); K Arahanga (RSA Stallions). HIGH STARTS: 180 — F...
The Gisborne Centre Stage production of Jersey Boys begins in the housing projects of 1950s New Jersey where we meet the notorious Tommy DeVito, who started the band The Four Seasons. Joshua Lobb captures DeVito’s smart-talking, petty crim...
Work begins today at Tatapouri Hill, on State Highway 35, to replace a rockfall fence. Stop/go traffic management will be in place and a 30 kmh temporary speed restriction will apply through the area. The project is part of further work on SH35...
The crew from St John were not the only ones to meet the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team when they responded to a trauma at Ruatoria on Saturday afternoon. The team’s regular landing site was packed as Ngati Porou East Coast...
Armed police went to a house in Roebuck Road on Sunday morning after they received a report from a member of the public who said they heard what sounded like a gunshot. The call came in at around 8.20am that morning to a property near Gisborne...
Police want to hear about sightings of two vehicles they believe were connected to two separate drive-by shooting incidents in the city last week in which shots were fired at houses. The first incident took place about 9pm on Newton Street, Kaiti...
Some eye-watering numbers featured in the third of four auctions selling the art collection of Gisborne-born Professor Jack Richards. “We had some very strong bids last night both from international and local bidders,” a spokeswoman for Mount...
The Fiji Times has just published a story recalling Fiji’s first major air tragedy 45 years ago — an event in which a young married couple from Gisborne were killed. On July 15, 1979, the people of Fiji were shocked by the news of a plane crash...
The prefects at Gisborne Girls’ High School believe in community spirit and altruism. They are demonstrating this belief by launching a Givealitle fundraising campaign to raise $5000 by the end of the month, to sponsor a room at the Waikato Cancer...
Comet Swim Club won the Swim School of the Year - Innovation title at the New Zealand Swim Coaches and Teachers Association annual awards at the weekend, and were runners-up for the Swim School of the Year. The association’s annual awards and...
At Four Square Tokomaru Bay, the team embraces te reo Māori as a part of their korero every day of the year. “As part of the biggest te reo Māori speaking region in the country, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is an important kaupapa for our community...
Rocket Lab Monitor group claims locals misled and lied to about military launches from Mahia Peninsula
Multiple sclerosis is a serious, so-far-incurable condition but treatment, physical therapy and social interaction can ease the symptoms, slow their advance and help make life worth living. John Gillies talks to someone who has learned to live with...
Cyclone Gabrielle wrought destruction across the region but Gisborne itself was saved by a silent hero. Gisborne District Council’s regional river manager Joss Ruifrok reveals their identity . . . Tairāwhiti’s stopbanks are the unsung, unseen...
Roses should be having a fabulous flurry of new growth and beautiful blooms. Here’s how to get your roses looking gorgeous for peak flower season in November. Well-fed roses will reward you with lots of growth and flowers. Whether you have a large...
Eat Up New Zealand: The Bach Edition by Al Brown is a revised edition of Al’s iconic book Eat Up New Zealand. This book includes more than 150 delicious recipes especially aimed at easy bach living. My mother used to serve gingernut lemon curd...
The West Coast serves up many delights for Mike Yardley as he explores the Buller district. The brilliance of Buller is amplified in spring, as the sun-splashed countryside and lush pastures positively vibe with the vivid lime greens of new and...
Miah Nikora has gone from strength to strength in a rugby coaching career that continues to scale new heights. New Zealand Rugby has announced that Nikora will be assistant coach of the Heartland XV squad, with South Canterbury’s Nigel Walsh as...
Two grade wins in two years have Gisborne Girls’ High School Senior A netballers walking on air. Next year they will contest the A Grade competition at the Upper North Island Secondary Schools Netball Tournament in Waitakere. They won promotion as...
The economy of New Zealand’s biggest trading partner has been showing problems for some time and slipped into deflation for the first time in more than two years in July — consumer prices fell 0.3 percent year-on-year — as slowing domestic...
Jonathan Ayling,Free Speech Union chief executive Election season brings all sorts of doubts. One moment, voting can feel like a huge social responsibility, and the next, we wonder if it makes a difference. But the power of democracy is that it’s...
The French government has just published a decree banning the use of terms like “steak”, “spare ribs” and “ham” on plant-based foods. Sausages and “poultry nuggets” will escape the ban so long as the plant protein content is less...
Work on underground pipes around the city continues this month after impacts from Cyclone Gabrielle triggered more than 80 repair jobs. The high volume of water transferred during the cyclone caused havoc on an ageing underground pipe system —...
Barometric pressure over the Gisborne-East Coast region hit a new high yesterday with two “highs” uniting over the country. The system that was to the west of the South Island has merged with the previous slow-moving “high”to the east...
Former Prime Minister Sir Bill English was in Gisborne for a morning talk yesterday with representatives from the philanthropic and funding sectors. The focus of that kōrero, hosted by BDO Gisborne, was on “The Art of Giving”, focusing on the...
Rocket Lab has signalled September 19 for its next Māhia space launch. The “We Will Never Desert You” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for American space tech company Capell...
A woman trying to pawn stolen rings was foiled when staff at Barwicks Auction House recognised the items as having been reported stolen by their 87-year-old owner. On August 8 last year, the elderly woman contacted the store with detailed...
The clean-up of woody debris on the city beaches is about to get under way so they are clean by Labour Weekend, October 22-23. Gisborne District Council liveable communities director Michele Frey said contractors would start clearing debris off the...
There was a steady flow of logs across the wharf for the month of August with nine ships taking just short of 200,000 tonnes of logs from the region. “We also had the Rangitata berth on Wharf 7 for the first time since it has been rebuilt, with...