SportPark, Poverty Bay in Oligoi interclub pennants finalCity clubs will go head to head to decide the 2023 Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants champions. Electrinet Park (1) and Poverty Bay emerged triumphant from two tense matchplay semifinal clashes at Mahia on Saturday afternoon. Defending champions...16 May 08:07 AM
SportBRIDGE CLUB RESULTSCongratulations this week to Beverley Evans and Glenys Evans for scoring 77.08 percent on Monday. Monday, May 8 — President’s Pairs 2 North/South East/West Joy Marden, Diana Styche 61.31 Glenys Evans, Beverley Evans 77.08 Carolyn McMurray...16 May 07:58 AM
SportPremier Grade promotion for YMP 2, Ngatapaby Sherrill Beale Despite heavy losses in their two Challenge games, YMP (2) and Farmlands Ngatapa have been promoted to Premier Grade this season, creating a seven-team competition. The Gisborne Netball Centre board has also decided Premier Reserve...16 May 07:51 AM
PremiumPremiumSportHonours to Country as players give Bay selectors plenty to think aboutIt’s a selection headache Poverty Bay Heartland squad officials are happy to have. The rekindling of the Town v Country rugby match revealed plenty of talent, with a good number of players putting up their hands in the Saturday afternoon clash...16 May 07:46 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldTrial for people accused of murdering a woman in Elgin last year starts on MondayA High Court trial for two people accused of murdering Gisborne woman Maraea Smith, is scheduled to begin on Monday. Ms Smith, also known as Maraea Turnbull, died on her 36th birthday after being shot in Titoki Street, Elgin, at about 9.45pm on...13 May 11:34 AM
SportHoskin hunting medals at World CupThree Gisborne athletes are in Szeged, Hungary, contesting the Canoe Sprint World Cup. Alicia Hoskin, Zack Ferkins and Quaid Thompson are part of the New Zealand contingent. Auckland-based Hoskin is a member of the women’s K4 500 crew who won...13 May 11:20 AM
SportMoana Pasifika call-up for Coast hooker RoyalThe man is ready to step up again. Ngāti Porou East Coast Lochore Cup champion hooker Joe Royal will come off the reserves bench for a completely new Moana Pasifika side in their Super Rugby Pacific clash with the Hurricanes in the capital today...12 May 05:11 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldDistrict council ‘fundamentally disagrees’ with parts of land inquiry panel’s damning reportRecommendations released today from the ministerial inquiry into land use here have been slammed by Mayor Rehette Stoltz after it found the council was in “dereliction of duty”. “We are extremely disappointed in the findings of the panel and...12 May 05:09 PM
SportDouble delight for Te K pair in Peace Shield winTe Karaka bowlers Paddy Stewart and John Dawson completed a notable double when they added the Peace Shield Men’s Open Fours to their victory in this season’s champion of champions senior men’s pairs. Sharing the Peace Shield honours with them...12 May 05:09 PM
SportAnother centre crown to greens machine WhitemanGlenys Whiteman recorded her 76th centre win when she skipped a Kahutia team to her 14th Ella Gibson Open Fours title at Gisborne Bowling Club. Five teams entered the Te Karaka Meat Traders-sponsored tournament — two from Poverty Bay Bowling Club...12 May 05:07 PM
SportWild weather tests ridersGisborne riders made the most of what was on offer in one of the most challenging seasons for equestrian organisers and competitors. Wild weather forced the cancellation of many shows in the 2022-23 show jumping and show hunter season just ended...12 May 05:06 PM
SportChamp of champ pairs titles to Kahutia, Te KarakaKAHUTIA and Te Karaka pairs won the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast Champion of Champions Pairs tournament for senior women and men at Kahutia Bowling Club. Lucy Shanks (skip) and Glenys Whiteman of Kahutia beat Wairoa’s Glenda Kapene (s) and Jo Sturmey...12 May 05:05 PM
SportON THE MATSIndoor bowls by Horsey Andrew Rickard showed total class on his way to winning the Poverty Bay East Coast centre open singles final 13-6 against Jay Casey . Rickard was unbeatable all day. He defeated Kaye Easton in his first game, drew with Bryan...12 May 05:04 PM
SportDarts resultsGisborne Club Darts Association INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: L Kaa (Rebels); A Taukamo-Pohio (Tao Valkyries); J Waikawa-Nepe (Tao Vikings); J Collier (Roseland); M Reedy (Done n Dusted); I Eyles (Gunz); T Irwin, J White, M Awatere (Brezz’n Gold); L...12 May 05:03 PM
Sport‘Jet ski racing is fun’WHEN Gisborne teenager Claire Ellmers lined up at the start gate for her first New Zealand pole ski race meeting on Lake Taupo, she couldn’t help but notice that not only was she the only novice, she was also the sole female. That did not stop the...12 May 04:58 PM
PremiumPremiumSportThird year of JAB initiative kicks off with Ngatapa kidsA rugby ball for every registered JAB player is the aim of the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union/Bayleys Gisborne initiative Balls4All. Started three years ago, it is about promoting the game by directly “getting a ball in the hands” of all JAB...12 May 04:55 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldInquiry panel chair Parata backs ‘even-handed’ report“We can substantiate all of it.” Land Use in Tairawhiti inquiry chairwoman Hekia Parata adamantly defended her panel’s report when it was released at a press conference in Gisborne yesterday. Responding to Mayor Rehette Stoltz’s concerns...12 May 04:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldProgress on assessing flood-damaged areasCyclone Recovery Minister Grant Robertson has set out the next steps for property assessments in areas affected by the severe weather events earlier this year. “I am encouraged by the work the taskforce, councils and insurance companies are doing...12 May 04:52 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldMan jailed on firearms and drugs chargesStorm-doomed cannabis plot found during police search of offender’s property Armed police sent to the home of a Ruatoria man after he threatened a local with a firearm discovered he was growing a huge outdoor cannabis crop likely to be worth...12 May 04:50 PM
