One more Tairāwhiti death from Covid-19 has been recorded, taking the region’s death tally to 42. Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora figures for the week ending at midnight on Sunday show 26 deaths, but none from Tairāwhiti, meaning the latest recorded...
MĀ vividly remembers the dark days of sitting in her car at Makorori Beach and making music on her laptop. It was the months following the passing of her mum Nancy Brunning — the award-winning actress, director and writer who premiered Witi’s...
The dive team who did biosecurity checks in Eastland Port looking for Mediterranean fanworm and other marine pests came up empty-handed. Gisborne District Council’s biosecurity team leader Phillip Karaitiana reported the team found nothing of...
A judge has “gone out on a limb” for a 501 deportee he believes has got his life back together since returning to New Zealand and finding stable employment as a road worker. Peina Teriapa Clarke, 44, was to have been sentenced on Tuesday this...
The first launch of more than 20 planned for this year lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport yesterday. The space-junk focused mission for global data and analytics company Spire Global and space sustainability, safety and security company...
by Gary Hamilton-Irvine, NZ Herald A man who died during a misadventure jumping from a crane into Wellington Harbour is being mourned in his home town of Wairoa. The town’s mayor, Craig Little, says the tragedy has affected a lot of people...
by Zita Campbell Mayor Rehette Stoltz is heartened by the priority of safety in drafts of two transport plans for the district, but is mindful of the demands of cyclone recovery work. She was speaking at Wednesday’s regional transport committee...
The unauthorised occupants of a state house in Totara Street say they weren’t “squatting” but as “tangata whenua” were entitled to live there. The couple and five children, aged from preschoolers to teens, say they were desperate for...
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More history beckons for Olivia Corrin as she and fellow Gisborne surf lifesaver Cory Taylor line up this weekend for the final two rounds of the Nutri-Grain IronMan and IronWoman Series. Corrin is well placed to make the top three women overall...
A grand finishing run sent Poverty Bay Strikers home all smiles after the Year 8 White B Division cricket tournament in Hawke’s Bay. The Daniel Williams-coached Poverty Bay Strikers lost two games, then won three in a row. In four of the games...
The Gisborne Boys’ High School bowling attack is a good one. Nathaniel Fearnley and company proved that with a superb showing in Game 1 at the Super 8 cricket tournament at Palmerston North on Monday. Against Palmerston North Boys’ High...
Patutahi Mason Smith says the goal of breaking his age has “been keeping me going in my old age”. On Sunday, he achieved it. The retired horticulturist shot 77-11-66 — a career-best round that bested his age by one stroke. “Everything came...
A titbit of information in the council’s draft estimates report for its three-year plan suggests it has chosen to ignore the urging of its trading arm Gisborne Holdings Ltd to consider a sale of its dominant asset Tauwhareparae Farms — along...
Re John Wells’ opinion on the Taruheru river, January 13. While I agree with his assessment that the confluence with the Waimata and build-up of debris on the two downstream bridges stops the flow of the Taruheru during high-flow events, he also...
A tree — any tree — is better than no tree at all for tackling erosion. Some are better than others, because they are fast-growing, hardy and with good root structure. It is a matter of using whichever trees are most useful for the task, which...
Re: GDC stargazing. Peter misses the point. Firstly a combination of all the community’s walkers, runners, mobility scooter users, cyclists, wheelchair users, skaters and pram pushers is not a “minority”. And these “minorities” all pay...
Re: Kiri’s Journey, GH January 27 story. The terrifying part of Ms Allan’s “journey” is that at the time of her mishap she was #10 on the greasy pole. Her pattern of behaviour is consistent with the acts of entitlement demonstrated by other...
Government funding will go towards helping people in Wairoa commemorate Waitangi Day on Tuesday. Wairoa’s Waitangi Day Festival takes centre stage in the heart of town at Manukanui Green overlooking the Wairoa River. “This much-loved community...
There will be an explosion of colour as the Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC) host the Colour Run for Diversity on April 13, thanks in part to a $15,000 grant from New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT). The Colour Run has become a significant...
The single drowning death recorded in Tairāwhiti in 2023 was consistent with the 10-year average of 1.8 drownings a year in this region, according to Water Safety NZ’s 2023 national Drowning Report. It related to an incident in mid-August last...
Innovation and excellence top the bill in the trade exhibits at the 2024 East Coast Farming Expo to be held at the Wairoa racecourse on February 21-22. The two-day, mid-week expo for sheep and beef producers is focusing on farming smarter. Event...
The driver of a car that went into a drain, hit a culvert and flipped several times was walking around outside the vehicle when emergency services arrived on Tuesday night. An emergency services spokesman said given the extensive damage to the car...
The Waingake water treatment plant is back to full production, pumping the summer-time demand of city water from our dams. The milestone is just two weeks shy of the first anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, which caused considerable damage to the...
This Friday is World Wetland Day, and a perfect opportunity to pitch in to help with volunteers looking after the region’s biggest wetland. The kaupapa this year is Wetlands and Human Wellbeing Ngā Repo me te Oranga Tonutanga. The small volunteer...
A woman charged with being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Lower Hutt man Rawiri Wharerau has appeared in Ruatōria District Court. Judge Tony Couch granted interim name suppression and remanded her without plea on bail until her next...
Overheated cooking oil on a stove caught alight in a house in Lawrence Street in Kaiti on Tuesday but quick work by people in the house limited the damage. Fire and Emergency New Zealand sent crews to the home at around 4.45pm. “The occupants of...
Students around the region went back to school this week but new research shows many families were unable to afford the essentials.
by Rockin’ Robin Racing at Eastland Kart Club’s fourth points meeting of the season was as hot as the weather. In some of the best competition seen at the track lately, the fastest lap of the day again went to Seth Hall in his KT100. His time...
The Gisborne surf lifesaving clubs acquitted themselves well in the Eastern Regional Championships at the Mount at the weekend, particularly Midway, who were runners-up on points in the region and third on points over all the clubs there
New Zealand triumphed in the Trans-Tasman Teams’ Showjumping Challenge at the Larsen Sawmilling Equestrian Championships in Gisborne on Sunday. Led by best-performed Kiwi Johanna Wylaars (Christchurch) on Central Zone, the team finished the...
Gisborne Boys’ High first 11 player David Gray showed his potential in front of some of New Zealand’s cricketing royalty before a dramatic end to a match in Canterbury recently. Gray, 16, was in the Northern Districts under-17 boys’ squad...
by Doug Laing It was a southern raid in every respect for Northland shearer Toa Henderson on Saturday, as he travelled over six hours to win the Taihape Shearing Sports open final with possibly its fastest-ever time, and then drove home. Henderson...