Gisborne HeraldNational's Kirkpatrick among 56,557 Kiwis casting early votesNational Party candidate for East Coast Dana Kirkpatrick cast her vote at the polling booth in Treble Court on Monday. She was one of 56,557 Kiwis who voted on day one of advanced voting. That compares to 105,489 votes cast on the first day of the...03 Oct 08:05 PM
Gisborne HeraldLatest Covid-19 numbers in TairāwhitiThere are 20 active cases of Covid-19 in Tairawhiti. The latest Te Whatu Ora figures, up to midnight on Sunday, show no reported deaths from Covid in Tairāwhiti in the past week. In all, 20 deaths and 25,280 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in...03 Oct 08:01 PM
Gisborne Herald'A great victory for people power' - Mana Taiao TairāwhitiNew rules for exotic tree plantations released yesterday, have been welcomed by Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti, the group responsible for the Government commissioning a Ministerial inquiry into land use in Tairāwhiti. Changes to the National Environmental...03 Oct 08:00 PM
Gisborne HeraldInvestigating ‘everything to do with the pandemic’A Royal Commission seeking to strengthen the country’s response to future pandemics has paid an action-packed visit to Tairāwhiti. Te Tira Ārai Uratā (NZ Royal Commission Covid-19 Lessons Learned) was in Gisborne last Thursday to hear feedback...03 Oct 07:57 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWeather hampers seabed post-cyclone researchScientific research into Cyclone Gabrielle’s effects on the seabed around the Gisborne coast has been largely thwarted by more bad weather. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) is studying the ocean off Tairāwhiti and...03 Oct 07:55 PM
Gisborne HeraldGDC begins repairs on damaged wastewater outfall pipeGisborne District Council contractors have started repairing its wastewater outfall pipe, at popular surfing spot The Pipe, at Midway Beach. The pipe was damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle. Silt build-up around the discharge ports and excess pressure from...03 Oct 07:53 PM
Gisborne HeraldTairāwhiti rangatahi wāhine contribute thought-provoking essays to Ngā Kupu WeroWritings by two rangatahi wāhine from Tairāwhiti are in the latest edition of Ngā Kupu Wero, which focuses on different aspects of the Māori world. Ngā Kupu Wero is an anthology of non-fiction by contemporary Māori writers. The publication...03 Oct 07:45 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldTougher rules for forestryEnvironment minister David Parker is no stranger to the pristine Gisborne and East Coast beaches of a previous era. Speaking yesterday at Waikanae Beach, he said he had met children at Tolaga Bay who had never seen a slash-free beach. Mr Parker...03 Oct 07:43 PM
Gisborne HeraldSH2 closures for resealing workDrivers planning to head for Ōpōtiki on State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge tonight have been reminded that the road will be closed from 7pm at Otoko between Makaretu Road and Whakarau Road, for resealing works. It will be closed in both...02 Oct 05:25 PM
Gisborne HeraldEarly voting under wayPolly Crawford was among the voters who enjoyed advanced (early) voting yesterday for the 2023 general election. Voting ends at 7pm on election day, October 14. Other first day advance voters included Labour’s East Coast candidate Tāmati Coffey...02 Oct 05:24 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldEast Coast base for CoffeyDeputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni, opening Tamati Coffey’s East Coast election headquarters in Gisborne yesterday, said some parties wanted to take the country in a dark direction. Labour wanted Aotearoa to be an inclusive and fair country...02 Oct 05:22 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldHighway 35 Motorcycle Club's epic poker runThe 165 riders who took part in the Highway 35 Motorcycle Club’s Poker Run on State Highway 35 at the weekend had an “epic” time, according to event organiser Ivan Lomax. They were expecting a few more riders, but the lousy weather put off...02 Oct 05:20 PM
Gisborne HeraldAssessing $204m cyclone recovery packageCommunity consultation has started to decide if the region accepts a government cyclone recovery package that still leaves the council with a repair bill in the hundreds of millions. Last month, the Government issued a “take it or leave it”...02 Oct 05:17 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldStepping out at Tūranga BalThe Tūranga Bal, Folk Dance New Zealand’s annual event was a great success at the weekend with 46 people taking part including six musicians and six tutors from around the country. Balfolk dance workshops were taken on Saturday with Michael...02 Oct 05:15 PM
Gisborne HeraldEastland Port anticipates busy month aheadEastland Port had 10 log ships come calling for cargo last month and they took away 228,000 tonnes of export logs. There were no coastal or reefer ships alongside the wharf last month. “Daily intake of logs into the port averaged around 9500...02 Oct 05:12 PM
Gisborne HeraldNew slash standards in place next monthTighter standards to combat forestry slash by targeting new plantings are poised to get a final sign-off. Slash damage from Cyclone Gabrielle in Tairāwhiti forced lawmakers to revisit the mild amendments they had planned. The stronger changes to...02 Oct 05:11 PM
Gisborne HeraldArmed police called to burglary in ElginArmed police went to Munro Street in Elgin on Saturday morning in response to reports of a burglary that was reported to have involved a firearm. The response to Munro Street happened shortly before 9am on that morning. “Police who attended were...02 Oct 05:10 PM
