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Night flying for rescue chopper
The Trust Tairāwhiti rescue helicopter flew 5 out of 8 missions at night.

Gisborne pushes for law to tackle CBD's derelict buildings crisis
Council seeks laws to fix decaying buildings in central Gisborne.

Letters: Road repairs, more on Grey St project, flames of division
Locals on road repairs, the Grey St project, and reducing division through respect.

Liszt trio wins top prize at Tairāwhiti chamber music competition
All levels of musical ability on display at Chamber Music NZ Tairawhiti contest.

Gisborne premier grade netball: YMP 2 finish stronger to beat Girls' High
Girls' High pushed YMP 2 all the way to the final quarter on Saturday.

Blackburne advocates for heritage in face of demolition costs
Heritage NZ lacks protection power; saving heritage buildings has economic benefits.

Do you know any good men? Tairāwhiti to celebrate local heroes
Tairāwhiti Men of the Year celebrates positive male role models.

Gisborne Club Darts Association results
Results from Tuesday’s Gisborne Club Darts Association competition

Regional Feds support call for rural banking probe
Gisborne-Wairoa Fed back calls for an independent inquiry in rural banking

Owner of iconic East Coast pub is ‘one lucky guy’
His pub's on the market, and now Greg can enjoy the next chapter of his life.

'Overwhelming support' for another mercantile badminton league
Badminton Eastland will commit to running BIZminton 2024.2 in August.

'I just went on air and did what I do': Top radio award for announcer who did round-the-clock updates during Cyclone Gabrielle
Breakfast host Bevan Chapman wins top radio award

Ūawa to get Streets for People roading upgrade
Residents chose a design that improves safety at the main road and Solander St junction.

Thistle up against bottom-of-the-table Rangers
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Wrights organic wines claim 10-medal haul at NZ awards
The Manutuke winery's successes at the NZ Organic Wine Awards include two gold medals.

Gisborne letters: ‘Divisive rhetoric’ responses, broken cancer drug promise
Gisborne letters - responses to divisive rhetoric letter, more on roadworks.

Hockey: Tough night out for Ngātapa this evening
The men's game between Boys' High and YMP A takes centre-stage tonight.

Rivalry ignited: GBHS set sights on Napier Boys' High School in Super 8 campaign
Gisborne and Napier boys' teams battling it out.

Nikau Te Huki brings Casual Healing to The Dome in Gisborne
When I get that feeling, I want ... Casual Healing.

Bronze medal at Hip Hop Unite competition for 98 Cents
Their success means the Gisborne dancers qualify for the world champs in Portugal.

Smooth going: Riverside walkway extension almost ready
The riverbank walkway extension along the Taruheru by Mitre 10 is nearly finished.

YMP too strong again for Whangara
YMP 1 were too strong again for Whangara Old Girls Wednesday night in the 'Y'

Old bank to get new roof
Contractors have started to replace the roof on a former bank building in the CBD.

EIT will be open to all
EIT Tairāwhiti will showcase the courses it offers in an open day next week

Tairāwhiti clears 390,000 tonnes of debris, just 30 per cent - aims for more funding
Gisborne clears 390,000t of debris; 25-30 per cent of total from rivers, beaches.

Gisborne's Wainui defeat HSOB 4-1 in their Eastern League first division game
Gisborne's Wainui defeat HSOB 4-1 in their Eastern League first-division game.

Gisborne letters: Shock at loss of men's mental health and suicide prevention charity
Gisborne letters: Upset at Hear4U closure, pat-a-cake pothole fixes, Grey St nonsense.

Connecting whānau with moana at Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve
Whānau connected with moana at Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve

"If we make it easier, maybe we may see an uplift in voting": Mayor wants more voters casting a ballot
Focus on increasing voter turnout, four-year terms.