PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldThe battle in your brainby St John Craner Environmental challenge is a much wider concept when you think about it. The biggest environmental battle you face is the one inside your own head. It's the environment you live in day in, day out. Author Robin Sharma said, “The...30 Mar 08:59 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNash's downfall a loss for Labour but not a crisisPrime Minister Chris Hipkins would have been the most harassed person in Parliament yesterday as he first watched one Minister trying to explain her comments in the House and then had to fire another who joined the House at the same time as he did...29 Mar 04:53 PM
Gisborne HeraldThanks NZDFThe New Zealand Defence Force played a crucial role in supporting our rural and isolated communities in Tairāwhiti after Cyclone Gabrielle. They hit the ground running in the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, facilitating the establishment of...29 Mar 04:51 PM
OpinionThe Posie Parker stoush: some positive lessons for our electionMaxim Institute executive director What does politics produce when mixed with violence and intimidation? Sadly nothing constructive, plus a humungous helping of anger, division, recrimination, spleen and confusion. Oh, and...29 Mar 04:43 PM
OpinionPermitted to disagree with my opinion . . .Opinions? Have I missed something? I was under the impression that opinions were something everybody was allowed to have, and that everyone else respected our right to have. Sharing these opinions was considered to be a form of debate that gave us...29 Mar 04:41 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldGrowing the organic macadamia industryThe people behind Torere Macadamias are so passionate about macadamias they have developed a 10-year NZ Macadamia Industry Growth Strategy (2018-2029) to increase organic growing of macadamias from 10ha in 2018 to 1000ha in 2029. The company is...29 Mar 04:34 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWhen the going gets tough...Tokomaru Bay farm manager Colin Skudder made the headlines after Cyclone Gabrielle when he cut a track across his farm to ferry nurses, technicians and other hospital workers from Tokomaru Bay to Te Puia Springs Hospital. The hospital was cut off...29 Mar 04:23 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne Herald‘Exceptional quality’ at weaner fairby Trevor Brown PRICES were buoyant at yesterday’s Matawhero weaner fair where 2736 steers and bulls went under the hammer, many from the Wairoa and Ruakituri districts. There was a large bench of buyers, most from outside this district, and they...29 Mar 04:12 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldApple quality ‘OK’ despite bad weatherAPPLES from Gisborne have been hitting international markets since February. About 30 percent of the crop has been picked to date, and local industry sources say the quality has been “OK” , despite the weather. T&G Global reported this week...29 Mar 04:00 PM
Gisborne HeraldGale force winds in the forecastStrong winds to gale force are forecast to hit the eastern coast of the North Island today and tomorrow, as far north as Mahia. MetService has issued a Watch for severe gale-force south to south-westerlies, with a deepening low lying to the east of...29 Mar 03:56 PM
Gisborne HeraldLytton High students raise dust at ManutukeLytton High school students helped the Manutuke community carry out a clean-up last week. School learning support teacher John Ingram said that ever since Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region, causing widespread damage, the school wanted to helping...29 Mar 03:49 PM
Gisborne HeraldMetService warns about big waves on CoastTHE MetService has issued a Wave Warning for the coastline from Mahanga Beach at Mahia up to Potikirua Point at East Cape, with big seas from the south from tonight. The warning is valid from 9pm tonight to 1am on Friday. It involves a southerly...29 Mar 03:44 PM
Gisborne HeraldAlbatros back againThe trailing suction hopper dredge Albatros has been working out in Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay and around the port since last Saturday. The dredge has been removing the naturally accumulating sediment along the shipping channel, turning basin and...29 Mar 03:37 PM
Gisborne Herald$358k on water project that did not eventuateMore than $350,000 of council money went towards accessing water from an industry site following Cyclone Gabrielle, but the project never got off the ground. At a Gisborne District Council meeting on March 2, an agenda item said the council planned...29 Mar 03:20 PM
Gisborne HeraldNash sacking another blow for inquiryThe sacking of Forestry Ministry Stuart Nash last night may have implications for the ongoing ministerial inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti and Wairoa. Mr Nash, who is also the Napier MP, was sacked as Forestry Minister, after it was revealed he...29 Mar 03:07 PM
SportWeekend sports drawsNetball PAK’nSAVE Gisborne netball, SATURDAY, senior grading , Round 1 — Duty teams to put up goal pads, set up team benches (courts 1 and 2) and take out bins: Thistle Storm, Horouta Kohatu. All scorecards are run from the tower. All games are...29 Mar 03:02 PM
SportAround the Greens: Club bowls newsPoverty Bay DAMAGE caused by Cyclone Gabrielle to Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s artificial turf caused the club to hold its progressive triples tournament at the Kahutia club last Wednesday. In the Beetham Progressive Triples Tournament, each player...29 Mar 02:57 PM
