A prominent business family implored Gisborne District Council to use “commonsense” and consider “the CBD’s vibrancy” during the local alcohol policy hearings on Wednesday morning. The McCann family submitted and presented three...
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki described the cancellation as a 'victory'.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz, speaking at yesterday’s Anzac Day dawn and civic service, said the ceremony was an opportunity for a region which has “gone through so much” over the past 14 months to “stop, reflect and encourage each other”. It was...
There’s no question economic conditions are tough, but we need to keep them in historical perspective. We shouldn’t let an undue sense of doom and gloom make things worse than they need to be. Next week, we’ll see how much damage the recession...
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Gisborne’s world champion sprint kayak paddler Alicia Hoskin is officially on her way to her second Olympic Games with New Zealand’s strongest kayaking team. The New Zealand Olympic team has named its largest-ever women’s canoe sprint team for...
Senior netball returns tomorrow at Victoria Domain and the premier clashes will be highlighted by the game between TR Builds Horouta Koura and Claydens Waikohu (1). The 10am match features the two unbeaten teams in premier grade so far this season...
Allan Nairne is rarely lost for words. But when Electrinet Park bestowed life membership on him on Sunday in what had been a carefully planned, almost covert operation, he was gobsmacked. “It blew me away. I had no idea,” said Allan, who joins...
MĀhia Fairways past and present will be walked this weekend when Māhia Golf Club celebrates its 50th anniversary. Stories will start flowing tomorrow at a 9-hole competition from 3pm followed by a meet and greet at 6pm. Saturday features 18 holes...
The premier rugby competition leaders have the bye and everyone else has to get a win while they can. Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae will take a hard-earned break and the other six teams in Civil Project Solutions Premier Rugby must strike while the...
The season proper is up and not so much running as purring contentedly in the Sky Blue Union. Both the Heke-O-Te-Rangi Blackbee Contractors Ngati Porou East Coast men’s and Enterprise Cars NPEC women’s club competitions produced juicy fare on...
Hatea-a-Rangi Memorial Domain was a happy place on Saturday. The beating heart of rugby in Tokomaru Bay was the venue for two fast and furious games at the weekend, with a gutsy Waima side making last year’s beaten finalists Tihirau Victory Club...
In my opinion, we are losing the mainstays of a healthy society such as quality healthcare and good law and order. The administrators in these areas claim that Covid, environmental problems and the general world situation are responsible for our...
Re: Developing a vibrant city centre in the digital age, April 24. Your correspondent made interesting suggestions of ways in which to develop a vibrant city centre, with which I agree. However, such ideas are difficult to implement when one must...
A sad day for Tairāwhiti to see The Gisborne Herald finally succumb to the pressures of the modern world. A massive thanks to the Muir family for a great little newspaper, once perfect in every way, but now a shadow of its former self. Because of...
We should have a Rail Action Group meeting to get the railway line fixed. We need a march down the main street with big signs to get the trains back. I am missing them badly. May Ruby
Gisborne hip hop dancers Kylah Ashwell and Paul Hawaikirangi aka 98 Cents won the open duo division at the New Zealand Hip-Hop Dance Championships in Auckland last weekend, fulfilling a long-held dream to compete in the national competition. As well...
Due to popular demand, Frances Hodgkins, Anything but a Still Life will have an encore screening at The Dome Cinema on Sunday at 6.30pm. Director Blandine Massiet du Biest, who was in Gisborne for the first screening, was thrilled to get a full...
The release of Lazy Fifty’s new single “One Last Time” with its universal themes of love and loss in times of war was timely as New Zealanders remembered our Anzac soldiers this week. The song starts with a haunting slide guitar introduction...
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LeaderBrand officially opened its new “mega-greenhouse” in Tucker Road last week and Regional Development Minister Shane Jones (pictured above) spoke and cut the ribbon to do the honours. Head of the Regional Economic Development and Investment...
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Dylan Foster and his Cousin Kayla Trowell were in command all day to win the local final of the New Zealand mixed pairs competition for the second year in a row, by a margin of 9-2 against Warren Gibb and Lois Lamont. After three of the nine-end...
The Blue and Whites have their first win of the season. Earthworks Solutions High School Old Boys, under captain and halfback George Halley-Donnelly, beat Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates 34-17 at the Oval on Saturday. A side who copped the tough Tapuae...
Pieces of the puzzle are clicking into place for organisers of the 100th edition of New Zealand’s oldest sailing trophy event, which starts in Gisborne tomorrow. Gisborne Yacht Club is hosting the 2024 Sunshine Brewery Sanders Cup and Javelin...
Is being on top in Week 3 a good thing? The mountaintop of Civil Project Solutions premier club rugby is where Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae now find themselves in the wake of their 17-14 win against two-time defending champions East Coast Farm Vets YMP...
Sport is tumultuous by nature and often knee-jerk reactions dominate the headlines. In the case of the Crusaders’ faltering start to the Super Rugby Pacific season under new head coach Rob Penney, the criticism has been swift and loud. Yet, amidst...
I love Gisborne and my large extended family live here, but I live in Wellington. I work for the government saving money by helping reduce taxpayer spend on commodity digital technologies and services. My job requires me to understand the impact of...
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has revised its schedule for upcoming overnight road asphalting work on State Highway 35 in and near Gisborne. Detours will be in place throughout all stages of the work. The closures will require a combination of...
The Te Puka tavern in Tokomaru Bay hosted music royalty on Monday night when Six60 played a sold-out gig as part of their Grassroots Tour. Te Puka Tavern GM Chris Woodney said the concert was a huge success and everything went off without a hitch...
A new Major Incident Support Team (MIST) vehicle for St John in Tairāwhiti was dedicated on Friday at the St John base in Bright Street. The Mercedes-Benz vehicle contains vital equipment in bulk quantities, stretchers, an inflatable rescue...
More than a thousand Kiwi soldiers killed at La Basse-Ville.
How many Gallipolis do we need to suffer? That is the poignant remark from Gisborne RSA president Trevor Jukes as he looks towards Anzac Day. Mr Jukes invites the public to attend the Anzac Day combined dawn and civic Service at the Cenotaph...
Gisborne Royal New Zealand Navy veteran Jack Donnelly will honour the role of women in war when he gives an Anzac Day address in Australia tomorrow. The former Chief Petty Officer said he had been active in the Woronora RSL (Sydney) for 12 years...