PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldFive arrested as crackdown continuesPolice have arrested five people this week after executing two search warrants at an address in Wairoa, as part of an ongoing focus on reducing gang harm in the Eastern Police District. The warrants at the same property on Frasertown Road were...05 Aug 09:57 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWainui Beach School battling mass absencesWainui Beach School is soldiering on with more than a third of staff and students off sick. Yesterday 98 children were away, with 32 confirmed Covid cases. Ten staff were absent, seven of those with Covid. This is a significant number for a school...05 Aug 09:56 AM
Gisborne HeraldPreparation under way for nurses’ strike on WednesdayTe Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti is continuing to prepare for 24-hour strike by nurses which is due to start at 9am on Wednesday. “There is a chance the strike will be called off,” said a spokesperson. “We will know whether the strike will go ahead or...05 Aug 09:55 AM
Gisborne HeraldGDC natural heritage funding round opens for 2024 projectsApplications for Gisborne District Council’s Natural Heritage Fund are now open for projects planned to start next year. The fund is intended to assist private landowners to protect or enhance indigenous biodiversity on their land, and will be...05 Aug 09:54 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne Herald‘Heated discussion’ as farmers call for action on roaming dogsA group of farmers yesterday demanded stronger action from the council’s animal control section over wandering dogs that attack and kill sheep. They met with council animal control staff, other staff and two councillors in the council chambers to...05 Aug 09:53 AM
Gisborne HeraldGrowers asked about water quality in riversGisborne District Council and Horticulture NZ have asked growers on the Poverty Bay and Uawa flats to complete a survey about the water quality in local rivers. The information from this survey will be used to model estimated nutrient losses from...05 Aug 09:52 AM
Gisborne HeraldDisquiet from some at GDC scientist’s postsA top Gisborne scientist has kept the support of the council he represents despite posting vitriol about the Government. The posts were made using a social media account which at one point displayed his senior position at the organisation. Gisborne...05 Aug 09:50 AM
Gisborne HeraldCelebrating their achievementsFor many years a lack of confidence stopped Sara Hallgarth from following her dream to be a teacher, but yesterday she graduated with a Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) from the Tairāwhiti Campus of EIT | Te Pūkenga. Born and bred in Gisborne, Sar...05 Aug 09:44 AM
Gisborne HeraldGraduation ceremony back after cyclone, Covid delaysThe EIT Tairāwhiti graduation ceremony returned yesterday after delays, first due to Covid-19 early last year, and again because of Cyclone Gabrielle. Graduates paraded through the city from Heipipi Park to the War Memorial Theatre. Of the 68...05 Aug 09:40 AM
Gisborne Herald$70m for Wairoa flood controlWairoa will get a new multimillion-dollar flood defence scheme under a new agreement struck between five Hawke’s Bay councils and the Government. A decision on how some of the most urgent cyclone recovery costs for Hawke’s Bay will be shared...05 Aug 09:34 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldWalsh mural defaced with white paintA landmark mural in Tokomaru Bay, painted 30 years ago by artist John Walsh, has been defaced. Disbelief, anger and sadness have been expressed in the wake of the damage. Walsh painted the mural, which depicts local identities, on the wall of the...05 Aug 09:30 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldSafe haven for MareikuraMareikura Waka Ama Club is a step closer to having a home base at Anzac Park. The 38-year-old club is expected to soon have a storage facility for waka ama after a decision this week by Gisborne district councillors, sitting as the operations...05 Aug 09:27 AM
OpinionUnified front positions NZ in a threatening worldDr William Hoverd Yesterday at Parliament, Minister of Defence and the security services Hon Andrew Little released three policy documents focusing on the security of Aotearoa New Zealand. Minister Little was supported by the Chief of Defence Force...04 Aug 02:36 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLand-use responses versus expectationsMany people will have hoped that nearly three months after the land-use inquiry panel delivered its report and recommendations, the Government response yesterday would itself have been a comprehensive package of action — rather than backing for...04 Aug 09:40 AM
OpinionWily campaigner one to watch as election nearsWinston Peters is once again in the headlines and it will be interesting to see how long and for what reason he stays there. As a follower of political trends, especially in this country, I have learned that Winston has developed a canny knack of...04 Aug 09:40 AM
OpinionAll better off in the endIsn’t hindsight great? I have nothing but admiration for our #NZLabour Government which put Covid protections in place for New Zealanders in really tight time frames. Thousands of our peers are still here and alive as a result of those actions. We...04 Aug 09:39 AM
OpinionWho could have seen it?And so the true nature of the destruction to this country’s economy at the hands of these incompetent ideological clowns is starting to emerge, with reportedly the Govt going into full panic mode over the revelation that the books are in a $20-$30...04 Aug 09:39 AM
