The Gisborne-East Coast region was lucky that the latest sub-tropic rain event passed speedily to the east. Even so, the overnight “flick” of its tail showed how quickly heavy rain can cause damage. The atmospheric river that dumped on...
Tomorrow is World ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) Day and is a chance to acknowledge the estimated 25,000 sufferers in New Zealand. ME or chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a long-term (chronic), fluctuating, neurological disease that causes symptoms...
This week ■ Friday Night Karaoke Breakers Jandal Bar, from 8pm to midnight. Free entry. ■ CANCELLED: Midwave Breaks Dome Cinema at The Poverty Bay Club, Saturday. Refunds available ■ ‘Vivo! — Musica Y Baile’ Smash Palace, Banks Street...
May is NZ Music Month and local musicians, bands and music organisations are reminded there’s still time to take part in the formation of the region’s music strategy by completing the “What Music Means to Me” Tairāwhiti Music Survey...
Three artists in Gisborne have been selected as finalists in the inaugural Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award. The celebrated artists are: Michelle Hinekura Kerr for Ngā Huna Kōrero, Jody Tupara for Ngā Haututu o te Kāuta and Karaitiana Akroyd...
The operative word in Central Business District is business. What a dumb idea to locate a school amid all the busy traffic and its noise and toxic exhausts. No playground; kids barefoot on filthy footpaths. Emphatically the man’s business should...
Hear! Hear! to the Maori Party President for converting the House of Representatives into a circus. Facepalm. Raawiri Gilgen
I’ve long said we should become an independent nation. However, I fear that there isn’t the stability or cohesion in Aotearoa to even start to think about a constitution. We have a cohort of selfish people who can’t understand the concept of...
Lara — you can point out all the wrongs in society and use them as excuses why children aren’t going to school. It’s raining, it’s cold, I don’t want to walk, our home is damp . . . Children in parts of Africa and some Muslim countries...
A national survey conducted by the NZ Food Network shows an alarming rise in the number of people needing access to food support, portending a bleak winter for many New Zealanders. The network surveyed 51 food hubs across the country to find 480,104...
What Mitchell Forbes’ crew learned about Gisborne Boys’ High School rugby last year, they put to use at the weekend. In 2022, Gisborne hit their Wellington opposition hard. Stream won 39-11 but only after leading 12-11 at halftime. On Saturday...
Tapuae did themselves proud at the Gisborne Oval on Saturday. A week after their 29-10 win against two-time defending champions Charteris Choppers Wairoa Athletic in the derby match, the undefeated green and blacks are the undisputed leaders in...
The Courage Cup is an avenue. And the pathway laid out by the Gisborne Boys’ High School junior rugby competition — which also includes Wairoa College — is as important as the results. The quest for the cup began at Barry Park and...
Will Tokarangi look back on Game 1 of the Ngāti Porou East Coast Premier Men’s club rugby competition as one that got away from them? Time will tell ater Cape Runaway’s Tihirau Victory Club beat them 15-12 in the season-opening Club Day at...
There’s perfect starts and then there’s Quin McPike’s perfect start. The Poverty Bay club golfer delivered the ultimate shot — his first of the day — in Round 5 of the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants at the Electrinet Park course on...
POVERTY BAY Murray Smith discovered his best form of 2023 to produce the round of the week on a Poverty Bay course that has proved a challenge over the past couple of weeks. Doc Smith won the division 2 men’s stableford on Saturday with 93-27-66...
Wainui artist Veronika Lambert is showing off her reverse glass painting works this week and is ready to answer any questions from the public about the ancient art. Reverse glass painting, also called Hinterglass, has existed since ancient times...
Gisborne’s Asia Braithwaite underlined her potential in claiming silver in the under-18 girls’ division of the Sequence Surf Gisborne Junior Pro championship at the weekend. The Gisborne Junior Pro is part of the wider New Zealand Grom Series...
Obituary for Michael Dawson Chrisp by Karen Johansen on behalf of the Chrisp family Michael Dawson Chrisp died on the morning of April 16, six days before his 95th birthday and the day before the 95th birthday of his wife, Catherine. This was the...
Future leaders got a lesson in crisis leadership from Mayor Rehette Stoltz. Students taking part in this year’s Aurora Leadership course met with the Mayor at Makauri School. “This year’s programme is called Aurora Leadership For a Crisis: We...
The upcoming 60th anniversary of the Kaimai Ranges NAC DC-3 crash, which killed 23 people including Gisborne residents, will probably be the last opportunity for relatives to grieve together, aviation historian Rev. Dr Richard Waugh says. July 3...
Two days after launching a rocket mission from Mahia for NASA, Rocket Lab has announced another mission for the United States space agency. Rocket Lab has signed a deal to launch NASA’s Starling mission, a multi-CubeSat mission to test and...
Have you heard the call of parenthood . . . a call that is so bittersweet and filled with uncertainty? That’s how it sounds in Louise Wallace’s latest poetry collection titled This is a story about your mother which launches today. Her poetry is...
An East Coast sports field at the centre of community debate over its urupa status should never have been turned into a recreational reserve in the first instance, an inquiry report reveals. Tokomaru Bay’s Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Park made...
Monday night’s Milford Foundation fundraiser at Eden Park for regional New Zealand sports clubs and projects directly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle has raised $200,000. The evening, Burgers, Beers and Brilliant Sportspeople, hosted by Jason Gunn...
Police are continuing to investigate consecutive burglaries of local theatre spaces that have left affected owners and production crew heartbroken. Police have no updates at this stage but a spokesperson said they were “continuing to follow lines...
'Trust Tairāwhiti is aware of four suspected fraudulent applications to the Government’s Cyclone Recovery Fund for the Tairāwhiti region.'
Well, to my surprise The Gisborne Herald was out rather early yesterday. Have to say the printing of it is brilliant, there’s more colour. If people thought that there would be no Gizzy news, rest assured it is still there. What I loved was two...
Phil Newdick (May 6) seems to confuse capital gains tax with asset tax. These are quite distinct policies. Under the former, there would be no extra tax to pay when a property is revalued, unless it is sold and the value “realised”, which is the...
by Lara Meyer Re: Education more important than inflation, housing, crime — May 6 column. Dear Tim, Education is very important to ensure that our young people are equipped to engage in a functioning democratic society. You seem to have failed to...
Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Meka Whaitiri further outlined her reasons for leaving the Labour Party yesterday but seems to have left at least one major query unanswered. On TVNZ’s Breakfast Whaitiri said she “didn’t feel heard” within Labour, but the...
The Poverty Bay Dog Trial Centre will have 10 competitors in action in the grand final of the season at the Tux South Island and New Zealand championships later this month. The event will be hosted by the Warepa Collie Club, near Balclutha, from May...
Week 1 of the BIZminton business house league went off with a blast last week. The social grade made up of many new players featured two draws. Woolie Jumpers drew 3-all with newcomers Turanga Health. Jumpers won on a countback of points —...
Gisborne Intermediate hosted the interschool lightweight rugby tournament last week and it did not disappoint. Eight teams competed in the under-48 kilogram competition which is into its 14th year. Schools travelled from Te Puke, Tauranga, Mount...