Gisborne was the destination for 15 female judo athletes hand-picked from around the country to train here for five days with national women’s coach Kiki Reedy Velloza. The Waikanae Top 10 Holiday Park and beach area was the perfect spot to...
CALLS for speed limit reductions at Tamarau, Okitu and Wainui gained support from over half of the respondents to this week’s Herald web poll, but plenty felt the limits should remain unchanged. The question was “Do you think the speed limit on...
Campers, surfers and beachgoers can expect an increase in shark sightings this summer. Gisborne man Ben Stuart was one of the campers at Pouawa beach who saw “something” on New Year's Eve.“I was watching a mate surfing and this thing was 50...
ONE of the world’s top scientific research ships has just concluded an investigation into the Hikurangi subduction zone. The 140m JOIDES Resolution has been off the coast of Gisborne for six weeks. The ship drilled between 200 and 750 metres into...
The Battle of the River Plate, New Zealand's most famous naval battle, which ended with the scuttling of German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, started 80 years ago yesterday. The battle resulted in the death of 72 Allied crewmen, including two...
Police have released the name of the Wairoa man who died of wounds sustained in a hunting accident at Nuhaka on Sunday afternoon. He was Troy Michael Ormond, 21, of Wairoa. The tragedy occurred in a maize paddock on the seafront at Nuhaka. Police have...
Re: Created one hell of a mess, October 18 comment. Without the power of the Gospel in the hearts of the early missionaries and the early Maori converts to the Christian faith, New Zealand would never have emerged. Cormac O’DuffyTennessee
The Tairawhiti Men of the Year awards ceremony on Friday night celebrated the work of 10 top men in the community, and included a special Tauawhi award. A violence-free Tairawhiti is Tauawhi Men's Centre's goal but the awards evening celebrated men...
Re: Call for more commitment to treaty, Sept 16 story. A better solution would be Crown recognition of the pre-European Maori economic paradigm — one that used resources wisely — gifting to the future, not loading debt on to our mokopuna. It means...
Former chief executive of Te Runanganui o Ngāti Porou, Herewini Te Koha, has been appointed to the Waitangi Tribunal. Minister for Māori Development, Willie Jackson, announced the appointment of Mr Te Koha (Ngāti Porou, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti...
THERE will be no more Provincial Growth Fund but a major focus on infrastructure, especially roading, under a National Government, party leader Judith Collins said in Gisborne yesterday. Mrs Collins was here to launch National's agriculture and...
GISBORNE’S top female golfer is not sure what 2016 holds for her but she won’t forget the way she ended 2015.A late call-up, a Lazarus-like comeback and a nasty case of strep throat made for a dramatic week of golf for Tessa McDonald at the Toro...
The severe weather in Gisborne and the Tairawhiti region will leave many locals with a lengthy clean up. To help, the Insurance Council of New Zealand has issued advice. If your property is damaged, contact your insurance provider as soon as...
Tairawhiti Roads has urged drivers using the Gladstone Road Bridge to stick to the 30kmh speed restriction in place on the bridge until the walkway and cycleway project is completed. Changes have been made to traffic management in place on the...
Ratepayers’ money spent on sister cities, an unnecessary yearly expense of $15,000, can be used for our much needed sort-out of sewer and stormwater problems, or food and housing for our homeless. There’s talk of a budget surplus of $3.7 million...
A SECOND accident in nine years has left an East Coast family asking the community for help to find a place to live. Fire burnt Matt Sidney’s Tolaga Bay home to the ground on November 15 and left the 48-year-old with serious burns to his hands and...
Five-year resource consents for waste overflow into rivers ‘counter-productive’
A private investigator is appealing for photos of the 2019 Tuia 250 event at Tolaga Bay as his inquiries ramp up into the mystery disappearance of local woman Jamie Kaiwai. Hamish Kerr, who acts for Jamie's family, says the community holds the key to...
Pink Shirt Day a fun day, but with a very serious and important message
THE furore in Parliament and some other major national and international issues should not be allowed to disguise the great question of the moment: who stole our Gisborne summer?Seldom has a summer been so eagerly awaited in the district after...
A STELLAR season for Claydens Waikohu lost none of its lustre at the annual Kurangaituku Netball Tournament in Rotorua last weekend. Waikohu won the C Grade of New Zealand’s largest netball club tournament, at which over 650 games are played. It...
THE Poverty Bay and Ngati Porou East Coast rugby unions will be brought up to speed with New Zealand Rugby's extensive review tomorrow. Representatives of the two provincial unions will attend a meeting hosted by the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union and NZR...
GISBORNE Dog Training Club has only a dozen or so competing members but hosted more than 10 times that at its annual dog obedience and agility event. Held over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, the two-day New Zealand Kennel Club-affiliated event is one of...
It was good to see the Mayor and Matt Todd at the fascinating talk on lines companies organised by the Chamber of Commerce. It was amazing to see so few in attendance for an impartial analysis of a hot topic, as if those at the heart of the...
TahungaSOME players never lose it. Even after an lengthy period away from the game, they only need a little oiling to soon be running somewhere near full efficiency. On Saturday, Rowan Clark delivered a cameo performance at the Tahunga men’s open...
May I quote from the Newshub article in yesterday's paper, “Perfect storm: Cost of living in on the rise in NZ”.“Over the quarter, the average household spent 10.26 percent of their income on rent and almost 19 percent on food.”What a load...
BEFRIENDED by an undercover fisheries officer, Elgin Fish Shop owner Dan Chen bought two hauls of illegal paua during an MPI crackdown on black market paua racketeering, Gisborne District Court has heard. Chen claimed it was entrapment; that the...
My recent suggestion that Housing NZ and WINZ should embark on opening up yearly leases on rental properties to provide relief for the housing shortage drew little local response. There was only one or two responses declaring such a scheme to be...
More than 25 White Ribbon Riders (WRR) rolled into Gisborne this week to spread awareness on domestic violence against woman. The riders are more than half way through their 13hour trip that started in Hamilton and will end in Rotorua. The group spoke...
AMONG the 150,000 secondary school students around the country to log in to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority website this morning and check their NCEA results was Gisborne Girls’ High School leaver Brooke Armstrong. Her final Year 13...
During the school holiday's my husband's immediate plan was to go to Auckland. In the two years I have been in Gisborne I don't know how many times I have visited the City of Sails, but I thought it was time for something new. For the last school...
Would the gentleman who witnessed a collision between a grey Nissan Navara and a blue Mazda CX3 in the Countdown carpark at about 11am on Thursday, February 15, and who provided information to the driver of the Mazda, please contact me on 027 223...
Tairawhiti's vaccination rates are increasing, with the region expected to hit the 90 percent double-jabbed milestone in mid-January. Latest data shows 84.3 percent of the eligible population now double-jabbed. Of the general eligible population, 90.6...
KI O RAHISecondary schools from throughout the country are in Gisborne for the New Zealand Secondary School Ki o Rahi Championships. The preliminary round of competition began yesterday with 23 teams entered. The final rounds are under way today with...