Gisborne District Council faces a “serious situation” of financial sustainability as it tightens its belt to pay for cyclone recovery costs. A recent audit report says the council needs to take a “prudent approach” to finances due to the...
Wednesday was a great one for youth cricket at the Harry Barker Reserve. The reserve served as the venue for the Primary Festival Day on which 10 teams from nine schools played five fast-paced games of eight-a-side, eight-over softball cricket...
Fire and Emergency NZ and police responded to the incident just after 1pm yesterday.
A gold medal to Waikanae’s Adam Tate on the ski, a silver to Wainui’s veteran canoe team and two bronze medals to Wainui’s Belinda Slement got the medal tally rolling for Gisborne yesterday at the New Zealand surf lifesaving championships. The...
Out-of-town racer to compete in 22 race programme that begins at 6pm tomorrow. The Gisborne Speedway Club hosts best pairs night tomorrow and the action will be hot across all classes, with flat track bikes thrown into the mix as well. It will be...
No coach, no problem . . . Taye McGuinness did something pretty special on Sunday. McGuinness, absent a team coach, brought together a Poverty Bay boys’ under-16 development team — with four years difference in age between their oldest and...
The start of the Poverty Bay club rugby season is only a couple of weeks away and clubs have a great opportunity this weekend to blow away the cobwebs. The annual Ngatapa 15s competition is being held at Paddy’s Park, Patutahi, tomorrow. Six clubs...
The 2024 edition of the Gisborne Boys’ High School First 15 begin their season today at home against Mount Maunganui College. Duane Hihi has returned as GBHS coach and at the helm of a relatively fresh squad featuring a large number of players...
The resignation of Peter Boshier from the role of Chief Ombudsman because he turned 72 on Saturday is a loss for the country and shows the nearly 50-year-old legislation covering this key role in government accountability needs updating. Boshier has...
by Bob Hughes Before the 2023 election, climate activists expected a National, Act and New Zealand First coalition Government to hit the brakes on climate and environmental action. This has now been confirmed. On Friday, RMA Reform Minister Chris...
If someone had stated that in the 21st Century, Aotearoa New Zealand would have a “pro smoking” Government, the result would be ridicule and incredulity, I would have been wrong, as we now do have that. Bruce Hubbard
Hurricanes Poua again use haka to call out Govt despite warning. Extract from RNZ: “Late Saturday night, the Wellington-based franchise issued a statement explaining while the words of the haka were open to interpretation, the latest haka was not...
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This year’s Vista Foundation 48HOURS filmmaking challenge is fast approaching with registrations opening on Monday, March 18. The shoot weekend is May 17-19. Since 2003 this competition has recognised and celebrated the future wave of Kiwi...
by Kim Parkinson Please Adjust Your G-String” is the story of a hilarious OE experience, with a difference. Margaret Austin left New Zealand in 1975 with no idea what lay ahead on the other side of the world. Blessed — or cursed — with a sense...
This week Barton & Brodsky Chamber Music NZ concert featuring the Brodsky Quartet and didgeridoo player Wiliam Barton. War Memorial Theatre, Thursday March 14, 7.30pm. Ladies Night Gisborne Centre Stage production of the 1980s classic by Anthony...
If washboard abs and bulging biceps are your thing then this could be the show for you. The Sydney Hotshots are bringing their Magic Mike-style revue to Gisborne’s Shipwreck Bar next Tuesday. This group of dancers boasts Australia’s most...
A Kahutia team recovered from a narrow first-round loss to win the Bowls Gisborne-East Coast junior optional two-bowl triples champion of champions tournament. Teams from Gisborne, Kahutia, Te Karaka and Poverty Bay bowling clubs competed in this...
Hopes are high among the Gisborne clubs for medal success at the New Zealand surf lifesaving championships and the Midway club look set to be a serious contender for the top three places on overall points. The championships start this morning for...
Labour MPs have gathered for their delayed annual caucus retreat and will have a full agenda as the party continues a rebuilding process after its decimation at last year’s election. It was during the party’s retreat in January 2023 that Jacind...
by Simin Williams Last week we learned that the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is putting $800,000 of taxpayers’ money towards a documentary called Jacindamania about former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Apparently $3.2m is needed for the...
Would The Gisborne Herald, the district council and others cease spreading the misinformation of calling that unnecessary structure a “thousand-year bridge”. The Polynesian people who became Māori arrived in Aotearoa around the years 1250 to...
In response to the article regarding the sports complex, I would like to offer some clarity on this topic. During deliberations with the Indoor Advocacy Group my understanding has always been that it would be a multi-purpose complex suitable to...
Re: Report into climate risk finds Europe unprepared, March 13 story. I am pleased that although The Gisborne Herald is no longer locally owned, you continue alerting us to overseas news that globally affects humanity’s long-term wellbeing...
Outward Bound is often referred to as a place where people’s lives are shaped and transformed, and it certainly rings true for Gisborne couple Lanie and Boyd Wilton. They met when they were both on a “Discovery" professional course in Anakiw...
The weather was expected to be fine for the visit of luxury cruise ship Nautica this morning, but sea conditions might play a part. “The captain will weigh up the situation when the ship arrives,” a ships agents spokesman said. All being well...
Time is running out for apprentice builders to get competitive in the ITM New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge. Entries close on Monday, March 25. Regional heats will take place in April in 20 locations around the country, including...
Rocket Lab’s 45th Electron mission, “Owl Night Long,” lifted off from Mahia early yesterday morning. It launched at 4.30am, successfully deploying a satellite for Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective. Rocket Lab has been the sole...
Gisborne District Council’s 2024-2027 Three Year Plan (3YP) is being considered at a council meeting today before it goes out for consultation with the community. The plan outlines the challenges facing the council and how it intends to pay for...
Morehu Pewhairangi has blessed many of the 90 new Gisborne homes Kāinga Ora has built in the last two years. As a kaikarakia based in Tairāwhiti, he knows that a blessing is an important part of providing homes for whānau who haven’t had...
The region’s housing crisis will continue if a proposed development strategy is not changed, the group tasked with solving the problem have warned. Gisborne District Council’s draft Future Development Strategy (FDS), which will shape housing in...
Ormond School held their triathlon on Tuesday. Students flew across the Nelson Park grass in the running races and put in 110 percent in the other two legs of the tri as well - the swimming and the cycling. It was all go and a resounding success
Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) is in the process of developing a hub for its planned roading and bridging improvements works on the East Coast. A complex is being established on land adjacent to Awapuni Road, alongside the railway station. The...