Gavin Maclean There are lots of bad ways to vote, but the worst are for change, expediency and isolated single issues. They are insidious as they appeal to people who are otherwise quite clever and passionate. Expediency. I was shocked when someone...
The fact that NZ First is actually standing a candidate in Tairāwhiti can only be seen as an upgrading of our local democracy. The recent head to head between Labour’s Chris Hipkins and National’s Christopher Luxton showed us that neither of...
A total of 528 sheep were sold at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday. Sales are being held each fortnight. Prices for the 195 store lambs eased slightly on those paid two weeks ago, while prices remained firm for the 97 prime lambs. Murray Fleming...
Little bags of sunshine were packed by members of the Rotary Club of Gisborne for Tairāwhiti people affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. About a dozen Rotarians and friends gathered at a suburban garage and filled 101 supermarket bags with goodies aimed...
Students (ākonga) in their last year of school have the opportunity to apply for a limited number of Year 13 scholarships to study their chosen career at EIT | Te Pūkenga. The Year 13 Scholarship, which is offered annually by EIT | Te Pūkeng...
It’s that time of year again — registrations for the Titirangi Mt. Everest Challenge open on Monday. The event starts the following Monday, October 2 and ends on Sunday, November 19. To celebrate the opening of the challenge, Sport Gisborne...
A Wairoa whānau has “lost everything” after a savage fire nearly completely destroyed their home early on Thursday morning. Police have an inquiry under way into the cause of the fire at a house on the town’s Marine Parade at about 3am...
Due to forecast rain from tomorrow into next week, the district council has postponed the repair work needed to a section of the wastewater outfall pipe at Midway Beach until the week of Monday, October 2. As a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, silt...
The death of Roger Whittaker last week has saddened local fans with some remembering the Kenyan-born British balladeer performing two concerts in Gisborne in 1973. Whittaker, 87, died in Toulouse following a lengthy illness but his death was only...
The Māori electorate of Ikaroa-Rāwhiti is anyone’s game with a third of voters yet to choose their candidate. Ikaroa-Rāwhiti was flung open when former Labour minister Meka Whaitiri switched to Te Pāti Māori in May. A Whakaata Māori...
The Wharf 7 rebuild at Eastland Port won the Innovation category at the 2023 Construction Sector Accord Beacons Awards held at Te Papa in Wellington. Port general manager of infrastructure and development Marty Bayley and members of the McConnell...
The funding of $15 million to lift up homes in Tairāwhiti and keep them safe from future flooding has been welcomed by the region’s recovery organisations, that include Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou and...
Daylight Saving starts this weekend. At 2am tomorrow it will be time to “spring forward” into spring and summer. Daylight saving starts each year at 2am on the last Sunday in September and ends at 3am on the first Sunday in April. It is advised...
A new-look Grey Street will be vibrant, colourful, safer for foot and cycle traffic and will connect the city to the sea by early November, That is when a Tairawhiti Adventure Trust-driven Grey Street Streets for People project is scheduled to be...
Bay of Plenty’s Mark Smith and Craig Van Der Nagel came to town to scope out the Awapuni Links course for the Freyberg Masters national interprovincial in November. They liked what they saw. Both men perhaps predictably qualified for the Keiha Cup...
Individual wins to Midway’s Cory Taylor and Olivia Corrin and Waikanae’s Briana Irving and Michael Hanna highlighted the Kiwi effort on days 1 and 2 of the International Surf Rescue Challenge in the United States. The event is being held at...
Members of all bowling clubs had an opportunity to play in the Abraham Plate Mixed Open Fours on Poverty Bay Bowling Club’s new artificial green. On a beautiful sunny day, the winning team of John Kora (skip), Dawson Owen (director), Joan Gledhill...
Over 80 frothing groms have descended on Gisborne for the National Primary School Surfing Champs, which started today. The annual event, a stepping stone to competitive surfing, kicks off a massive week for school-aged surfers. The National...
Descendants of Manuel José from Down Under visited his birthplace, Valverde del Majano in Spain, to keep the family connections alive. Kaupapa Māori reporter Matai O’Connor caught up with James Barnes, the chairperson of the whānau...
Gisborne farmer Lee Askew had a good career policing in the UK and New Zealand but she tells Radio New Zealand’s Sally Round she could not get farming out of her mind . . . It’s been five years since Lee Askew traded her police vest for farmers...
Tomatoes, a cherished summer crop, taste best when grown at home. They’re available as seeds or in various forms in early spring, and their diverse shapes, sizes, and flavours offer options for everyone. Tomatoes are extremely versatile — pop...
Elegantly simple, big on flavour and strong on comfort, these family favourites with step-by-step instructions make an ideal introduction to Korean cooking at home. Korean crispy fried chicken (Dakgangjeong) recipe is the best reward after a long...
Mike Yardley explores the Balkans with Trafalgar Tours, revealing its history and beauty. It’s one of the trickier parts of Europe to independently bounce around, but exploring the Balkans is quite the eye-opener. It’s an emotional roller...
Gwynne Dyer First Prize: Two Fabulous Days in Beautiful Delhi! Second Prize: Four Days in Delhi! Having to wait an extra two days in Delhi after the G20 while the Canadian armed forces fixed a plane to bring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau home was...
If Mark Smith continues to improve with each round, a local stranglehold on the Poverty Bay Men’s Open trophy could end tomorrow afternoon. The former New Zealand representative, who led Bay of Plenty to multiple national interprovincial titles...
Verdon Riki Manuel Bartlett of Tihirau Victory Club will be “Verdon the Magnificent” tomorrow. Bartlett, 36, will become the fourth centurion in the 102-year history of the East Coast Rugby Union when he takes the field for Ngāti Porou East...
When Will Smith wrote the lyrics to Gettin Jiggy Wit It, he might have had a roadie up State Highway 35 in mind. If the Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi tap into the joyful vibe of a carnival atmosphere at Enterprise Cars Whakarua Park tomorrow...
The 2023 Gisborne Basketball Association club league finals are upon us. Tomorrow night a bumper crowd at the YMCA is expected, with three great games in prospect. The Setting Suns, under Matt Tong, are back to defend their men’s open grade title...
It ain’t over yet. Poverty Bay may be languishing in 11th place on the Heartland Championship table but they are not giving up on making the Lochore Cup playoffs (fifth to eighth). A win tomorrow at Levin Domain against Horowhenua Kāpiti would...
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins brought the fighting talk, as well as a bag of goodies, to Tairāwhiti this week only to find on the same day that the Labour Party had slipped even further in the polls. Hipkins made the big call while here that Labour...
Dr Murat Ungor China’s economic growth and development since 1978 has been known as the rise of the “dragon”. It is the world’s second-largest economy. According to the World Bank, the US holds the top position with a GDP of $US25.46...
With summer fast approaching and with locals out using the walk/cycle way in increasingly larger numbers, more visitors due, along with the start of cruise ship visits, an effort is required to remove the eyesore of standards and orange netting...
I have been told that the fence by the library cost $6000 to plan and erect. $6000 is three times the annual rates for my house! In other words, my rates for three years were used to pay for this pointless piece of metal, whose only purpose seems to...
One job has been axed but a new position created at EIT Tairāwhiti under a wide-ranging restructure at Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology. “Nineteen roles are being disestablished at EIT | Te Pūkenga, (which has...