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President Trump’s many successes ignored

The mendacity and dishonesty of the mainstream media (and this newspaper) in their deliberate failure to report the continuing success of the Trump presidency beggars belief. The same goes for their despicable attacks on the state of Trump’s...

Word on the street

“What do you think of the brouhaha between Simon Bridges and Jami-Lee Ross in which Ross alleged corruption against his former leader?”

Cafe hopes to reopen next month after fire repairs

Cafe Anatolia in Gisborne will reopen following a fire last month. The Turkish restaurant in Grey Street has been closed since July 7 when a fire started in its kitchen. Cafe Anatolia accounts manager Umesh Vinay said the fire investigation had...

On the street

“The All Blacks have been in the spotlight since their series loss to Ireland. How can they improve?”

Welcome boost to Operation Blue Santa

THE Operation Blue Santa initiative to provide Christmas goodies to needy local families has received a $12,155 injection from Bayleys Gisborne. Gisborne police — in combination with Whangaia Nga Pa Harakeke, Countdown Gisborne and Te Aka Or...

Thumbs down to Gisborne District Council's rates rises

The mayor’s reneged rates promise, a disconnected council and fiscal mismanagement were common themes expressed by 81 percent of respondents to the webpoll question about a planned hike in rates. With rates rises signalled at 5 percent on average...

Feel the East Coast Vibes

Julian Marley, son of reggae royalty Bob Marley, headlines day two of the two-day East Coast Vibes festival which starts tomorrow at the Outdoor Theatre. Marley is one of 32 acts that include homegrown artists East Coast Breevas as well as Friday’s...

Most voters happy with New Zealand’s closed borders

Keeping New Zealand safe from Covid-19 was a priority for the majority of those who responded to this week's web poll question, “Are you OK with the indication New Zealand's borders will remain closed until at least the end of this year?”Out of...

Peters preferred PM in biggest response to a Herald webpoll

NEW Zealand First leader Winston Peters has come out on top in The Gisborne Herald’s online webpoll that asked readers to vote for their preferred prime minister. Of the options of Bill English, Jacinda Ardern, Winston Peters or Other, Mr Peters...

NSW recreational fishing trusts a model for NZ

Management of New Zealand’s fisheries has always been a bumpy road, with the underlying potholes of dominant, self-serving corporate fishing companies influencing the government, and too often inept, short-sighted management. The one million Kiwi...

District court news

Assisting a mate who had been jilted by his girlfriend to attack the woman’s new partner, led a man with virtually no prior criminal history to be placed on overnight curfew and ordered to pay $1000. Donald Raymond Kirkpatrick, 32, was earlier...

Terminal opening

Dawn blessing on 'significant day' for the community

Council seeks submissions on Freshwater Plan

PEOPLE throughout this region went to consultation meetings held by Gisborne District Council (GDC) last month on the proposed Gisborne Regional Freshwater Plan (FWP) and public submissions are expected in the next week. A meeting in Ruatoria drew...

Woman jailed for selling P

A WOMAN convicted of multiple drugs charges was jailed for three years, nine months. Maria Terina Grace Irwin, 28, pleaded guilty to two Crown-laid charges, supplying and offering to supply methamphetamine, along with police-laid charges of...

Land War tragedies not ‘just history’

Like many thousands of comments in Aotearoa New Zealand, your editorial on Monday rightfully acknowledges Prime Minister Ardern in leading compassion and empathy and indeed practical, “hands on” support for the victims of the Friday massacre...

Former Gisborne doctor killed in paragliding crash

THE New Zealand doctor who died in a paragliding accident in France worked in Gisborne for three years. Charlotte O'Leary was at Gisborne Hospital from 2017 to 2019. An experienced paraglider, Ms O'Leary was holidaying in Europe with her brother when...

The weekend's icy touch of winter

THE Gisborne district still has bitterly cold conditions today following the weekend’s wintry blast that cut power, brought down trees, blew trampolines around and shut roads. On Saturday morning there were two major district-wide power outages...

Pushing pedals to promote zero emissions

IT'S a cool way to see the North Island but Gisborne sisters Ellie and Lenka Craft have a bigger agenda than sightseeing. They are biking from Auckland to Wellington to get New Zealanders to start thinking about climate change, and more importantly...