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Water insecurity likely to increase in Tairāwhiti

Report highlights need to tackle future freshwater supply issues in Tairāwhiti.

Time to collaborate

Tim Tietjen Tairāwhiti is a fruit bowl region and while the total volume of all food grown here is huge, we are not the biggest producer of many horticultural crops. Our apple crops are a fraction of that produced in Hawke’s Bay; vineyards are...

Mini-Budget to set scene for year ahead

New Zealand’s Parliamentarians will be looking forward to their Christmas break after the rigours and ruction of the election, and an intensive start by the new Government. In something of a grand reveal and scene-setter for the year ahead...

Leave Grey St alone now?

Is the Grey Street remodelling project now on a road to nowhere following the Transport Minister’s weekend statements? Minister Simeon Brown has instructed NZTA/Waka Kotahi to immediately stop work on all such cycling and walking projects, and to...

Standing with Palestine

All individuals committed to justice, human rights, and peace should consider taking a stand against injustice everywhere, regardless of the religion or ethnicity of those being oppressed. Decades of territorial disputes have led to a situation...

An unlawful use of force

Although I hesitate to reopen old wounds, you will remember that last year I took exception to the actions of a police NCO at the protest outside Parliament. Having previously served in the police for 25 years, I recognised that his actions amounted...

Or prioritise stopping sewage overflows?

Re: Town upgrades or city cycle and walkway, December 16 story. Many GDC ratepayers must be asking the question of councillors, “why is priority not being given to fixing the sewage overflows into the rivers/sea that occur far too often?” Surely...

Feel more alive this Summer! New guidebook features nature walks near the city

A new guide featuring five short walks close to Gisborne aims at getting people out in the natural environment to improve wellbeing. The free guide,called Ways to Wellness: He Ara Taiao ki te Ora Tairāwhiti, is a collaborative effort between the...

Four hurt in crash on SH2 near Te Karaka

A car with four people in it rolled on State Highway 2 north of Te Karaka yesterday morning. The occupants, two adults and two children, were all transported to Gisborne Hospital by St John ambulance. The crash happened at around 7am about...

Rates hike of 11.4 percent on cards for Gisborne residents

Ratepayers here are in the gun for a potential $350-a-year rates increase, as Gisborne District Council considers an 11.4 percent hike. The strategic framework for the 2024-2027 Three Year Plan, including council’s priorities, was adopted at last...

Learn from past to lead future

Hamish McKay is probably best known as one of the nation’s top sports journalists but he’s a real country lad at heart. The award-winning journo is the keynote speaker at the East Coast Farming Expo Property Brokers Evening Muster and event...

Total clearance at last sale for 2023

The final sheep sale of the year at the Matawhero Saleyards yesterday saw a total clearance of the 1300 store lambs sent for sale. Prices remained steady for the larger lambs, but there were a lot of small lambs, and there was limited demand for...

Ready to turn page on a tough year

2023 has been a year of immense challenges for this region and as it draws to an end people will be looking forward to a well-earned break — and hopefully summer weather finally, like the forecast for this weekend. Many have been buffeted by the...

All should understand history of Te Tiriti

Pauline E Tangiora While I cannot support what happened at Te Papa the other day, the museum board and CEO should be held responsible for not listening to the people over many years. For the public’s information, in September 1984 Dame Te...

No.1 priority is the roads

Re: Rail benefits outweigh cost, December 13 letter. Niall, I don’t know what part of the country you come from but I think before you jump in with your opinion about the stuffed Gizzy to Napier rail link, you should come here to look at the...

Long live the COPs!

Gwynne Dyer The poet Horace foreshadowed the COP28 climate summit by more than 2000 years when he wrote “Mountains will labour. What’s born? A ridiculous mouse!” A mouse that couldn’t bring itself to speak of “phasing out” fossil fuels...

December 30 cut-off to report land damaged by Gabrielle

The community has until December 30 to notify the district council of any residential land severely affected by Cyclone Gabrielle that is not already known to the council. Council sustainable futures director Joanna Noble said a cut-off date was...

Clearing ‘high risk’ debris from Hikuwai River

An estimated 5852m3 of wood debris near the cyclone-destroyed Pauariki Bridge on the Hikuwai River 20km south of Tokomaru Bay is classified as high risk, says the Gisborne District Council. “Local contractor Parata Ltd is extracting the wood using...