Pacific Premiership, SATURDAY, 2.30pm: Childers Road Reserve 1, Gisborne Vehicle Testing Thistle v Heavy Equipment Services Gisborne United. Eastern League 1, SATURDAY, 12.30pm: CRR 1, Thistle Reserves v Heavy Equipment Services United. 2.30pm...

Two Gisborne rugby players, Hunter Mokomoko and Jordyn Tihore, are in the midst of preparations for a move to play rugby in Japan this year. Mokomoko has yet to sign a contract but is in discussions with several teams from “Top League”, Japan's...

A COUPLE at a house in Lytton Road tackled a fire in their bathroom last night that involved a faulty wall heater. They were able to stop the fire from spreading further. The fire service sent an appliance to the home at around 11.15pm.“The wall...

POVERTY Bay coach David McDonald has made two changes for the Fergus Hickey Rosebowl two-day cricket game against Waikato Valley that starts at 10.30am at Harry Barker Reserve tomorrow. Former Pirates batsman Thomas Hayes, who plays for Fraser Tech...

A CAR stolen from an address in Glasgow Crescent in Kaiti yesterday afternoon was recovered not long after in Clifford Street after it hit the kerb and stopped. Police were called about the theft shortly after 2pm.“The car, with three young women...

GISBORNE’S Callum Gordon remains in 19th place overall — one minute 19secs behind leader James Oram — after a frantic finish to stage three of the New Zealand Cycle Classic yesterday. Gordon, riding for Team Skoda Racing, was officially 58th in...

The council’s chief executive gave members a reality check on Thursday when she told them necessary infrastructure investment and projects they were discussing could, if all promoted into the eight remaining years of their 10-year plan, cost ?$74...

EACH event has a quota of paddlers to go on to the national championships. 500 metresIntermediate men (quota five): 1 Anaru Paenga-Morgan 2:25.91; 2 Kitini Taihuka 2:34.10; 3 Manaakiao Maxwell 2:36.28; 4 Mawhai Chaffey 2:47.26; 5 Mairangi Campbell...

Abstract art looks like nothing but itself, conceptual art skips aesthetics and works in the mind, but a good part of Gisborne artist Jo Tito’s work is at once both and neither of those things and tends to process. Recently returned from...

Hi-Vis event showcases the opportunities for young Coast women

The spirit of the old house band, when bar patrons danced the night away, makes a comeback with jazz trio Ol’ King Cole’s performance in Gisborne on Wednesday. Made up of Louis Thompson-Munn on piano and vocals, guitarist Callum Allardice and Tom...

Gisbornea scorching hot day made for challenging conditions when Gisborne Bowling Club members held their club championship singles. Competitors played games up to 21 shots or to a time limit of two hours, whichever came first. In the junior women's...

GISBORNE district councillors have farewelled another retiring councillor, Karen Fenn. At the last full council meeting before the election last week, Graeme Thomson and Brian Wilson, both elected to council in 2011, were farewelled. Mrs Fenn could...

Police have an inquiry under way into a drive-by shooting in which shots were fired at a parked vehicle in Oxford Street in Kaiti on New Year's Eve. At around 7.20pm a vehicle pulled up outside an address and fired two shots at the parked...

With local government elections getting closer, I have concerns about the council’s financial position following Meng Foon’s artificial 2 percent rates freeze. Through your paper, could the mayoral candidates comment about this and the council...

Imposition of a further 10 percent cut to commercial catch limits for tarakihi has drawn a mixed response from Gisborne Fisheries and Ngati Porou Seafoods. This time last year the Ministry for Primary Industries set a 20 percent reduction for New...

AN absence of tourists has been blamed for a reduction in bus services here. From March 8, InterCity will operate four services a week instead of daily services in each direction between Gisborne and Napier. Sam Peate, from NZ Coachlines, said...

Tables produced by the Taxpayers Union on Gisborne District Council rates are not a fair comparison, says GDC chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann. She was commenting on the tables released by the Taxpayers Union, which show Gisborne has less debt...

And how can you get there?What was once known as the ‘quarter acre dream’ may not be the same dream that today’s generation is chasing. You might envision owning a five-bedroom house in central Auckland surrounded by city life, or...

A temporary roundabout will replace the Gladstone Road traffic lights on Sunday morning. Scheduled network maintenance at the Gladstone Road traffic lights will take place between 8am and 12 noon.“Eastland Network will be working on the Gladstone...

Parafed Gisborne Tairawhiti will hold open days next month to showcase what the disability group has to offer the community. Among the special guests will be members of the New Zealand wheelchair basketball team. Parafed Gisborne Tairawhiti replaced...

Fund looking to put up to $30m into Gisborne

GOLF by Chris TaewaONE thing is for sure about tomorrow’s Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants semifinals . . . a country club will be in the final. The top four were decided last weekend at Tolaga Bay in round 3 of the matchplay...

THE cause of a fire that destroyed a small cottage on a property in Stainton Road, between Ruatoria and Tikitiki, has not yet been determined. The two-bedroom building was destroyed in a blaze seen by a neighbour at about 2.30pm last Thursday...

What do you think of the council's decision to send one Endeavour model to Uawa and investigate one going to the Tairawhiti Museum?

Tolaga Bay Area School students have created signs to remind beach-goers to watch out for New Zealand dotterels/tuturiwhatu while on the beach. Teachers have been showing children at the school what impacts the slash and movement on the beach have on...

More than 1000 children are expected to turn out tomorrow for the More FM annual pirate treasure beach dig. A Facebook video showing what to expect at the beach dig had been seen by 4000 people, said Wainui Lions director of publicity Ian Stewart. He...

Once more the proposed cycleway is bringing much correspondence to your office. An issue that does require thought before any decision is made is the fact Aberdeen Road has several establishments catering to many residents who are retired, infirm or...

SPEEDWAYThe Professional Fleet Maintenance New Zealand Production Saloon Car Championships to be staged at Eastland Group Raceway on January 18 and 19 have so far attracted 43 entries.“We’ve got them coming from all over the country, including...