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Opening the door on council workshops

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on councils to open workshops to the public by default, to reduce the perception that decisions are being made behind closed doors. This follows an investigation of eight councils (not including Gisborne or...

Insipid call for a tea break before slaughter continues

The New Zealand Government announcement yesterday at the United Nations calling for a “humanitarian pause” in the Israeli war on Gaza is an insipid response to the slaughter of Palestinian civilians in their thousands in Gaza. Already over 5000...

Voice referendum result a kick in the teeth!

Thank you Lara Meyer for your October 24 letter: Vote upsetting, immoral. You said it all from your own experience of the indigenous Australians’ position. I agree with all your comments 100 percent. You said it was a punch in the face; I will add...

Abundant life: an approach

When sufficiently motivated, we will purposively work in the best interests of each other. It is meaningful to do so. We need confidence in each other and the system. Faith is helpful in the face of adversity. Presently, without fundamental change...

Allowed own opinions

Whoop, whoop Murray Ferris, absolutely brilliant letter (Over left-leaning vitriol, October 24). I couldn’t have said it any better. I have been wanting to write in for a while about the same thing. I have had a few run-ins with Mary-Ann de Kort...

Hawke’s Bay flood schemes under scrutiny

The process to independently review the performance of Hawke’s Bay’s flood scheme assets and river management programmes in response to Cyclone Gabrielle is under way. The review has been instigated by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HRBC) in...

Barber discharged for indecent assault that left woman ostracised

A man’s persistent and unwanted advances on a woman one night at a social function has ruined her life, she says, causing her sleep disturbances, health issues, and decimating her career. And because Corey Te Urikore Walker, a 30-year-old barber...

$100k grant to help protect Whakakī Lake

by Jack Ward, Wairoa Star Protection against pests in native fauna and flora is coming to the Whakakī Lake Trust. The trust will receive $113,900 for the pest control project from the Department of Conservation Community Fund Pūtea Tautiaki...

Concerns for deaf people as services limited

Sign language interpreters are becoming a more familiar sight with seemingly never-ending civic emergency announcements and regular government announcements during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. But what about the general election, and everyday...

To the new Govt: let’s not abuse urgency

Tim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director Remember the word “unprecedented”? It was deployed during the pandemic — with some validity. The virus moved quickly. Countries were caught out. Death tolls mounted. Because the threat posed by...

Go fishing . . .

Murray, swap your pen for a trout rod, go fishing. “Relax, Winston’s back.” Frank Murphy

Multi-award-winning movie sparked chess club boom

It’s been almost 10 years since the 2014 multi-award-winning movie, The Dark Horse, shone a spotlight on the game of chess. Noble Keelan and Bailey Sadlier reflect on how the movie changed the perspective of the game. Before the movie the game of...

Rare long-tailed native bats found to be widespread in Tairāwhiti

Gisborne is home to native bats also known as pekapeka. “This is often a surprise to people,” Ecoworks NZ’s Steve Sawyer says. “Don’t worry — they aren’t bloodsucking vampire bats or anything that will hurt you or spread disease...

'Surfing for Farmers' initiative wins national award

The Surfing for Farmers initiative created by Gisborne’s Stephen Thomson won the FMG-sponsored Rural Champion Award when the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards were handed out in Christchurch recently. The now nationwide farmer mental health and...

Another death from Covid brings toll in Tairāwhiti to 39

Another Tairāwhiti resident has died of Covid-19, taking this district’s death tally to 39. Figures updated at 2pm on Monday show Tairāwhiti has 20 active cases and a total of 25,338 cases since Covid-19 broke out in early 2020. There are 4013...

Car fragments removed from Rimu St shooting victim's leg: alleged gunmen appear in court

A man wounded during one of the recent gang-related firearms incidents that have Gisborne police on high alert, has been discharged from hospital after bullet and car door fragments were surgically removed from his leg. Meanwhile, two men accused of...

No numbers yet on job losses at Gisborne Hospital

It is still not known how many back office jobs at Gisborne Hospital are on the chopping block as Te Whatu Ora Health NZ undergoes a massive restructure. Te Whatu Ora earlier this year said some 1600 positions across New Zealand could potentially be...

CAA investigation into light aircraft crash: fuel found in one tank but not the other

The Civil Aviation Authority has released its findings into a light aircraft crash in the Waimata Valley last year. An investigation was started after an Air Ruatoria Cessna P206E suffered an engine failure while cruising at 2500 feet (762 metres)...