The Waikare Gorge Bailey bridge on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier will close for two nights of maintenance work later this month. Contractors will be working to instal new concrete beams over Tuesday, October 24, and Wednesday, October...
The Government’s cyclone recovery package offered to Gisborne District Council covers only a fraction of what the region asked for, official documents show. Last month, the Government made a “take it or leave it” offer of $221 million. The...
Tairāwhiti has 20 active cases of Covid-19, according to latest figures from Te Whatu Ora. Up to midnight Sunday, Tairāwhiti had recorded 39 deaths and a total of 25,301 cases. Equivalent figures for New Zealand were 3566 active cases, 3376 total...
The region’s rescue helicopter team started last week with a maintenance flight to Hawke’s Bay and ended it with bad weather that hampered flying. But the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter still managed a schedule of five rescue...
A woman who broke into the foodbank of her church and was caught loading groceries into a car was left to face the music alone as an accomplice drove off and evaded being charged. Kayela Teawhina Hereina Morgan, 36, a long-time member of the House...
October 5 Individual highlights 180s: Tahuna Irwin (3), Heath Woollett (Falcons); John White (Tigers); Te Kotahi Kaio (2), Tristan Reeves (Da Bros); Rob TeKira (Ruahine). Highest start (180): Tristan Reeves (Da Bros). Highest finish (147): John...
A “dead and buried” Poverty Bay produced a contender for comeback of the season in their Lochore Cup semifinal on Saturday. Down 28-7, the Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Wekas mounted a resurgence from the 54th minute to stun North Otago...
Upsets were in short supply in Gisborne football cup finals at the weekend, but passion was out in force. High School Old Boys completed an Eastern League second-division double by beating Gisborne Thistle Youth 3-1 after extra time in the Chris...
As one of the most interesting elections in recent history nears its climax the level of doubt seems to be increasing and there are even fears the outcome could be a hung Parliament or require a second election. With five days to go, political...
Gwynne Dyer If you are wondering why Hamas launched its all-out assault on Israel on Saturday, I wrote it here last week. “The Arab world has basically abandoned the Palestinians to their fate, whatever that may be. Six Arab countries have...
The Algerian activist Ahmed Zaoui, who fled to New Zealand in 2002 seeking refugee status and eventually gained citizenship in 2014, is back in the news! He has been arrested again in Algeria (where he has been living) for his outspoken political...
Interesting to see #nznationalparty admitting defeat before the election. If they’re scared of, and have no confidence in, even trying to negotiate a coalition agreement I think they are not fit to govern. Remember that in 2017 they blamed others...
After appearing to have handed control of election tactics to Sir John Key, Christopher Luxon is apparently trying to scare votes away from NZ First by suggesting that National may not go into coalition with them — thus creating a need for...
Re: Art in lights. Thank you to those who organised this. What a spectacular sight. I especially loved the four large pieces depicting clouds. They were magnificent but there was no information about the artist, not even in the booklet. Whoever you...
Petrels and shearwaters belong to the same family of seabirds that once nested in their millions within underground burrows across mainland New Zealand and were an important food source. However, by 1930 nearly all were extinct. The country’s...
Players and supporters of Gisborne Thistle AFC will celebrate the club’s 100th anniversary at Easter Weekend next year. Gisborne Herald journalist John Gillies sets the scene by looking back at the Jags’ history. A hundred years of history...
INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: J Noanoa (2NZEF Rebels); M Reedy, J Love (Cossie Done & Dusted); M Hawea, H Eyles, A Kaiwai, A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (2NZEF TAO Vikings); T TeKira, J White, T Irwin 2 (Brezz’n Gold); L Cook (2NZEF 2NZ3); T O’Neill...
After the Christchurch earthquakes, the Crown acquired and demolished or removed more than 8000 properties then returned the land to Christchurch City Council. That was a precedent which New Zealand could not afford to follow, especially because it...
Jason Heale, Maxim Institute It is easy to get caught up in the idea that being right is the most important thing. We’re constantly bombarded with messages that tell us what to think and who to believe, and it can be challenging to remember that...
In reply to Amber Dunn, “Local authority doing job well”. Kia ora Amber. You are right, Council did need to repair the cracked sewerage pipe. They have sought to do it quickly and responsibly. The issue I raised was that the community needs...
The good old days have gone — when will it end? I am 85, and was born and lived in Tolaga Bay. I worked and partied with the old Maori people — we were one big happy family. Ninety percent of the good old buggers have gone now. The rules and...
Baking rewana bread, making poi and growing vegetables in a bucket were part of a sustainable skills wānanga event delivered by community group E Tū Elgin this week. “The children’s smiles grew as the day went on,” E Tū Elgin committee...
A shoplifter tried to mow down Farmlands store staff in her car as they tried to stop her leaving with hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, Gisborne District Court heard this week. Tyler Tanja Rahera Ngareta Gray, 33, stole a jacket valued at...
Firefighters arrived in time to stop a potentially serious Whatatutu house fire in its tracks in the early hours of yesterday morning. Fire and Emergency NZ responded with appliances and crews from Gisborne, Te Karaka and Whatatutu. “There was no...
Newborn babies and mothers who require complex care are now being transported to Wellington instead of Hamilton or Auckland. A new service agreement has been signed with Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley to provide complex obstetrics and...
Contractors have started work on the temporary road on Waihau Road to Loisels, which has been closed since the June rain event. A major landslide washed out part of the road at the four-kilometre mark. Since then, residents have had walking access...
by Sarah Curtis The agency responsible for the upkeep of the nation’s highways has paid nearly $50,000 over the past three years to motorists whose vehicles have been damaged by potholes. Waka Kotahi NZTA figures show $9000 of that went in the...
A new Jobs and Skills Hub has opened in Gisborne to help people find work, access training and support the post-cyclone rebuild. “Cyclone Gabrielle had a devastating impact on the Tairāwhiti community, and over the next couple of years we’ll...
Māori ward councillors in Tairāwhiti have spoken candidly about their first year in governance, highlighting cyclone recovery as a key challenge. On October 8 of 2022, five councillors were elected by Maori roll voters for Gisborne District...
An aerial shot of the massive landslide that blocked Tiniroto Road earlier this week graphically shows the extent of the slump and the work done by contractors so far on a temporary access route, which the GDC hopes to have open to traffic by the...
Having had a passion for volunteering from an early age, Jenny Greaves, knew she had found the next niche in her career when she stepped into the role of manager at Gisborne Volunteer Centre 18 years ago. With a desire to promote and support the...
Contractors Siteworx Civil has made steady progress on cleaning the debris off the main city beaches this week after finishing at Kaiti Beach last week. Staff have been working at different locations along sections of the main beach from Waikanae to...
Gisborne District Council has invited iwi on to the Tairawhiti Resource Management Plan Committee, a joint decision-making body “with full powers of council”.
Barnardos Awhi Tairāwhiti Centre manager Quannah Nickerson reflects on the role she plays in early childhood learning as World Teachers’ Day is celebrated. She shares her vision with The Gisborne Herald’s Loren Sirl . . . An annual day of...