Gisborne is undergoing an economic refresh aimed at improving standards of living and boosting local business opportunities. After Covid and devastating weather events, the 2019 Tairāwhiti Economic Action Plan (TEAP) has had a revamp as it sets out...
A total of 1557 weaner steers and bulls were sold on Tuesday at the annual Matawhero weaner steer and bull fair. It was a total clearance. While some vendors might be a little disappointed with the prices paid for the top lines, prices held up very...
Wairoa will find a solution for future flood protection, but it must be the right decision and not rushed, Wairoa Mayor Craig Little says. “The urgency around progressing flood mitigation options for Wairoa is acknowledged, but it is too important...
Seven Tairāwhiti individuals or teams won gold at the waka ama and canoe racing secondary school national championships last week, and one paddler won silver in all six of the events he entered. This was the first time the secondary school waka am...
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Meeanee Speedway in Hawke’s Bay hosts a huge weekend of racing on Friday and Saturday, and some Gisborne cars and drivers will be right amongst it. There will also be “G” cars in action at Rotorua on Saturday and Sunday nights. Meeanee’s...
New Zealand has a knack for producing stars that punch above their weight on the global stage. From rugby to sailing, our little nation has consistently proved that size doesn’t dictate success. And now, in the high-octane world of Formula One...
Gwynne Dyer There are three incipient famines in the world today, and politics is at the root of all of them. That’s not unusual, actually: famines are almost always political events. The Irish famine of 1845-1852 halved the country’s population...
Well done for repairing and repainting the rainbow crossing overnight. Outstanding to see this community support, accept and spread love for all. Sue Omer
by Ann Revington The raw power of a river in flood, full of debris hurtling towards a wide open river bar inspired a Wairoa artist in her latest exhibition Cyclone Sees which opens today at 5pm at the Wairoa Museum. Joanna Abraham Joseph rushed down...
Bitches Box: Episode 4 is expected to deliver a night of laughs for cyclone-impacted regions in Tairāwhiti and Whakatāne next month. Comic actors Emma Newborn and Amelia Dunbar will revisit some of their most loved dog characters — the...
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by Doug Laing and Gary Hamilton-Irvine ‘Not fit for purpose’ Concerned residents who rang Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management in the days before Cyclone Gabrielle flooded the region were told they were “over-reacting”, or that...
A programme to encourage and develop leadership skills in high school students will continue at Wairoa College this year. The Hawke’s Bay Community Fitness Centre Trust (HBCFCT) has announced the continuation of the WYAT & Wairoa College...
Students learn about reusable products available for their periods. What period products to use is not such an easy topic to stand up and talk about. However, when Waste-Ed came to Gisborne this month they covered it and other tricky topics to help...
by Roimata Rokx Nine graduates were honoured at the annual Te Rito Maioha graduation in Heretaunga. Among them was Erana Ngarewa who was one of the first graduates to complete her Bachelor of Teaching Primary in Te Tairāwhiti. Born in Palmerston...
‘Steady progress’ being made in Tairāwhiti homicide inquiry; police to continue ‘reassurance patrols’.
Destiny Church got the publicity it wanted but failed to stop a drag queen reading event at HB Williams Memorial Library yesterday. A group of the fundamentalist Christian pentecostalist movement’s local members might also have a date in court for...
by Bob Hughes The other day here I attempted to explain to critics how “eco” was a big part of economics. Now this — the 50th anniversary of the Club of Rome’s landmark report “The Limits to Growth” was marked two years ago. Bob Hughes...
In a world where LGBTQI+ youth still encounter discrimination, bullying and rejection merely for being true to themselves, symbols of visibility like pride crossings serve as vital beacons of hope and affirmation. They convey a powerful message of...
Most Saturday mornings I head along to the local Farmers Market and lately there has been a preacher with a loud hailer shouting nonsense at the shoppers. It is hateful and divisive and has no place in public where children have to hear it. I think...
A silver medal performance in the girls’ under-15 coxed four was a highlight for Gisborne Girls’ High School at the New Zealand Secondary School Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel. Crews from Gisborne Girls’ and Gisborne...
by Rockin Robin Eastland Kart Club’s sixth points meeting of the season turned into the Seth Hall show on Sunday. Hall was all class in winning the three A Group races. He also won the feature race at the end of the meeting and posted the fastest...
A thrilling season of T20 Challenge Cup cricket is set to end on a high today at Harry Barker Reserve. It is an all-Gisborne Boys’ High School show in Week 6. From 3.30pm, Caleb Taewa’s unbeaten Admiralty and the Blues and Royals under Jett...
Gisborne has been in shock and whānau and friends are mourning after two lives were taken and three people were seriously injured in a fight in Elgin on Saturday night that spilled out from a 21st birthday party. It is especially tragic that the...
Clive Bibby Countries like ours (members of what remains of the Free World) appear to be divided into two groups of people who have already made choices about our future, both here at home and as members of the commonwealth of nations collectively...
It has come to my attention recently that there may have to be cut backs in office staff throughout New Zealand by the Accident Compensation Corporation. I hope that ACC looks very carefully at its staff as it’s noticeable around communities in...
I heard on Monday’s RNZ news that “New Zealand is ‘actively looking’ for ways to participate in the controversial AUKUS pact, where work is already under way into putting AI into submarine-hunting planes and radar into deep space for...
Three close encounters, two cancellations and one blowout summed up the Poverty Bay club rugby preseason matches against Eastern Bay of Plenty teams in Gisborne on Saturday. Unfortunately, Poverty Bay reigning Premier champions YMP’s clash against...
Waikanae’s inflatable rescue boat crews finished a highly creditable third overall in the Surf Life Saving NZ national IRB championships at Waikouaiti Beach in Otago over the weekend. The four Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae crews came home with two gold...
The numbers were excellent and the man on the ground should know. Enterprise Cars Aquatic Centre founder Gary Martin, who has been involved with the sport for more than half a century, was one of 20-plus volunteers who helped Te Wharau School run...
SHOWJUMPING AND SHOW HUNTER Equestrian competitors waited four years to compete at the Horse of the Year due to cancellations relating to Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle. They certainly made the most of the opportunity at Hastings this month. The...
Indoor bowlers got their season off to a bright start with a youthful look to the final of the Opening Trios this month. Four of the six players in the final were teenagers. Tournament organisers changed the format of the tournament, which was held...