Hee hee, looks like I got under someone’s skin a bit. For the record, I am not in the slightest bit interested in the editor’s alarmist figures trolled off the internet. I am a New Zealander. I trust our own Ministry of Health figures which...
I think there’ll be a huge sugar hit to housing investors if National ever becomes Govt. If they own a house with a loan of $400,000 at an interest rate of 7 percent, they will get an additional tax rebate of $10,920 each year if they’re on a 39...
It is a pity there isn’t a vaccine against stupidity — but if there was, those most in need would no doubt refuse on the grounds of their right to remain so. As the person whose letter to the editor kicked off the latest outburst of Covid-19...
by Sisilia Teu, Maxim Institute communications coordinator The internet has become an essential part of contemporary life, connecting billions of people while revolutionising how we interact, work, and access information. Over the years, the web’s...
Two news items last week related to the climate crisis deserve some extra attention, especially the latest report of the Climate Change Commission which was critical of the Emissions Trading Scheme. In effect the commission says that a new path is...
Saturday sport produced plenty of entertainment with the start of the Poverty Bay club hockey season adding to the action. Defending premier women’s champion YMP A began their 2023 campaign against clubmates YMP B on the turf at Harry Barker...
Monday, April 24 — Sean Shivnan Pharmacy Championship Pairs 3 North/South East/West Frank Roach, Vicki Nickerson 59.82 Katrina Duncan, Yvonne Waide 57.74 Louise Goodhue, Gretchen Ivess 59.23 Eileen Lee, Ann McCombe 57.74 John Hudson, Vicki Taylor...
Dylan Foster and cousin Kayla Trowell were in control, winning the New Zealand local final of the mixed pairs 10-4 against Dylan’s elder brother Matthew Foster and his mum Karyn Foster. Seventeen-year-old Dylan and 16-year-old Kayla were by far...
The missing parts of the writing process described today by our columnist are research and critical thinking. Being elderly isn’t an excuse for not applying some effort in this regard if you want to use your reckons to claim that politicians...
Craig Bauld From Uncle Craig’s Rocking Chair People seem to think that my occasional contributions are overly sharp, on the edge, whatever. Actually what you see is generally about fourth draft. First draft is genuinely cutting and dangerously...
I want to support the letter on Thursday from “Kia Ora” asking why the great song of the Māori Battalion is not sung at Anzac services. I have felt for many years that this rousing and historic song should be our second popular anthem — like...
CO2 is a greenhouse gas warming the atmosphere. In 1960-1970 the yearly growth rate of CO2 in the atmosphere was slightly less than 1 part per million but this has been steadily increasing, reaching 2.27ppm at the beginning of 2023. This means that...
More sub-tropical moisture is descending on the district, but MetService had no warnings for this region this morning. The last thing Gisborne and the East Coast need is another rain event, with 21 roads and 19 bridges still closed after earlier...
Two men have been jailed for an unprovoked attack on a bouncer at Gisborne’s Smash Palace bar, which left the man with irreparable eye damage. A patron was also attacked when he tried to intervene. He was knocked unconscious and three of his teeth...
Police investigating the head-on crash on State Highway 35 at Wainui on Thursday in which a pregnant woman suffered critical injuries, have appealed for witnesses to come forward. It was reported at around 9.40am and happened just west of the Onero...
The local SPCA is offering half-price animal adoption to encourage Gisborne people to welcome a furry friend into their homes. The special price is available from today, April 29, until May 7 to help find the stray animals warm and dry forever homes...
A customised trailer bearing the name Hear4U has been donated by two locals to further support the men’s mental health charitable trust. Trailer builder by profession Mason O’Dwyer and his friend Griffin Law built the room-sized trailer for the...
Gisborne and Wairoa have received just $1.17 million of the $22m New Zealand Disaster Fund being managed by the Red Cross but with $18m still unspent, the charity says more is on the way. “Close to $1.5m of the $3.98m spent via the New Zealand...
by Hamish Barwick Improvements in forestry earthworks, including roads and landing sites, and slash management, are vital to avoid another adverse weather event like Cyclone Gabrielle heavily impacting on the Gisborne and Wairoa regions. This is the...
Tairāwhiti waka ama paddlers coped with rough conditions and the possibility of their craft flipping when they contested the long distance nationals off Whitianga last weekend. Horouta Waka Hoe Club paddlers won gold medals in single, two-seat and...
A summer of cyclone setbacks did not stop Poverty Bay Kayak Club athletes excelling at the New Zealand Canoe Sprint Championships at Lake Karapiro. Quaid Thompson reclaimed the open men’s K1 1000-metre title after missing last year’s nationals...
There was a large yarding of 4255 sheep yarded at Matawhero yesterday, including 4034 store lambs. Prices paid remain steady; there was a premium for shorn lambs and the better male lambs. The average price paid fell by $8 due to the greater numbers...
There will be 15 Poverty Bay competitors in action next week at the North Island Dog Trial Championships on Lochinvar Station at Taupō. They will be running a total of 17 heading dogs and 23 huntaways. “There was still time for competitors to...
There is a deep and growing rift between “the West” and “the Rest” about the need to resist and defeat the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is because it is really a war in defence of sovereignty, which ought to be something every sovereign...
Back in February, just a few days before Cyclone Gabrielle struck, the Gisborne Canoe and Tramping Club hiked to Lake Waikareiti in Te Urewera. Gillian Ward writes abut the overnight excursion. The damage inflicted by the cyclone led to the closure...
Preeti Maheshwari shares a recipe for an addictive, flavourful snack which is perfect as an appetizer, breakfast or side. Kothimbir vadi, or coriander fritters, is a traditional Maharashtrian dish made with coriander leaves and spices. It is...
Pressed flowers aren’t just a way to preserve one of nature’s most beautiful gifts, but they’re also perfect for adorning handmade cards or using in a wide range of craft projects and activities, Kim Parkinson says. As the winter months...
As businesses still look to get back to normal after Cyclone Gabrielle, Andrew Ashton talks to the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce’s newly appointed president Tessa Allan on what role she will play in highlighting issues. The region’s businesses...
Director Dean McKerras and musical director Sean Scanlen are putting the razzle-dazzle in MTG’s production of Chicago. Kim Parkinson finds out what audiences can expect from the musical extravaganza about temptation, seduction and murder. Director...
A win, a loss and a draw, with no more than a goal to separate the teams each time — no one said it would be easy for Gisborne Thistle this year. The Jags play Palmerston North Marist on artificial turf at the Arena in Palmerston North tomorrow...
First points in the Poverty Bay hockey competition went the way of GMC Green on the turf at Harry Barker reserve last night, but they had to wait until the final quarter to wrap it up. The Green Machine scored the opening goal on the Hain Farming...
An Eastland team will be in Hawke’s Bay this weekend for the first round of the Badminton New Zealand super veterans’ inter-association Division 2 competition. Last year the competition was affected by Covid-19 and illness among players...
Round 1 of the competition kicks off, hosted in Upper Hutt They’re back on deck after two weeks. The Duane Hihi-coached Gisborne Boys’ High School will play Wellington College tomorrow in Round 1 of the TranZit Coachlines First 15 Rugby...