OpinionMight need honest brokerMany developing countries are effectively “owned” by China through its investment in their infrastructure. Now we have a political party wanting China to finance the extending and much-needed maintenance of our roadways. China already calls the...04 Aug 09:38 AM
OpinionConsidered volunteering?Re: A local nurse languishing, August 2 letter. If your partner is “languishing on the couch” because she doesn’t want to wear a mask or get vaccinated, perhaps she could volunteer elsewhere. If you want to be a police officer, you have to...04 Aug 09:37 AM
Gisborne HeraldAction at charity dog trialsThe annual J and T Hickey charity sheep dog trial got under way yesterday morning at the Riding Club for the Disabled arena at the Showgrounds, with some good runs during the day. The organisers were hoping to get 60 of the total 120 entries through...04 Aug 09:21 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldElectrical fault starts truck fireA low-loader truck used for carting heavy machinery caught fire near the Bell Road saleyards at Matawhero early yesterday morning and an electrical wiring fault has been put down as the cause. Fire and Emergency NZ responded to a 111 call about the...04 Aug 09:18 AM
Gisborne HeraldNext few days calmer but not much warmerKinder weather for the East Coast is forecast, after this week’s chilling blast from the Antarctic. MetService says the next few days should be calmer, but not much warmer, with daytime temperatures around the 14C to 16C range, and a return to...04 Aug 09:17 AM
Gisborne Herald‘A cynical slap in the face’ — Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti responseThe Government response to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use is toothless and is a total disappointment, says Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti co-lead Manu Caddie. “Funding one adviser and a facilitator to the region seems like a cynical slap in the...04 Aug 09:15 AM
Gisborne HeraldValedictorian keen to give back as a teacherStudying Māori Visual Arts has been a “beautiful journey” for Bridy Rihari-Lundon (Ngāpuhi, Waikato Tainui), this year’s valedictorian for the Tairāwhiti campus of EIT|Te Pūkenga. Bridy is doing her Master of Māori Visual Arts degree at...04 Aug 09:06 AM
Gisborne HeraldMinister calls in on Turanga HealthAssociate Minister of Health Peeni Henare has welcomed a report into the progress of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, published yesterday. “The Minister of Health and I wanted to better understand the early progress Te Aka Whai Or...04 Aug 08:58 AM
Gisborne HeraldEWC welcomes Govt responseEastland Wood Council Te Kaunihera Pororakau o Te Tairāwhiti, in conjunction with member forestry companies, has welcomed the Government’s response to the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use following this summer’s devastating cyclones. “It is...04 Aug 08:55 AM
PremiumPremiumGisborne HeraldResponse to Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use ‘inadequate’ — iwiThe Government yesterday announced the first steps in responding to recommendations from the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use here, leaving one local iwi leader to claim none of their key recommendations had been listened to. “I cannot support...04 Aug 08:50 AM
Gisborne HeraldKeeping kina on the tableWorking to enhance the size of the roe from malnourished kina while also supporting the restoration of kelp forests and marine ecosystems is the goal of a new project involving Ngāti Porou fisheries. The 18-month Kinanomics project, led by natural...04 Aug 08:45 AM
Gisborne HeraldFrustration in Tairāwhiti over ministerial land-use responseThe Government announcement in response to a damning East Coast land- use inquiry has received a fiery reception from pockets of the Tairāwhiti community. 04 Aug 08:38 AM
Gisborne HeraldGovernment announces first responses to Ministerial Land Use inquiryThe Government is backing a comprehensive package of action around land use in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne and Wairoa, Environment Minister David Parker and Forestry Minister Peeni Henare announced today..03 Aug 11:35 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGHL asset decisions harder to make nowNews this week that Gisborne Holdings Ltd is not able to pay a $2.5m dividend it had previously declared for owner Gisborne District Council — following its $4.1m sale of most of the former St Mary’s site in Childers Road — was telegraphed in...03 Aug 09:24 AM
OpinionSahel coups and the mini-Great GameGwynne Dyer If you are a democratically elected leader in one of Africa’s Sahel countries and you suspect the army is plotting to overthrow you, what’s the best counter-measure? Should you: A) appoint the army’s senior officers as ambassadors...03 Aug 09:23 AM
OpinionContext sought on EGL executive pay, profitRe: Testing year but progress noted, July 29 story. Matt Todd notes “that it has been a tough year for everyone in Tairāwhiti and Eastland Group is no exception”. Although, it could be said that the employees of Eastland Group are an exception...03 Aug 09:21 AM
OpinionTime people came first, not sectional interestsThe National Party was formed in 1935 by conservative businessmen and farmers. For them, business comes first, then farmers. People come next. In this regard, they are dangerous. Left-wing parties are the same. Call me naive, unrealistic or any...03 Aug 09:20 AM