Gisborne Herald'It's not the first time people's dogs have disappeared'A former SPCA inspector has painted a grim picture of Gisborne District Council’s animal control arm in the wake of it putting a dog down in error last month. On September 22, the council euthanised family pet Sarge by mistake on the same day...02 Oct 05:08 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSpecial day for rugby fan CharlotteGisborne girl Charlotte Moore and her dad Justin were among the crowd in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon when the Black Ferns beat Australia, and it turned out to be a very special occasion. The nine-year-old rugby and sport-mad youngster, who...02 Oct 05:06 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLabour scrambling as Hipkins sidelinedAs the penultimate week of the election campaign gets under way, to use a sporting analogy Labour is starting with its captain on the sidelines and the big question confronting National is what final team it might put out on the field. Just as he...02 Oct 04:51 PM
OpinionLocal authority doing job well, thoughtfullyRe: GDC regulatory system remains broken, September 30 column. John, as a parent associated with the Tairāwhiti surfing team, I reached out to GDC on the proposed wastewater discharge at Midway Beach in relation to the New Zealand Scholastic...02 Oct 04:50 PM
OpinionBeachside towns at riskThe National Party policy of allowing NZ homes worth more than $2 million to be sold to overseas buyers, to try to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy, will destroy small beach towns like Ohope, Gisborne, Waihi, Papamoa and Whangamata. Economists from...02 Oct 04:49 PM
OpinionSupport needed even moreCongratulations Tairāwhiti Alzheimers on your 50th birthday. Those before you and those now have given so much to many of our most vulnerable people in our society. It is frightening to see the growth in this very sad disease and to know it is not...02 Oct 04:49 PM
OpinionCost-cutting consequencesThe reason Healthcare New Zealand took over the support worker contract from CCS, who had ably run it for 30 years in Tairāwhiti, was because they would be “cutting costs”. HCNZ’s latest cost-cutting onslaught has been to shorten support...02 Oct 04:48 PM
OpinionCovid rears its head againExtremely bad luck for any politician to “go down” with Covid so close to an election, and more so for a prime minister wishing to lead the government again after that election. In my humble opinion, while it would not have completely solved our...02 Oct 04:47 PM
OpinionFlying a kite bridge . . .A waka suspended in the air? Incongruous and unrelated to its form or function. Why not build the bridge to look like a kite? What a shame to have lost the observatory. Wayne Rickard02 Oct 04:46 PM
Gisborne HeraldThe debate for Ikaroa-RāwhitiHawke’s Bay Today’s candidate evening for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti was held at Karamū High School in Hastings. Editor Chris Hyde has the run down . . . Why candidates want to be MP Meka Whaitiri: Kia ora whānau, thank you for coming out tonight. I love...02 Oct 04:36 PM
Gisborne HeraldTairāwhiti ‘GP sector still in crisis’: AitchesonTairāwhiti GP Fergus Bruce Aitcheson says general practice is in the worse state he has ever seen. The Three Rivers managing partner and specialist GP recently appeared on Newshub as one of several medical specialists who said his sector was in...02 Oct 04:33 PM
Gisborne HeraldBreathing new life into kākahuRestoring the life of kākahu (Māori garments) cared for by Tairāwhiti Museum is a part of the new exhibition opening on Sunday. Tairāwhiti Museum kaitieiki Māori have organised an exhibition called He Kākahu Rerehua The Uplifting Wind, that...29 Sep 10:52 PM
Gisborne HeraldRain total for year to date already a record, with three months still to goAfter weeks of dry, September returned to the year’s unfavourite flavour of weather -—wet, wet, wet. The month ends with a rainfall total of more than twice the September normal figure. The total stood at almost 180 millimetres yesterday...29 Sep 10:50 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldRain ahead, skateboarding national champs end earlyThe skateboarding national championships at Alfred Cox Skate Park were forced to change their final events to yesterday due to a forecast of “100 percent chance” of rain for today. The last-minute adjustment added to the excitement for the...29 Sep 10:47 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldQuick work by locals saves Waihirere marae wharenuiSwift work by local residents stopped a potentially devastating fire in its tracks at Parihimanihi Marae at Waihirere on Thursday night. Firefighters said there was only a minute in it. The fire is being treated as a probable arson. Fire and...29 Sep 10:44 PM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldMistrust, disbelief at GHL annual meetingMistrust over what Gisborne District Council would do with proceeds from potential commercial asset sales and disbelief at its challenged commercial arm’s “short-term” view of Tauwhareparae Farms were two main takeaways from a public meeting...29 Sep 10:42 PM
Gisborne Herald‘Regulars’ claim $500k Lotto prizeThe $500,000 Lotto prize struck by a Gisborne ticket in last weekend’s draw was claimed at the Ballance Street Bookshop on Wednesday, much to the delight of the winners and shop staff. The Gisborne ticket, sold at the bookshop, shared the First...29 Sep 10:39 PM
