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Gardens look great
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Gardens look great

Big thanks to the gardeners who have the city gardens looking so beautiful for the summer season. It’s an unusually long planted median strip and it’s looking great, as are the planters and roundabouts. It takes planning to be able to have...

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Ready to rock
Lifestyle

Ready to rock

Rock ‘n' roll icons The Narcs are set to create musical pandemonium when they reach Gisborne in November. The three-piece band will be playing some of their earlier sensations such as Heart and Soul (Remake), No Turning Back and Stay Away, among...

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Sports draws
Sport

Sports draws

CyclingGisborne Cycling Club eventsSaturday, GCC Saturday Spring Series, Race 2 —Sign-on: 1.30pm to 1.50pm at Bushmere Arms. Start: 2pm. Handicap race (45 kilometres): Waingake course. Marshals: Rowan Clark, Barry McLaughlin. Tuesday, Avantiplus...

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Arrests over death of toddler
Gisborne Herald

Arrests over death of toddler

Police have arrested and charged two people over the death of a Gisborne toddler in January of this year. A homicide investigation began shortly after 19-month-old Casino Ataria-Wharehinga died in Starship hospital on January 10.A spokesperson for...

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GGHS, Ngatapa staying put
Sport

GGHS, Ngatapa staying put

THE make-up of the Gisborne premier grade netball competition remains unchanged from last year after Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A and Farmlands Ngatapa saw off A-grade challengers on Saturday. Following midweek wins over A-grade sides Taiki and...

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It's nearly showtime!
Gisborne Herald

It's nearly showtime!

SIDESHOW alley is under construction ahead of the Spring Show on Friday and Saturday. Paul Mahon from Mahons Amusements is pictured at work on the Gravitron. His uncle John said it was good to be back in Gisborne again.“This weather is great and...

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Clean-up bill set to top $10m
Gisborne Herald

Clean-up bill set to top $10m

The torrential rain that hit the area around Tolaga Bay at the weekend has left huge impacts and a likely clean-up bill of more than $10 million. Farms, roads and bridges were damaged when vast quantities of forestry slash and logs washed down from...

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LOB A rebound but Masters hammered
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LOB A rebound but Masters hammered

LYTTON Old Boys A rebounded from their loss last weekend but LOB Masters were hammered in the opening matches of Round 10 in the men’s hockey competition on the LJ Hooker turf at Harry Barker Reserve last night. The Masters were trounced 17-0 by...

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Time for a change
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Time for a change

Last night I had the privilege of attending the Tairawhiti Rainbow Action “meet the candidates” evening. As a candidate standing for council, I was somewhat surprised by comments from some current councillors who attended this event, in terms of...

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Never ‘acceptable practice’
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Never ‘acceptable practice’

Re: Plenty of doctors willing to assist, January 4 letter. In her attempt to justify the role of doctors as agents of euthanasia, Alida van der Velde has to stoop to making several illogical comparisons. She tries to equate medical procedures like...

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Our heritage needs to be on display
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Our heritage needs to be on display

I wish once again to help focus people’s attention on things that should concern us all. I am well aware that my contributions don’t always fit with the priority list of other commentators. Quite a few are convinced that my choices are motivated...

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Now they know what they’re up against
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Now they know what they’re up against

CRICKETThat’s what they’re up against. The Bay of Plenty Coastlands primary school team who rolled Hamilton for 90 a fortnight ago dismissed Poverty Bay for 89 on Sunday, at Trident High School, Whakatane. Coastlands captain Loughie Keaney won the...

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Gales on the way
Gisborne Herald

Gales on the way

The Metservice has issued a strong wind warning for Gisborne from tomorrow afternoon with gusts predicted up to 120kmh. The forecast applies to the area of Hawke's Bay north of Wairoa and eastern Gisborne, south of Tokomaru Bay.“The southerly winds...

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Good recognition for volunteers
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Good recognition for volunteers

GISBORNE Volunteer Centre would like to thank our Mayor, Meng Foon, for hosting a Morning Tea with the Mayor for Volunteers on Monday to get National Volunteer Week under way. Volunteers from a variety of organisations gathered together in...

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Opportunity for tribute
Sport

Opportunity for tribute

THE spirit of Poverty Bay Open great Frank Gordon will hang heavily over the 82nd edition, which tees off tomorrow. The most prolific winner of the district’s signature men’s tournament — eight times over the period from 1952 to 1969 — died...

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Cedenco to lead on water and waste
Gisborne Herald

Cedenco to lead on water and waste

CEDENCO Foods have agreed to a partnership with the Government and Gisborne District Council to lead an investigation into developing a large water recycling plant as part of the regional growth programme. It will also look at waste management. The...

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Grass fire at rivermouth
Gisborne Herald

Grass fire at rivermouth

Firefighters were busy for about three hours on Saturday afternoon dealing with a grass fire at the mouth of the Waipaoa River. The fire was fanned into driftwood by strong winds. Fire and Emergency NZ sent four appliances, including city and rural...

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Residents put up with a lot
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Residents put up with a lot

RE: A poor display, December 17 letter.“Anon”, it's quite obvious that you're not a citizen of Gisborne. How dare you call it a poor display on Gisborne's behalf to worry about the health and wellbeing of our residents. Thus far, we have had no...

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Golden one
Sport

Golden one

0.01 of a second. That minuscule number was the difference between gold and silver in one of the races of the waka ama sprint nationals on Lake Karapiro yesterday. On the winning side of that number was Horouta Waka Hoe’ junior 16 women’s paddler...

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Pamoa call not ?so cut and dried?
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Pamoa call not ?so cut and dried?

That the six councillors who sought to revoke a decision made in public-excluded to convert most of the council’s biggest forestry asset to natives are all on the finance and audit committee, and included its chairman, is instructive. So is the...

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Intern and cadetships a win-win
Business

Intern and cadetships a win-win

GISBORNE District Council, Wairoa District Council and Eastland Group all make use of either interns or student cadets, and all agree those programmes provide a win-win situation — and in one case, it has already provided a stepping stone to the...