Gisborne Judo Club contingent bring back 11 medals, including four gold

THIS district’s “own land wars” — starting from the siege of Waerenga-a-Hika — should be commemorated each year, says Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP and Cabinet minister Meka Whaitiri. The Customs Minister says she is less interested in Raa Maumahar...

A pilot digital health programme to help vulnerable children that is proving successful in Northland has been launched here. The mobile healthcare system iMoko is an application used on iPads and is the brainchild of doctor Lance O’Sullivan —...

THE New Zealand Forest Service has opened up its 2022 ‘Nga Karahipi Uru Rakau' forestry scholarships applications and this year there will be nine successful applicants.“It is an exciting time to be studying and working in the forestry and wood...

A ROTORUA man and two Gisborne people were arrested yesterday after police chased a car allegedly stolen from Lytton West and eventually stopped by road spikes near Tolaga Bay. Police were called about the incident at 9.45am and the Nissan Micr...

And so the stalls go up for the 2020 election — vote Labour for a fairer tax system, vote National to protect the Kiwi way of life. While it is understandable that National is arguing against a comprehensive capital gains tax in the strongest...

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Peter Clayton and Mark Hunt turned talk into title in winning the 2022 Gisborne Motors Barns-Graham Cup men's pairs on Sunday. Clayton and Hunt beat brothers Kit and Tene Goldsmith on the 17th hole of the handicap matchplay final to join an elite...

Dune Dog Procter wins West End Wiggle

Support for the petition opposing the potential sale of the Huiarua and Matanui stations to overseas forestry interests climbed past the 2500 mark yesterday, and Gisborne-Wairoa Federated Farmers has had more than 35,000 views on it on their...

Labour's proposed new tax rates are the most dramatic development of the election campaign so far and cut straight to the issue of how the country can recover from the economic recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Finance Minister Grant...

AN increasing trend of sole parents in Gisborne getting off benefits and back into work or education is expected to further improve, after the Government announced it would make more help available for single parents. There have been successive...

ONLY days after a public plea was made to stop using second-hand charity stores as dumping grounds, a broken bed with stains and dirty car tyres were dumped outside Gisborne’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore at the weekend. The call to the public by...

YMP made their most emphatic statement yet in the Pak’nSave premier-grade netball competition when they completed a resounding victory over challengers Whangara Old Girls at the YMCA last night. YMP Sunshine Brewery were in control throughout and...

Firefighters were called out twice last night to two quite different emergencies, one that involved overcooked food and the other to help someone trapped in a bathroom. Fire and Emergency NZ received the first call at 6pm to a house in Daphne Street...

SPRING caught out Gisborne Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) with a record number of October presentations. Chief executive Jim Green told the Hauora Tairawhiti board that October had been the busiest month of the year for the ED, with...

Ukaipo or the Big Latch-On at Puku Ora cafe on Thursday was a celebration of breastfeeding. The virtual community event was for all breastfeeding mothers to share their current “belfie” (breastfeeding selfie) to the Facebook page of...

Last seen in these parts behind The Gisborne Herald's front desk, Uawa-Tolaga Bay woman Te Ao o Hinepehinga Rauna has since travelled overseas, returned and been cast as Aria O'Kane in the upcoming TV series, Head High. Described as a case of art...

Gisborne Intermediate's man at the top is stepping down and taking a new direction in life after almost 30 years of service to education.“Gisborne Intermediate is an incredible school that has been a huge part of my life for two decades. I have...

HARD-hitting OBR opener Timoti Weir returns to the side for the game against Gisborne Boys’ High School in Doleman Cup cricket at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow.“Not only does Timoti give us another batting option, his bowling has been difficult...

GISBORNE-born and bred John Shaskey will be remembered as a natural businessman who played a significant role in the New Zealand dairy industry over his lifetime. Mr Shaskey died last week at the age of 60 after a lengthy illness.“John did very...

The big, red, premium Envy apples developed and produced by T&G Global had a record season with a 23 percent increase in international sales, generating more than a billion dollars of sales this year, with plenty of growth ahead.“Globally, there's...

Gisborne’s carpentry and building apprentices are preparing to go hammer to hammer in an apprentice challenge on Saturday. Entrants in the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge compete to become Gisborne’s NZCB Apprentice...

AS I was checking the surf at Wainui this week, I saw a lone surfer displace an astronomical amount of water with a huge forehand snap. I thought to myself, “Who could that be?”The waves looked a bit gutless and the surface a bit ruffled, but...

Rocket Lab's next launch from Mahia will bring up a series of milestones, the company says. Rocket Lab today announced its next mission launch from Mahia would be in mid-September.“The mission is the second of a bulk buy of three Electron launches...

AFTER serving on the New Zealand Rugby League board for the three years until 2014, Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon has now switched codes, taking up a new role as a trustee of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Mr Foon’s appointment sees him join seven...

A remembrance service will be held at Evans Funeral Services’ chapel next Tuesday at 6pm for loved ones who have passed on. The annual service will be guided by celebrant Dell Buscke, Pastor Jim McIntosh and Reverend Jack Pupuni.“Absolutely...

A STRING of attractions — bull sales, wrestling, Scottish dancing and dog agility events — last month seems to have done more for accommodation providers in Gisborne than All Blacks test matches did for counterparts in Wellington, Auckland and...

Gisborne BMX Club members are hosting riders from all over the North Island — and one rider from Christchurch — at two meetings this weekend. Tomorrow the club will hold the Bikeys Gisborne meeting at its track in Lytton Road. Practice is from...

Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize — that is the claim America’s self-aggrandising president could well be making, and his supporters certainly are, as he moves towards a meeting with Kim Jong-un. Trump will of course say it is the pressure...