About 300 people made the most of the Ilminster Intermediate swimming pool when it opened to the public last Friday. For over a decade Ka Pai Kaiti has run the pool programme and this year it’s as popular as ever, says Tuta Ngarimu. Four paid life...
Our columnist today has many questions and points to make following yesterday's editorial, and fair enough. An overarching answer is that everyone's circumstances are different, and the goods we buy and infrastructure around us are going to change...
The district's boating fraternity has been asked to keep hulls clean to ensure harmful marine pests like Mediterranean fanworm do not enter the port over summer. In a statement on Gisborne District Council's website, boaties are urged to pay close...
THE second stage has begun in an effort to reduce the number of places people can drive in and dump rubbish along the 7km foreshore on Gisborne’s prime town beach. This week a start was made on the installation of close to 2.5km of more bollards...
A PREGNANT teenage girl was “set upon” as she walked along Chalmers Road on Monday afternoon. The incident happened between Cochrane Street and Birrell Street at around 3pm on Monday.“The 16 year-old girl was set upon by two males in their late...
A SEVERE weather watch is in place for Gisborne with heavy rain forecast from 6pm tomorrow until noon on Sunday. The MetService website says Gisborne and Hawkes Bay, north of Napier, could be in for “warning amounts” of rain, 90mm over those 18...
Brax O’Dey, Aurora Lalonde, Lucas King and Maddie O’Dey enjoy a story projected on to the Stardome called The Boy Who Caught A St
Gisborne District councillors were updated on GDC’s major projects among reports prepared for the new whole-of-council Operations Committee meeting this week. Grouped under the “liveable communities” banner are the Titirangi summit project...
Are you interested in taking action against ocean pollution? Do you want to contribute to New Zealand's progress toward Sustainable Development Goals Reporting?On Monday at the Tairawhiti Environment Centre from 9am people are welcome to join...
THURSDAY marks 247 years since Lieutenant James Cook and his crew on the Endeavour first landed in New Zealand on Gisborne’s shore, and events are planned for this weekend to commemorate the occasion. There will be an early start at 7am on...
LACK of sleep has been identified as the leading concern for parents of children aged under 17, according to a State of the Nation Parenting Survey. The survey canvassing the views of 1200 parents throughout the country (including step-parents...
The draft Long-Term Plan consultation document released yesterday by Gisborne District Council presents an ambitious LTP that aims to address infrastructure deficits and major community concerns, but comes with plans to fund this that many...
It was too wet again this morning for Waka Kotahi contractors to carry out a culvert replacement job at the trouble spot on State Highway 2 just north of Matawai. The NZTA announced at 10am that the planned two-hour road closure at the site had been...
GOLFIF you had told Peter Kerekere pre-tournament that 152 would get his name on the top qualifier’s trophy at the 83rd edition of the Poverty Bay men’s golf open, it’s highly likely an eyebrow would have been raised. The winner of two Emerre...
Gisborne has the nation’s fastest-growing economy, topping national growth in the retail and housing markets, a new report reveals. The latest ASB Regional Economic Scoreboard report ranked Gisborne as the best-performing region, growing faster in...
The smoke of battle is fading after one of the most unusual elections in many years and now the end game, the hard work of negotiating a government for the next three years, begins. There were three big winners from Saturday night. Bill English...
On Wednesday, June 13 the United Nations General Assembly rejected a proposal to condemn Hamas’s violent rioting that led to the death and injury of many Hamas members and other Palestinians. Instead the assembly accepted a Palestinian initiative...
My annual visit to your fair town to deliver telephone books has now ended. As usual the weather was perfect and everybody was friendly. Last October a fitting commemoration of James Cook's landing of 250 years ago was celebrated nationwide. It was...
ShowjumpingTrans Tasman Young Rider Test, Day 1: Australia (Madeline Sinderberry, Mitchell Peulic, Stephanie MacKillop and Jasmine Dennison) 1, New Zealand (Lily Tootill, Karaka; Briar Burnett-Grant, Taupo; Harry Feast, Christchurch; Nakeysh...
A new generation made a good start when Whangara Angus presented their bulls for sale on-farm yesterday and went close to a sell-out sale. New stud operators Tom Sanson and Andrew Cribb took over the stud from Patrick Lane earlier this year. They put...
CENTRAL North Island health boards, including Hauora Tairawhiti, have changed the structure of their regional governance group to include equal iwi representation in an attempt to reduce inequity in health. Hauora Tairawhiti chairman David Scott told...
I would not normally reply to comments on any letter I have written, but in this case my qualifications for doubting the workforce population statistics have been called into question. I have been a journalist for over 40 years covering all manner of...
THE minimalistic set and staging of Unity Theatre’s production of Macbeth means the production comes down to the words, character and acting, says Joe Martin who is cast in the title role.“I love the part. You go from one extreme to...
Cycling between Gisborne, Matawai and Opotiki has got a little easier, with a new place to rest up. Motu Trails Charitable Trust has announced Te Wera Homestead as an official partner. Trust chairwoman Kathy Sheldrake said the homestay provided...
New hygiene requirements and social distancing practices were on display at the Gisborne Farmers' Market this morning as organisers look to continue it during the coronavirus outbreak.“We believe the Farmers' Market is an essential service with...
TWENTY-seven of the 38 Housing New Zealand (HNZ) state houses around the country that have been empty for three years or more are in Gisborne, official HNZ figures show. Of the 27 empty Gisborne houses, 16 are “pending sale”.An HNZ spokesman...
A SMALL group of Maori-Spanish Manuel José descendants enjoyed food, fun and fiesta in a celebration of the 19th-century whaler and trader’s 207th birthday. Born on January 31, 1811, in Valverde del Majano, Spain, Manuel José de Frutos Huert...
Safety improvements are being made along Valley Road, including a new footpath and cycleway between Shelley Road and Massey Road. Gisborne District Council is installing a new 1.5-metre wide footpath to make the road safer for pedestrians and...
Truckies and politicians are welcoming news that rumble strips, median barriers and other safety measures will be installed on three rural highways around Gisborne. Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter yesterday announced an extension of...
Horouta Gold notched up their first premier-grade win in Round 2 of the netball competition at the YMCA on Saturday, and they did it against last year's champions. JT Contractors Horouta Gold defeated F45 High School Old Girls 52-50 in a hard-fought...
Gisborne East Coast Cancer Society’s new centre co-ordinator has stepped into her dream job doing what she knows and loves. Former Canteen Gisborne branch co-ordinator Lianne Jenkins started her new job as centre coordinator for the cancer society...
A home-course men’s open champion would be fitting in the 125th anniversary year of Poverty Bay Golf Club. But there is plenty of talent planning to gatecrash that party at the 83rd edition of the Emerre and Hathaway Poverty Bay men’s open, which...
Game 1: Gisborne Boys' High School Senior Carbon 52 (Sebastian Wilson 26, Ngaru Grayson 10, William Collier 8) GBHS Senior B 53 (Karta Paea 14, Hamua Broughton-Pakuru 12, Weighn Wilson 10, Sean Molloy 8). Q1 Carbon 15-11, HT Senior B 24-21, Q3...
WAKA Kotahi NZ Transport Agency points to some disruption to traffic next month as work continues on the State Highway 35 ‘Resilience' project. The project aims to strengthen and stabilise State Highway 35 so it can remain open and functional...