THE finalists have been announced in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards and one of them hails from Gisborne. Rere farmer Sandra Matthews from Te Kopae Station, who was involved in the creation and development of Farming Women Tairāwhiti, has been...

A wet day has caused me to reflect, and I think it is a good time to share more in the paper about the council's recent activities for the benefit of the community. I wonder how many readers have experienced the frustration of large and long Zoom...

TWO new employment initiatives will help create job opportunities for more than 100 people at Tolaga Bay. The projects were announced by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Employment Minister Willie Jackson yesterday. They will be...

A Gisborne business has come up with a way to make contact tracing for other businesses simple. It's an app you can use from your smartphone or laptop. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced last week businesses would have to keep track of other...

THE Gisborne Senior Surf Lifesaving Championships got under way at Midway Beach yesterday, with canoe, surf ski and board events held. Fine weather is forecast for tomorrow, when beach and surf events will be held from 8am

A PLAN to restore the Raukumara Forest Park by eradicating pests through different methods such as 1080, traps, ground culls and bait stations is proposed by the people who are directly connected to the area. The Raukumara Pae Maunga Restoration...

Ingredients:½ cup olive oil plus 1 tablespoon, divided3 tempeh or other vegetarian sausages1 large red onion, diced6 large cloves garlic, crushed1 bulb fennel with fronds and stems removed and bulb cut into thin strips1 medium butternut squash...

Gisborne policewoman Juanita Whitiaera (Whiti) Timutimu says her Queen’s Birthday honour is one that “belongs to many others in the community”.Ms Timutimu has been awarded a Queen’s Service Medal for services to criminal justice programmes...

Despite being at the heart of Covid-19 economic impacts, the operator of Gisborne's airport, port and regional lines company owner, Eastland Group, says it is “well-positioned” to weather the storm — with no need for displays of...

Low Covid vaccination rates in Tairawhiti are not being helped by misinformation, experts behind one of New Zealand's Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests say. Gisborne biotech company dnature supplies Covid-19 PCR test kits to hospitals...

I attended the performance of Mozart's Requiem by the Gisborne and Hastings Choral Society yesterday afternoon. Mozart wrote this in 1791 when he was 35 years old and died before he finished it. It was finished by one of his pupils. I wonder if he...

Central Federation League — SUNDAY, 1pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Waikanae Beach TOP10 Gisborne Thistle v Palmerston North Marist. Pacific Premiership — SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Harry Barker Reserve 1, Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United v Western...

FOCUS on the Land would like to wish rural people everywhere throughout the region the very best for 2018. May you all have a prosperous and safe year. Thanks to the many who have contributed to rural pages in the past year and we hope for the same...

I have had enough of the trucks on the road, it is unsafe. I'm also worried about the washouts of the rail line — I want to push on and get them fixed. Please, we must get the railway back as soon as possible. I used to always see the train coming...

The Youth Hostel Association of NZ's decision to close all their hostels nationwide does not affect the privately-owned Gisborne hostel but the owners say they face considerable challenges to “find a way forward”.YHA will close its hostels in...

The rain warning for the top of the district has been upgraded to Orange Status, and MetService says peak rainfall could be intense. The expected downpour is the result of the North Island being caught between a deep low off the west of the South...

EAST Coast Farming Expo manager Sue Wilson was proud to announce the 2020 Bayleys Muster and thrilled to have Bayleys on board for a highlight of the two-day event. The muster has always proved popular, and this year the panel discussion centres on...

A man in custody went on the run from police yesterday as he was being moved from one area of the Gisborne police station to another. He fled the station during the morning and police tracked him into the afternoon before he was located and taken...

GISBORNE/MAHIA pro surfer Ricardo Christie made a strong start to his first big competition of the year yesterday, advancing from his first heat of the Maitland and Port Stephens Pro at Merewether Beach in Newcastle, Australia. Gold Coast-based...

The story of missing sheepdog Bella has a happy ending as she and her owners were reunited yesterday. The Gisborne Herald shared the plight of Bella, an 11-month-old beardie huntaway cross, who somehow got out of her box on a stock truck travelling...

WHEN Simon and Alison Holst initially started pondering the idea of writing a ‘comfort food’ cookbook, they were thinking of soups, stews, curries, macaroni cheese and almost anything that includes mashed potatoes. Before they put pen to paper...

The new regime to respond to reports of wandering stock on the region's state highways is now in force and the NZTA hopes local motorists take note of the new reporting number. The NZ Transport Agency has taken over stock control on State Highways 2...

Dear Clive Bibby,The council has arranged for extra water storage with large amounts of funding from the Government. It's called a swimming pool . . . recreation beats productivity. You need to recognise the council's priority. It's called monument...

A gisborne production company has received $350,000 in funding for a docu-drama television series on the history of Pasifika rainbow people living in New Zealand. Tairāwhiti TV received NZ On Air funding to produce the series, called Manalagi. The...

MONDAY, November 27 — Sean Shivan Pharmacy Championship, Pairs 10: Eileen Lee/Ann McCombe 61.11; Sally Knight/Michelle England 58.33; Jean Turnbull/Robyn Cheyne 55.09; Carolyn McMurray/Elizabeth Jackson 55.09. WEDNESDAY, November 29 — Craig’s...

Reports of a “sale by tender” of one of our most iconic livestock farming properties — Mangaheia Stn, inland from Tolaga Bay — is welcome news for most of us who have been nervously watching the process since it was listed for sale. Foremost...

This pen (above) of 96 Waitangi Terrace Station ewes sold for $211 at Friday's Matawhero sale. These ewes were mixed aged, with good mouths and condition, had been scanned-in-lamb at 168.75 percent and mated to a Romney ram on April 1. A second cut...

POLICE are on the lookout for a distinctive yellow Toyota Hilux that was stolen last night and the owner said the theft has disappointed him because he thinks it’s a bit of a Gisborne icon. Boyd McGregor previously operated the Surfit fishing...

In the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attack, New Zealanders are asking ourselves many difficult questions. Why has this happened in Aotearoa? How can we help the victims? How we can we heal as a nation? Are we safe?New Zealanders have come...

Two Gisborne businesses have an extra reason to be grateful this Christmas after winning a national advertising campaign with professional rugby players starring as actors. Dive Tatapouri and London Street Fish Shop were surprised when they each got...