A summer romance in 1969 was the start of what was to become the Enterprise Aquatic Centre, with its associated Martin Swim Club and Enterprise Swim Team. Gillian Cowperthwaite talked to the faces behind the centre, Shona and Gary Martin, who met as...
Police called in surf lifeguards on Thursday night after two teenage girls were seen to be stranded on the river training wall between the Tūranganui River and Eastland Port. Police contacted the Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae surf club at about 7.30pm...
A public health warning not to collect and eat shellfish remains in place for the East Coast and Wairoa. The long-standing warning remains in place for the area from Cape Runaway down to Wairoa River mouth. People are warned not to collect or...
A stretch of State Highway 2 between Nicks Head Station Road and Maraenui Road will close most nights for three weeks from January 22 to February 9 to allow crews to safely resurface the road. The work was scheduled to take place this month but had...
Mayor Rehette Stoltz made a passionate shout-out about why people should come to Gisborne over the holiday season when she appeared on the NewstalkZB breakfast programme yesterday. She told announcer Tim Dower that while this has been a tough year...
The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) alliance has been progressing a busy season of state highway road renewals on the East Coast, in addition to ongoing cyclone recovery and rebuild work. The road renewal work will continue until March, making...
A decades-long popular Christmas Eve family service returns to Holy Trinity Anglican Church this weekend. Covid has put paid to the service in recent years but on Sunday it will be back, complete with a real donkey. The service is mostly a Christmas...
The district’s kerbside rubbish collectors will be operating as usual over the festive season. Rubbish and recycling will be collected as usual on public holidays through the Christmas and New Year period, the council said. “So the guys can get...
A wooden train engine has been stationed in the Waikanae Beach playground for the summer. The custom play piece was created by Steph and Ben Millward from Cut Above Sawmilling and Furniture. The council says the playground item will be a temporary...
Gisborne Women’s Refuge representatives have collected the gifts left under the Christmas tree in the foyer of the Gisborne Herald. Every year the Gisborne Herald invites people to donate gifts for a nominated charity, and this year it was the...
The ninth annual Tauawhi No Violence Longboard Classic was held in early December at Northern Makorori, with 37 entrants competing across junior to over-60 grades. The event is the brainchild of Ian “Moti” Procter, who with his friends from the...
Waikaremoana Boating and Fishing Association is concerned about damage to the environment it says is because of management of the lake levels by Genesis Energy. The energy company runs the Lake Waikaremoana hydropower scheme. Association chairman...
Old Dogs New Tricks had just enough guile to beat Just For The Beers in the final of a six-a-side football competition organised by Gisborne Thistle. The score was 0-0 at the end of normal time at Childers Road Reserve on Thursday evening and Old...
As another year comes to a close, the New Zealand National Fieldays Society (NZNFS) has unveiled its Annual Report. While still faced with a number of financial challenges as are many in the sector, the analysis of Fieldays 2023 reveals...
Gisborne’s junior surf lifesaving athletes had some serious fun at the twilight carnival held at Waikanae on Thursday night and Santa was there! More than 120 youngsters from Dawson Building Midway, Kaiaponi Farms Waikanae and Riversun Wainui took...
A well-deserved summer break has begun for most people, with excitement building in households around the region as families gather and children eagerly await the gifts and whānau fun of Christmas Day. After a year of terrible weather in this...
Clive Bibby As the tumultuous year of 2023 draws to a close and while we turn our minds to a well-earned break with family and friends, safe from the constant battering that has made life almost impossible to bear, we have an opportunity to reflect...
Further to my earlier comments re the huge proposed rates increases, I note that much of this seems to have been decided — or should I say, predetermined — out of the public eye. Mayor Stoltz refers to “priorities . . . were determined by...
A big thank you to all the home owners who have lit up their homes for Christmas cheer for our citizens. It must have taken hours and days of your precious time to give so much pleasure to families at this time of year. The creativity and beauty...
While there is a lot of factual content in Patrick Cooper’s letter of December 21 (Unconditional surrender from Hamas, nothing less), it falls a little short of being objective or analytical. At the moment, from an analytical view only, it appears...
Gwynne Dyer The Burmese army is a leading candidate for Nastiest Army in the World. Even more than Pakistan’s army, it is the tail that wags the dog: rather than the army serving the country, it’s the other way around. Its record for massacring...
Add a touch of holiday magic to your Christmas tree this year by crafting a personalised ribbon ornament. This delightful DIY project not only promises creative fun but also allows you to showcase your unique style as you deck the halls. Crafting...
Mike Yardley explores Blenheim’s craft drink scene, featuring Boom Town Brewing, Elemental Distillers, Moa Brewery, Dodson Street Beer Garden, and the Scenic Hotel Marlborough. Despite Blenheim’s blockbuster reputation in the grape stakes...
Celebrate the holiday rush with an effortlessly delicious last-minute Christmas recipe: the Caprese Salad. In just five minutes, you can assemble this fresh and vibrant dish that requires no cooking. Caprese Salad is a simple, classic Italian salad...
Elevate any space with a lush burst of greenery—introducing the Boston Fern, a delightful touch of loveliness to enhance your surroundings. Boston Ferns (Nephrolepis exaltata) are popular indoors with their long lacy fronds. They prefer slightly...
Woody material that remains in the forest after harvesting is finding a new home, as a result of a partnership between a Gisborne forestry company and a former logger-turned-detective. Aratu Forests Ltd and Kim Johnston have teamed up to repurpose...
A group of Wairoa stakeholders are sifting through options to provide flood protection for the district’s Land Category 2A residents. As a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, Wairoa has 627 homes categorised as 2A, which indicates more information is...
More than 14,000 people will fly into Gisborne over summer, Air New Zealand estimates. Today is the airline’s busiest day of the year, with nearly 50,000 people taking off to destinations across Aotearoa and overseas. Air NZ is also reporting...
Tom Zwinnen grew up in Belgium, home to some of the world’s best footballers, but he had to come to Gisborne for his talent as a junior football coach to be recognised. This month Zwinnen, 47, was named the McDonald’s Community Football Coach of...
The reopening of Mōrere Hot Springs has taken a big step forward, with major remedial infrastructure works now under way at the site. A failing septic system forced the closure of the hot pools last summer, and effects from Cyclone Gabrielle...
This newspaper gives its full backing to the call by councillor Tony Robinson for Gisborne District Council to conduct as many discussions as possible in forums that are open to the public — while noting that this should not even be up for debate...
Meredith Akuhata-Brown If anyone had told me that in 2023 the incoming National Government would prioritise the return of government department names back to English I wouldn’t have believed it — especially when in our region the priority is...
We are visiting your lovely region and were privileged to be taken on a tour of the Kiwa Pools complex by Mr Campbell Macgregor. As we entered the building and he explained the meaning of the green stone in the entrance hall, and the interpretation...
More than 100 Gisborne claims for land damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle are still to be resolved through the Earthquake Commission. Toka Tū Ake EQC chief executive Tina Mitchell said 292 reported Gisborne claims had been generated by Cyclone...