I have been told that the fence by the library cost $6000 to plan and erect. $6000 is three times the annual rates for my house! In other words, my rates for three years were used to pay for this pointless piece of metal, whose only purpose seems to...
One job has been axed but a new position created at EIT Tairāwhiti under a wide-ranging restructure at Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. “Nineteen roles are being disestablished at EIT | Te Pūkenga, (which has...
Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) will hand out its annual Awards of Excellence tomorrow night at Te Papa in Wellington and several Gisborne lifeguards are strong contenders for honours. The awards recognise performances in lifesaving, sport and...
Another of the “shopkeepers” at a Wairoa couple’s drug store has been sentenced but it’s not yet known if he’ll be allowed to keep $50,000 he was found with when arrested — funds the Crown claims are the proceeds of crime. Michael Joseph...
by Katie Scotcher, RNZ Wairoa Mayor Craig Little wants political parties to commit to helping his cyclone-damaged town, whose problems have been compounded by a natural disaster in an election year. Cyclone Gabrielle still haunts Wairoa — its...
Post-settlement government entity Tātāu Tātāu o Te Wairoa has welcomed a $1 million government grant to convert Turiroa School in Wairoa into temporary accommodation for trades needed for the Wairoa rebuild as part of the Cyclone Gabrielle...
A two-vehicle crash at the corner of Ormond Road and Winter Street on Wednesday night resulted in five people being taken to Gisborne Hospital. It happened at around 7.20pm. “A car hit a ute in what was a T-bone crash,” a senior firefighter...
A new council fence aimed at improving safety has been met with disapproval from elderly Gisborne residents who once enjoyed a shortcut to the library. On August 23, Gisborne District Council installed a $6700 protective fence next to HB Williams...
Yet another weather record has been broken for Gisborne, with yesterday setting a new mark for the hottest September day in 68 years. Around 2pm the mercury hit the 27-degree mark, after near windless conditions saw the heat build up steadily from...
Eastland Wood Council (EWC) has welcomed the Government’s announcement of additional support for cyclone-affected regions. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and ministers made the funding announcements in Gisborne this week. EWC is among those in...
The hunt is on to recruit a team of people from Tairāwhiti to help rebuild the region’s cyclone-damaged roads and bridges. The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) Alliance was set up in July to plan, organise and deliver much of the recovery and...
Clarke Judd was busy on a digger clearing driftwood at Kaiti Beach on Wednesday when he was lucky enough to sight a small pod of orcas. “They were in pretty shallow water,” Mr Judd said. The four orcas (also called killer whales) were heading...
Music, dance and storytelling brought history to life in Ki Tua o Te Ārai — a production performed by students of Te Whānau Reo Māori o Manutūkē at War Memorial Theatre in Gisborne this week. Their experience in kapa haka gave the performers...
Government funding of $1.5 million for a Trust Tairāwhiti/Ngāti Porou project of establishing a new i-Site has taken tourism operators by surprise. The funding, announced by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in Gisborne on Wednesday, is also aimed at...
Gisborne golfer Dan Collier made a loud and clear statement in the opening round of qualifying at the Poverty Bay Men’s Open today. Electrinet Park member Collier fired 3-under 69 in summer-like weather on the Awapuni Links course. It was the low...
The Government has approved $15 million to raise about 200 homes at risk of future flooding.
Work starts on Monday on the long-awaited 1000-year bridge to connect Tītīrangi/Kaiti Hill and Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing site. The $3.83 million project comprises an open-air pedestrian bridge, which will be 6.3 metres above Kaiti Beach Road. It...
Police have an arson inquiry under way after fire gutted the former Oxbrow service station and garage in Whakato Road at Manutuke on Monday afternoon. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) crews from Gisborne and Manutuke were called to the scene at...
Space company Rocket Lab’s latest launch from Mahia ended in a rare failure yesterday. “Following lift-off from Launch Complex 1, the rocket successfully completed a first stage burn and stage separation as planned before an issue was...
Labour has “the best candidates” and will win local electorates East Coast and Ikaroa-Rāwhiti in the upcoming general election, says Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. The PM made that call while in Gisborne yesterday to make announcements about the...
Five incidents of seals being hurt or killed by dogs on Wainui Beach have occurred over the past week. In the wake of this “huge increase” in attacks, Gisborne District Council is reminding dog owners not to allow their pets anywhere near seals...
Contractors were working yesterday to clear logs stuck in the mud under the three city bridges. The fine weather has meant Roberts Tree Surgeons could get on to the job, and they expect to wrap it up tomorrow. A post on the Gisborne District...
The battle for Ikaroa-Rawhiti heats up tonight when Labour defector and Te Pāti Māori candidate Meka Whaitiri and her Labour replacement Cushla Tangaere-Manuel debate live on Whakaata Māori (formerly Maori TV). Whakaata Māori will also release...
Today’s top temperature could be a record-breaker for Gisborne . . . and a reminder to start thinking about sunscreen. The week’s run of sunny, clear weather has seen temperatures well above the average for the time of year. For today...
A master plan for the ongoing management of a popular Gisborne beach was a late withdrawal at a council meeting last week, with no explanation given to the public. But Gisborne District Council has since revealed the reason for its removal —...
This year the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) commemorates 20 years of providing hearing to recipients here and Tairāwhiti kaumātua Stan Pardoe shares his story to help celebrate. Stan is an orator and the guardian of his people’s...
A wide selection of programmes offered by EIT | Te Pūkenga will be on display at information and enrolment days in Tairāwhiti, Wairoa and Ruatoria next month. The day is open to anyone who is interested in studying at EIT | Te Pūkenga and who...
Poverty Bay Anne Witters is the Poverty Bay Women’s Open champion for the fourth time — 25 years after her first Open victory. The nine-time senior women’s club champion defeated 2023 senior club champion Lynne Holmberg on the 18th hole of the...
Former Tairāwhiti cricketer Kerry-Anne Tomlinson has been named as one of two inaugural coaches of the Central Districts Māori Wāhine squad to play in Heretaunga Hastings next month. Hawke’s Bay and Central Hinds rep Tomlinson (Te...
Gisborne Thistle have completed their season in football’s Central Federation League by climbing off the bottom of the points table, without kicking a ball. Scheduled opponents Palmerston North United (PNU) and Napier City Rovers Reserves...
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak’s high-flying season has reached a new height with his selection to this year’s NRL Players’ Dream Team. The team is made up of the best 13 players by their positions, as voted on by players, with Watene-Zelezniak one...
This is the week that the best of the rest — the non-finalists — bow out of the local basketball leagues with a boom. And being salt of the earth GBA clubs, those that fronted up brought the 300 in attendance to their feet and hoot with relish...
East Coast voters have a record number of candidates to choose from this election, but the reality is that one of the two largest parties will provide the winner. When nominations closed last week. five new candidates joined the contest from those...
Clive Bibby Immediately following the end of World War 2, British voters made a huge call about the future direction of their country. On the one hand they had the option of returning the Conservative PM Winston Churchill — arguably the most...