Farmer Time, an education programme that connects New Zealand school students (Years 1 – 8) and their teachers with farmers and growers across the country, had a highly successful first year. More than 1000 students participated in the Beef + Lamb...
In addition to commemorating its 55th anniversary, Fieldays also proudly celebrated 55 years of highlighting and supporting innovation in the primary sector. The Fieldays Innovation Award winners exemplified the full innovation lifecycle...
Fifty-five crews are working on roads, bridges and river protection, as well as debris and silt removal and clearing drains across the region. This from the Gisborne District Council weekly update on rural roads reinstatement work. The council...
Record dividend from Quality Roading and Services welcomed as chance to mitigate rates burden in ‘rapidly changing situation’ Wairoa rates rises will not be as bad as first feared, after Wairoa District Council received a record $1.05 million...
Excitement is building in the district’s Angus studs ahead of the annual rising two-year-old bull sales season from Friday, and into Bull Week from Monday. This region maintains a proud reputation as the home of well bred, quality hill country...
The Department of Conservation (DoC) humanely euthanised a stranded pygmy whale at Waikanae Beach yesterday. DoC heritage and visitors senior ranger Moira Lee said the whale had repeatedly beached itself on the Gisborne shoreline. “The pygmy sperm...
A woman accused of threatening to blow up Gisborne police station has been remanded into custody for mental health reports. Marie Eileen Brown, 47, threatened to blow up the station on June 8, this year. As a result, she was charged with a Crimes...
A group of Mongrel Mob members have been charged with possessing firearms and other offences after a gang-related incident in which a man was allegedly stabbed outside his house in Gisborne. Four men in gang regalia are said to have confronted the...
A long-haul truck driver caught drink-driving has lost his job. Nigel Ross Williamson, 41, was driving a Straits New Zealand-owned heavy truck and trailer from Auckland to Levin when he was routinely stopped in Taumarunui and found to be driving...
Burials at the Taruheru cemetery are again an issue in the wake of the heavy rain at the weekend and its impact on water table levels. Gisborne District Council advised Evans Funeral Services yesterday that burials at Taruheru have been partially...
A man accused of rape and unlawful sexual connection has pleaded not guilty. Ratu Niumaia Turaganicolo, 27, entered his pleas during a brief appearance on Monday in Gisborne District Court. He elected a judge alone trial on the two charges and was...
Programmes aim to encourage more women into world of technology Aiming to get more kōhine (young women) from Tairāwhiti interested in a career in technology is the goal of a robotics programme run by Tōnui Collab. Tōnui Collab runs a number of...
A new mental health and addictions facility for the Tairāwhiti community has moved a step closer, with the first concrete being poured for the building’s base. Te Whare Awhiora will replace the Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti mental health and...
Uncertainty around flood-damaged homes dominates mood at GDC drop-in session.
Former Gisborne mayor Meng Foon believes he has been hard done by in the situation that forced his dramatic fall from the position of Race Relations Commissioner on Friday. He has told The Gisborne Herald the payments that led to his withdrawal were...
For an electrical engineer, Simin Williams makes some strange connections, and shows a false understanding of the parliamentary power system. Among 11 crossed wires (and admittedly, two good power-points), the most shocking is her fantasy that the...
The Whoon Effect is a phenomenon where people in positions of responsibility have a perceived sense of grandiosity that relieves them of all the responsibilities of citizenry and intones that they are a law unto themselves. The Whoon Effect also...
I have visited friends in our hospital over the past few weeks and am appalled at the abuse of the once pristine grass verges on the lawn edges, mainly in the area in front of the main entrance, but elsewhere on the grounds. People have been parking...
I wish to send a huge thanks to members and friends of Te Hapara Gardening & Floral Art club for a delightful luncheon and enjoyable activities to raise $500, which has been donated to the local Cancer Society for support throughout the Gisborne...
Early last year our country was struck by an extraordinary event, the Freedom Protest Rally to and at Parliament. Convoys started from each end of the country and gathered huge support, but there was virtually no mention of them in the media until...
Firefighters from Gisborne and Te Karaka turned out early yesterday morning after a ute on a property at Ormond caught fire, and flames threatened a nearby haybarn. The 111 call came in at around 1.30am. “The resident saw an orange glow outside...
It came down to who could weather the storm. All three Civil Project Solutions Poverty Bay Premier club rugby matches were more like water polo games on Saturday as the Oval and Paddy’s Park were turned into muddy aquariums by the heavy rain. It...
The historic building on the corner of Marina Park is having urgent repair work done around it after its front deck and the riverbank were heavily damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle. Gisborne District Council Journeys infrastructure manager Dave...
Water heating woes continued at the Olympic Pool at the weekend and this time it came down to supply issues with the woodchip used in the complex’s boiler. Pool management advised regular patrons of the situation by email on Saturday. They were...
More rain, more flooding, more slips and road damage and more misery for Gisborne-East Coast residents suffering from one of the wettest years in recent memory. The weekend brought another deluge, courtesy of a turbulent and slow-moving weather...
Jannine O’Meara March 27, 2023 marked the first approval by MBIE of an application under the Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022. The Act came into effect on December 1, 2022. The first approved application (by First Union) covers inter-urban, rural and...
New efforts to purchase two Gisborne forests could be good for business and the planet, investment company MyFarm says. “Essentially we are looking to buy four properties for long-term reversion to native,” MyFarm Investments chief executive...
Tessa Allan I feel I have stepped into the role of president at the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce at a pivotal time for our local businesses. We are facing some serious challenges as a business community after Covid-19 and Cyclone Gabrielle and...
Workers at New Zealand produce company Seeka’s Gisborne pack-house are the new beneficiaries of a National Collective Agreement. Amalgamated Workers Union NZ (AWUNZ), the union at the forefront of representing horticulture and viticulture workers...
Gemma Hogg We acknowledge the ongoing challenges of ensuring compliance with legislation across all facets of businesses. Employment compliance is becoming increasingly topical, with legislative changes becoming more regular. Here is an update of...
Building privacy into businesses not only meets obligations under the Privacy Act 2020, but also builds trust with customers — that’s the message from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s latest Insights Report. At the end of 2022, the...
A state-of-the-art timber handling solution has been developed for the ports of Tauranga and Gisborne by Liebherr Maritime Cranes, working with port logistics company ISO Ltd, a Qube company and Piener Smag Lifting Technologies. Liebherr says the...
The Government’s research and development tax incentive (RDTI) has supported more than $2 billion of New Zealand business innovation — an increase of around $1 billion in less than nine months. “Business expenditure on research and development...
Business partners Bronwyn Kay and Rod Sheridan believe they have hit on a New Zealand-first — a one-stop shop for all property needs. The pair have rebranded the BK Agency real estate company, which is now The Agency, after moving to new premises...