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Catch me if you can
Talent and enthusiasm were displayed in large quantities at the inter-primary school rugby sevens tournament held on the Rectory field last week. Twenty-six boys' and girls' teams from schools throughout the district took part in the Poverty Bay...
WEEKEND SCOREBOARD
Gisborne Pak’nSave senior netball — Premier Grade: Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A 48 Character Roofing YMP 41, Horouta Koura 52 Farmlands Ngatapa 24. Other grades (*bonus point for scoring within three goals.), Prem Reserve/A Grade: Down to...
Process under way to protect at-risk properties
Mitigating flood risks to future-proof properties across Tairāwhiti is a mammoth task for authorities and the many affected residents that will take time to work through and implement solutions at both the community and property level. For anyone...
We’ve always lived in ‘a time of consequences’
Simin Williams I should have saved my “hypocrisy reeks to heaven” heading for this news item “Shaw advocates for solar energy” (June 14), or maybe we can make a regular column under that heading as we head into election season! Let’s first...
Take a break indeed
Referencing Simin Williams’ response to the advice to “take a break and breathe deep”, in her letter of Thursday, June 15. What would you call someone whose obsession with Jacinda Ardern, attributes to her all the woes of the country? What...
Remediating erosion
Like Lara Meyer, I would like to know how Peter Jones believes our region should address eroding land and keeping people employed. There are a vast number of anti-pine critics out there who haven’t a clue of the scale of erosion or downstream...
Drove with EBA level of 1360mcg
“Staggering” she could even have stood up with that much alcohol in her system before she got in the car: Judge A woman was nearly five and a half times over the legal alcohol limit for driving when she hit a parked car on Lyell Road...
Ain’t no sunshine . . .
With more rain in the pipeline for the Gisborne region, it is no surprise the first half of the month has been woefully short on sunshine. After the first 15 days of June, sunshine at Gisborne totalled a miserable 42 hours. The latest 30-year...
Sunair to start daily flights between Gisborne and Napier from June 26
Wairoa and Gisborne mayors have welcomed news of a new air route linking Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay. North Island airline Sunair Aviation is launching a new weekday service connecting Napier and Wairoa, and Napier and Gisborne, starting at the end...
Call goes out for MIST volunteers
St John has put a call out for people to join as a Major Incident Support Team volunteer — a team who provide a world-leading response to major incidents and large events across the country. MIST, as it is known, requires non-clinical people to...
NZSO’s take on revolutionary composer
A grandiose, dramatic and energetic display of baroque music is on offer when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra returns to Tairawhiti on Tuesday. The Gisborne performance is part of the NZSO’s Baroque Innovations tour directed by orchestr...
Median house price down 9.8pc
House prices here continue to fall but realtors do not expect the market’s mid-winter blues to last much longer. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute (REINZ) shows the region’s median price is down $65,000 from a year ago. “Gisborne’s...
$70,000 boost to Wairoa cyclone clean-up
A $70,000 grant from the New Zealand Disaster Fund is supporting crews as they go door-to-door in Wairoa to help clean up homes. Nearly half of the funds raised by the New Zealand Disaster Fund have been issued in the form of grants from the New...
SH2 between Matawai and gorge to close for asphalting
Due to wet weather expected next week, planned asphalting work on State Highway 2 will start on the evening of Wednesday, June 21, or the next fine night. The area between Matawai township and Waioeka Gorge will be under a full road closure, with no...
Volunteer Spotlight: Ana Naden's inspiring journey in Surf Life Saving and brownie baking
Te Kiwi Tuaro a-Motu-National Volunteer Week runs from Monday to Saturday of next week and among the many organisations that rely heavily on volunteers is Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLNZ). Leading up to the week, SLSNZ has profiled a number of...
Dozens involved in collapse, removal of Te Reinga Bridge
The scale of work to remove flood-damaged Te Reinga Bridge near Wairoa this week is unlike anything else Wairoa-based Quality Roading and Services and other contractors have worked on. The 300-tonne Te Reinga Bridge was collapsed into the river on...
