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Robyn Wilkie writes about her years of planting on the banks of the Waimata River — and the day friends came to help after Cyclone Gabrielle
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$257m for highway repairs in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa
State highways in Tairāwhiti, Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, Coromandel and Northland damaged in this year’s cyclones are the first to benefit from a $6 billion climate change resilience fund. Minister for Cyclone Recovery Grant Robertson yesterday...
Environmental warriors honoured
Forest & Bird has honoured Gisborne’s Grant Vincent for his exceptional services over 48 years. He was named as the winner of the Old Blue Award, Forest & Bird’s most prestigious award, at the organsation’s centenary conference in...
Alternative route to Mahia could be considered again
$8.5m to rehabilitate 11.3km route had been considered best value for money, but new issues with slips at Blacks Beach by Ryan O’Sullivan, Wairoa Star Spending an estimated $40-50 million on a new road or continuing the indefinite cycle of repairs...
Miro Street home destroyed in fire
The residents of a Kainga Ora house in Miro Street in Elgin lost most of their household possessions in a blaze that gutted their home on Sunday morning. Fire and Emergency NZ sent four appliances to the property, and called the Manutuke volunteers...
Home & Lifestyle Expo - 2023
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International nurses boosting staff numbers at hospital
Experienced emergency and toxicology nurse Jason Tannagan arrived from Santiago City in the Philippines last month and is working in Gisborne Hospital’s Ward 9. “The community and staff have been very welcoming and Gisborne is a great city,”...
Migrant stories sought for new book
Residents belonging to diverse migrant families are being invited to submit their personal stories of immigration for a new book called Diversity Out East. The 50-page photo book is being produced by the Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC)...
Ready to take back seat for National
I will win East Coast,” vouches National’s East Coast candidate Dana Kirpatrick, who brought party deputy leader Nicola Willis to Gisborne yesterday. Ms Kirkpatrick said East Coast had been a safe seat for previous National MP Anne Tolley. She...
A deep breath, and on same page again
An unusual bout of public acrimony and discord among our district leaders in the trying aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle has been patched over with the signing this week of a “Tairāwhiti Statement of Unity” and approval for a unified Tairāwhiti...
A hole lot of trouble
The last time I drove down to Hawke’s Bay I was saddened by the state of State Highway 2. Lots of other roads I have to say are also in a sad state, which shows it is not just a product of past challenging weather events. Gone are the days of...
More space needed for families to start thriving
Re: Build not fully compliant, July 27 story. Here are some things for us all to think about. Resource consent conditions exist to ensure homes are built to a certain standard. This standard has been designed by experts to ensure buildings are safe...
How many Category A, B vacancies?
Re: Vax mandates dropped, July 27 story. While it shows some movement in the right direction — the revelation “Unvaccinated health workers can again apply to work at Gisborne Hospital” — I guess the impact actuality of that statement would...
Rocket Lab looking forward to launch 'We Love the Nightlife' mission tomorrow
Rocket Lab’s next Mahia launch aims to lift off tomorrow evening. The “We Love the Nightlife” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at Māhia for American space tech company Capella Space (Capella), a leading provider...
Māori election option closed
Nearly 1800 voters of Māori descent have changed electoral rolls either to or from Ikaroa-Rāwhiti. The Māori electoral option closed on July 13 with 912 voters moving from the general roll to Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, and 889 voters shifting from...
Pruners sharpening swords for Silver Secateurs battle
The region’s best grape vine pruners will descend on Ashwood Estate Racecourse at Makaraka on Monday to compete in the annual Gisborne Silver Secateur Awards. The event was to have been staged yesterday but was postponed until Monday due to the...
United for Tairāwhiti in cyclone recovery planning
The region is presenting a united front as it looks to accelerate the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle. Seven chief executives from leading organisations in Tairāwhiti signed a Statement of Unity on Tuesday. The statement was from the four mandated...
Closed door saves house when battery overheats
A lesson learnt at primary school was remembered when it mattered most for a woman at a house in Elgin on Thursday when a lithium ion battery overheated and set fire to a bedroom in the home. Fire and Emergency NZ sent crews to the house in Chalmers...
