Latest from Gisborne

GBHS set for First 15 Festival

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...

Top-of-the-table clash as Tapuae meet Wairoa

This will be the boots-and-all version of a local derby. Two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa-Athletic will host the second-placed Roseland Tavern Tapuae at Bayley’s Athletic Park from 1.30pm tomorrow. Civil Project Solutions...

Close contests abound in senior grades

by Sherrill Beale and Murray Robertson The intensity and close competition for points in the other senior grades will more than make up for a lack of premier grade action in the netball at Victoria Domain tomorrow. Premier teams Whangara Old Girls...

Fuel stations taking advantage?

I read in The Gisborne Herald that the tax on fuel will be going back to the full rate at the end of June this year. Well, three weeks ago when my wife and I were about to drive to Hamilton Hospital, we filled the car up with 91 and it was $2.35...

Back bar venue over opponents’ agendas

Re: Kura ‘no’ to new bar, April 27 story. This article summarises why Gisborne struggles to move forward. Historically this venue has been an entertainment establishment. It is in the CBD where these types of activities take place. Here is...

More action to tackle climate change

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing Tairāwhiti, and recent extreme weather events have only emphasised the importance of taking action now. Meeting the climate challenge has always been a priority for our Government and we’ve...

A Gabrielle rabbit in Grant Robertson’s hat?

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins may have moved quickly to extinguish any prospect of increased taxes in his major speech to Auckland businesspeople yesterday but he seems to have left one mystery — how to pay for Cyclone Gabrielle. It’s no surprise...

Working on plans for new mill following extensive fire

Corson Grain have started on a replacement plan for the mill in Cochrane Street that was badly damaged in a blaze on March 3. In an advisory letter to their growers, chief executive Brett Thompson has said the fire compounded the impact of the...

What's the buzz?

REVIEW: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Civil unrest, alienation, corruption at the highest level — not much has changed since AD33. So co-directors James Packman and LJ Mill have dispensed with sandals and swords for their high-energy production of Jesus...

Housing whānau from Tūranga to Ruatōrea and beyond

Hikurangi Enterprises project Whare Ora has been working to house whānau around Tairāwhiti for two years and is now aiming to get a manufacturing facility set up in Ruatorea. “We want to build for people of the greater Waiapu Valley,”...

Sports Draw

Rugby THE rugby draw for SATURDAY Civil Project Solution Poverty Bay rugby, Premier grade, Week 4. 2.45pm: GT Shearing Waikohu v Earthwork Solutions HSOB, Te Karaka Domain. Referee: Ben Holt. East Coast Farm Vets YMP v Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates...

Pickleball takes off in Gisborne

The rising sport of pickleball has taken off in Gisborne. What started as a small group of people playing in October 2021 has turned into 150 members, with up to 70 people turning up to one session. “It’s the fastest-growing game in the...

Sticks at the ready for Poverty Bay hockey season-opener

Old rivers GMC Green and Paikea are the opening act of the 2023 Poverty Bay club hockey season, which starts tonight at Harry Barker Reserve. Teams have been preparing for several weeks for the start of play, and as it says on the Poverty Bay hockey...

A capital gains conundrum for the country and for Labour

News that the uber wealthy in New Zealand pay a lot less tax as a proportion of their incomes than middle-income earners do will come as no surprise to anyone; the only question is what the Labour Government will do about it. A Treasury report after...

Ozzie rules: defying nature

Several countries are fighting the onset of demographic transition, which is the automatic dropping of birth rates and hence population when a certain level of economic security is reached. Australia is reported to be one of those countries. The...

Please sign and share Theresa’s petition to amend Therapeutic Products Bill

Can you imagine being given a terminal cancer diagnosis and given eight months to live? This is the terrifying prognosis given to Theresa Zame, a much-loved member of our whanau. She had two medication choices. 1. Tagrix, a 3rd generation...