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Ghosts of Nick’s Head visit Makauri

A love of history and a childhood fascination with ghost stories inspired author Sue Copsey to set a ghost story on Young Nick’s Head. Dressed in a cartoon ghost-patterned T-shirt, with matching plastic ghost earrings, the award-winning writer...

Amnesty chance to tap dope growers

Marijuana growers who have been doing it undercover for years are being asked to come forward during a Government amnesty, to share their skills, seeds and knowledge for the medical cannabis industry. It will allow illicit growers to share their...

Shortage bites at Breakers

A “critical” shortage of hospitality workers has forced a Gisborne restaurant to stay shut two days a week, leaving the owners “incredibly frustrated”.Breakers Gisborne, in Childers Road, is closed on Mondays but will now also be closed on...

‘Awesome student’ wins PM’s award

Ngata College student Moananui Higgins has been awarded the Prime Minister's Award for Vocational Excellence. Moana has cerebral palsy but has never let that hold him back. He is skilled with chainsaws, drives 30-tonne diggers, light and heavy...

Traffic and parking bylaw review

There are no official meetings this week, but the Art in Public Places committee meet this afternoon and we have a bylaws workshop on Thursday that will consist of a draft Traffic and Parking Bylaw review and a draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2020...

SSE sets high expectations for its work on East Coast roads

New East Coast roads contractor Services South East came out combatively last week when its managing director appeared to criticise previous operators HEB and Fulton Hogan. The Victoria-based company took over the maintenance of 886km of roads on the...

Freedom to express, and hope

Having the freedom to express your opinion is something we perhaps have taken for granted in a world now struggling to define “free speech”. For some, “free speech is a flimsy argument”.Nadine Strossen, author of the book HATE: Why We Should...

Drivers of profitability,Smart spending reaps greater farm returns: report

by Richard RennieA RECENT report analysing dry-stock farm production and profitability has provided some insights for farmers and consultants alike on what makes the top farms tick and what will help average farms become better in an environment of...

Ngati Porou happy with either spelling

Ngati Porou representatives confirmed to the New Zealand Geographic Board in May this year that either Ruatoria or Ruatorea spellings are acceptable.“They further advised that the board should use Ruatoria with the macron in the instances of the...

Rere famous in South America

Gisborne’s famous rock slide at Rere has featured in the news in South America. An item, in Spanish, about natural slides talks about Gisborne being the first city to see the sun and the home of opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.“But in New...

'No shame in getting Covid': Hauora Tairāwhiti chief executive

There are 155 new cases of Covid-19 in Tairawhiti today. Hauora Tairāwhiti district health board confirmed active cases numbers at 722, with three people in hospital. Hauora Tairāwhiti chief executive Jim Green says it is more important than ever to...

Advanced guards passed in style

by Murray RobertsonWAINUI lifeguards Louis Birkhead and Steffan John acquitted themselves well at the national surf lifeguard school last weekend, passing the Advanced Lifeguard Award with flying colours. They were among 20 of New Zealand’s best...

Heavy swells thwart Jewel’s maiden visit

THE cruise ship Norwegian Jewel came close to carrying out her maiden visit to Gisborne on Waitangi Day only to be thwarted by large swells. The ship eventually sailed away. The 93,500-tonne, 294-metre-long ship, with around 2300 passengers on board...

Trust can’t sell our asset

Trust Tairawhiti, this asset you want to sell was the Poverty Bay Electric Power Board — i.e. their whenua and whanau who were customers, owned under the collective corporate. You can't sell what the people own. Pay a dividend per annum and retain...

Family of POW padre looking for relatives of friends from WW2

Calling all descendants of World War 2 prisoners of war. The family of army chaplain the late John Ledgerwood are looking for friends and families of POWs who knew their great-uncle in Stalag XV111A near Wolfsberg, Austria. Mr Ledgerwood, also known...

Rogaine finale postponed

The last in a series of fundraising rogaine events to be held this Sunday has been postponed. Due to bad weather, the event will be rescheduled for September 25. The rogaine — a long-distance cross-country navigation challenge — will take place at...

Not for cyclists alone

I have written about this matter in the past with little success, but cyclists using the walkway/cycleway should have a warning device on their cycle. Way back, in long ago times, it was compulsory to have a bell or battery-operated horn on your...

Timely reminder on 10th anniversary of earthquake

On the 10th anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude Darfield earthquake in Christchurch, Tairawhiti residents have been urged to consider their own quake risks and preparedness. The Darfield was followed months later by the deadly Christchurch quake which...