Police were shocked by some of the drivers stopped by the impairment prevention team. Over the course of two days policing the roads in Tairāwhiti last week, 10 drivers were found to have excess breath alcohol at checkpoints targeting drink...

The emergency services were called to the corner of Childers Road and Derby Street on Tuesday night after two cars collided at the roundabout. A senior firefighter said the people in the vehicles suffered minor injuries. The crash call came in at...

The busy cruise ship season kicks off on Monday when Eastland Port welcomes back the National Geographic Orion, described as a state-of-the-art expedition ship. She begins a cruise season that will see 25 cruise ships of varying sizes and capacities...

Wainui couple Wes and Lorraine Franks have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, but only after their three daughters persuaded them. “You’ve got to celebrate this!” they said. The couple were married in 1963 at St Andrew’s Presbyterian...

A new photography exhibition featuring portraits taken by the Millard Studio opens at Tairāwhiti Museum tomorrow taking viewers on a journey back to Gisborne in the early 1900s. Edward Arthur Millard established and operated a photographic studio...

Jurors in a High Court murder trial have heard how Russell Allison’s daughter appeared “unemotional” when told about her father’s death. On day three of the trial for murder accused Lynne Maree Martin, 63, the jury was also told that police...

A baby boy, described by his mother as “my little soldier”, was not expected to survive after being assaulted by a man who has been jailed for four years and nine months. The baby, aged three-and-a-half-months, was left with permanent brain...

Wairoa District Council is monitoring the impact of heavy rainfall overnight Tuesday and Wednesday. Civil Defence controller Juanita Savage yesterday said there had been Fire and Emergency NZ-assisted evacuations from Nuhaka properties and from...

Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming The Marvels, has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office...

This week Build-a-band Every Thursday night at Smash Palace, from 7-11pm. Motivate your muso mates or just turn up — everything’s set up and ready to go. Let’s jam! Free entry. Fusion Bellydance Every Thursday at 5.45pm. Join vibrant and fun...

Odeon Multiplex The Marvels Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. However, unintended consequences have her shouldering the burden of a destabilised...

When it came to action-packed racing and breathtaking fireworks, Saturday night’s second meeting of the season at Gisborne Speedway had everything. A near-capacity crowd over 4000-strong packed the track for a 27-race programme at Eastland Group...

Every sportsperson has had to lick their wounds on occasion. For Tairāwhiti men’s golf team, the tongues were out yesterday and a cold beer helped ease a little of the pain after two more defeats at the Freyberg Masters interprovincial golf...

The Heartland XV had a mountain to climb after the New Zealand Barbarians posted a halftime lead of 35-0. They got past base camp but the Baa-Baas held on to win 49-26 in Oamaru on Saturday. Poverty Bay rugby coach Miah Nikora, who was Heartland...

Te Waka were superb in Round 2 of premier grade Doleman Cup cricket. The David Situ-led Breakers Horouta rebounded from a 156-run loss to beat the Gisborne Boys’ High School first 11 by 80 runs on Saturday. Put in to bat on Harry Barker Reserve...

There’s an air of anticipation and excitement around February’s East Coast Farming Expo and especially with the announcement of the speakers. The Expo will run at the Wairoa Racecourse this time, from February 21-22. “Post Cyclone Gabrielle...

A jury has been told how the remains of Russell Allison’s body were found after a fire razed his wooden Whatatutu farmhouse to the ground during the early hours of January 25, 2013.

A Kāinga Ora house in Pasteur Street was badly damaged by fire on Sunday afternoon, a blaze that fighters said was caused by unattended cooking. Fire and Emergency New Zealand received the first 111 calls about the blaze at the outer Kaiti house...

A man and a woman in a car that crashed on Lytton Road Bridge yesterday morning were extremely lucky they did not end up in the Taruheru River, emergency services say. Police, Fire and Emergency NZ and St John were called to the scene at around...

The company that owns Eastland Port, Eastland Generation and Gisborne Airport says it is “proud” to have been involved in a collective effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC), of which Eastland Group is...

Erosion protection work is due to start at Turihaua and further work is being considered at Pouawa. Both sites are on State Highway 35 and are managed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. “At this stage, there is no work being started at Pouaw...

The Commerce Commission is warning higher power bills are on the way as it starts consultation on how much the region’s lines company is allowed to charge for distributing electricity. In a consultation paper published last week, the Commerce...

The Gizzy Combat Challenge event brought out the best in the more than three dozen firefighters who humped rolled hoses up and down a tower and completed a range of other tests at the Marina carpark on Saturday. Co-organiser Rob Graham said those...

Gisborne Work and Income service centre will close on Friday as the service moves to a new location. The Ministry for Social Development confirmed a new site would open in another three weeks. “We contacted our clients (last Thursday morning) to...