Latest from Gisborne

The art of political defection: personal grievances or Political Realignment?

by Marcus Roberts, Maxim Institute director of research “Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain ingenuity to re-rat.” So said Winston Churchill regarding the first 25 years of his political career, which saw him elected as a Conservative MP...

Spending hike has eyes on inflation

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has described his 2023 Wellbeing Budget as straightforward and practical for less than simple circumstances . . . the National Party has labelled it the Blowout Budget with “nothing for the majority of hard-working...

‘No real solutions’ in Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use in Tairāwhiti

The New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) says the Tairāwhiti land use inquiry report is recommending measures that will stop the very activities which are vital for the region’s recovery. NZIF president James Treadwell said the Ministerial...

Thompson takes his appeal to High Court

by Craig Kapitan An Olympic gold medallist accused of making lurid, “sexually aggressive” comments to two young female athletes and exposing himself to a third woman during an overseas competition is seeking a judge’s help in getting re...

Contractors working all over region to restore fragile roading network

The Gisborne District Council has put out an update on the ongoing road recovery around the region, working to repair and reseal Tairāwhiti’s fragile roading network. “An epic achievement last week with the completion of the Te Kowhai causeway...

Water workshop with tech focus engaging for curious minds

A digitally monitored waka hoe has given students the chance to learn about science and technology in a different way. Students from Gisborne schools and kura attended the Curious Minds waka ama workshop held on the water and in Lawson Field...

Solid month at Eastland Port

Eastland Port exported 206,000 tonnes of wood across eight ships last month. “May is shaping up to be a good month with seven log ships having already been and gone,” said an Eastland Port spokesperson. The coastal container ship, Rangitata has...

Travellers warned to watch for surface flooding as more rain due

Yet another low that has swung out of the sub-tropics is delivering doses of rain and wind, especially to the northern end of the Gisborne region. From this morning, MetService was expecting 50 to 90 millimetres about the ranges from Tolaga Bay...

Gisborne Film Guide

Odeon Multiplex ■ Book Club: The Next Chapter Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen head to Italy. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country...

Gisborne's Gig Guide

What's On This Week ■ Thursday Build-a-Band Smash Palace Bar, 24 Banks St, 7pm-11pm, free entry. ■ Friday Night Karaoke Breakers Jandal Bar, from 8pm to midnight, free entry. ■ GizzyBorn - NZ Music Month Local Artist Showcase Smash Palace...

Italy antics for Book Club: Next Chapter

It was 2017 and they were flying to a convention of movie theatre owners to drum up excitement for their movie where she, Jane Fonda, Mary Steenburgen and Diane Keaton play friends who decide to read Fifty Shades of Grey

A meeting of the body corporate: thoughts on importance

Consciousness cleared its throat and smacked the gavel down. “I call this meeting to order. I have noticed rumblings within the body corporate and I wish to remind everyone that I am in command here. Do I make myself clear?” “Pompous ass,”...

Tide going out on incompetent Govt

The legacy of this most incompetent Govt of our time seems to be gathering pace as they feel their bumbling tenure may be coming to an end. Just this past fortnight we’ve seen continued strike action from public service workers, we’ve had...

Much earlier copy deadline

One of the least fortunate side effects of your newspaper being printed in Auckland is that deadlines for copy now seem to be much earlier. For example, the ministerial report into forestry, available last Thursday morning, was not reported in your...

Adapting to new format, news cycle

Changes to your newspaper since the start of this month have been significant and we hope it has been a good experience for most of you. Behind the physical changes you see — such as new fonts and colour on all pages — there has been a big shift...

$715k donation to Mātai as QET winds up

Students wanting to access a career in Medical research here have been given a massive boost with the donation of $715,000. Gisborne’s medical research and education institute Mātai is the recipient, following the winding up of local charity...