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Horsing around
Gisborne Herald

Horsing around

The Pine Hollow Riding School Holiday Programme in Te Karaka runs Monday to Friday with about 20 keen horse-riders of all ages and abilities coming together to enjoy all things equine. Owner Jacquie Paull says a typical day will start with the riders...

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Great start at Matawhero
Gisborne Herald

Great start at Matawhero

The Ewe Fair on Wednesday produced a strong start to the sales year at the Matawhero saleyards. All 7347 mums on offer sold and for good prices. The top dollar was paid for a line of two-tooth Romneys from the Hains at Pehiri, at $266 a head, with...

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Have pride
Opinion

Have pride

Another Kaiti Mall? I’m afraid so. The area around the Lytton West shops has become untidy and dirty. The public toilets are disgusting. It takes just a few to use and abuse a public place, which is not fair on those of us who take pride in our...

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Very much work in progress
Opinion

Very much work in progress

Re: Reality that swift action is needed, July 31 editorial. Noted, but:1. No specific suggestions proposed on how the Government takes the people with it to cut emissions. 2. The Paris accord exhorts the signatories to adapt to the adverse impacts of...

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Eye on city centre
Opinion

Eye on city centre

A City Centre Spatial Framework made public last week identifies a need and opportunities for residential intensification around the city centre, and deficiencies that include a lack of mature vegetation, places for children, all-weather/paved...

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Kaupapa maori
Gisborne Herald

Kaupapa maori

Turanganui Schools Maori Cultural Festival came to a close yesterday after thousands of children from across Tairawhiti took centre stage to show off their waiata and haka skills. The week-long festival featured kapa haka groups from early childcare...

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100 jobs on the line in Gisborne
Gisborne Herald

100 jobs on the line in Gisborne

UP TO 100 jobs in Gisborne could go as the wood processing company JNL begins consulting on a proposal to nearly halve its workforce at its mill here.“Although this is a proposal for consultation at this stage we all know that companies don’t...

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Man burned in gas heater fire
Gisborne Herald

Man burned in gas heater fire

A man was taken to Gisborne Hospital with burns last night after a portable gas heater caught fire in a flat at a property in Rutene Road. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the property just after 8pm.“The fire started at the back of the gas...

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Rocky road ahead for housing, water
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Rocky road ahead for housing, water

It has been a big week for the Government, with the relaunch of its disastrous KiwiBuild scheme and the announcement of its plan to restore the country’s rivers, lakes and wetlands. Both projects, however, face challenges and...

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Never too old to skate
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Never too old to skate

As someone who hadn't skateboarded since he was a teenager, I took it up again in my early 50s for the exercise. I'm now 60. Gizzy is great for skating — dead flat, good roads and good walkways. The thing that pisses me off is the number of times...

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Five bundles of joy 60 years on
Gisborne Herald

Five bundles of joy 60 years on

Five members of a prominent Gisborne family — three siblings and two of their cousins — last week celebrated a two-day period when all of them were 60 years of age. Although they could not get everyone together for a photo, the Parker family —...

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SSE say thank you for the help
Gisborne Herald

SSE say thank you for the help

JUST days after foregoing Australia Day celebrations in favour of ensuring smooth going for motorists on East Coast roads, bosses of the Victoria-based roading company Services South East (SSE) are giving the district a big tick. Since SSE was...

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Black Fins seek Euro double whammy
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Black Fins seek Euro double whammy

GISBORNE surf lifesaver Laura Quilter has history to inspire her heading into a double whammy of international action in Europe. Auckland-based Wainui club member Quilter and Gold Coast-based Midway clubbie Chris Dawson are in the seven-strong New...

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Golf roundup
Sport

Golf roundup

A tall mountain but not unconquerable. That's the attitude Rod Moore will take into the challenge of facing top qualifier and the district's lowest-handicapped player — Anaru Reedy — in the men's club championship finals on Sunday. Moore and Reedy...

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Close racing in BMX summer series
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Close racing in BMX summer series

RACING was close across most age-groups as 58 riders contested another round of Gisborne BMX Club’s summer series on Tuesday night. StridersZara Law and Sophie Foss led the pack over their five motos, with Tenzing McKinnon, Braden and Travis Foss...

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Wind fans fire into drain
Gisborne Herald

Wind fans fire into drain

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Opou Road just south of the Waipaoa River Bridge roundabout last night after flames from a rubbish fire spread to grass in a nearby drain. Fire and Emergency NZ sent an appliance and two water tankers at 6.35pm.“We were...

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Virtually flying to visit Gisborne
Gisborne Herald

Virtually flying to visit Gisborne

A 3D digital simulation of Gisborne Airport, designed in Norway by Orbx technician Finn Hansen, was released last week. The Gisborne Airport simulation is one of many modelled locations around the globe. The designs offer flight-simulator pilots the...

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PB Sevens team named this week
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PB Sevens team named this week

POVERTY Bay sevens coaches Dwyane Russell, Chris Neill and Brent Mokomoko will to name their team to compete at the Waikato Sevens tournament on November 25.“We’re close to naming a 14-man squad, which will be reduced to 12 for the regionals on...

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Dogs dress up for birthday
Gisborne Herald

Dogs dress up for birthday

All sorts of pets turned up for Gisborne SPCA first birthday fun pet show at Treble Court. One year ago, all SPCA Centres joined into one SPCA. Joining into one organisation means centres like Gisborne get more resource and support. SPCA centre...

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No subject is off limits
Lifestyle

No subject is off limits

Auditions will take place this Sunday for Gisborne Unity Theatre's newest play, The Wolves by Sarah de Lappe. Written in 2016 and named as a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the play chronicles six Saturday mornings in the lives of...

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Sports draws
Sport

Sports draws

SoftballFRIDAY — Waikirikiri Park, men, 6pm: D1, Spartans v GBHS 1. Saturday — Women, 1pm: D1, Rovers 1 v GGHS3pm: D2, Scorpions v Lytton Gems. Bye: Rovers 2. Men, 1pm: D2, GBHS 2 v Tolaga Titans. 3pm: D1, TWK Rams v Steelers. Tolaga Magic girls...

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FAILED TO PROTECT WORKER
Gisborne Herald

FAILED TO PROTECT WORKER

Stevedoring company ISO Limited has been convicted and ordered to undertake significant health and safety improvements in relation to the death of a Gisborne employee Shannon Brooke Rangihuna-Kemp. It must also pay her family $100,000. Ms...