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Gisborne Herald 1.03.24

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Blow for democracy as well as NZ media

New Zealand’s diminishing media landscape suffered a further major rupture yesterday with the news TV3 owner Warner Bros. Discovery plans to shut down its news operations at the end of June — having failed to turn the business around in the face...

Rhetoric ‘bashing’ beneficiaries needs to end

It is relevant to wonder why the people of this country are so incensed by the mention or utterance of sympathy for those who need the support of society. Those on minimum wage make more than beneficiaries, except, perhaps, in the most extreme of...

Very sad, should apologise

Re: We’re out: Te Aitanga a Māhaki withdraw from agreement with council, February 24 story. This is one of the saddest stories our region has ever faced. Willie Te Aho says Te Aitanga a Māhaki has withdrawn from an agreement with the District...

Religious protection equal

Re: Look back to forebears, February 17 letter. I can’t help but wonder, Mr Best, what your problem is. Is it a stupa on Kaiti Hill, or is it that it is Buddhists who want to build it? And why bring the Christian missionary William Williams into...

Can’t be rebuilt cheaply

Re: Highway repairs vs rail, February 27 letter. Hello Niall. On behalf of your National Rail Advocacy Collective you also had letters to the editor on December 13, 2023, “Rail benefits outweigh costs”, and December 21, “Costs that deliver...

A leap back in time

This year is Leap Year and today, February 29, is Leap Day — a time seen as both lucky and unlucky, and with the possibility of romance. Newspapers from Gisborne’s past reveal people’s fascination with the four-year adjustment to the calendar...

Field day to kick off monitor farm programme at Tutumatai Station

A monitor farm programme returns to the East Coast tomorrow at Tutumatai Station (pictured) near Ruatōria and the invitation has gone out to all those interested to attend a field day to get the programme started. Tutumatai Station will be a Beef +...

Frockstars to have a ball at FOF finale

With the second season of Frocks on Friday coming to an end this week, “frockstars” are getting ready to dress up for the finale event — the Frock It All Ball. The theme of the sold-out event is in the typical #FrocksonFriday style of...

Minister floats GST share on new builds

A possible sharing with councils of GST revenue from the construction of new houses was warmly received by the local body sector yesterday, after Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop told Wellington’s Chamber of Commerce he was contemplating this...

Only Biden can stop the Israel-Hamas war

by Gwynne Dyer More than four months into the sixth Arab-Israeli War, with about 1500 Israeli dead and 30,000 Palestinian dead, all the major local actors are stuck. Only the United States can stop the killing — if it chooses to. Gwynne Dyer The...

Footpath hazards reported years ago, still waiting . . .

I follow with interest the articles and letters about roads, etc. The barrier we hit is disinterest. As I use a wheelchair, my focus is footpaths. The council doesn’t want to repair and maintain existing footpaths. They want to build nice new...

Health a citizenship right

Surely health, like education, housing, justice, employment, transport ki era atu ano hoki are Article 3 citizenship rights under the Treaty of Waitangi. Lady Moxon and her time-wasting mates know this, but choose to confuse and divide New...

NZ has to reach ‘smoke free’

Thirty-four years with the Cancer Society working to keep our communities free from the triggers that decimate our bodies and minds with cancer — years of advocating and standing firm, until at last our voices were heard. Hope came in the words...

Titles shared around at Matawai dog trials

Good weather played the part for the Matawai Dog Trial Club’s event last Friday and Saturday and the trial attracted a healthy number of competitors across the two days. The titles were shared around across the four events. “A huge thank you to...

'Fantastic event': Farm Expo ticks all the right boxes for organisers, attendees

It’s hard for event organiser Sue Wilson to pick a highlight from the two-day East Coast Farming Expo last week, aside from saying it was a fantastic success. Nearly 900 people came through the gates at the Wairoa Racecourse over the two days, all...

Well Wāhine Week opportunity to connect, be active

The Well Wāhine health and wellness event is back for its fourth year. Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti has teamed with local providers to celebrate International Women’s Day and bring 10 days of activities focused on wāhine health, movement and...

Historic station for sale: chance to secure legacy or create anew

One of the region’s biggest working farms is going under the hammer for the first time. The historic Waihau Station has been farmed by the same family for generations, but the 298.18-hectare farm is surplus to the incumbent family’s...