Some quality cattle were presented at Tuesday’s Matawhero Cattle Fair, with about 850 sent for sale. Prices paid lifted from the December fair, bidding was brisk and many pens were sold to buyers from out of this district. Rakopu Farms Ltd, at...
The Ngatapa dog trial club kicked off the trial season in the region with a good trial last Friday and Saturday, and after a slow start they ended up with good numbers. Results — Long head (judge Jono McIntyre), 42 runs: Allen Irwin and Murray...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has developed a “fire plan” for regions across the country, including Tairāwhiti, and has put it out for public consultation. A fire plan outlines the particular fire risk conditions that exist or are likely to...
Coaches, players, whānau, friends, members of the community, clubs and codes gathered on Thursday to have their voices heard en masse, Hundreds of people attended a rally at the Gisborne YMCA to advocate for a multi-court indoor centre in...
Gisborne house prices are still down on last year but property commentators say the region is showing encouraging signs of recovery. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows the median price here last month decreased...
Newspaper deliveries in the city will be later than normal on Tuesday and Wednesday next week due to the overnight closure of State Highway 2 at Otoko for resurfacing. The road closures are from Monday to Wednesday, February 19-21, from 8pm-5am. The...
Wind has been a factor in the first two days of the Gisborne Hunting and Fishing Marlin and Tuna Hunt tournament but some good catches have been made. A Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club spokeswoman said sea conditions improved considerably...
The War Memorial Theatre provided a grand backdrop for Thursday night’s Tairāwhiti SuperHero Awards, which honoured everyday people who did extraordinary things in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle last year. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said as the...
An independent investigation by an Australian geologist and soil scientist challenges the decision to close Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs.
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Gisborne’s Rob Hayes and Lynn Davies, of the Barry Memorial Croquet Club, were members of a four-person Hawke’s Bay team who won the Lower North Island Golf Croquet Teams Championship in Palmerston North. Over two days they played teams from...
It was a busy weekend for Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s junior members. On Saturday they competed in an interclub event organised by the Tairāwhiti Bowls Futures Group. The club entered a men’s team and a women’s team. A Te Karaka combination...
Israel faces even more international condemnation and outrage if it goes ahead with its planned invasion of Rafah city in Gaza, but that won’t stop Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister has said he is determined to press on with a ground...
Tim Wilson Maxim Institute executive director Many ominous omens filled the air before this year’s Waitangi celebrations. Commentators were prophesying trouble. Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters was booed in the morning. A hīkoi approached...
Clive Bibby I can’t remember a time when farming in New Zealand provided so many opportunities but at the same time was threatened by so many events and interferences beyond our control. It is clear that, in order to survive as profitable entities...
Interesting article from Ric Stevens, Open Justice, which confirms that a long-haul truck driver who was dismissed for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19 has been awarded nearly $29,000 by the Employment Relations Authority. One wonders how...
Wake up, Kiwi Rail! I want to be able to go to Napier on a train from Gisborne. Trains are my favourite, and I am missing seeing the train come to Gisborne. I am a great, great fan of trains and go to Rail Action Group meetings. Please save the...
Eastland Wood Council has vowed to continue to support the region’s cyclone recovery efforts and “seek out new and innovative ways” to build sustainability and mitigate risks in forestry. On reflecting on the impacts of the severe weather...
by Zita Campbell Emergency officials gathered in Gisborne this week to look at the progress made since Cyclone Gabrielle and plan for future natural disasters. The Tairāwhiti Civil Defence Emergency Management group met on Wednesday to discuss...
Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti is excited to announce the Tairāwhiti Rising Legends squad for 2024. Tairāwhiti Rising Legends (TRL) is an initiative aimed at recognising, acknowledging and supporting the development of talented young athletes within...
by Jack Ward A cultural and linguistic renaissance is under way on Rēkohu Chatham Islands. For years, myths have shrouded people’s perceptions and notions of Moriori who call those islands home. Kiwa Hammond says “they are waking up a dormant...
The district council has indicated it will look at spraying the remains of willows removed from the banks of Te Arai River during the major clean-up operation. That news has come as a relief to landowners impacted considerably when the river flooded...
Agri-innovators, top-flight speakers and two full days of networking are in store for those planning on attending the 2024 East Coast Farming Expo next week. The February 21-22 event for East Coast sheep and beef farmers is being held at Wairoa’s...
“We only need one to slip through.” That from group manager Ben Green, speaking at this week’s Tairāwhiti Civil Defence and Emergency Management group meeting. Mr Green said the thunderstorms and other bad weather of early 2024 were...
Tairāwhiti-based Mātai Medical Research Institute has celebrated the success of its 10-week summer internship programme and farewelled those involved. Chief operating officer Leigh Potter says the interns undertook a transformative journey of...
Around 40 percent of the district’s kiwifruit growers have been hit by vine and crop loss as Cyclone Gabrielle continues to leave a destructive legacy.
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Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Tutus on Tour is coming to Gisborne at the end of February with two shows at the Gisborne War Memorial Theatre. The summer tour will visit 11 different regional theatres in 23 days, marking the end of summer and the...
Gisborne people will soon have the chance to learn the drums, Japanese style, with Jessie Gibbs from Wellington’s Narukami Taiko. Throughout history taiko drums have been used in communication, military action, theatrical accompaniment, religious...
Footnote New Zealand Dance, Aotearoa’s leading contemporary dance company, are bringing their critically acclaimed show If You Know You Know to eight centres across the country, with a Gisborne date at the War Memorial Theatre next month. “IYKYK...
The wealth and diversity of creativity within Te Tairāwhiti is set to be showcased across the globe on a daily basis thanks to a collaborative effort between Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival and the Ministry of Culture and Heritage. Tikitoi is a free...
A surprising op-ed duo of former prime minister Helen Clark (1999-2008) and her once political opponent Don Brash (2003-2006 National Party leader) appeared in the NZ Herald on Tuesday, urging the Government not to join the Aukus security pact...
Gwynne Dyer Coming up to the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, things aren’t looking bright for the Ukrainians. Their vaunted summer offensive sputtered out with almost no gains. Russia’s winter offensive is...