Gisborne Herald 19.03.24
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Haiti: The curse of history
by Gwynne Dyer It may seem that the violence and chaos that have gripped Haiti are finally being addressed. The unelected acting president nobody wanted, Ariel Henry, has resigned. An international police force may soon arrive in the Caribbean...
Bengaluru bliss
Jack Marshall ventures into the heart of Bengaluru, mixing work and exploration to reveal the essence of India’s tech capital, its people, and culinary delights, while reporting for The Deccan Herald . . . When you step off the plane in India, you...
Sunny surprise
Relish the fusion of sweet, sour and spice in this lemon drizzle cake with poppy seeds, where each bite is a celebration of sunshine gold . . . A cake that has it all — sweet, sour, fluffy, sugar-crusted crunch and luxurious filling. And then the...
Flair and flora
Transform your indoor spaces into vibrant havens of beauty with fittonia, adding colourful trails and charm to every corner . . . For a pop of colour in the office, house or even the bathroom, nothing compares to Nerve Plants (Fittonia spp.) These...
A story of unprecedented river flows
Cyclone Gabrielle broke all sorts of records, and not in a good way. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has drilled down into flood flows for more insight into the event. Wairoa Star editor Ann Revington looks into their report...
Boys’ High have dominating victory against Mount Maunganui
Yesterday the Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15 began their rugby season as they mean to go on. The Duane Hihi-coached side scored six tries in a 32-0 win at home on the occasion of their first-ever game against Mount Maunganui College. A crowd...
Golden form at the surf lifesaving nationals
Midway climb from seventh to fourth after a medal surge claiming gold, silver and bronze.
Opposite of what terrorist intended
Yesterday’s fifth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings brought back dreadful memories of by far the worst terrorist incident in this country’s history, but also what can be regarded as something to be proud of in the days, weeks and...
Fair Go plays key role
I was very dismayed to hear that Fair Go is one of the programme cuts TVNZ has proposed. I am a regular watcher. It is a programme that assists the battle of the consumer against both large corporates and the smallest of businesses when a perceived...
Right tree, right place — that’s all
Re: East Coast’s forestry nightmare, February 17 story. If you know you have highly sensitive skin and you cut your natural hair off, and it turns out to be a disaster, you don’t compound the problem by putting on an artificial hat that brings...
Ngā mihi, all the very best
While tinged with sadness to read that The Gisborne Herald has changed hands, it would not have been a decision taken lightly by Michael Muir and his whānau. I say this having been privileged to work for Michael for 23 years — what a wonderful...
Feedsmart and body scoring
Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Feedsmart and Body Condition Score workshop is coming up next week and it will be a workshop suited to all farm staff involved with livestock. The workshop is being held on Tuesday, March 19 from 9.30am to 4pm, with lunch...
Better prices for store lambs
There were 2455 store lambs offered for sale at Matawhero yesterday and most of them had good body size and condition. Consequently, the average sale price paid for the better lambs ranged from $108 down to $83. The best price paid was $108 for 35...
First sheep dog trials of the season for
The Wairoa Country Collie Club held their first sheep dog trials of the 2023-24 season at Kauhouroa Station, Tiniroto last weekend. Pictured in the gallery above are the zig zag finalists and the short head finalists
Bid to get local young farmers club going again
The Gisborne Young Farmers Club aims to start up again thanks to some passionate locals who intend to hold a meeting at the Rangatira Tavern later this month to gather support for it. “This is a great way for young people to get involved in the...
Quake an early-morning wake-up call
An earthquake on a fault beneath Ngatapa might have disturbed light sleepers yesterday morning, a day after a similar quake near Matawai. Yesterday morning’s light shake lasted no more than 5-10 seconds at 4.31am and was recorded at magnitude 2.9...
Visitors finding other places to stay in region
More baches and holiday rentals helping as hotel and motel accommodation caters for emergency housing . . . While many hotels and motels have moved into housing the region’s homeless in emergency accommodation, the regional tourism organisation...
Clean-up duties for two Gisborne war memorials
Two Gisborne monuments honouring the country’s soldiers who died in battle are being cleaned ahead of Anzac Day. The Gisborne Cenotaph and the Pātūtahi Returned Services Monument will have scaffolding and fences put around them to enable...
Ready for take-off at Te Araroa
New aerodrome at Te Araroa will ‘unlock the tourism and general economy of the . . . area”.
Autumnal nip likely as equinox approaches
The next few days are forecast to bring the first touches of autumnal weather to Gisborne and the East Coast, with lower temperatures and southerly winds. Not much rain is in the offing — a bit over five millimetres yesterday — and March has so...
Morere hot pools reopening delayed
The Morere Hot Pools, one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions, will remain closed until at least July. A failing septic tank system forced the closure of the Department of Conservation-managed hot pools in 2022, and effects from...
Smoke from roof leads to calls to firefighters, house saved
Alert passersby and neighbours made the difference yesterday morning when they saw smoke coming from the roof area of a house in Ormond Road and firefighters got there in time to stop a fire inside from spreading. The alarm was raised at around...
Call for master plan to protect Kaiti
Deputy Mayor speaks up for a suburb he says is nervous about ‘intensification’.
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Didgeridoo virtuoso delights local school children at theatre workshop
Australian composer and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton joined the Brodsky Quartet, from the UK, on stage at the War Memorial Theatre last night in the first stop on their New Zealand tour, Barton & Brodsky. But in the morning he was at the...
Frocks On Friday season two rocks to the tune of $20k
Season two of Frocks On Friday drew to a close with a highly successful ball which raised $13,000. The glam event at The Dome was the last opportunity for “frock stars” and guests to dress up, celebrate frock-wearing and raise money for the...
$50k funding to set up Tairāwhiti catchment group
The Government has supported farmers to enhance land management practices by investing $3.3 million in locally-led catchment groups, and the soon-to-be-formed Tairawhiti Catchment Collective will receive $50,000 of it for their work. Agriculture...
Drop-in sessions to keep people up to date with recovery/rebuild work
Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) is inviting locals throughout Tairāwhiti to learn more about the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery and rebuild. TREC is an alliance set up to plan, design and manage the delivery of much of the recovery and rebuild work...
Grateful for Te Waiu o Aotearoa Trust scholarship
Gisborne student and would-be entrepreneur Cody Anderson has been awarded a Te Waiu o Aotearoa (TWOA) Trust scholarship. The second year Business Studies student at Eastern Institute of Technology Te Pūkenga in Gisborne sad he was “stoked” to...
Gisborne link to ‘money mule’ arrest
A Gisborne complainant is included in court action involving a Whanganui man accused of being a “money mule’” allegedly linked to eight investment scam victims and an estimated $1.7 million in stolen money. The accused is a director and...
Maiden visit a success for Nautica
The maiden visit by the cruise ship Nautica yesterday was a success. “The day’s gone very well, with sea conditions good enough in the end for the visit to proceed,” a ships agents spokesman said. “The available excursions were well...
Commitment questioned as absent councillor removed from committee
First-term Gisborne district councillor Nick Tupara has been lambasted for his poor attendance record at council meetings and removed from a newly formed council committee. At yesterday’s full council meeting, councillor Larry Foster said he had...