A Poverty Bay team cobbled together at the 11th hour returned from Te Puia Hot Springs course on Sunday with the coveted ER Black Cup. The city club had inadvertently overlooked the annual interclub teams’ event — last held in 2021 — but when...
Electrinet Park Home-course player Dave Harrison and Waikohu’s Andrea Reeves are the inaugural winners of the Jack Glassford Memorial Trophy. The popular Park member and career firefighter died on April 5 of last year and the tournament honouring...
Two top loose forwards from different eras . . . . Tiny White medal winner, No. 8 and co-captain of Kahu Scaffolding Tapuae, George Whakatope, was congratulated by New Zealand Rugby patron and former All Black captain Ian Kirkpatrick (right). The...
A reminder for people travelling on State Highway 35 tonight that the Hikuwai Bridge No. 1 Bailey bridge will be closed from 7pm this evening until 6am tomorrow for deck grip installation. NZTA/Waka Kotahi said motorists would be able to use the...
More people here can get free access to medicinal cannabis after Rua Bioscience chief executive Paul Naske yesterday announced the expansion of the company’s Compassionate Access Programme. The programme has been in place for two years, offering...
Firearms Safety Authority NZ has started its second survey with the public and firearms licence holders to measure public confidence in the firearms licensing system. Authority executive director Angela Brazier said it was important communities felt...
Director Blandine Massiet du Biest will be in Gisborne on Sunday for the one-off screening of her debut feature film exploring the life and art of celebrated New Zealand painter Frances Hodgkins. Massiet du Biest was the winner of Best New Zealand...
Younger descendants of David McCool Nolan (1828 to 1901) will have the opportunity to learn of the impressive exploits of their forefathers at the Nolan family reunion. Reunion organising committee member and researcher Marty Reynolds told the...
Police are waiting for forensic analysis to be completed before making any decision on laying further charges against two men arrested in relation to the deaths of Kane Te Paa and Chrysler Stevens-Mark. The men died of stab wounds sustained during...
A bridge to ease the sharp bend at Devil’s Elbow on State Highway 2 is on the table as NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi asks for public feedback on how to help the region’s highways recover from the cyclone. The Transport Rebuild East Coast...
The district council wants public feedback on whether more should be spent on cleaning up large wood debris and doing it faster. “This is one of the topics we want the public to weigh in on in our Three Year Plan 2024-2027 consultation,” the...
New Zealand Police are on the lookout for people who care about keeping our communities safe and to that end they will run a recruitment seminar in Gisborne later this month. “We welcome people from all ethnicities to apply to join us, as we want...
After two years on the beat in Tairāwhiti, Constable Jade Stafford loves the fact that every day tends to be different on the job and feels blessed with all the support she has had on her police journey. Jade, a renowned local hockey player, and...
Gisborne Police want help from the community to identify a group of motocross bike riders who have been riding dangerously and illegally on local roads. “It’s just crazy what they are doing,” said a witness after they flew past his home last...
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Gisborne Boys’ High School and the Ormond Recreational Association are benefiting from grants totalling $25,600 from the New Zealand Community Trust. Boys’ High sports teams were allocated $20,000 for travel and accommodation associated with...
The Tairāwhiti Secondary School ‘Fast 5’ netball festival was held at the Victoria Domain courts yesterday. It involved 357 students and 48 teams from eight schools (Te Karaka, Manutuke, Sonrise Christian School, Girls’ High and Boys’ High...
Kevin Kennedy fell just short of the ultimate snooker tribute to his brothers in the recent Kennedy Shield handicap tournament. The shield, previously known as the Suncity open tournament, was held at Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club, with 16 players...
There will be 450 children in 43 teams from 25 of the region’s primary schools cranking up the action today at the Poverty Bay Rugby Football Union’s ‘Rippa Rugby’ tournament at Waikirikiri Park. The union’s junior development officer...
Showcase of kī-o-rahi skills. Kī-o-rahi rōpū from across Aotearoa will gather at Watson Park tomorrow and and Friday to compete in the Manarahi Kī-o-Rahi Kura Tuarua — The National Secondary Schools’ Kī-o-rahi Tournament. Kī-o-rahi is...
Cook puts his name on saloon trophy, McArthur wins stockcar classic.
Seeking input from agricultural sector after ‘tough season for farmers’.
An open day at the property of this year’s East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards Supreme Winners will be held on Tuesday, April 16. The winners were Simon and Josi Beamish and Hugo and Pip Beamish of Awapai, a grazing and finishing farm...
A one-two finish for Graeme Cook in the heads, a fine win to Hannah Hutchinson in the zigzag and another win in the straight hunt to the consistent Ben Te Kahika were highlights of the Waipaoa Dog Trial Club’s trial on Friday and Saturday. Cook...
The 2024 New Zealand Farm Forestry Association annual conference has started in Hawke’s Bay, running through until Saturday and offering a raft of fascinating speakers. Sponsored by Pan Pac Forest Products, the conference has attracted 230 farm...
A mismatch between housing supply and demand has seen escalating rental costs and registrations for social housing in recent years, with major impacts on household budgets and whānau wellbeing in Tairāwhiti. The following housing indicators in the...
by Tim Wilson, Maxim Institute executive director “The lady doth protest too much, methinks . . .” Tim Wilson A famous line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It’s uttered in response to the insincere overacting of a character in a play within the...
Re: Seeking Government approval to reopen Napier-Wairoa line, March 13 story quoting “a KiwiRail spokesperson”. There has been conjecture the track could be mothballed again — with over 400 damage sites from the devastation caused by Cyclone...
I’m writing to thank Pastors Guthrie and Jennifer Boyd from the AOG church for organising a vigil for the Israeli hostages on Saturday at Endeavour Park. Blown up photos were on boards that we held, and it was very moving looking at the names and...
The Patutahi War Memorial looks splendid just in time for Anzac Day. It is interesting to note the soldier is not holding his rifle by the butt like the city’s War Memorial, on the Esplanade. Can any readers shed light on this and the Patutahi War...
Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC) is gearing up for the much-anticipated return of the Colour Run for Diversity 2024, an event that celebrates unity, inclusivity and cultural diversity. Taking place from 11am this Saturday at Marina Park, the...
The Big Latch On annual breastfeeding event returns this weekend at a different time of the year and with a historic first. Health NZ-Tairāwhiti is hosting two Big Latch On events on Friday — one at HB Williams Memorial Library from 10am; the...