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Jury takes two hours to return guilty verdict in cold case murder trial

Daughter deliberately started fire which burned her father alive, jury finds.

How about a referendum on country’s name?

A referendum on the Treaty has been described as “too divisive”, so how about a referendum on the name of our country: New Zealand or Aotearoa? How could anyone describe this as “divisive”? Martin Hanson

Wall used to be maintained

The disintegrating condition of the sea/road wall in Tokomaru Bay is a classic example of why Big is not Better. Once Waiapu County Council’s priorities were Waiapu County Council’s and the wall was constantly maintained. Under Greater Gisborne...

Prioritise proper fixes, no ‘pie in the sky’

by Dot McCulloch I think it’s high time I did another screed of notes about our fair city!!! I am one of those who see the “sport and recreation hub” mentioned in a previous paper as a “pie in the sky”. We Gisbornites have so much that...

Three-way marriage has complexities

Negotiations to form the next government have had an extra layer of challenge on top of the personalities, past jibes and policy differences among the three parties, with confirmation this week they are working to create New Zealand’s first...

The Big Show: Over 3000 enjoy Aviation Museum fundraising event

The Big Show charity fundraiser has been hailed “a great success”. Held over two days at the Tairāwhiti Aviation Museum, the Show featured hot rods, classic and muscle cars, boats, aircraft, motorcycles, vintage military vehicles and...

Body confirmed as that of missing Te Awamutu teen

Police have released the name of the person whose body was located near the mouth of Mohaka River, south of Wairoa, last week. He was 19-year-old Matthew Knight from Te Awamutu. The teenager went missing on October 9 in the Raupunga/Mohaka River...

Wāhine from Te Hokowhitu perform at the weekend’s Tamararo event

Wāhine from Te Hokowhitu Atu sing out in their performance at the weekend’s Tamararo event, which featured brackets from 19 groups over the two days. The festival, in its 70th year, was held at the Farmers Air Showgrounds Event Centre, hot on the...

Case numbers rise as ‘fifth wave’ of Covid intensifies

New Zealand’s “fifth wave” of Covid-19 continues to impact on Tairāwhiti For the week up to midday on Sunday, 107 active cases were reported in the district. This followed 74 cases from the previous week — the highest number recorded for...

Alliance beef wins world best award

Alliance Group’s pure south handpicked 55-day aged beef has been crowned the best grass-fed steak and the best ribeye steak in the world. It triumphed over entries from across the globe at the World Steak Challenge awards ceremony in London...

Greenpeace advised to stick to saving whales

Greenpeace have shown they are nothing but an anti-farming lobby group by criticising Fonterra’s new on-farm emissions targets, says Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford. “Last week Fonterra announced that they plan to reduce their...

Key to best ewe body condition

A Beef + Lamb New Zealand Knowledge Hub learning module explains that there are generally four months between weaning and mating and the first two are key to best body condition going into mating. “Getting the feed management right in the two...

Policies, tick, now on to Govt make-up

The time it is taking to form a government has become a growing headache for Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon and his National party, so they will have been glad to announce yesterday afternoon that they have reached policy deals with both Act...

Fault is with humans, not pine trees

The truth — pine trees do NOT cause erosion. Aside from natural erosion by quake, wind and water, human activity is the prime cause of damaging erosion in this district. Those who are spreading misinformation about erosion and land use need to...

A sacred cause for Hamas

I believe many of your readers will not have liked Gwynne Dyer’s “The frog, the scorpion and Hamas” column because it is an accurate treatise on the factors governing the Gaza conflict, yet like all good analysis it is pragmatic in the...

The Spirit of Eastland Group

Imagine Eastland Group as a sailing ship like the Spirit of Adventure. Under full sail it is a great sight as it powers steadily forward. This is not good enough for the owners and the captain, however. They require more performance from the ship...

Let’s stay nuclear free

I am not happy that the United States plans to spend about a trillion dollars over 30 years to rectify its nuclear shortfall. This is a reversal from President Barack Obama’s 2009 Prague speech that laid out his agenda for further nuclear...

High-tech drone, jet skis and kayaks collecting vital river data

Rivers around the region are being surveyed by a high-tech drone this summer, replacing traditional ground-based methods for gathering river information. Jet skis and kayaks will also be used to collect depth soundings, which together with the drone...