From a cultural perspective a man appearing in Gisborne District Court via AVL from Hawke's Bay Regional Prison had “no real sense of his own identity” and was “insecure, angry” and unable to manage issues in a “mature and healthy...

Tourism is New Zealand’s largest export in terms of foreign exchange earnings and employs 7.5 percent of the country’s workforce. This highlights a very real opportunity for Maori tourism operators, and for our community to build on and grow our...

Data from the Tairawhiti/Gisborne district LiDAR project that will enable better erosion and flood hazard management in the region is now available on the LINZ Data Service (LDS).Gisborne District Council received funding from the Ministry for...

A HEAVILY intoxicated 16-year-old was taken to Gisborne Hospital by ambulance this morning from a party in the city. It has prompted a warning from St John for parents to keep a close eye on their children around alcohol. Party-goers at the house...

Motorists travelling through the Waioeka Gorge can expect delays from Monday as Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency starts strengthening work on Omoko Bridge on State Highway 2. Omoko is the second of six bridges to be strengthened as part of the SH2...

THE fiery plume of a question mark hangs over why anyone would build a city on a volcanic field. The upside, or underside, to Auckland city’s tenuous existence on that once bubbling plain is those volcanoes have contributed to an ancient...

WHEN Steve Hathaway was 10, he was a self-confessed “scaredy cat” when snorkelling with his Dad. Today he is an underwater cameraman who has filmed for the BBC, National Geographic and Young Ocean Explorers — a New Zealand television programme...

It’s a huge game to play in week two. The 2018 Gisborne Basketball Association Men’s Club Basketball League will see teams destined to feature at season’s end go at it tonight: 2016-2017 champions City Lights and the Filthy Dozen. City Lights...

Work to remove the slip on State Highway 2 in the Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne is continuing, with several trucks clearing the debris at both ends, the New Zealand Transport Agency says. About 1000 cubic metres of debris fell across...

AN early morning tremor felt widely across Gisborne this morning had its epicentre in Eastern Bay of Plenty. The 5.2 magnitude earthquake, struck at 1.44am, 10km west of Murupara at a depth of 88km. The jolt was felt across most of the North Island...

Although it is revered by many as the National Arboretum of New Zealand, Eastwoodhill receives no government funding and is reliant on donations and grants to survive. In 2016 that was given a boost when Gisborne’s Sunrise Foundation set up an...

RUGBYThey had the means, motive and opportunity. Or put in a more humdrum way, Ngati Porou East Coast had enough ball, passion and territory to beat the King Country Rams. As it was, the visitors at Hatea-a-Rangi Domain at Tokomaru Bay extended their...

GISBORNE man Corporal Keelan Poi will host a unit from the New Zealand Army later this month for a week of training in Ruatoria, where he has family connections. Mr Poi grew up in Gisborne where he attended Lytton High, and has spent the last eight...

Cousins Nathan Trowell and Matthew Foster each won their first national indoor bowls title, a day after Nathan’s 15th birthday. They won the inaugural development pairs tournament for players with one to five years of indoor bowls experience. Played...

A group of Year 7 and 8 students from Gisborne Intermediate School show no fear as they jump off the railway bridge yesterday. As the academic year comes to a close, the focus has turned to having fun. Students are enjoying a variety of activities...

East Coast schools will get $12.3 million under the new government infrastructure package, the largest sum given to any one general electorate. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the $400 million boost for schools at the Labour Party annual...

EVERY so often, Mary Davis disappears out of town on mysterious trips to not-very-far-away places. She invariably comes home with a new member of the family — last time it was Billy, a goat that was supposed to be a reindeer and the time before, it...

Police have arrested and charged two men in relation to a shooting incident at a house in Edison Street in outer Kaiti on Saturday. They have yet to locate the person who pulled the trigger. A 21-year-old man shot in the leg during the incident...

Most voters responding to this week's web poll question think Te Whatu Ora Health NZ should be rehiring nurses and other health workers who were laid off because they refused to be vaccinated for Covid-19. The question was, “Do you think Te Whatu...

I can't quite believe there was no story last night on the Green Party Poverty Action policy announced on Sunday. This is the most exciting policy plank of any party in the current campaign, and the first significant release from the Greens. There...

On July 30, 1768 the British Admiralty issued detailed secret instructions to James Cook where after observing the Transit of Planet Venus at Tahiti, he was to investigate if there was land south and to sail towards Abel Tasman’s New Zealand to...

WAIROA has bounced back from the loss of its two biggest annual events over the last two years with one of the biggest crowds for the A&P show held over the weekend. Parking space rarely if ever used was needed to accommodate numbers on Saturday. This...

What was shaping as a perfect Labour Weekend, the traditional start to summer, crashed for many New Zealanders on Saturday night as England bundled the All Blacks out of the Rugby World Cup 19-7. To make matters worse, both the men’s and women’s...

Team gets into training and mingling with fans. For more pictures go to our photos page

The 2022 Budget will further strengthen the call for the expansion of mental health and addictions services in the region, says Hauora Tairāwhiti's chief executive Jim Green. Health Minister Andrew Little announced a $100 million specialist mental...

ANGER Management and Hillbilly Deluxe were just some of the bucking "mad" bulls that thrilled the crowd today at the annual Gisborne Rodeo. The rodeo did not disappoint the hundreds of spectators that turned up to watch events from barrel racing to...

East Coast beat Gisborne Boys’ High School under-15s 37-15 to win the Fulton Hogan secondary schools’ under-18 rugby final at Waikirikiri Park.“We’re proud of these boys — they have a good attitude and they wanted this game,” Coast coach...

CRICKETNothing like it has ever happened before. In yesterday’s Gisborne Intermediate School boys’ cricket trial, the Gentlemen defended 164 against Players to win the game by two runs, having taken six wickets on the same score of 162. The...

Surf lifeguards put up the danger flags at Wainui and Tolaga Bay beaches yesterday after “massive” surf caused dangerous rips and currents at these locations. The south-easterly swell featured wave faces of 3.5 metres at these beaches and...

A woman in labour was one of the last people across the old Waitahora Bridge on Friday, adding to the drama as Quality Roading and Services completed a bridge replacement in just three days. Waitahora Bridge and Tiniroto Road reopened seven hours...