Jags aim to finish on a winning note

There are no official council meetings this week, but the council's Regulatory Hearings committee will be hearing submissions on the draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021 on Wednesday. Consultation on this bylaw ran from March 1 to April 5, 2021...

Fresh from $152.7 million of Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) spending announced for this region, and with projected costs for the Waipaoa Flood Control Upgrade now double the $16.4m budgeted in the Long-Term Plan — after river modelling refinements...

Kayaker Quaid Thompson is back in Gisborne after a whirlwind year of training and competing at the highest level in an ongoing pandemic. It hasn't been an easy 2021 for Thompson, who missed a month of preparation for the national championships after...

GISBORNE rugby fans are holding their breaths for tomorrow's big match and showing their support for the team. What's likely is that just like last week's match against France, the streets will be empty when the teams meet tomorrow morning our time

Some Gisborne-East Coast residents have expressed concerns about risks to the environment after the government-initiated consultation process on future oil and gas exploration in northern parts of the East Coast Basin. These concerns relate to the...

A WOMAN pleaded guilty to three driving charges in Gisborne District Court, and the court was told the driving with excess blood alcohol charge was her fourth and the most serious of the present charges. Andrea Lyn Dawn Eva Paul was charged with...

THE occupant of a house died in a fire in Wairoa last night. Police and Fire and Emergency NZ staff were called to the house in Kiwi Road, Wairoa. The scene was guarded overnight. Examination of the house remains will be undertaken again this...

Gisborne has seen a big rise in sales of houses worth $1 million or more, data from the Real Estate Institute shows. The Million Dollar Price Report, released by REINZ this week, shows that in the first half of 2019 eight “million-dollar” houses...

OBR openers Craig Christophers and Kieran Venema will be key players in tonight’s Walker Shield T20 cricket final at Harry Barker Reserve, from 5.30pm — when Bain Construction OBR take on Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates. Both players have been in...

A Wairoa man has been jailed for 12 months after violently attacking his dog, smashing its leg in several places. Serrin MacPherson, 29, was sentenced in Wairoa District Court yesterday after pleading guilty to wilfully ill-treating his dog Rock...

Re: The Botanical Gardens playground. What a wonderful addition this is to this area. The numerous times I have been there with my grandson, the place is bustling with kids of all ages. I am however very disappointed that there is so much rubbish...

A woman’s claim a police officer punched her in the face and that she intended to lodge a formal complaint about it met with little support from Judge Charles Blackie in Gisborne District Court. Judge Blackie said while the woman’s allegation was...

SURF LIFESAVINGTHE day in late January that four 14-year-old girls from the Wainui Surf Life Saving Club decided they wanted to have a go at surf canoe turned out to be a happy day for them, and a gift for me, their ageing coach. Sofia Zame, Olivi...

Regional New Zealand “will not be shortchanged’’ by a National Government says party leader Simon Bridges who was in Gisborne yesterday. National would “clearly” announce its position on the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) in election year...

PatutahiBRIAN Wallace and Rae Burgess headed off clubmates Joe Blair and Helen Humble for top dog honours in the Patutahi open closing day tournament on Sunday. Both pairs returned 44-point Canadian foursomes stableford hauls but Wallace and Burgess...

I have very strong opinions on transportation and believe there is a strong case for congestion charging. Road congestion is an indiscriminate global “pandemic”. Here in Aotearoa, over just the past decade we have one million extra cars on our...

People from different camps were in majority agreement when it came to their views on this week's Gisborne Herald webpoll question: “Do you agree with the way authorities have handled the protest at Parliament grounds?”Sixty-seven percent of...

180s: T Irwin (2), J Ngarangione (2), J White. Most 100s (24): T Irwin. Highest start (180): T Irwin. Highest finish (120): C Te Moni. Falcons 16 Tigers 5: T Irwin 180 (2), 140 (4), 138, 130, 121, 117 (2), 100 (24); J Ngarangione 140 (2), 128, 125, 115...

Re: Springboard Trust and the Global Education Reform Movement or GERM. Some local school principals are participating in a mentoring programme meant to help principals develop leadership skills and strategic plans. The principals are mentored by...

A SHIFT in the weather over October has made a big difference to the Gisborne district’s climate picture, except in the one crucial area of rainfall. Just one decent delivery of rain of rain over October topped up the soaking of September, but...

Re: Designed to handle jolts, February 27 letter. You are correct Rex. The council’s building consents manager is a very nice bloke but as I understand, from when I contracted to council, he is not an engineer himself. And the Mayor is a great cook...

DOUBLE All Black William (Bill) Nicol Carson was born in Gisborne 100 years ago today. The rugby and cricket international who played the willow-on-leather game for Poverty Bay aged just 15, was a member of the New Zealand cricket team to tour...

I see the Government has decided to award NCEA to students who didn’t pay their fees, back to 2002. I have no problem with that, but just need to know where I apply to get the fees I paid, for my kids, refunded. A. Abbott

Te Wharau School student Ayden Manuel conducted Gisborne International Music Competition musicians in a community engagement event at the school yesterday. Students and staff enjoyed a performance featuring double bass, tuba, trombone, cello, violin...

Re: Roger Handford letter – September 20. Spot on. Totally agree!“The media should keep strictly to being opinion takers and reporters.”Julian Tilley

TE Aitanga a Mahaki Trust chairman Pene Brown says Raa Maumahara National Day of Commemoration, designed to help people to learn about the New Zealand Land Wars, should be retained. Mr Brown, a trustee of Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa, was...

A friendly cat that popped in daily to visit Tairawhiti Museum was even able to open the automatic doors by herself. The bold cat would wander about the museum’s exhibition spaces before visiting Exhibit Cafe, where she made herself comfortable on...

The chamber is involved in a project that has the potential to bring significant benefit to our region via the horticulture sector — a feasibility study around re-useable water (wastewater).To date there have been many meetings and much research...