Re: Testing year but progress noted, July 29 story. I note the expensive investment in Flick Energy came to an end in the financial year ended March 31, 2023. Is the CEO able to detail the exact loss on the investment? It looks to be around $6...
by Pat Seymour It is really regrettable to see the continued degradation of the seafront at Makorori and Turihaua threatening the state highway along this section of SH35. And not just by the sea. There is further damage to the dunes at Makorori by...
by Roger Handford Predictable — entirely predictable, the outcome of the forestry/slash issue. At each step, the debate has moved further away from a sensible response and plan of action on a matter crucial for the future of this district. Make no...
The energy transition under way around the world will cost trillions of dollars annually and require a large wealth transfer from developed countries — which grew wealthy off the back of cheap fossil fuels — to poor countries in order to reduce...
Thousands got out to visit the Gisborne Home & Lifestyle Expo over the weekend. Event coordinator Andy Searle said the expo, held at the Farmers Air Event Centre over Saturday and Sunday was “very successful”. “Everyone had a great time...
Central School held its annual cross-country event at Waiteata Park on Monday. Principal Stu Barclay said it was great to hold it at the park which was right on the school’s doorstep and where students do a lot of planting and are kaitiakitang...
People will soon have the opportunity to buy art by well known local artists such as Graeme Mudge, Val Bos and Peter Ireland at an art sale which will benefit three local charities, but organiser Diana Whakapapa is seeking more donations. She had...
Gisborne Host Lions Club and the Wainui Lions Club, in association with New Zealand Lions Clubs, have donated generators to two marae recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle. The marae are Te Heapera Marae in Ruatoria and Te Putahi Marae in Wairo...
Gisborne medical research institute Mātai has agreed a space sharing agreement with Tōnui Collab that will provide a physical space for Tōnui to continue to provide science and technology learning opportunities for tamariki in Tairāwhiti. Under...
The beach erosion that occurred north of Gisborne last week was not unusual for this coast. Gisborne District Council records show the dramatic give and take of the sea over the decades when catchment staff used to measure the Wainui beach profile...
Six months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, a Gisborne family’s spirits have been lifted thanks to the generosity of Phil and Maria Wilkens, owners of panel beaters DJ Mac Panel & Paint. The idea to recondition and donate a vehicle to a family in...
Contractors and Gisborne District Council staff were pictured above at the site of a sewer main collapse at Lytton Road near the intersection with Ormond Road and right by Gisborne Hospital. Sucker trucks were on the scene yesterday but the GDC...
Apple and kiwifruit manager Emily Samuel will represent Gisborne in the national final of the Young Grower of the Year competition in October. She works for Thompson’s Horticulture and won the Gisborne Young Grower of the Year competition. The...
Mother’s video after terrifying ordeal blows up on social media
Monday, July 31 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 6 North/South East/West Diana Styche, Joy Marden 59.23 Murray Owen, John Rouse 61.31 Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe 58.93 Katrina Duncan, Yvonne Waide 54.17 Robyn Cheyne, Caroline Kirkpatrick...
They got what they deserved. A Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 who stuck with SANIX world rugby champions Hamilton BHS and Tauranga Boys’ College to halftime have finally sealed the deal on the road. They picked up their first Super 8...
A well-oiled Hawke’s Bay Saracens gave Poverty Bay Wekas “a good eye-opener” heading into their Heartland Championship opener in Gisborne this weekend. Saracens proved far too strong for the Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Wekas —...
It’s back with a bang. The Gisborne Basketball Association club leagues tipped off at the YMCA and John McFarlane Memorial Sports Centre, Gisborne Boys’ High School last week in time-honoured, bump and pump style. Of teams new to club...
If Saturday’s “dress rehearsals” are a taste of things to come, supporters are in for a roller-coaster ride in the Premier Grade netball semifinal playoffs which start in the YMCA tomorrow. The last games of Round 3 of the Gisborne Pak’nSave...
A two-goal halftime lead was not enough for Gisborne Thistle to keep Taradale at bay in Central Federation League football on Saturday. All the goals were scored at the same end in this game at Childers Road Reserve. It ended 2-2. Both of ALH...
A crushing sporting defeat and what is looking like an auction among politicians brought last week to an end, and would have left many wondering what the coming days might bring to top that. The Silver Ferns’ failure to defend their title at the...
Kerry Worsnop It’s becoming harder to muster enthusiasm for yet another submission on the vexed topic of trees and carbon — simply because so little evidence exists that anyone took any notice of the last submission, or the one before that, or...
It was great to see the councillors were finally allowed to comment on the Kiwa Pools Learn to Swim tender. Although the tender process was endorsed, it was also very apparent there are questions regarding the policy. However, the question to the...
Lactation consultant Sue Wells helps mums with breastfeeding their babies at all stages, but she says returning to work is not just about providing an appropriate space. “It’s a relief for mums to learn they can still feed — to provide their...
There’s a buzz around Gisborne Hospital with the arrival of Dr Vipul Shah — an experienced Critical Care Physician (intensivist). An intensivist is specialised in critical care medicine and cares for patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...
Residents at a house in Abbott Street in Te Hapara slept through a kitchen fire in their home on Saturday night. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the home at around 7.30am that morning. “The people living there told us they had inadvertently...
Aside from responding to a personal locator beacon (PLB) activation at Toatoa, between Torere and Opotiki on July 31, all missions flown by the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter in the last week took the team up the East Coast...
Just over 70 percent of the region’s dog registrations had been paid to Gisborne District Council by the end of last week. The final day for payment before penalty was July 31. On that day 60 percent of registration fees had been paid. By Friday...
National Party leader Christopher Luxon, campaigning here yesterday, says he fondly remembers the city from his days with Air New Zealand, working on regional development, and holidaying here as a youngster from Christchurch. East Coast National...
National Party leader Christopher Luxon stood up before a capacity crowd in Gisborne yesterday. Finally, the “real” Christopher Luxon was on show, the one the nightly news keeps telling people they “don’t know”. Granted, we did not know he...
Barney Strong and Trixie from Taupo took out the J and T Hickey Charity sheep dog trial championship at the Riding Club for the Disabled arena at the Showgrounds on Saturday. The 84-year-old and his dog scored 93.5 points in the 12-dog final run-off...
New Zealand’s first National Security Strategy has doubled down on Government support for military payloads being launched into space from Māhia.
Waka Kotahi and New Zealand Police have reminded East Coast stock owners to keep an eye on their livestock to avoid someone getting killed or seriously injured due to wandering animals. The severe weather of the past few months has caused...
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