Bailey bridge makes a huge difference for East Coast community
A new Bailey bridge has gone up on the Makarika No 2 Bridge south of Ruatōrea.
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Grants of over $170k approved: Trust funding for cultural, sport, technology groups
More than $170,000 in community grants has been approved by Trust Tairāwhiti in its latest funding round. Cultural, sporting and tech initiatives across Gisborne and the East Coast are on the list of recipients. Two roopu have been selected for the...
Charter skipper fined $3900 after running out of fuel at sea
The prosecution of a charter boat skipper highlights the need for operators to ensure they are properly prepared. The skipper of charter boat Pelagic — Kieren Boyle — was recently sentenced in Wellington District Court for a breach of the Health...
Weekender 27.04.24
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Gisborne Herald 27.04.24
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Scored . . . and sent off
A goalscorer’s celebration was judged to have gone too far and caused the player to be sent off in Eastern League first division football last Saturday. Xavier Priestley, a central midfielder with Gisborne Thistle Youth A, scored five minutes...
Jugs brimming as clubs mark 50ths
As two of the province’s golf clubs celebrate 50th anniversaries over the weekend, another will be the hotspot in the race for men’s interclub domination. Māhia started two days of 50th jubilee commemorations yesterday, while Tahunga marks its...
Unbeaten Feilding too strong for GBHS
Gisborne Boys’ High School v Feilding High School is always hard on the rugby field, and always a beauty. This season’s instalment at Elwood Park, Waipatu, Hastings saw Feilding triumph yesterday 35-7. Feilding went into the clash with Gisborne...
Skills festival for para athletes
Gisborne sent four young athletes to the Halberg Games held at King’s College, Auckland, last weekend. The 2024 Halberg Games — a three-day national sports festival for young New Zealanders with physical disabilities — drew 220 athletes...
Kayakers on fire at nationals
Canoe sprints by Sally Cameron Poverty Bay Kayak Club racked up a huge medal haul at the National Canoe Sprint Championships on Lake Karapiro last week — with 28 of them gold. Three days of racing brought together all the clubs and New Zealand...
Tight at the top in Sanders series
Against the wind . . . . The 100th regatta for NZ’s oldest yachting trophy, the Sanders Cup, at the Javelin National Championships off Kaiti Beach here this week, produced its first trophy winner on Thursday. Phil McNeill from Kerikeri and Hamish...
Effortless Elegance
Unlock the secret to effortlessly vibrant gardens with euphorbia — easy to grow, stunning to behold. Unlock the secret to effortlessly vibrant gardens with euphorbia — easy to grow, stunning to behold. There are many, many different perennial...
PM shows he's not afraid to make tough calls
There had been question marks revolving around Christopher Luxon’s style of leadership. Would he be like the CEO — which he was — answerable to a board and shareholders, or would he adopt a similar stance of former political leaders, who...
Being the Prime Minister
A real groovy pension, but plenty of tension You fly cheap for your life, don’t see much of the wife You’re boss of the caucus, but it gets kind of raucous You’ve got all sorts of wheezes, have to put up with greasers You can be stabbed in the...
Commercial beef farmers turning to genetic tools
More and more bull breeders have been using genetic tools, according to the latest research for the Beef + Lamb New Zealand-funded Informing New Zealand Beef programme (INZB). According to the survey, one in five commercial beef farmers now use...
Mostly ewe lambs, prices eased slightly
There were no prime sheep or store ewes in the weekly sheep sale at Matawhero yesterday, just 1021 store lambs — mostly ewe lambs — and only two vendors. Prices eased slightly on those paid last week. The top price of $95 went to the Matuku...
Concerns over 'Streets for People' project in Grey St
by Tiny Thompson Last year Gisborne District Council, together with Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust, received funding from Waka Kotahi/NZTA’s Streets for People initiative. Under this initiative, one of the changes proposed restricts Kahutia Street...
