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No time for National on humanity

Answer to Christopher Luxon’s “I have no time for the Greens on economic policy: I won’t be lectured by the Greens on economics,” I have no time for National on humanitarian policy. I won’t be lectured by National on humanity. Gavin Maclean

Great concert, thank you

A Taste of Opera — thank you Gisborne Choral Society for a wonderful concert on Sunday afternoon (11th June). It was a lovely interlude for such a dreich and dreary day, and it was a bonus to hear Aston, Madeleine and Te Rei as the Three Genii...

Singaporean couple's tax evasion scandal unveiled, court costs sought

A Singaporean couple whose million-dollar tax evasion was discovered after their assets were frozen due to their son’s drug trafficking, have applied for court costs and damages. William Cheng and partner Nyioh Chew Hong are the father and...

Port enjoys benefits of good weather and efficient loading

Eastland Port had a great month for shipping in May with 11 log ships alongside the wharf. They took away more than 290,000 tonnes of logs. The success of the month came down to efficient loading by ISO Limited and good weather, a port spokesperson...

Schools vie for victory in Chamber Music Contest

Seven groups will compete in the Central district round of the national secondary schools’ chamber music contest, at the Lawson Field Theatre tonight. Since its inception in 1965, the annual NZCT chamber music contest has provided a platform for...

Breaking the silence on elder abuse: Report cases and support vulnerable seniors this World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

People here are being urged to report elder abuse cases, ahead of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Thursday. Age Concern Tairāwhiti’s newly appointed chairman John McElhinney said he was keen to raise the organisation’s profile to encourage...

More plaudits for Katuku Island

A video game developed largely in Gisborne is up for yet another global award. Katuku Island, a multi-player survival game with an indigenous overlay, has been nominated as a finalist in the American 2023 Gee Learning Game awards. The award...

Rain too much for saturated soils

The district’s saturated soils cannot take any more water — this was clearly shown during Sunday’s burst of heavy rain. While the amount of rain over Sunday was not particularly high, water levels rose rapidly, with surface flooding and...

Sensible changes, natural adjustments

Clive Bibby Enforced changes to our social behaviour are having the reaction one might expect, and it does not bode well. This is doubly unfortunate for a country that is capable of accommodating any new direction and making slow but good progress...

Govt’s biofuels u-turn

Re your front page article on June 9. It is interesting to note this Government’s u-turn with regard to the investigation now proposed to use forestry slash as a source of biofuel/bioenergy. In January 2021 the Government agreed in principle to...

Big classes, children behaved

I recently wrote a letter to the editor about teachers wanting more pay, smaller classes, etc, etc. Well, I’ve just gone through my school photos from 1946-1956 and there is not one class with less than 31 students photographed. Some had 45-50...

Mahaki, Paikea juniors shine on hallowed league ground

When the youngsters from Tairāwhiti took the field at the home ground of NRL franchise the New Zealand Warriors, their opponents didn’t know where they were from. They do now. Mahaki Warriors and the Paikea Whalers went to Auckland last weekend...

Rhythm n’ Lines brings social connection

Janine Hamilton-Kells talks to Avneesh Vincent about starting her own dancing club, Rhythm n’ Lines, taking up writing as a hobby and keeping community at heart. Starting Rhythm n’ Lines in 2021 was a way to “keep fit and learn something new...

Olympic Pool too cold — again

The Olympic Pool has been hit by boiler issues again this week that saw the 50 metre pool closed for a few days while those issues were dealt with. It reopened again yesterday. Aquatics manager Campbell Macgregor said they had a boiler fault that...

James Shaw in town to introduce Greens candidate

Discussing climate change and introducing the Green Party candidate for the East Coast electorate will on the agenda at Evolution Theatre on Monday. Green Party co-leader James Shaw will speak on the climate challenges facing the country and the...

Proposed temporary change allows mixed rural waste burning

A proposed temporary law change would enable rural Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay dealing with masses of cyclone and flood debris to burn mixed waste so they can replant and return their land to productivity. Environment Minister David Parker said...