Gisborne Herald‘One-stop shops’ easy way to vaccinateTAIRĀWHITI health officials are launching winter immunisation events across the region. The campaign is a collaborative approach between Ngāti Porou Oranga, Turanga Health, Te Whatu Ora-Tairāwhiti and Pinnacle Health. “In gearing up for winter...29 Mar 02:57 PM
SportCentre teams stand tallGISBORNE-EAST COAST men’s and women’s teams had their moments at the four-day national intercentre bowls championships in Christchurch. The men’s team narrowly missed qualifying for the semifinal, losing the last-round match against Northland...29 Mar 02:39 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldCyclone stories from Kuri kidsWaerenga-o-Kuri school students shared their experiences of Cyclone Gabrielle with Beef + Lamb New Zealand advisers Pania King and Charles Taituha last week. School teacher Rebecca Denton said the kura was pleased to have the reps come in and hear...29 Mar 02:37 PM
PremiumPremiumSportNgatapa save best to lastRyan West left Harry Barker Reserve with mixed emotions on Saturday. West led the Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps to an eight-wicket victory against defending champions Rawhiti Legal Old Boys’ Rugby in the Hope Cup Senior B club cricket...29 Mar 02:25 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldCommunity sentence after fatal crash ‘hard to take’: nieceThe niece of a woman who died after being struck by her own car in a chain of events caused by a careless driver says, “the justice system is flawed”. Sarah McPhail says the 100-hour community work sentence imposed yesterday on the driver...29 Mar 02:24 PM
PremiumPremiumSportShaw Thing: Player of the Year honour to HSOB skipperTo say that 2022-23 was a challenging season for Poverty Bay cricket is an understatement. Cyclone Gabrielle, flooding and the loss of three playing days in scoring platform PlayHQ’s debut season nationwide had an impact on all three premier grade...29 Mar 02:16 PM
LifestyleAuditions for award-winning Jersey Boys musical begin this weekendGisborne Centre Stage’s latest musical production Jersey Boys is now open for auditions this Friday and Saturday. With phenomenal music, memorable characters, and great storytelling, the musical follows the fascinating evolution of four...29 Mar 01:02 PM
Lifestyle‘Galaxy of local stars’ perform Handel’s MessiahHandel’s Messiah, the choral work that has been a hit for almost 300 years, will once more resound here on April 2, sung by the Gisborne Choral Society, which was forced to postpone the performance last December when its principal guests had...29 Mar 12:54 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleWiti’s Wahine celebrates the Ihimaera charactersExperience the brilliance of Witi’s Wāhine, a theatrical taonga and an uplifting love song to the wāhine toa of the East Coast who inhabit celebrated Maori author Witi Ihimaera’s celebrated writing. The story crafted by late Aotearoa actress...29 Mar 12:35 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleCulture shines in designsWeaving her Samoan roots into fabrics, local and upcoming fashion designer Susana Tasi welcomes the public to her new shop branded with her initials ST. Located on Gladstone Road, the shop offers three unique brands — the quirky and fun-fitting...29 Mar 12:06 PM
LifestyleKeeping cool in TurinPhil and Sue Newdick continue their travels through Europe, crossing the border from France into Italy, bound for Turin. We boarded an Italian train at Grenoble and crossed the border into Italy without noticing we had arrived. As is the norm for...29 Mar 11:55 AM
OpinionUN climate report: clutching at strawsGwynne Dyer The final report of the United Nation’s climate body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has come out at last. The desperate optimism that characterised the last few volumes (this is Part Four of four) has frayed...29 Mar 11:50 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleA taste of autumnAs far as the feijoa season goes, when it rains, it pours. If you’re lucky enough to have a feijoa tree in your backyard, you need to get creative to keep up with the supply. These delicious recipes are a good place to start. Feijoa Strudel...29 Mar 11:40 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleUnderstanding emotionsRebekah Ballagh’s latest book Be Your Best Self has brilliant exercises, tips and practical strategies to help people transform the way they see themselves and create lifelong change. Be Your Best Self covers everything from your inner critic to...29 Mar 11:20 AM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleSurviving two cyclonesAlex Campbell has lived and farmed at Hangaroa for a long time. He survived the fury of Cyclone Bola in 1988 and Cyclone Gabrielle this year. He talked to Avneesh Vincent about the differences between the two storms, the impact of forestry in the...29 Mar 10:46 AM
LifestyleAfter the stormThey had no comms and some were cut off from their own homes but, post-Cyclone Gabrielle, members of the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team swung into action . . . AS one of the crew, and base manager ,for the Trust Tairāwhiti...29 Mar 10:18 AM
OpinionThought we had progressedRe: A direct threat, stop her — March 23 letter. Debate is always good but I draw the line at hate speech. Posie Parker gains followers because she pretends to be pro-women but she’s not really. She seems intent on excluding any woman who is...28 Mar 12:34 PM