Former Gisborne Boys' High first 15 squad member Gibson-Park plays prominent role in history-making Grand Slam victory

Hipkins to visit Tairāwhiti regularly to keep informed about district's recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle

I have a vivid memory of saving my pocket money to buy this dish at the night market in my village when I was 11 years old. I waited all week for Friday night to come when the smoke from the stall carried with it the wonderful smell of grilled...

Police have discounted what they call “false speculation” that a second person can be seen with missing Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri in a CCTV recording taken the night he disappeared. Mr Ahuriri was pictured with his Toyata Hilux ute at the...

Despite my green tendencies, I’ve never been a fan of composting toilets . . . but a recent visit to the loo at Glenorchy changed all that. This tiny settlement at the head of Lake Wakatipu, permanent population 450, is home to the astounding Camp...

The Nick's Head Charity Fishing Competition being held this weekend will raise more money to help Tairawhiti children who have cancer or diabetes. Organiser Andrea Gregory spoke to Planet Sunshine clinical nurse manager Deb McKay to ask her what the...

Re: Parking issues. Sorry Alain but you are dealing with a group of people at the council who for years have thought that they are a law unto themselves — the fancy new council building (which was opposed by the majority of ratepayers) is testament...

A Tairāwhiti-based small business is using a Workbridge-operated digital programme to combat technology challenges faced by people with disabilities. Workbridge is a not-for-profit organisation that helps people with disabilities and other mental or...

The heroes of D-Day were honoured at the RSA yesterday 75 years after Allied forces landed in France to begin the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe. While international dignitaries attended commemorations in sunny Normandy, a small group honoured...

The MetService has maintained a heavy rain warning for Gisborne today, forecasting up to 180mm of rain in places. The heavy rain warning is valid from 9am today to 12pm Friday. Periods of heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms will bring 120mm to 180mm...

An Indonesian deckhand's claim his nose was broken in an assault by his Kiwi skipper on board the Triton fishing vessel has been dismissed by a judge. Judge Turitea Bolstad cleared Harold Candy Williams, 44, of a charge of injuring with intent to...

A woman was seconds from being hit by an out-of-control car which crashed through fences of two Rutene Road properties last night. Residents along Rutene Road, just past the Tyndall Road turn-off, heard a “horrific bang” at around 9.15pm. An owner...

Two of Gisborne’s biggest organisations have committed to tackling the “climate crisis” by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the Climate Leaders Coalition. Established in July 2018, the coalition (CLC) includes some of New Zealand’s...

SoftballTairawhiti senior softball: B Grade social: Friday, 6pm: D4, Turanga Health v Whatatutu; D3, Umpdy Dumpties v Mini Sheep; D6, Lytton High v Spartans; D2, Minions v Downers. A Grade, men: Friday, 6pm: D1, Uawa v Rovers. Saturday, 1pm, women...

A Northern Giant Petrel/Pangurunguru that turned up on the East Coast last month was 40 years old. The bird arrived in Gisborne on board a log vessel and flew off on February 3 before being found at Waikanae Beach two days later. It was taken to the...

Activate Tairawhiti is looking to introduce the region’s first co-working centre, Launch! — and the idea of working in a shared, vibrant, tech-driven space seems to have hit a chord with local entrepreneurs. Initial interest in the concept has...

A woman was jailed for 24 months for her 11th and 12th drink-drive offences and was refused leave to apply for home detention by Judge Allen Roberts in Gisborne District Court. The judge dismissed as “unrealistic” the recommendation of...

At the risk of being called a bigot and shining forth like a beacon, I would like to also endorse the idea outlined in a recent letter from Kevin Missen. As supposedly mature people, the confrontational approach and attacking the messenger rather...

Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) wants Kiwis to consider beach safety when they purchase those beach activity-based Christmas gifts over the next few weeks. SLSNZ has compiled a “shopping list” of common beach activity-themed gifts, along...

While it was a milestone for the Government’s housing programme, the opening of the first KiwiBuild houses in Auckland at the weekend showed how difficult the task of Housing Minister Phil Twyford is. The first 18 houses were opened in Auckland’s...

Mangaheia Station at Tolaga Bay were the winners in the Turihaua Angus Supreme Heifer Challenge. Competition convener Paul Williams presented the winner's award to Leo Edginton from Mangaheia. The farm's heifers were described as a very even...

POLICE stopped more than 1400 vehicles at the State Highway 35 Covid-19 checkpoint and nearly 130 at the East Cape checkpoint on the opening day of Alert Level 3 in the region. The figures for Wednesday, September 1, illustrate the flow of traffic on...

No single food or food component can protect you against cancer by itself. But research shows that a diet filled with a variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans and other plant foods helps lower risk for many cancers. Squash and pumpkin...

Wairoa's farming community and supporters left visiting MPs with no doubt that they were against the government's He Waka Eke Noa farm-level emissions pricing proposal, at a meeting this week. More than 250 people attended the Wairoa District...

More than half of respondents to this week's Herald web poll prefer a four-day working week. Fifty-two percent (156 people) answered “yes” to the question “Would you like to work four days a week and have a three-day weekend?”Twenty-six...

Re: Treatment insufficient, September 6 story. I know Alison Jackson’s daughter Leigh and her husband Wayne well. They are lovely people. The unfortunate demise of Alison at Dunblane Rest Home should not have occurred. However, throughout the lives...

Results of the Paddlez Up Gizzy waka ama regatta on SaturdayW6 mixed and men, 25 kilometres: Paikea (Horouta Waka Hoe) 2hr 11min 30sec, 1st overall, 1st in master men; Last of the Summer Wine (Horouta) 2:20:53, 2nd, 1st in senior master men; Horout...

Re: Aquifer recharge vs surface water storage, November 10 comments. And what of the fact that the aquifers in Turanganui a Kiwa, all known by Maori and which form part of the indigenous estate under the UN Declaration of Indigeneous Rights signed by...

Eastland Port expected a continued strong flow of logs through the port in June and that has become the case, with seven shipments scheduled between now and June 21. The logger Singan has been alongside the wharf loading for China since yesterday and...