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Assistance for veterans
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Assistance for veterans

Veterans' Affairs held a forum at the Cossy club on Thursday to assist veterans and families seeking specialised one-on-one assistance with support staff. A big thank you to Meka Whaitiri and Bernadette McKenzie (VANZ) for facilitating this...

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GOLF ROUNDUP
Sport

GOLF ROUNDUP

If you have a story, tournament to promote or results you wish to have printed, contact The Gisborne Herald at 869-0633 or email sports@gisborneherald. co. nz

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POLEAXED
Gisborne Herald

POLEAXED

Someone had a lucky escape from this vehicle either late on Saturday night or in the early hours of Sunday on Wainui Road between Harris and Hirini streets. Police are still investigating but it appears the Ford Falcon's roof came out the better -...

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DrainWise outlay way under budget
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DrainWise outlay way under budget

In terms of expenditure, the council is now halfway through the $22 million DrainWise effort to reduce wastewater discharges into city rivers and on to people’s properties during heavy rain. However, an update to councillors for their meeting on...

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Body identified
Gisborne Herald

Body identified

The body of a woman found in a vacant house near Ruatoria last weekend has been identified. Police this morning said she was Kathleen Kawana, 46, from Porirua. The inquiry into how she died continues.“Her death is still being treated as...

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Care noticed at cemetery
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Care noticed at cemetery

I wish to send a bouquet to the caretakers of Taruheru Cemetery. They have done a wonderful job of maintaining the lawns and gardens. Even the older part of the cemetery is also very well looked after. Very much appreciated. Thank you. Alison Duncan

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Farmworker hurt in crash
Gisborne Herald

Farmworker hurt in crash

A FARM worker was injured this morning when the All-Terrain-Vehicle he was operating crashed on a hillside on a farm paddock on a property between Nuhaka and Morere. The emergency services, including the Trust Tairawhiti rescue helicopter, were...

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Gisborne District Court news
Gisborne Herald

Gisborne District Court news

A man's out-of-line behaviour in his car and a minor theft caused at least two motorists to fear for their safety. Mathew Glyn Walton faced charges in Gisborne District Court of possessing a knife in a public place, threatening to kill, driving...

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Catch of the day
Gisborne Herald

Catch of the day

One striped marlin was tagged and released, and 12 yellow tuna were caught yesterday, on the first day of Gisborne's biggest game fish contest. Regan Hurring caught a 15.96kg yellow fin, and Paul Pardoe a yellow fin that weighed in at...

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Hanging with the curtain crew
Gisborne Herald

Hanging with the curtain crew

WINTER has finally arrived and with it a strengthened relationship between Turanga Health and Curtain Bank Gisborne. More families are getting help to stay warm. Established in 2009 to provide made-to-measure curtains for people on low incomes...

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Name proposal ?a good balance
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Name proposal ?a good balance

The council proposal for Gisborne’s coastal bay to be renamed Turanganui a Kiwa/Poverty Bay is a good one — officially reclaiming the original name for our place, while retaining our other historical and, in the case of Gisborne, widely-known...

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Stand tall Brits
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Stand tall Brits

What have the Romans ever done for us? I propose London changes back to its original name, which could have been Llyn Dain, Welsh for “pool of the Thames”, or Llan Dian, referring to the Temple of Diana which was supposed to have stood where St...

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Experience a great tutor
Sport

Experience a great tutor

The young teams in Senior B club cricket are doing it hard and that's how it should be. Both Gisborne Boys' High School (2) and Campion College had a tough weekend, up against good older teams at the Harry Barker Reserve. Nor did Hope Cup holders...

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Staggering wildlife decline
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Staggering wildlife decline

The latest World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Living Planet Report has found that half a century of human activity has decimated global wildlife populations by an average of 68 percent. The study analysed population sizes of 4392 monitored species of mammals...

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Nats release economic plans
Gisborne Herald

Nats release economic plans

The National Party released an economic policy discussion document this week, with the attention-grabbing headlines that it would “set a bonfire on regulations” and commit to progressively raising the retirement age from 65 to 67, starting in...

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City ward hopefuls
Gisborne Herald

City ward hopefuls

Incumbent Gisborne district councillor Shannon Dowsing told Thursday’s candidates meeting at Holy Trinity that he was going to make an unpopular statement.“Council is actually doing very well,” he said. The council was “right on budget”...

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Golf roundup
Sport

Golf roundup

Poverty BayGOUT in his foot kept Wynne MacLellan out of golf for over two months. He’s back and on Sunday booked himself a place in the semifinals of the senior men’s club championships. The 60-year-old, who qualified 13th for the champs in his...

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Family success
Gisborne Herald

Family success

The Spring Show will go down as one of the district's best and, as usual, it was a family affair again, just ask the Teutenbergs from Hinenui Genetics (pic 1) who took home the T.S White Memorial shield in the wool section. The stock competitions...

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YMP, Waikohu out in front
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YMP, Waikohu out in front

A SLICK Waikohu side outclassed Horouta Gold in Gisborne premier grade netball at the YMCA last night. Claydens Waikohu (1) now have the same points total (28) as YMP, who remain on top of the table by virtue of a better goal differential. In the...

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Waiting for The Man
Lifestyle

Waiting for The Man

Public riots in London's Hyde Park in 1855 gave rise to the free-speech tradition that continues today at the park's Speakers' Corner, and it was partly the soapbox orators' theatricality that inspired the show, The Man. The performer behind the...