Gwynne Dyer “I refuse to quit. I feel no need to kiss the ring,” said Nikki Haley defiantly. She was talking about Donald Trump’s ring, of course, because she is predicted to lose the Republican presidential primary vote on Saturday in South...
We need a plan,” say the Labour and National MPs for the district. East Cape National MP Dana Kirkpatrick and Ikaroa-Rawhiti Labour MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel found common ground yesterday at the Tairāwhiti Together Tomorrow Summit. The morning...
Beachgoers and their dogs are being asked to give the region’s kororā/little blue penguins space when they come ashore to moult. Kororā adults come ashore between November and March to shed their feathers and grow a new waterproof coat, which...
The parched soils and gardens of the Gisborne region might get some relief from rain forecast to fall on Sunday. Intermittent showers next week might also help plants that are wilting. The latest MetService forecasts and extended outlook say a front...
Tutumatai Station, located in Ruatoria, has been confirmed by Beef+LNZ as a local Whenua Māori monitor farm under the programme title “He Kai Kei Aku Ringa”. B+LNZ’s Māori agribusiness adviser Pania King championed Tutumatai Station being...
Another small sheep sale took place yesterday at the Matawhero Saleyards — just 282 in total, and the first sale for a fortnight. There were 93 prime sheep, 99 store lambs and 90 store ewes. All ewes are currently being sold on a very depressed...
UAWANUI Native Nursery is working with Aratu Forests to restore and replenish forests with native plants while helping to develop capacity in the East Coast town. Uawanui has a memorandum of understanding with Aratu Forests, signed in November 2023...
Kiwa Pools, operating for the past five months, has proved popular with users and Gisborne District Council. “We’re really thrilled,” liveable communities director Michele Frey told Gisborne District Council’s operations committee on...
The chief executive of Te Aitanga a Māhaki says he, and his iwi, have cut off all future engagement with Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz. Willie Te Aho outlined his reasons in a mass email to council and media on Thursday. The reluctance to work with...
Rakakao is the new name of Pickering Street Kindergarten in Kaiti. Head teacher Donny Manuel said the kindergarten had been on a journey with local artist, historian and district councillor Nick Tupara to learn more about the area they are in. They...
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The opening of a new railbikes tourist attraction at Māhia remains in doubt as the operator is embroiled in a heated rates row with Wairoa District Council.
The annual grape harvest will be in full swing in the next few days and while the yields are said to be “very light”, the quality of the grapes being picked so far has been “generally excellent”, says Gisborne Winegrowers chairman and GisVin...
Tackling social and economic issues are top of the agenda today at New Zealand’s first regional political summit which is bringing together senior government ministers, iwi, business, the district council and community leaders. Just over a year...
by Soumya Bhamidipati Australia is making another legal bid to get a Tairāwhiti man extradited for a decade-old crime he did not know he was suspected of. The Court of Appeal on Wednesday gave permission for the Crown, acting on behalf of The...
A man was taken to Gisborne Hospital on Wednesday night after the small SUV he was driving crashed into the roadside debris barrier on the blind corner at the top of Tatapouri Hill on State Highway 35. The crash happened at around 8pm. “He had...
New Ikaroa-Rāwhiti Labour MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel did not give her maiden speech in Parliament last night as originally scheduled. The House has adjourned in honour of Green Party MP Efeso Collins who died suddenly on Wednesday. Mr Collins gave...
by Zita Campbell Where to from here” was the sentiment at Te Poho o Rawiri Marae on Tuesday among presentations made as part of Tiēki Taiao, an environmental day, in Tairāwhiti. The gathering of iwi, hapū and community-led conservationists...
After nearly two years of disruption and isolation, the Ruakituri, Erepeti and Te Reinga communities were reconnected this week with the opening of the temporary bridge. The smiles were wide as local residents from either side of the bridge gathered...
Gisborne District Council’s Creative Communities scheme is looking for community events to get behind. Every year the council opens two rounds of funding for projects with arts-based outcomes — the first in February and again in August. The...
For years animal welfare groups across New Zealand have fought to change an ineffective law. If their efforts are successful, it will mean the end of life chaining of dogs. “We’re living in a first-world country, with fourth-world welfare when...
The East Coast Farming Expo at the Wairoa racecourse has been deemed a success with close to 400 people through the gates again yesterday, a similar crowd to the opening day on Wednesday. Event manager Sue Wilson said the turnout for the second and...
The region has a major opportunity today to start bringing the new Government alongside in helping to meet the challenges of recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle and other recent severe weather events, and to build resilience for the future, at the...
The headline “Research identifies weed as a billion-dollar potential threat” (Rural News, February 1, 2024) refers to the potential sleeper weed Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) that is now established in Hawke’s Bay, Canterbury and...
Not everyone killed in the 1st and 2nd World War were Christians. The war memorial on Kaiti Hill is public land. If Christians wish to have an illuminated cross on Kaiti Hill, they should purchase a piece of land to put it on and then there would be...
Gisborne Speedway will explode into action tonight and tomorrow night with the Jazzed Up Logging North Island Stockcar Championship, and the racing looks set to be red-hot. A field of 68 cars will contest three qualifying groups tonight ahead of...
Day 1 of the Oceans’ 24 junior surf lifesaving national championships at Mount Maunganui yesterday produced a gold, two silvers and a bronze medal to Gisborne competitors. More than 50 11-14 year-olds from the Gisborne clubs are competing in the...
Jett Whitaker was the happiest cricketer at Harry Barker Reserve on Saturday. Whitaker is captain of Gisborne Boys’ High School (2). Before last weekend, they had won two games by default in the past two years but had last tasted victory on the...
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Faced with the expected response from beneficiary advocates and the Opposition, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Social Development Minister Louise Upston are doubling down on their policy of ramping up sanctions to make sure Jobseeker...
Bob Hughes In answer to the many criticisms of our potholed roads, I suggest people read the July 18, 2023 Spinoff article “Everything you always wanted to know about potholes but were afraid to ask” by Shanti Mathias. Aotearoa’s wet 2022/23...
Waikato-based former Gisborne rower Oscar Ruston had a stellar national championship regatta at Lake Karapiro from Tuesday to Saturday last week. He is following up with his participation this week in trials at Karāpiro for the New Zealand men’s...
Five teams were vying for Burton Cup bowls glory after the first day’s play, but Ricky Miller’s team cleared out on the second day to win by 10 points. Miller, Mark Walker, Ben Elkington and Jackie Horsfall — who all play at the Tolaga Bay...