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Fire destroys Makauri shed and contents

A shed and its contents on a property in Makauri Grove near King Road at Makauri were destroyed in a fire on Tuesday night. Fire and Emergency NZ sent four appliances, including tankers, to the forestry contractors property at around 6.30pm that...

Woman critical after two-vehicle crash

An elderly woman was critically injured when the car she was driving collided with a goods truck at the corner of State Highway 2 and Back Ormond Road on Tuesday. Emergency services were called to the crash at around 4.45pm. Firefighters assisted in...

Mangatu Blocks protest: Shareholder concern over $47.3m loss from Canadian investment

A small group of protesters converged outside the Mangatu Blocks head office in Childers Road yesterday and today to raise awareness of what they allege are bad investments, mismanagement of the whenua and waterways, and ignoring concerns from those...

Sentencing on hold for house-crashing drink-driver

Sentencing has been postponed for a drink-driver who seriously injured a woman when he ploughed into a house while trying to evade police. Alec Thoreson Thomson, 37, turned up at Gisborne District Court as scheduled on Tuesday for his sentencing but...

DIAMOND DUO: 60 years since they said ‘I do’

Beverley McMillan can still recall the words of father Donald as she approached the aisle for her wedding to Arnold Hutchins on January 25, 1964. “Do you really want to go through with this?” her father asked. She did and 60 years later the...

National moving to reduce tension

National’s leadership is trying to address some of the concerns within Māoridom over the direction the coalition Government is taking with regard to Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi, with Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka telling RNZ on...

Israel has to destroy Hamas and Hezbollah

by Patrick Cooper Had Hezbollah attacked Galilee in northern Israel whilst Hamas terrorists were raping and murdering civilians on October 7, the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) would have been hard-pressed to prevent a far greater massacre. Patrick...

Who is driving these plans?

Re Tairāwhiti Moves and the council’s plans to tinker with our city roading network, I have two questions. Who asked for Gisborne to be made New Zealand’s cycling centre? Who asked council and its staff to keep coming up with unrequested ideas...

An opportunity to educate

In yesterday’s editorial you cite a group of people who have, to use your words, “a slightly warped view of the Treaty”. After the recent hui at Ngaruawahia, I asked myself what I thought the “principles of the Treaty” were and the answer...

Riders of all ages take part in Ūawa Horse Sports Club day

The Ūawa Horse Sports Club day was held at Ūawa Domain on Saturday. The club was delighted with the turnout and how the day went. Riders of all ages and experience took part and the club is looking forward to holding more fun events. More to...

Future of our region’s landscape 'hard to predict': GDC principal scientist

Growing list of spots suffering storm erosion damage.

Hui sends strong message to Govt

The fervour and emotion shown at Saturday’s hui called by King Tūheitia threatens to develop into a continuing challenge for the Government with the Treaty of Waitangi at its centre. More than 10,000 people packed into the Tūrangawaewae Marae to...

Western civilisation on a path of self-destruction

2024 could well be a defining year for Western civilisation. We have elections in two major Western countries — the USA and UK. Indeed, half the world’s population go to the polls this year. We have ongoing armed conflicts in Ukraine and Gaz...

A two-state solution?

It seems that too much foul water has “flowed under the bridge” for there to be a single-state solution to restoring peace between Israelis and Palistinians. It seems that a two-state solution would possibly work, but definitely not if the two...

Facts never more important

Re: Big chill hits US; Freezing US weather . . . “struggled to cope with the arctic weather”, Jan 19 stories. Despite the decades of climate change warnings, deniers continue to ignore the obvious. Facts have never been more important. As the...

Rain eases to drizzle; mercury passes 30

Another sub-tropical low prompted an Orange Heavy Rain Warning from MetService but moved through without hanging around to cause problems. MetService’s earlier rain watch notice changed to an orange-coded warning on Saturday, saying residents in...

Matawhero house fire ‘a good save’

Firefighters were called to a home in Bloomfield Road at Matawhero at around midnight Saturday after the residents smelt smoke in the house. The fire crews found a fire going in the ceiling void. Fire and Emergency NZ sent two appliances and two...

Man accused of grooming boy for sex, making and sharing child porn'

A man has been accused of luring an East Coast boy away from his parents to have sex with him and other related offences, including making an objectionable video of the youngster. The 38-year-old accused, who cannot currently be named, appeared...