The Government has gone ahead with its election promise to make massive cuts in what it sees as a bloated public service sector. Hopefully the cuts are being made in the right places and with a lot of thought and planning. The first cuts will see 9...
Thomas Scrimgeour Maxim Institute researcher Politics is a quest for immortality. Every politician is faced with the eternal question — will what I build endure? In Ozymandias, the English Romantic poet Percy Shelley eulogised the statue of...
Thanks Gisborne Herald for your interest in councillor attendance rates. Over my years as a councillor I have seen many come and go and the unfortunate reality seems to be that more often than not, it is the younger councillors who leave seemingly...
The road I live on (asphalt) was patched up last year, which was a great relief as its state was more befitting of a far away location far removed from civilisation. Let’s time-lapse forward a handful of months to now where we find said road...
Gwynne Dyer Nobody planned it, hardly anybody realised it was happening, and suddenly there it was: done. In the space of less than two years, the entire senior leadership of Great Britain has become non-white. I’m choosing my words carefully...
The region’s weather outlook for Easter Weekend is starting to look decidedly “dicey” although the outlook is not yet set in stone. Gisborne-East Coast residents planning a weekend away might want to take a hard look at MetService’s extended...
The Department of Conservation is continuing efforts to establish who killed and decapitated a young great white shark. The 2.5-metre long headless shark was found at the boat ramp at Māhia last Friday. DoC Tairāwhiti operations manager Matt Tong...
Sport Gisborne Tairāwhiti yesterday officially launched its new name and brand, Whiti Ora Tairāwhiti - healthy, active, connected. The new identity reflects the organisation’s focus on not only sport, but active recreation, play and the wider...
Te Waka Hauora mobile surgical unit has been back in the district treating 16 children with dental issues requiring a general anaesthetic. Te Waka Hauora — a big, blue articulated truck — is a modern, fully equipped operating theatre designed...
As Easter weekend approaches, the Tiniroto township is abuzz with eager anticipation for the 20th anniversary of the Tiniroto Easter Game Hunt. The event promises a larger-than-life celebration of hunting heritage and community spirit. Under the new...
Gisborne people can find out more about Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities’ plans to increase the amount of social housing available at a drop-in session at the HB Williams Memorial Library next week. Kāinga Ora East North Island regional...
More babies are born to each mother in Gisborne than any other part of Aotearoa, Stats NZ says. Every month, Stats NZ joins Radio New Zealand’s Nights programme to find out what statistics can tell us about life in New Zealand. On Wednesday...
Firefighters were on the ground in the big fire zone at Port Awanui near Tikitiki yesterday dealing with remaining hot spots from the blaze that scorched around 10 hectares of beachfront and hill vegetation this week. A team of five were on the...
Nick Tupara A Māori ward representative says they have to prove worth, value, and competence every time they come to the table. The comment came in defence of Māori ward councillor Nick Tupara, who was criticised for “poor attendance”, during...
Pāoa Syndicate students and staff at Riverdale School have rocked their brightest, craziest and oddest socks to celebrate their unique friend Zaid and raise awareness of Down Syndrome in the Tairāwhiti community. World Down Syndrome Day was also...
Gisborne woman Amanda Hadfield took 18-month-old Roamin under her wing a while back after forestry workers found the dog abandoned in a local forest. Now she wants to find a new home for him, so Roamin can live a normal dog’s life. “It’s...
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The tiny Otago town of Waikouaiti (population 1260) will be abuzz when it hosts the New Zealand Inflatable Rescue Boat championships this weekend and crews from Gisborne’s Waikanae club will be right among the action. The BP-sponsored carnival has...
Te Karaka men and Kahutia women will represent Bowls Gisborne-East Coast at the national champion of champions triples in Auckland on August 2, 3 and 4. They won the centre champ of champs men’s and women’s tournaments on Te Karaka Bowling...
Poverty Bay clubs up the preseason intensity tomorrow in a six-match exchange with Eastern Bay of Plenty clubs. Four of the matches are being held in Gisborne, one is at Te Karaka and the other will see Ngātapa heading through Waioeka Gorge to take...
Only one thing tops a triple crown — and that’s four from four. Chicking High School Old Boys’ Presidents under captain Jeff Chambers will — if they beat Rawhiti Legal Old Boys’ Rugby in the 30-over Senior B Grade final for the Hope Cup...
The long distance national waka ama championships being held in Gisborne in October has been given a $76,500 boost. Te Uranga o Te Rā Waka Ama Association (TUOTR) — which encompasses an area from Hawke’s Bay to the East Cape — will be running...
The Puna Hihi-led team are on show here again at 4pm today. The Gisborne Boys’ High School first 15, who opened their season with a 32-0 win against Mount Maunganui College on the Rectory No. 1 ground last Friday, are set to defend that turf...
The Government will be pleased that it has been able to make some sales in its first carbon auction of the year, but serious issues remain with this method of paying for New Zealand’s climate change requirements under the current structure. Rights...
Pauline E Tangiora Our visit to Waitangi this year was totally different to my last trip three decades ago. Back then people came by horseback, barefoot, by car, airplane and by sea. They came from the north and south, the east and west. And it was...
After a number of recent incidents causing injury at the inner harbour boat ramp, one of them to myself, I want to call out Gisborne District Council and its contracted staff over the inadequacy of maintaining the ramp — ie, cleaning it of slime...
It seems it is almost impossible to obtain insurance for your home — even though homes are being repaired because of a natural disaster, and no fault of the home owner. What are home owners supposed to do? If homes can’t be insured, New Zealand...
With all the token attempts at feeding the starving Palestinians in Gaza by parachuting food and medical supplies to them, and the death and injury toll steadily mounting, why is there still no serious discussion about opening the border gates at...
Gisborne Hospital’s “skills-a-thon” could be a first for the country and is attracting plenty of attention. Health NZ Tairāwhiti education team leader Ondrea Gooch said the initial idea was to showcase staff displaying their skills and...
Dozens of people have found employment and dozens more started training through the Tairāwhiti Jobs and Skills Hub, and the Ministry of Social Development says that is just the beginning. The Tairāwhiti Jobs and Skills Hub opened in October last...
A market is planned for Tolaga Bay’s main street on Easter Saturday, March 30. Following the surprise success of the Waitangi Day Markets, this one is destined to be even bigger. Organiser Reuben Kaa said the number of inquiries for stall tables...
by Ryan O’Sullivan Hiking enthusiasts for the Lake Waikaremoana Great Walk will have to pull out some extra coins from their wallets. The Department of Conservation (DoC) is increasing the price of their Great Walk facilities, including...
by Ben Ulisse In a combined effort by local iwi and Wairoa Search and Rescue last Thursday, a 62-year-old woman was flown to Gisborne Hospital after sustaining injuries from a fall whie on the Waikaremoana Great Walk. The woman slipped and fell...