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‘Outstanding’ stock on offer at Puketoro

Puketoro Station inland from Tokomaru Bay will stage its eighth annual on-farm sale on Tuesday, January 9 with 6000 sheep, 700 15-month-old steers and 40 cows with calves at foot on offer. The auction starts at midday that day, at 2754 Ihungia Road...

Turning the page on a difficult year

Every year has some sort of significance by which people can remember it and 2023 will live in people’s memories as the one where it never stopped raining. Most people throughout New Zealand but especially in this district and Hawke’s Bay, will...

When crime pays: New path for justice system

Josiah Brown, Maxim Institute The old adage that “crime doesn’t pay” appears less tenable than it once did. It seems this “truth” is relative, one that depends on the presence and function of certain structures to make lawlessness...

A predictable response to unmandated change

Clive Bibby The editor’s portrayal of the tumultuous last 12 months in this country as something that will have repercussions we may not like is a deluded interpretation of events that were entirely predictable. What does he expect the voters to...

Let’s take climate crisis seriously

Re: How climate crisis hit home in 2023, December 28 story. Indeed, scientists have been warning us for decades but few seem to take notice and virtually none are making the lifestyle changes needed. The most disturbing parts of this report are the...

If only things were different

2024 is closing in on us fast. I thought it appropriate to share a little of my poetic brain scrapings. If only things were different, what a wondrous world we’d see Where everyone got on, in peace and harmony If only things were different, great...

2024: The year it got (really) hot

Gwynne Dyer This year (2023) has probably been the hottest in the past 10,000 years – but everybody agrees that 2024 will be even hotter. That’s because we are now entering El Niño, the part of a seven-yearly oceanic cycle that heaps extra heat...

New rules in force as concerns mount over invasive clams

Boaties and other watercraft users must be extra vigilant about cleaning their vessels and gear before transporting them around the country this summer. The warning from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) comes as concerns mount over the...

Sex attack: Woman assumed bedroom intruder was one of her kids

A woman thought one of her children was getting into bed with her when she was roused from her sleep early one morning by a dip in the mattress next to her. However, when properly awake, she discovered it was a stranger trying to sexually assault...

Two iconic East Coast attractions a no-go for New Year

Two iconic spots to see in the New Year are closed to the public due to damage on access tracks, caused by this year’s weather events. Access to the East Cape Lighthouse will remain closed to the public this summer as the track has sustained...

Whimsy and a surf break

Artist Troy Conole had been staring at a blank canvas opposite his house at Wainui for decades — a 22-metre timber fence running along the access way to the beach. Motivation to finally start work on a mural on the fence came in the shape of an...

15,000 under canvas at R&V

The transformation of Gisborne into fun city central’ has been completed as the 21st R&V Festival kicks into gear and the city bulges at the seams with predominantly young people here for a great New Year. Gisborne’s CBD filled up steadily...

Ramping up for our busiest time of year

Gisborne’s New Year’s holiday influx is well under way with our roads filling up and city centre bustling yesterday as the gates opened at Waiohika Estate for the 21st Rhythm & Vines. The music festival that has transformed this time of year...

No quick fix for erosion, land use problem

Roger Handford In reply to those who have criticised my observations regarding pine trees, I would repeat it is land use practices which are to blame for our accelerated erosion problems and the associated issues of wood debris. When people cleared...

Extra care required

It has been interesting reading of the measures the public have to take to keep safe. As I was driven up to my family at Wharekopae on Christmas Day, I was horrified at the state of the road — both tarseal and metal. This road is publicised for...

Weed at lake used to be controlled, monitored

Your paper recently carried an article over concerns about the high levels of Lake Waikaremoana (December 23), where the TUT spokesperson voiced concerns about the environmental impact. Incredibly, this is the same organisation that halted the...

Changes have a lot further to play out

One marker of just how much has changed this year is the fact we started it with Jacinda Ardern as Prime Minister. It wasn’t until after the summer holiday, on January 19, that Ardern revealed she was stepping down from politics as she no longer...

King Charles: eco-activist, humanitarian

Bob Hughes King Charles III is a committed environmentalist with a long history of campaigning for better conservation, organic farming and tackling climate change. He wants to protect the planet for future generations. As Britain’s...