A driver who ploughed through a fence into a house, seriously injuring a woman sitting at a kitchen table, has pleaded guilty to charges arising and will be sentenced later this year. Alec Thoreson Thomson, 37, was drink-driving for an eighth time...
High groundwater levels across Tairāwhiti continue to suspend burials, as a large pond forms next to graves at one East Coast site. At Ūawa/Tolaga Bay, the water level is so high at the sodden local cemetery, water surrounds a grave in one corner...
A whole raft of human rights issues are tied up with forestry companies and slash, says Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt, after witnessing the impact of weather events on the Tairāwhiti region. He was here on Wednesday, along with the...
Audiences can expect a tight show of original songs from four-piece indie pop rock band Hans Pucket after a busy time touring the country. The band packed up their instruments and drove to the South Island recently, playing on the Interislander...
A laid-back mermaid was the focal point of a large mural that was painted by Gisborne artist Kelly Spencer at the Surface Street Art Festival in the Gold Coast, Australia last week. Kelly said she felt very lucky to be one of 12 artists — and the...
Danielle Siata is about to make her directorial debut with Centre Stage Gisborne’s production of Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. It takes the audience behind the scenes, dramatising the formation, success and eventual...
Football eastern League 1 — SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United 1st’s v 1st Class Decorators Wainui Salty Dogs; Childers Road Reserve 1, Gisborne Thistle Youth v Thistle Vintage; Wainui 1, Coates...
by Rockin’ Robin Luca Vita and his father Mike had a great day at Eastland Kart Club’s prizegiving function on Sunday. Luca was overall top driver in the club’s all-in feature race held at the end of each club meeting. Mike was second. They...
The final Poverty Bay women’s club rugby game of three halves was held in Te Karaka on Sunday. YMP, Waikohu and Tapuae took part in the match which featured three 35-minute “halves” . YMP took the spoils on the day with fullback Ata Mangu...
There was no shortage of enthusiasm from the youngsters who took part yesterday in the first primary interschool badminton tournament since 2019. Covid had put paid to the annual event at the association hall in recent years but it was back in full...
POVERTY BAY Peter Graham and Willy Mortleman would like to win the Bryan Cup men’s pairs title without working overtime. The pair have been involved in four sudden-death battles en route to the final, including last weekend’s semi. Mortleman...
Two goals in the last five minutes secured a victory for Gisborne Boys’ High School yesterday in their last game of the Super 8 football tournament. They beat Hastings Boys’ High School 3-1 to finish seventh in the eight-team competition...
Senior Labour minister David Parker says he didn’t want to cause any “disturbances” as he took the opportunity of a reallocation of ministerial roles following Kiri Allan’s resignation to exit the revenue portfolio, just ahead of the...
We have been long-term supporters of The Gisborne Herald, as were our respective parents in their time. However, we need to write that we totally agree with Mary-Ann de Kort’s opinion expressed in her letter, “Result of a nasty campaign”...
Politics is a rapacious “omnivore” and is prone to gobble-up the most intelligent and loyal politicians. Although Kiri Allan’s politics probably suffered from lack of support from many members of the political centre-left, no one can dispute...
The committee of the Gisborne Artists’ Society strongly supports the appeal made recently by Heather Van Wyk for display in an area of the Tairāwhiti Museum, of a selection of the Permanent Collection of Art. This is a large range of works...
Organisers of the annual Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show have had a strong response when it comes to bookings for trade space this year, with 90 percent of it already taken. Show association general manager Erica McNeil said as well as as “a great...
by Jack Ward, Wairoa Star The Ferry Hotel in Wairoa is set to make a comeback, and patrons will notice a few changes. The North Clyde hotel has been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle. The long recovery process continues, as it does for many North Clyde...
Tairawhiti Multicultural Council is on the look-out for an office/retail space as they plan to expand their outreach to the wider community. Council president Arish Naresh said having an official retail place will help them get “more presence and...
Some serious gusts of wind hit parts of the district yesterday, but most of Gisborne-Tairāwhiti was spared anything of real strength. MetService had issued a strong wind watch forecasting up to gale-force south-westerlies. The exposed Pouawa coast...
Police are following strong lines of inquiry in their investigation into a burglary at the Makaraka Store early yesterday morning. The intruders broke into the store through the front door, activating alarms, at around 1.30am. “They took a range...
Following their successful Kia Kaha Tairāwhiti event Hear4U hopes to have 250 people on the start line in the Taupo Half Marathon early next month. The group has established a Givealittle page as a fundraiser for the organisation. “We have had an...
The 57th annual J and T Hickey Charity Sheep dog trial at the Riding Club for the Disabled next week has attracted a field of around 120 dogs. Trial secretary Helen Cook said the entry is a bit down on last year but there would be triallists and...
Creative Communities round includes a special one-off fund available this year for festivals affected by Covid-19 If you’ve got a great idea for a community event and it needs a bit of financial help, the Gisborne District Council’s Creative...
Masters degree student Madison Clarke has uncovered evidence of multiple volcanic eruptions over the last one million years, using deposits of volcanic material so small they are invisible to the naked eye. In 2018, the IODP (International Ocean...
State Highway 35 north of Tolaga Bay was due to reopen at 5am today following the removal of the cyclone-damaged Hikuwai No. 1 bridge and the sealing of the approaches to the new Bailey bridge. The bridge has been closed for 10 days since last...
by Matthew Rosenberg A new Kāinga Ora development in Gisborne is not compliant with all of its consent conditions, as neighbours continue to protest its construction. But Gisborne District Council says the adverse effects of the proposal are...
Te Whatu Ora staff based in a building on Peel Street are being relocated due to ongoing weather damage and health concerns related to the building. About 70 staff are based at the Tangata Rite building, which houses health services such as...
New policy requires pre-employment vaccination screening for hospital staff
by Clive Bibby I wrote this opinion piece on Monday during the turmoil of those political revelations. Given yesterday’s announcement that Kiri Allan will not stand as the Labour Party candidate for East Coast in this year’s general election...
The tragedy of MP Kiritapu Allan’s fall from grace will have given many people pause for thought . . . recognising perhaps similar falls of their own or in their family’s lives. It is sad whenever any of us has a stumble along the rocky path of...
I wish your MP Kiritapu Allan all the best. Gisborne is lucky to have her for an MP and New Zealand needs her skills in the future. I hope there are a heap of people up there looking after her. Cliff Beaumont, Hokitik
The Government and the regions hit worst by Cyclone Gabrielle have not had a good run with ministerial appointments for cyclone recovery, with every one of this year’s roll call of misbehaving ministers to exit Cabinet having had an area of...