Roger Handford Re tsunamis. I did not base what I wrote (November 1 letter) on personal “speculation”. It was based on the published statements of other scientists. As for modelling, one only has to see how many times modelling gets the weather...
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.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is running an East Coast community event in Ruatoria on Friday for farmers and communities up the Coast impacted by cyclones Hale and Gabrielle. It will be on similar lines to the Rapid Relief Team’s (RRT) highly successful...
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...
Gisborne students are ready to help out local charities and motorists through a bit of elbow grease this Saturday. Nineteen students from Gisborne Intermediate School’s Tu Horouta leadership group will be doing a car wash to raise money for...
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...
Thirty-eight active cases of Covid-19 were recorded in Tairāwhiti in the week ending midnight on Sunday. Te Whatu Ora recorded 51 deaths that week — none in Tairāwhiti. In all, Tairāwhiti has recorded 25,410 case of Covid and 39 deaths. The...
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...
Space company Rocket Lab has awarded scholarships worth a total of $30,000 to a student aspiring to become a Māori health professional and a young woman determined to become an aerospace engineer. Matangirau Whaanga (Rongomaiwahine/Ngāti...
Gisborne riders have been doing well at equestrian events outside the district. Many have taken part in Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa and Taupō events. Molly McEwan competed at the Rotorua Spring Show in Taupō, and picked up two fourth placings in the...
Tairāwhiti were whitewashed 5-0 by Tasman in Round 3 of the Freyberg Masters men’s national interprovincial on the Awapuni Links course in Gisborne this morning. With No. 1 Anaru Reedy being rested, reserve Neil Hansen made his Masters (over-40s)...
The gradient of Tairāwhiti’s uphill battle quickly sharpened on Day 1 of the Freyberg Masters national interprovincial here yesterday. A historic day ended in a familiar story as the five-man home team — playing under the Tairāwhiti banner for...
Gisborne-Tairāwhiti under-12 girls were runners-up in their age-group Central Football Federation tournament in Napier late last month. Yet they were left wondering what might have been, after going into the tourney undefeated this season. “It...
Monday, October 30 — Turanga Pairs 1 North/South East/West Yvonne Waide, Katrina Duncan 59.23 Ann McCombe, Eileen Lee 57.74 Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 55.06 Caroline Taylor, Jean Turnbull 52.38 Anne Roberts, Raewynne Cook 51.79 Helen...
Act’s strong desire for Parliament to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi then put it to a referendum looks like it will have to be traded away in favour of other policies the party wants and campaigned on. National leader Christopher...
Gwynne Dyer When Radio Kol Berama asked Israeli Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu whether an atomic bomb should be dropped on Gaza, he should not have replied: “This is one of the possibilities.” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu promptly...
A few years back, parts of Kaiti Hill almost looked like they’d been spray-painted pink for spring. While it wasn’t an eyesore, it was unfortunately a pretty serious invasion of a noxious weed — Ragwort. Also known as holly-leaved senecio...
Eastland Port had a quieter month in October with only six ships calling in to export 165,000 tonnes of logs from the region. A port spokeswoman said the number of ships calling reflected the weather experienced last month. “So we are looking...
Youthline is now offering its phone and text message counselling Helpline to young people 24 hours a day, seven days a week following recent survey results. This is the first time in Youthline’s 53-year history that an overnight counselling...
The Mōrere Hot Springs tourist attraction looks set to reopen this summer, after almost a year-long closure. The Department of Conservation-managed facility has been permanently closed since December 21 due to the failure of the septic system and...
Outward Bound sponsors and supporters gathered last night at Tairāwhiti Museum to celebrate the achievements of 14 secondary school rangatahi who attended the Tairāwhiti course. While at Outward Bound, the students pushed themselves to their...
Gisborne District Council wants to know where residents get their information about what the council is doing — is it through the GDC website, Facebook, the Gisborne Herald or somewhere else? In an effort to make sure the community is being...
Emergency services responded to two vehicle crashes in the city at the weekend. One car ended up on its roof in one incident. A car struck a power pole in the other. No one was injured in either incident. The first crash happened on Friday night...
Fireworks were the cause of a fire that damaged a small shed on a property in Karaka Street in Elgin on Sunday night. But apart from that Fire and Emergency NZ reported a “pretty quiet” cracker season in this district for them. On Saturday night...
A new $10 million state-of-the-art facility is helping chop up cyclone woody debris here and keeping sewage sludge out of landfills. Judds Composting’s new static aeration facility allows its existing composting operation to expand by taking...
The pleasure and pride was plain to see on the faces of current and former club members and supporters who attended the official opening of the $8 million Midway Surf Rescue Community Hub on Saturday. Close to 250 people were there to celebrate the...
The daughter of an elderly Whatatutu man on trial for his murder has a propensity to resort to arson when fuelled by anger and alcohol as an extreme response to relationship problems involving money
Host province Tairāwhiti fell to Manawatu Wanganui in the opening round of the Freyberg Masters (over-40s) men’s interprovincial golf tournament on the Awapuni Links course this morning. Players first off had to endure heavy rain before it eased...
More than 10 years after the death of Ronald Russell Allison in a suspicious house fire at Te Karaka, a woman has gone on trial for his murder. Charged last November, the woman’s identity has been kept secret due to an interim suppression order...
The final election result has finally been revealed and Winston Peters is back at the centre of politics, with NZ First’s eight seats needed along with Act’s 11 for National to be able to form the next government. Special votes have once again...