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Equestrian in Bindi’s bloodlines

They say some horses are bred to perform . . . well seven-year-old girl Bindi Beatson is most certainly bred to ride. Bindi is the daughter of Waikato couple Jamie and Chanel Beatson. Chanel was a top showing rider who also competed successfully at...

Temporary accessway carved out after massive slip takes out section of Tiniroto Road

'Epic amount of mahi'

Car junkie finally gets rid of nine-year ‘Eyesore’

Neighbours of a man who has been hoarding vehicles around his house and on a road reserve outside the property for nine years will be relieved that he has now taken them to a mate’s place. Complaints about the state of the property have been...

MoH: please clear the air with clear data

Simin Williams In 2021, Biontech’s Comirnaty, still in clinical trial, was mandated on 40 percent of the NZ workforce. However, unvaccinated were banned from cafés/restaurants, churches, libraries, theatres, gymnasiums, and organised sport...

Electoral rule set to benefit National

A hangover in our electoral law from pre-MMP days, when winning an electorate seat was the only way to get into Parliament, has come in to play with the death of Act’s candidate in Port Waikato. Only party votes will count for its voters in the...

Voters don’t want to argue with the truth

by Clive Bibby Even the worst performing democracies of the world, when confronted with freedoms under threat, usually react decisively to the truth being told. Clive Bibby In that context, it is very sobering to note the mood for change that is...

Tax cuts for landlords

It has now become clear that landlords will receive over $6000 a year in tax cuts for every house they rent out. Some landlords own over 200 houses. I know they provide housing for people and some people prefer to rent. However, I am less than happy...

Investing for the long term

New Zealand’s problem has been that we fail to see some long-term spending as an effective use of taxpayer money. Money spent on increasing incomes, building houses, education, vocational training, tertiary education, primary healthcare, science...

Women’s Institute in recruitment mode next week

Women’s Institute members here will be out recruiting next week as part of the organisation’s awareness month. “We began in 1921 and have remained relevant for women in town and country communities since then,” Poverty Bay-Wairoa branch...

‘Big tick’ on keeping city water free from bugs

In the wake of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown, Gisborne District Council has put out information about how the city’s water is treated to keep us safe from bugs. “We’re a big tick on that one,” the council said in an online...

Waipaoa treatment plant doing overtime

It took about 30 years for Waipaoa water treatment plant to have its busiest year to date, and that turned out to be this year of extreme weather events. Built on the outskirts of Gisborne following Cyclone Bola in 1988, the small plant was only...

Celebration, concerns in 40th year of Te Whakaruruhau Kōhanga Reo

Te Whakaruruhau Kōhanga Reo is thriving as they mark their 40th year in operation. Those who have attended or have had a relationship with the kōhanga reo on Tyndall Road celebrated the milestone on Tuesday with other kura kaupapa and kōhang...

Golden double for Gisborne man at world armwrestling champs

A Gisborne man has gone from down and out to the top of the world in the sport of armwrestling.

Time is right for works reunion

The men organising the first reunion of freezing workers who worked at Gisborne Refrigerating Company (GRC) have wanted to do it for decades and say it’s long overdue. Doug Symes, Robbie Blair and Wayne Tautau have planned a reunion to take place...

Moving closer to gambling harm service in Tairāwhiti

Tairāwhiti’s five-year wait for a gambling harm service could finally be about to end under a national procurement strategy. The district has not had a government-funded problem gambling service since September 2018 when former provider Te Ar...

No prosecution over forestry worker’s death at Ngātapa infuriates whānau

by Lane Nichols, NZ Herald Grieving relatives of a forestry worker killed in a Gisborne logging accident are furious to learn no one will face prosecution in connection with his death, describing the decision as “bloody wrong”. WorkSafe says key...

Brightwell whānau grateful for community support in rebuilding after Cyclone Gabrielle

Community spirit helped the Brightwell whānau back into their whare after Cyclone Gabrielle. Matahi and Raipoia Brightwell were lost for words when their Marian Drive house was ruined. But after receiving support from many different people and...

Gisborne grapes keep on fizzing

Gisborne can once again lay claim to being the home of New Zealand bubbles, with Gisborne grapes behind another champion tipple in the New World Wine awards. Gisborne-grown Verde Brut took the Champion Bubbles prize, alongside New Zealand’s most...