More Govt support towards Tairāwhiti economy
Corson Grain and Cedenco Foods will receive $14 million between them in Regional Strategic Partnership Fund loans to assist with their cyclone recovery. Minister for Regional Development Kieran McAnulty yesterday announced further investment in...
Testing year but progress noted
Regional infrastructure company Eastland Group has weathered one of the most testing years in the company’s history, and goes into the second half of 2023 with a fresh strategic focus and ambitious plans for growth. “It’s been an incredibly...
ON THE MATS
The Poverty Bay-East Coast indoor bowls team continued their run of success, winning the Hunt Trophy against Hawke’s Bay by 83 points to 79 in Napier. PBEC started the first day of play well, winning two out of three fours games to lead 8-4. In...
Grade champions decided on Cossie tables
SNOOKER Phil Thompson, Mickey Cleaver and Tony Dobson ruled the tables in the Poverty Bay A, B and C-grade snooker championships held on the Cosmopolitan Club tables. The A and C champs were held last weekend; the B-grade event on July 8. Six...
Gisborne Club Darts, Turanganui-a-Kiwa Darts results
Gisborne Club Darts Association INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180: G Vaotuua, L Kaa (Rebels); A Tangira (Spartans); R Leach (Outlaws); A Taukamo-Pohio, H Eyles, J Horua (Vikings); T Kaio 2 (Done n Dusted); K Tamihere, K Arahanga (Stallions). Highest start...
Sir John’s return visit to take in Uawa, Wairoa
Mental health campaigner and All Black legend Sir John Kirwan returns to the district next month but a day later than first flagged. Sir John, Westpac New Zealand’s mental health ambassador, will visit Tolaga Bay and Wairoa on August 10 as he...
Sculptor turns energies to painting
What They Didn’t Teach Us At School” is the thought-provoking title of artist Clayton Gibson’s latest exhibition at Tairāwhiti Museum. The show is intended to generate conversations about the interpretation of New Zealand history, especially...
So what do you think of it so far?
Nine days into the Women’s World Cup and the numbers don’t lie. The 2023 edition is well on its way to becoming the “most attended stand-alone women’s sporting event ever”, organisers say. The average attendance of over 28,700 after 16...
Rising stars on show at Y
College hoops got the crowd in on Monday. The last night of Gisborne Basketball Association (GBA) secondary schools’ action drew 400 to the YMCA. They were treated to four great finals. In Division 1, William Collier-led Gisborne Boys’ High...
A-grade title to Uawa Hinetera
Uawa Hinetera took out the Secondary School A-grade title and Nga Uri a Maui Hine Rikoriko the intermediate title in Gisborne junior netball this season. The final games in both competitions were held last weekend. The secondary A-grade runners-up...
Māori teams qualify for Hockey5s World Cup
Aotearoa men’s and women’s teams have qualified for the 2024 Hockey5s World Cup in Oman. Gisborne couple Kahu and Joy Ripia were the kaumātua delegates for the New Zealand Māori Hockey-selected teams, who travelled to the Gold Coast as New...
Tahunga on course for return
We’ll be back. That is the positive news from Tahunga Golf Club after Cyclone Gabrielle cut a swathe through the nine-hole country course, forcing its closure for the 2023 season. In a July newsletter, the club has provided an update on its...
‘I’m lucky to be alive’
Through the highs and lows of her long and varied life, cyclone survivor Tahu Dansey-Owen-Ruru has found solace in a craft she holds close to her heart — weaving. Matthew Rosenberg caught up with her at her home on the outskirts of Te Karaka to...
Final koha to those who have served
This week the New Zealand High Court released a judgement of public interest in regard to a case brought by the estate of Lieutenant Colonel Tā Harawira Gardiner KNZM. The New Zealand Herald’s David Fisher examined why the case is so important...
Enchanted on the Mekong’s Emerald Harmony
Mike Yardley discovers the luxurious allure of the Emerald Harmony Star-Ship, offering a sensory journey through captivating landscapes and exceptional culinary delights. River-cruising has become a byword for languid luxury afloat, drifting through...
Vibrant blooms
Celebrate the International Day of Friendship by gifting your friends the charm of Forget Me Not seeds — enchanting vibrant blue blooms. Forget Me Nots (Myosotis sylvatica) have delightful profusions of dainty blooms in vibrant shades of blue...