Enjoying life in their third age
Gillian Cowperthwaite learns more about the flourishing group for seniors that is Gisborne’s U3A. Gisborne’s U3A is a thriving chapter with 422 members, in a global movement which had its beginnings in France in 1972. The first New Zealand group...
Wins shared at final dog trial of season
The Tolaga Bay dog trial club ended the Poverty Bay Centre’s club season last weekend at Mangaheia Station and the event wins were shared around. Event one, the longhead, was taken out by Graeme Cook and Glen with a score of 94 points. The...
Clear distinction between hate and protest
by Takoda Ackerley Regarding the Maxim Institute. In his opinion piece “Un-civil religion at the end of the rainbow”, Josiah takes a concerning stance regarding civil protest and the constitution of secular civil life. Brown, in his discussion...
Transgender — a passing phase for many?
by Martin Hanson Three recent publications have shed light, rather than heat, on the vexed issue of transgender. The most recent was the April 10 publication of the final report of the Independent Review of Gender Identity Services for Children and...
Celebrating World Tai Chi Day tomorrow
This Saturday is World Tai Chi/Qigong Day and local instructor Walter ‘Wiz’ Walsh invites interested members of the public to join him for a free session of the ancient Chinese practice on the grass in front of the Lawson Field Theatre from...
Plea for info on beachfront sexual assault on Tuesday
Gisborne police have made a plea for information that may help them with an investigation into a report of a sexual assault near the boardwalk on the city beachfront on Tuesday. The incident happened at around 5pm. “The suspect has been described...
Police making progress in party homicide case
A month on from the deaths of two men at a birthday party in Elgin, the man heading the homicide inquiry into the tragedy says police continue to make “solid progress” in their investigation. Kane Te Paa and Chrysler Stevens-Mark died following...
Solar sail propulsion mission launched by Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab successfully launched its 47th Electron rocket at 10.32am on Wednesday and deployed satellites to orbit for Nasa and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). The mission, launched from Rocket Lab’s Māhia launch...
Proposed alcohol policies a ‘barrier to progress’, Gisborne District Council told
A prominent business family implored Gisborne District Council to use “commonsense” and consider “the CBD’s vibrancy” during the local alcohol policy hearings on Wednesday morning. The McCann family submitted and presented three...
'I've lost everything': Drag queen reading group cancels NZ tour after protests
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki described the cancellation as a 'victory'.
Integrity, loyalty and courage honoured
Mayor Rehette Stoltz, speaking at yesterday’s Anzac Day dawn and civic service, said the ceremony was an opportunity for a region which has “gone through so much” over the past 14 months to “stop, reflect and encourage each other”. It was...
Times tough but far from a meltdown
There’s no question economic conditions are tough, but we need to keep them in historical perspective. We shouldn’t let an undue sense of doom and gloom make things worse than they need to be. Next week, we’ll see how much damage the recession...
Gisborne Herald 26.04.24
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Hoskin second-time Olympian
Gisborne’s world champion sprint kayak paddler Alicia Hoskin is officially on her way to her second Olympic Games with New Zealand’s strongest kayaking team. The New Zealand Olympic team has named its largest-ever women’s canoe sprint team for...
Unbeaten teams clash tomorrow
Senior netball returns tomorrow at Victoria Domain and the premier clashes will be highlighted by the game between TR Builds Horouta Koura and Claydens Waikohu (1). The 10am match features the two unbeaten teams in premier grade so far this season...
Allan’s a ‘Parkie’ for life
Allan Nairne is rarely lost for words. But when Electrinet Park bestowed life membership on him on Sunday in what had been a carefully planned, almost covert operation, he was gobsmacked. “It blew me away. I had no idea,” said Allan, who joins...
Golf roundup
MĀhia Fairways past and present will be walked this weekend when Māhia Golf Club celebrates its 50th anniversary. Stories will start flowing tomorrow at a 9-hole competition from 3pm followed by a meet and greet at 6pm. Saturday features 18 holes...