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Twelve teams off to Easter Classic

Courts will shake, backboards will shatter — figuratively speaking — in Tauranga tomorrow. The seventh annual Mel Young Easter Classic Tournament is to run 397 games on 15 floors — with 12 Gisborne Basketball Association teams among the 134...

Rediscovering India

Preeti Maheshwari starts her six-week Indian holiday in Delhi, a city brimming with historical monuments, cafes, nightlife and delicious street food . . . They say you don’t just travel around India; you experience it. And although my family and I...

GOLF ROUNDUP

Electrinet Park DANIEL Collier proved right an old expression in winning the Carters Building Supplies twilight shootout final last Thursday . . . “the cream always rises to the top”. The +1-handicapper turned on a golfing clinic under PG...

Kiwifruit shipments top list of goods leaving port

Eastland Port had a busy March with the arrival of container shipping, the start of the kiwifruit season, loggers, a cruise ship and the Albatros dredge working in the bay. The CS Trust, a 162m-long reefer vessel, arrived in mid-March to pick up 650...

Andrews’ world championship qualification confirmed

GISBORNE judoka Sydnee Andrews has officially qualified for the world championships — an event her hometown coach rates even higher then the Olympic Games. Andrews, 20, is one of six New Zealand judoka to be ranked in the top 100 in their division...

Continuing losses too much for iwi seafoods business

Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business, Takitimu Seafoods Limited, has announced it will close its retail store, online store and wholesale business in Ahuriri, Napier, affecting 33 staff. Takitimu Seafoods Limited, which was established in 2019...

Crime spree after stopping medication

A man robbed a service station and committed a raft of other offences last year including one in which he threatened to “wipe out Lytton High School” after he stopped taking prescribed medication. Anthony James Robin’s longstanding, serious...

Monday deadline for Anzac Day speech competition

Time is running out for students wishing to enter the Gisborne RSA Anzac Day Dawn Service speech contest. Entries must be emailed to info@gisbornersa. co. nz, and haves to be in by 5pm on Monday. The contest is open to students aged between 12 years...

Foster calls for Kaiti Beach clean-up as well

Don't forget about Kaiti Beach. That is the message from Gisborne district councillor Larry Foster. He told fellow councillors, sitting as the full council, that “a great job” was being done of the clean-up of woody debris at Waikanae and Midway...

GisInt students enjoy chance to reach for the stars at Rocket Lab

A “once-in-a-lifetime chance to dream big” is how one teacher described a school outing to Rocket Lab’s Mahia space port. Gisborne Intermediate teacher Barry Huhu said the pupils appreciated the Rocket Lab team sharing their time and knowledge...

Standing ovation for Grand Ole Opry debut performance

The decision to pack up and head to the home of country music four years ago reached a career high point for former Gisborne performer Camille Te Nahu last week. Te Nahu, husband Stuie and son Sonny — The French Family Band — performed at the...

Home detention for defrauding Covid subsidy scheme

Home detention sentence, ordered to repay $62,000 A woman who defrauded the Government’s Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme by claiming funds for employees she didn’t have has been ordered to repay $62,000. Shannelle Jan Oraina Hohipa-Kahuroa, 32...

Digging your autumn garden

Autumn is a fantastic time to put some care and attention into your garden. It is the time to clean up beds, manage soils, prepare sod, and minimise problems in the new growing season. Follow a few autumn garden tips for a worry-free winter and more...

GIG GUIDE

THIS WEEK The Harmonic Resonators War Memorial Theatre, April 7, 7pm. Saturday Night Live - DKR featuring Derek and Kay Biddle Breakers, April 8, 8pm to 11pm, free entry. Live music every fortnight. Wrights Vineyard & Winery, Dessert & Wine...

Big names at fundraiser

Come and sing along with legendary kiwi rockers James Reid and Andy Lynch of The Feelers as they arrive at The Dome this Saturday 8th April. They will be joined by local psych-rock group Oceanspace and Pōneke based Nikita Tu-Bryant, lead singer of...

Locals dominate festival of country music

Local musicians’ display of vocal brilliance helped secure them the top spots at the Gisborne Country Music Awards. Held over two days at the War Memorial Theatre and Gisborne RSA, there were 186 entries with competitors from Nelson, Whanganui...