Gisborne executive and communications professional Dana Kirkpatrick has been selected as the National Party’s East Coast candidate for the 2023 General Election. “Over the past couple of months, I’ve seen first hand the strength and resilience...
A political holding pattern where East Coast MP Kiri Allan has been without a rival in this electorate for the past two and a half years has ended with the National Party today announcing Dana Kirkpatrick as its candidate for the 2023 general...
Clive Bibby I have never made a secret of where my political allegiances lie or that l think we need a different government ASAP. But come October, l will put all my energies into trying to persuade anybody who wants to listen that we all have an...
My son came to me at age 11 and said she felt like she might be a girl. At the time I felt a number of emotions but a big one was fear and anxiety for her future. When I read some of the recent letters in the Herald, I feel that same sense of fear...
We all know the Green Party have good intentions, but they don’t seem to have the intelligence to work out the final consequences of their proposals. For instance, they persuaded the Government to pass legislation that will force farmers to reduce...
There have been numerous comments on the consequences of colonisation, mostly on the negative side. I’m wondering if we could have a balanced, polite discussion on the issue. For example, has colonisation been wholly bad, or a mixture of good and...
Gisborne Hospital short of 41 nurses, 28 doctors. Nurses at a desperately understaffed Gisborne Hospital are exhausted and have nothing left to give. “That is when the risk for mistakes is high,” New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Gisborne...
Welcome to the new-look Gisborne Herald website. We hope you like the new site and some new features — which include an events calendar where organisers can submit details and an image, and a newsletter service starting from today for those who...
Keri Mankelow-Ngatoro has been paddling since age 11. Now aged 22, waka ama is the sport that keeps her physically and mentally fit. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air
The healing journey of former Māori Television head of hair and makeup, Bianca Fallon. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air
Follow Tolaga Bay local Zaley Tamihana-Brown's journey to the Miss New Zealand pageant. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air
The Gisborne Herald’s digital format takes on a fresh look and some new features from Monday afternoon, as we switch over to a new site at the same web address. Also on Monday we will start an emailed newsletter service for subscribers who want...
I write this in response to an exchange of views with a contributor who claims to be a climate change believer. The reality of the present climate crisis is undeniable — average global temperatures are increasing due to emissions of greenhouse...
This is a letter of appreciation and gratitude to our wonderful HB Williams Memorial Library and the staff who work there. I’ve lived in Gisborne on and off for 14 years and have averaged a visit to the library at least once every three weeks —...
I’ve long said that affordable housing for the elderly or singles is a fast-looming problem. If people earn incomes that need to be topped up by the government for most of their lives, how are they supposed to buy their own home? They can barely...
It seems that this page is used as a vehicle for the nurturing of personal agendas. If the contributors attempt to convert the majority of the residents in our communities to the ideals of the minorities, isn’t it only natural that there will be...
Union honours stalwarts of national game at grassroots level LIFETIME memberships aren’t handed out often and, to even be considered, candidates must have done the hard yards. Poverty Bay Rugby has recognised Tom Crosby, Karen Bryant, James...
GISBORNE Club Darts Association results from Tuesday — INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS 180s: B Leach, T Kaio, J Love 2 (Done n Dusted); R Leach (RSA Outlaws); A Taukamo-Pohio 2 (2NZ Tao Vikings); C Andrews, M Evans (RSA Spandangles); H Ngarangione (RS...
GISBORNE Trampoline Club member Lily Arnold has been named in the New Zealand trampoline and tumbling team to compete in Australia this year. It is an honour that has been well earned by Arnold’s results so far this season. She...
Taruheru Cemetery remains closed for burials until later next week because the water table remains too high for new interments. It was confirmed this week by Evans Funeral Services owner David Parker, on direction from Gisborne District Council...
On the eve of turning our clocks back, have you found moments to cherish in what turned out to be an indifferent summer, including two cyclones?
Would-be film-makers are enjoying the opportunity to study a new Level 5 New Zealand Diploma in Screen Production course in Tairāwhiti. The one-year full-time course is being offered jointly by Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) and Rangai...
A majority of those who took part in this week’s Herald Web Poll were opposed to the idea of a “Linear Park” in Grey Street that would reduce traffic and create a multi-purpose site for community and cultural events. Of the 270 people who took...
PRACTICE RUN: Soloists Cheyney Biddlecombe (left) and Elizabeth Raines in rehearsal yesterday afternoon with guest organist Roy Tankersley, for Sunday’s performance by the Gisborne Choral Society of Handel’s Messiah. The concert is in St...
THE time has come to adjust your clocks, with Daylight Saving to end at 3am tomorrow. That means setting timepieces back one hour before going to sleep tonight. The 2022 start for Daylight Saving was 2am on Sunday September 25, when clocks went...
After two months of devastating weather to start the year, the first quarter has ended with a fairly mundane March. The one redeeming feature of March was that at last the rain taps were turned off. The month totalled about 45 millimetres, which is...
A woman’s discovery on her husband’s laptop has ultimately led to him being registered as a child sex offender. Kane Colin Brady, 52, was arrested in September, 2018, after his wife reported finding concerning material on his laptop. Police...
Some electricity users could see power bills drop after lines company Eastland Network set its last pricing cycle before going under new ownership. Eastland Network is the regional lines company for Gisborne, Wairoa and the East Coast. Each year, as...
AN emotional Jim Green was officially farewelled from Hauora Tairāwhiti after more than 22 years as chief executive of the local health board. Health officials and other community figures, such as local police commander Inspector Sam Aberhama and...
Lawrence Rangiwai: Mr Rangiwai was described by family as a much-loved and respected man who served with the New Zealand Army overseas and, as a firefighter, battled bush fires in Australia. Picture supplied Relatives of an elderly man who died...
That is what it says on the shirts of several of this group from Lytton High School who started a 24-hour Relay For Life Cancer Society fundraiser at the school yesterday. Students, staff and supporters have got behind the event which involves all...
FIREFIGHTERS from Gisborne and Manutuke responded to what was initially reported as an “explosion” at Rickards Garage at Manutuke yesterday afternoon, but turned out to be a fire that spread to vegetation. Fire and Emergency NZ sent an appliance...
Changing the way Kiwis see creativity and promoting the importance of arts in the wider community was the focus of a talk during an arts-based roadshow at Tairāwhiti Museum this week. All in For Arts is a series of annual breakfast events that...
For 20 years, Mel Knight has been a driving force for cricket here. Her announcement that she would retire from playing and coaching came as a bolt from the blue. It came the day after Horouta Te Waka’s six-wicket Senior B semifinal loss to...