Coordinated regional leadership on the big issues is something the Tairawhiti has done well in recent years — getting the leaders of key organisations around the table, including government agency representatives, and pooling resources efficiently...
The grape harvest for the 2023 vintage is nearing its end and Gisborne Winegrowers chairman Mark Thompson says the outcome is better than expected. Talking on Thursday, Mr Thompson estimated that up to 96 percent of the Gisborne crop had been...
Students impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle were able to take their minds off the disaster at a wellbeing day at Eastwoodhill Arboretum this week. Sixteen schools were represented at the event organised by Aurora Education Foundation. “We explicitly...
Getting back on to campus for staff and students at EIT | Te Pūkenga Tairāwhiti has provided a welcome sense of normality in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, says campus manager Waata Shepherd. Staff and students were ready to come back by the...
Not enough resources on the ground: Fed Farmers. by Murray Robertson THE additional $23 million for initial cyclone recovery work on farms and for croppers across the country has been welcomed, but a lot more money will be needed, Federated Farmers...
To inspire true love, te aroha tūturu, is the theme of the latest single from Māori music group Mauri. Their song Whakatō te Kākano won the E Tū Whānau song competition in 2018. They recently received funding from Te Māngai Pāho for the new...
It isn’t quite singing for your supper. But the Whakatane RSA Karaoke Adjunct, in the spirit of RSA camaraderie and mindful of the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle, have raised $5500 for the Gisborne RSA. Whakatane RSA executive member and...
“What are your plans for the Easter weekend?”
A heavy rain warning, code Orange, remains in place today for the Gisborne-East Coast region. Up to 7am this morning between 40 and 80mm had fallen over the region, with the heaviest falls in the Gisborne area. MetService says the district can...
The reinstatement of unvaccinated nurses, doctors, carers and non-clinical staff at Gisborne Hospital is a “starting point” for resolving severe staff shortages, Nurses for Freedom NZ says. An official information request in August 2022...
Tolaga Bay Wharf remains closed with no opening date in sight as the wait continues for further engineering inspections. The popular wharf has been closed since January because of severe weather in the region. Gisborne District Council operations...
Iwi leaders say decision ‘impacts cyclone recovery’. Gisborne District Council has withdrawn from Rau Tipu Rau Ora, disappointing three of the district’s four iwi leaders who believe the partnership group is best placed to manage the recovery...
Whānau displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle received a welcome boost this week as a number of transportable homes arrived in Te Karaka. Claude Ruru lives on the outskirts of the town — a section of the region where the Waipaoa River burst its banks and...
Monday’s stunt, where Yevgeny Prigozhin held a Russian flag in his hands and declared that his “Wagner” mercenary soldiers have finally conquered the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, probably marks the end of Russian winter offensive. It was just...
In response to the statement by “Justin Branberry” published in the Gisborne Herald that mentions Tāiki e: Tāiki e! operates a koha model where our whānau members give putea, time and expertise to supporting positive impact in our community...
I agree with Reg Hart (April 4 letter). Why the double standards? If I publicly accused males of any race of causing violence I would be labelled a racist, humiliated and no doubt be dragged through the courts. I’m not in any political party but...
I sympathise with those whose medication may be unavailable after the Therapeutic Products Bill passes. We are told that natural health products have unproven efficacy. This is a red herring, as individual circumstances differ. Many prescription...
Kiri Allan MP for East Coast A number of changes kicked in at the start of this month to lift incomes and to provide extra support to workers and families. These measures won’t fix everything but they will help to ease some pressure and I wanted...
Women’s football starts this Sunday with the Hall Family Shield match at Harry Barker Reserve at 12.30pm. In this match, last year’s champions Campion College will play runners-up Wainui Riverina. The line-ups for Campion College and Wainui...
District senior netballers take a break for the next two Saturdays. Games resume on April 22. In the premier grade, Turanga FM YMP have eight points so far in Round 1, followed by Claydens Waikohu and Whangara Old Girls on four points, Gisborne...
Aotearoa New Zealand and our Parliament celebrated a remarkable political career yesterday as Jacinda Ardern gave her valedictory speech, signing off after 15 years in the House including just over five years as Prime Minister. We all know how...
Courts will shake, backboards will shatter — figuratively speaking — in Tauranga tomorrow. The seventh annual Mel Young Easter Classic Tournament is to run 397 games on 15 floors — with 12 Gisborne Basketball Association teams among the 134...
Preeti Maheshwari starts her six-week Indian holiday in Delhi, a city brimming with historical monuments, cafes, nightlife and delicious street food . . . They say you don’t just travel around India; you experience it. And although my family and I...
Electrinet Park DANIEL Collier proved right an old expression in winning the Carters Building Supplies twilight shootout final last Thursday . . . “the cream always rises to the top”. The +1-handicapper turned on a golfing clinic under PG...
Eastland Port had a busy March with the arrival of container shipping, the start of the kiwifruit season, loggers, a cruise ship and the Albatros dredge working in the bay. The CS Trust, a 162m-long reefer vessel, arrived in mid-March to pick up 650...
GISBORNE judoka Sydnee Andrews has officially qualified for the world championships — an event her hometown coach rates even higher then the Olympic Games. Andrews, 20, is one of six New Zealand judoka to be ranked in the top 100 in their division...
Ngāti Kahungunu’s fisheries business, Takitimu Seafoods Limited, has announced it will close its retail store, online store and wholesale business in Ahuriri, Napier, affecting 33 staff. Takitimu Seafoods Limited, which was established in 2019...
A man robbed a service station and committed a raft of other offences last year including one in which he threatened to “wipe out Lytton High School” after he stopped taking prescribed medication. Anthony James Robin’s longstanding, serious...
Time is running out for students wishing to enter the Gisborne RSA Anzac Day Dawn Service speech contest. Entries must be emailed to info@gisbornersa. co. nz, and haves to be in by 5pm on Monday. The contest is open to students aged between 12 years...
GOLD Coast-based former Gisborne swimmer Michael Pickett’s comeback from injury hit a New Zealand record high at the national open championships in Auckland last night. Pickett, racing for Auckland club Club 37 when he is in New Zealand, won the...
With a rich, buttery base and creamy filling, it’ll be hard to say no to this delicious no-bake cheesecake, no matter how much chocolate you have already eaten this Easter, says Tayla Pearce . . . This recipe is my family’s go-to for pretty much...
An orange warning has been issued for the Gisborne-East Coast district, as another sub-tropical low threatens to deliver more weather woes to the region. This morning MetService followed up an Easter Weekend advisory with an orange rain warning...
Environmentalist Tom Kay is on a mission to get people rethinking how to protect natural and built environments. But sometimes that includes difficult truths, like realising the devastating flow-on effects of man-made “solutions”. He talks to...
Connection, support and an effort to bring a little normality back into the lives of Wairoa’s cyclone-stricken rural community is the ethos behind the Backyard BBQ initiative. On the back of the successful Wairoa Rural Round Up evening, a series...