Gisborne HeraldMuch greater depth required for new Hikuwai No1 Bridge foundationsThe piles required to support the new Hikuwai Bailey bridge on State Highway 35 north of Gisborne will be going deeper to ensure a solid footing for construction. The Bailey bridge will replace the Hikuwai No. 1 bridge, which was damaged in Cyclone...12 May 04:44 PM
Gisborne HeraldRecommendations in Land Use report ‘need to be taken seriously’: Federated FarmersFederated Farmers Gisborne-based forestry spokesperson Toby Williams is urging the Government to act quickly on the recommendations made in the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use report. “The Government needs to take the recommendations in this...12 May 04:43 PM
Gisborne HeraldEWC welcomes release of the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use reportThe Eastland Wood Council — Te Kaunihera Pororākau o Te Tairāwhiti (EWC) has welcomed the release of the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use report. “This thorough report is an important step forward for our community, as we all make changes...12 May 04:42 PM
OpinionGovt and council to blame, over a long timePredictably there has been a swift back-slash to the so-called slash report which came out yesterday afternoon. Mayor Rehette Stoltz has come out fighting, expressing “our disappointment”, “serious concerns” and that “we fundamentally...12 May 04:39 PM
OpinionCharity to be encouraged, not demandedGavin Maclean (May 10) obviously missed my point, along with the fact the percentage of tax our wealthiest New Zealanders pay is now being compared and criticised based on their unrealised capital gains over 2021, a year of fast-rising asset prices...12 May 04:37 PM
OpinionTea, ceremony and the coronation: the importance of shared historyNatasha Baulis Maxim Institute researcher As a foreigner newly arrived here, there’s much to delight in, but I don’t think I will ever be able to get behind “gumboot” tea. Don’t get me wrong; I think the analogy is perfect: the te...12 May 04:36 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionReport welcomed by most, not GDCThe trepidation with which calls for an independent inquiry into land uses associated with the mobilisation of woody debris and sediment were met in some quarters has been justified by the hard-hitting report released yesterday. That included the...12 May 04:35 PM
OpinionTurkey: 100 years of culture warTurkey’s elections are fairly free, and there is going to be one this Sunday (May 14). President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been in power for two decades, and he should really lose by a landslide. Imagine what the United States would be like if...12 May 04:27 PM
LifestyleWild about Australia ZooTravel writer Mike Yardley discovers a trip to Queensland is incomplete without seeing some of the world’s most amazing and endangered animals. If you’re treating the family to a Sunshine Coast winter escape, spend a night at Australia Zoo. The...12 May 04:22 PM
LifestylePop-a-ri-fic popcorn for mumAdorable, colourful and easy to make, these popcorn pops are the sweet treat every celebration needs. If you’re short on time, this is a quick, simple Mother’s Day recipe for kids. These delicious popcorn pops are really easy to rustle up and...12 May 04:19 PM
Gisborne HeraldRenee loves regeneration mahiA desire to always be in the forest has subtly inspired Renee Raroa’s mahi. After making headlines for speaking at the United Nations, she caught up with kaupapa Māori reporter Matai O’Connor. I was blessed to grow up in a place where the hills...12 May 04:10 PM
LifestylePassionate volunteer to help family on board floating hospitalsA former Gisborne family is setting sail on a two-year odyssey to bring medical help to poor regions of Africa. Fred and Maria Kuo told the Herald why they were embarking on their mission of mercy. Relocating their family of five to volunteer on...12 May 04:02 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSeven reserves in the region remain closed due to cyclone damageSeven reserves around the region remain closed following the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February. Gisborne District Council has confirmed Doneraille Park, De Costa Park, the small reserve at the junction of Fitzherbert Street and Clifford...12 May 11:52 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldStepfather jailed for nine yearsReporting their stepfather’s sexual offending against them cost four sisters their mother but even so, the girl who first spoke up says she has “absolutely no regrets” about doing so as it gave her sisters the strength to come forward too. On...12 May 11:50 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness$20k worth of gift offers for business mentoring helpGisborne and Wairoa businesses have been given a helping hand as they continue to work through the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. Business Mentors New Zealand is supporting the ongoing recovery of those affected, with $20,000 worth of mentor...12 May 11:47 AM