Opua to Horeke by bike
Jo Ferris cycles the Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Trail and discovers new places. Over the years, trips north have included visiting the usual historic landmarks. But when discussion about the Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Trail was tabled for the annual...
Inspiring next-gen
Youngsters from Te Wharau School had an Olympian walk through their doors and were suitably impressed. New Zealand kayaker Alicia Hoskin was back on her stomping ground before heading to Cambridge for zero-degree morning training to continue her...
Best male store lambs sold well
There were 1977 sheep sent for sale at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday, where buyers are still prepared to pay good money for the best of the store male lambs, but expressed caution on the store ewe lambs and smaller sorts. The 46 prime sheep sold...
Foon resigns over undisclosed conflict of interest
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon resigned from his role yesterday over an undisclosed conflict of interest. Foon, who previously spent six terms as mayor of Gisborne, was appointed by the Labour Government to the role of Race Relations...
Gisborne club darts results
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: T Irwin (Brezz’n Gold); B Leach (Done n Dusted); Q Stevens (Rebels); R Edwards (6 Shooters); K Morrell, F Moreland (Roseland); I Eyles (Gunz); H Ngarangione (Stallions). Highest start (180): K Morrell (Roseland); H...
Tapuae, Athletic set benchmark
The green-and-blacks are on the warpath. Unbeaten Civil Project Solutions Senior 1 men’s club rugby leaders The Roseland Tavern Tapuae Taniwha, who spent three hours travelling 200 kilometres from Wairoa to Gisborne and back for a win by default...
Populism: end of an era — or just a pause
Gwynne Dyer We’re going to miss the populist “big beasts” now that they’re gone. Who will now tell us that “Voting Conservative will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3”? (Boris Johnson)...
Rice to the occasion
If you ever needed a reason to eat more sushi, we’ve got it for you. Every year June 18 is celebrated as International Sushi Day, so here’s an easy recipe for a perfect meal. Have some fun assembling these delicious sushi cones. A few drops of...
Big leaves, big splash
Elephant Ears give the tropical look to any garden. This majestic plant will not only create scale in your indoor or outdoor space, but style it as well. Bring the tropics indoors with a feature plant that really likes to listen! Okay, technically...
A young man on the rise
Hunaara Waerehu from Tikitiki was elected provincial president of Federated Farmers for Gisborne and Wairoa at the organisation’s annual general meeting last month. “It has been a privilege to be elected to the role,” the 21-year-old told...
Call for feedback on Makorori plan
The Herald’s Wynsley Wrigley looks at Gisborne District Council’s draft master plan for Makorori Beach. Great plans are under way to develop one of Tairāwhiti’s favourite beaches. Makorori Beach was once a popular camping destination and...
50 flipping years
Gisborne Trampoline Club's head coach Doug Callahan has been coaching since 1972. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air
A PAIR OF ACES
TIM Adamson gave a standard Coast reaction when asked about his career-first hole-in-one. “Pretty mean, bro.” The Tolaga Bay member achieved golf’s ultimate shot on the 134-metre 12th hole on his home course on Sunday. He and playing partners...
Students to be put to the ultimate test
High school teams face a litmus test of their progress in the weekend Poverty Bay club hockey round as they front against two of the leading teams in the mens and womens competitions. Gisborne Boys’ High 1st XI face the blowtorch first when they...
Noon to debut as Thistle eye upset
If everyone loves an underdog, Gisborne Thistle will be brimful of good vibes at Memorial Park in Palmerston North tomorrow. They’ll need every edge they can get. Their opponents, Palmerston North United, beat Taradale 7-1 last Saturday, in...
Bishop, Fox epitomise grassroots rugby
Hikurangi Te Maunga are dominant at this point. They are unbeaten with four wins, having defeated Waima, Waiapu, Tihirau Victory Club and — by 15-10 on Saturday in the derby match — Ruatoria City in H Blackbee Contractors Ngāti Porou East Coast...
Gisborne must overcome slow start
It was a great game in 2022 and may be again tomorrow. Not until the 69th minute of a memorable duel, which began on Rectory field No. 1 and ended on No. 2 because of a serious injury to a visiting player, did Akina Hastings Boys’ High School...