Gisborne Herald 3.04.24
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Small boost for those on lower incomes
It was not an April Fool’s Day joke; thousands of New Zealanders have been given more disposable income with which to start the new financial year, but owners of electric vehicles won’t remember the day so fondly. According to Stuff, those on...
Focused on improving public services
Dana Kirkpatrick MP for East Coast It has been another busy month in Government and I am looking forward to spending some time in the electorate over the month of April — we don’t sit in the House in the school holidays, so it allows us time to...
A promise to all mankind
Please don’t tar us all with the same brush because we call ourselves “Christians”. The God I worship is a God of love — of anybody and everybody, irrespective of gender, sex, race or creed. That’s what Easter is all about — His love in...
Crossing a political line
On the issue of “rainbow crossings”, there have been strong feelings expressed on both sides, in some cases somewhat intemperately. Whatever one’s views on this particular issue, one thing most of us can agree on is that rainbow crossings...
Help take bullies to court
Kia ora whānau, I know a lot of us are feeling unsettled, upset and angry at the violence against our rainbow whānau. Here is a chance to make a real difference and help Rainbow Storytime take the bullies to court! Rainbow Storytime is taking...
Here we go again . . .
This is a very emotive headline but is the result of a new Government refusing to spend money on what we need. That money wasn’t to be wasted by Labour, which built houses we own. It is just the start of yet another #nznationalparty Govt selling...
Gisborne 10 make a big statement at Icon champs
by Marilyn Callahan Gisborne Trampoline Club athletes brought back six gold medals, nine silver and one bronze from the Icon club champs in Auckland. It was the club members’ first competition of the year, and 10 of them took part. Competing in...
Challenge Cup glory to Blues and Royals
The Blues and Royals wrote a small but noteworthy chapter in cricket history last week. The Jett Whitaker-led Blues won the all-Gisborne Boys’ High School T20 Challenge Cup final versus the previously unbeaten Admiralty by five runs to claim the...
Inspiring speeches from young ‘rangatira’
Gisborne secondary school students shared kōrero inspired by the theme Te Taura Tangata — The Rope of Unity — at this year’s regional heat of the Race Unity Speech Awards. The Speech Awards have uplifted and supported the voices of rangatahi...
Buyers’ market with smorgasbord of houses up for grabs in Wairoa
More houses have come on the market than ever this past summer, says a Wairoa real estate agent. General interest and engagements per listing for the Hawke’s Bay region alone are up nearly 26 percent, while for the rest of New Zealand, it was up...
Tandem rescue chopper callout to BoP crash
Two North Island rescue helicopters, including this region’s, worked in tandem in response to a serious motor vehicle accident near Waihau Bay in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday. The two-vehicle accident was reported to NZ Police at 2.35pm. The...
Subdued economy ‘to be expected’
In the last three months of 2023, the Tairāwhiti economy saw little change from the previous two quarters. The regional economic development agency says the subdued economy reflects the lingering impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, household spending...
Half the normal rainfall for March
A dismal Easter and wetter last half of the month has eased the dryness of local soils. Easter Weekend brought patchy wind and rain, but not much of the wet stuff, and March ended with less than half its normal rainfall. Rainfall totalled just short...
Loving Lego at brick show
Gisborne Lego User Group used an “A”-word different than the famous song from The Lego Movie to describe the second Te Tairāwhiti Brick Show at Ilminster Intermediate School hall at the weekend . . . “amazing”. Awesome would have been...
Waikaremoana excluded from Great Walks price hikes
The price increases for the country’s Great Walks announced last week do not include Lake Waikaremoana. Department of Conservation director of heritage and visitors Cat Wilson said DoC had become aware that some information released last week was...
Cars impounded, infringement notices issued during boy racers’ Easter ‘invade’
Police cracked down as promised on the “invade” of Gisborne at the weekend by “boy racers” from other parts of the country, with 10 of the racers’ cars impounded and more than 50 infringement notices issued.
Gisborne Herald 2.04.24
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Sharing information about pay, no fear
Labour MP Camilla Belich’s bill, drawn out of the Parliamentary biscuit tin last week, would permit employees to discuss their pay with co-workers. If passed, the Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill will allow...
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Gisborne Herald 30.03.24
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Top quality at weaner heifer fair
There were 863 weaner heifers sold at Wednesday’s Matawhero Weaner Heifer Fair, plus about 50 older cattle, a much smaller yarding than in previous years. The quality was excellent, but there were only four outside buyers operating from South...
Buyout process under fire
Working to get ‘best outcome’ for Category 3 property owners: Gisborne District Council.
Celebrating spirit of community support, resilience
A balmy autumn day provided the perfect backdrop for a memorable Diversity Express train ride to Muriwai on the vintage Wa165 locomotive steam engine on Saturday. Hosted by Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC), the event was a gesture of...
Party tragedy: Further charges possible as 21st birthday homicide inquiry continues
Police have indicated they will consider further charges in relation to the birthday party stabbing deaths of Chrysler Stevens-Mark and Kane Te Paa as their homicide inquiry progresses. Two men, aged 25 and 29, have been charged with‘wounding with...
Apprentice builders to be put to the test
Building apprentices from across the district will battle it out at one of the multiple regional events that make up the New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge. The apprentices will be tasked with completing a project over eight...
Community award to cyclone vollies at NZer of the Year ceremony
Tireless work by volunteers in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle has been recognised at the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year awards. The New Zealand Community of the Year Ngā Pou Whirinaki o te Tau category was won by Cyclone Gabrielle Volunteers...
Destiny Church members released on bail
The five Destiny Church members arrested at the rainbow crossing in Gladstone Road on Wednesday afternoon were released on bail that night from the Gisborne police station. It is understood they will be appearing in Gisborne District Court next...
Civil Defence response review recommends more inclusivity of ‘people on the ground’
The Civil Defence emergency response to Cyclone Gabrielle ignored warnings from local iwi and was far too optimistic about how things were panning out. These are two of the findings of an independent review panel — directed by Mike Bush of Bush...
Awhi Tairāwhiti thriving in its first year
Barnardos early learning centre Awhi Tairāwhiti has flourished in its first year since opening in March 2023. “I am very proud of our teaching team,” says centre manager, Quannah Nickerson, who leads a team of four educators and teachers...
Need for region-specific erosion policy: Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti
A new study shows there is an urgent need for a bespoke erosion policy for Tairāwhiti, researchers here say. It follows the release of Stats NZ’s latest study on highly erodible land and estimated long-term soil erosion environmental indicators...
Working on cruise strategy
One of the biggest ever cruise seasons ended on a high in Tairāwhiti with a final visit from the Noordam this week. Carrying up to 1900 passengers and 800 crew, the Noordam anchored in the bay on Monday morning. After a busy day of onshore...
Ruatōria community celebrated the official opening of sports courts
The Ruātoria community celebrated the official opening of the Ngata Memorial College sports courts this week. The facility was opened on Tuesday with a blessing from Nanny Connie Ferris. “She put the tamariki from Ngata Memorial College and TKKM...
Support appreciated
The support over the past few days towards the rainbow community has been amazing, from iwi organisations Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāi Te Rangi, our local heroes Koka Charlotte and the Poho o Rawiri whānau, Tina Ngata, our council, our Mayor Rehette...