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Living up to our founding principles

In response to today's column, it is worth noting that one of Aotearoa's foremost experts on our founding principles, Dame Claudia Orange, told The Gisborne Herald this month that Maori wards should be expected — if the principles of partnership...

‘New’ library will be loved by all

I love the old saying: Good things come to those who wait. I experienced it first-hand recently when we officially blessed and closed the “old” library, with builders getting ready to kick off the renovations in mid-March. Woohoo. The first major...

The cream of Gisborne's academic crop

YEAR 13 students said goodbye to high school this week and an elite group of them ended it on an academic high as dux of their school. Top honours went to Kaitlin Abbott of Lytton High School, Hayden Jeune of Gisborne Boys’ High School and Emm...

It’s the A team

Not much is built to last these days, but Ford Model A cars sure are. Over 100 Model As were on display at the Showgrounds Park yesterday for the 15th National Model A Ford Rally. Over 240 folk came to town for the rally, held in Gisborne for the...

Fruitful and enlightening meeting

I recently met Te Aturangi Nepia-Clamp at my home during a TV3 interview. I found him to be an articulate, well-educated and very likeable person. His knowledge of Maori history was very apparent, as was his desire that should we change the name...

Pontificating

What a lot of crap on yesterday's opinion page. All this writing in on stuff that has got nothing to do with them. No wonder there is so much trouble in the world. Rex Holdsworth

Helping our heritage

DoC visitor strategy heeds rapid growth in visitor numbers

Alarming changes, limited action

“At one location in Greenland the temperature rose to 36 degrees C higher than the usual average for that time of the year (February).”Gwynne Dyer’s column in the Weekender on Saturday really disturbed me. To read that mid-winter temperatures...

Not a case of ‘like it or not’

In his comment on my recent column “Lives or Souls?”, John Fricker says: “Normal, sane people are well able to disagree with one another, remain friends and not feel the need to resort to physical violence to get their way.”Who could...

Stream plantings ‘a credit to everyone’

Intermittent showers were not enough to deter a team of 25 volunteers who picked up rubbish and cleared weeds from native plantings along Waikanae Stream banks on Sunday. Organising team member Jason Akuhata-Brown said that despite the weather, the...

Gisborne among the shakiest places in NZ

GISBORNE and the East Coast has witnessed a surprisingly consistent number of earthquakes every year for the past five years, with more than 9000 quakes recorded since 2011. Speaking to The Gisborne Herald, GNS Science public information officer...

Sewage overflows should be top priority

Sewage overflows seem to be happening all over New Zealand, causing dangers to the public. Councils are getting away with this — it should be a top priority. There would be a hell of a cry if some industry was doing this. Come on Gisborne council...

Waka Tairawhiti homeward bound

Gisborne-based waka hourua Tairawhiti set sail from Tauranga on Thursday, destination home. The Tairawhiti kaumoana (crew) were in the Bay of Plenty for the inaugural national waka hourua festival, Te Hau Komaru, from May 19 to 22.“Four waka houru...

NZ and Israel good friends: Ambassador

NEW Zealand and Israel remain good friends despite recent political differences, and Kiwis should feel safe going there, says Israeli ambassador Dr Itzhak Gerberg. The ambassador was in Gisborne after accepting a church invitation to speak about...

Tairawhiti chopper called to BoP crash

The Trust Tairawhiti rescue helicopter was called out last night to assist at the scene of a vehicle crash at Minginui near the Whirinaki Forest Park in the Bay of Plenty. Tairawhiti's rescue chopper was mobilised at around 7.20pm last night.“There...

Te Karaka Area school takes stand against bullying

Te Karaka Area School made a stand against bullying yesterday by donning pink and baking up a storm. Students and staff wore pink to show they were against bullying in all its forms. Pink Shirt Day is a global day that celebrates diversity and creates...

Large rain cell delivers heavy, short burst of rain

Many local residents will have been surprised by the sudden intensity of last night's brief downpour. Measurements from rain gauges in the city and out to Te Karaka confirm the intensity. The MetService gauge at the airport recorded just under 10mm in...

NZ Post seeks new location

KIWIBANK in Gisborne is developing a stand-alone branch and NZ Post is looking for a new home in town. New Zealand Post head of retail, Mark Yagmich said NZ Post was now actively looking for a local business, to work with to deliver postal services...