Literary characters came to life at Te Wharau School recently as part of activities associated with Book Week. Children were encouraged to come to school dressed as a book character. “It was a fantastic success, showcasing the enthusiasm for...
Jack Adams first realised he was a little bit different from other kids when he was at primary school in a small town in Norfolk, in the UK. He was born with an ulnar club hand, a rare congenital malformation, which consists of an underdeveloped or...
A sizeable number of sheep dog triallists turned out for a training day held on Mangatoitoi Station at Ngatapa last week. Guy Peacock from Hawke’s Bay, pictured here coaching Annabelle Hustler from Growing Future Farmers, demonstrated the heading...
A study by Massey University shows Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay rank third highest region in the country for cannabis purchases from gang members, and seventh highest for the purchase of methamphetamine from gangs. The New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey...
Customers at Muirs Bookshop might have thought they had walked into a film studio during musician Marlon Williams’ visit to the store yesterday. Trailed by a film crew that has followed him around the world for the past two years, the multiple...
More than 5000 students absent regularly from school in Term 1.
There seems to be agreement over all age groups that an indoor sports complex is needed and wanted. What would be a suitable location, is the land available and how can it be secured for this project? Let’s find and secure a location then move on...
Is it alright to be wrong? Global warming along with Covid must rate as two of the most significant and controversial world events in recent memory. Nothing new in that, as the world is satiated with controversy. What does stand out for me this time...
With the National Party no longer able to claim a wealth of ministerial experience for an incoming government, it was surprising to have long-serving MP Michael Woodhouse announce his effective resignation at the weekend over a lowly list ranking in...
Peter Thomson I live on an island off the east coast of Australia. Bribie Island, Queensland, to be precise — about 50km north of Brisbane. We have an 800m bridge that connects us to the real world. But, frankly — as a Kiwi-born former...
Palmerston North Marist showed in Gisborne on Saturday why they will probably win football’s Central Federation League this season. They beat ALH Gisborne Thistle 4-0 at Childers Road Reserve, and looked every bit as good as their position at the...
The state of the River Seine cost Gisborne’s Tayler Reid and his New Zealand teammates a better position in the Paris Olympic test mixed relay on Sunday. All strong swimmers, the Kiwi quartet of Reid, Nicole van der Kaay, Dylan McCullough and Bre...
A solid showing from the men in sky blue made Kaupoi Kris Palmer’s 50th match a winning one on their home Whakarua Park in Ruatoria on Saturday. Enterprise Cars Ngāti Porou East Coast Kaupoi — as they did in their Lochore Cup final triumph...
Poverty Bay are showing they are a force to be reckoned with in the 2023 Heartland Championship but had to settle for a bonus point loss in their Week 2 away clash on Saturday. Thames Valley earned their second win on the trot in beating Civil...
Whangara Old Girls hoisted the Jan Duncan Trophy for Gisborne Premier Grade netball supremacy on Saturday at the end of a cliffhanger grand final described as “one of the best”. There was pandemonium in the Gisborne YMCA when, after six minutes...
Hauora Tairāwhiti has warmly farewelled Lynsey Bartlett who has worked in our local health services for over 40 years. Mrs Bartlett started as an intensive care unit nurse before moving into management. She was chief operating officer and general...
Some people in Tairāwhiti have been burning cyclone waste on their properties. And while most healthy people can tolerate small amounts of smoke exposure, smoke can affect vulnerable groups such as kids, the elderly, those who smoke cigarettes and...
Amorning tea has been held to mark the last Aqua Fitness class being held at the Olympic Pools Complex. Ironically, the last class had to be cancelled because the pool’s temperature was not high enough, which was almost perfect timing for the new...
The total number of Covid-19 cases recorded in Tairāwhiti has broken the 25,000 mark since Covid was first discovered in the country in late February of 2020. Te Whatu Ora figures, up to one minute before midnight on Sunday, show 96 new cases had...
An estimated 30,000 square metres of asphalt has now been laid as crews continue the resurfacing of State Highway 2 north of Matawai. There have been a number of overnight closures on the stretch of SH2 between Matawai and the Waioeka Gorge as crews...
A growing demand for service from the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter continued over the last week with a packed schedule of rescue missions. In the seven days from Monday, August 14 the team flew a total of eight missions, of which...
An era ended at the Gisborne Olympic Pool on Sunday when the doors shut for the final time ahead of the opening of the new Kiwa Pools. For some it was quite an emotional day. The Olympic Pool closed just a month short of the 49th anniversary of its...
Ruatoria identity Hughie Hughes has hung up his Justice of the Peace hat after 30 years in the role. At nearly 90 years of age, he is a reluctant retiree. For him, the job was always about the people — “being prepared to give the time to explain...
by Wynsley Wrigley National MP Matt Doocey wants to be the country’s first ever Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. He is the National Party’s first spokesman on such health issues and believes New Zealand needs such a dedicated...
A few seconds between life and death — that’s the story of a group of recreational fishermen who were nearly killed by a sudden landslide of logs and water on State Highway 35. One of the fishermen, Jeremy Coombes, told TVNZ he and his mates...
Teams have been getting stuck into the mahi over the last few weeks of fine weather with winter planting well under way around the city. The banks of Waikirikiri Stream are now planted with natives after a concerted effort by Haumanu Tū Or...
The group proposing the creation of a Victoria Hub to link all the sports operating on Victoria Domain in Childers Road have put together a master plan and have begun to move the total $20-$30 million project forward.
There won’t be any coronial inquiry into a human skull found at Tatapouri Bay last year. In a recently released decision, coroner Mark Wilton said the skull had been examined by a range of experts and he was satisfied it dated back to pre-European...
Police have released the name of the homeless man who died in an apparent drowning incident in the Tūranganui River on Thursday night last week. He was 64-year-old Francis Tuta Hongara of no fixed abode. Police said Mr Hongara had whānau links in...
Gisborne law firms Nolans Lawyers and Woodward Chrisp are giving clients the opportunity to leave a gift in their will to The Sunrise Foundation — with no fee charged for the amendment — as part of Wills Month this September. “Often we can’t...
After dedicating his career to Māori land law and family law, Judge Wilson Isaac (Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu) has been made a honorary Doctor of Laws. The degree will be conferred on Judge Isaac today, at the University of Otago...
The district is taking a cool approach to spring, and there is the potential for another soaking over the next few days. Signs are the developing El Nino climate pattern is taking control, bringing new issues for the region. Temperatures for the...
“It’s the question a political leader will almost never answer publicly but which is nonetheless quietly discussed inside and outside of the leader’s party: what will you do if you lose?” So started twin comment pieces this week by NZ Herald...
Re: Chalk and cheese, August 16 column. Simin Williams Dr Mike Joy certainly emphasised that while wind and the sun’s energy are unlimited, the equipment to capture these renewable sources of energy are fossil-fuel dependent and certainly not...