Parliament returned yesterday after a long summer break, with the first item of a big day in politics the announcement by James Shaw that he will resign as Green Party co-leader next month after eight years in the role. Shaw will be missed when he...
In your front-page lead story of January 26, Cathy Webb of Seafood NZ says “algal blooms have been a health issue since 1993. They are naturally occurring and not as a result of pollution, rainfall, etc.” This information is incorrect and raises...
What a total disgrace the body behind much of the woke craze driving the world insane has become, with members of that organisation now found complicit in the October 7 massacre. Yes, the United Nations, that great bastion of wokery. The UNRWA was...
My previous suggestion of a huge aid camp and health facility to be set up in the Sinai Desert as a refuge for displaced Palestinians is making more sense than ever in the light of recent developments in the “Gaza war”. With a major proportion...
I agree with Chris Bishop when he is saddened that Kainga Ora appears to have empty state houses on its books. But I do commend him for reminding us all that the Labour Government built over 13,000 new homes for us over the past six years. This...
Constable Kelsey Barbarich (Ngāti Porou) has made the step up from station support officer at Ruatōria Police Station to a fully fledged police officer. She was among 50 new officers welcomed to the force last Thursday when Wing 372 graduated from...
by Michaela Gower, Hawke’s Bay Today A business owner who had hoped to transform a derelict line into a railbike attraction in Māhia says Wairoa District Council is killing the attraction by charging more than $10,000 a year in rates. But the...
The Gisborne Herald has welcomed Zita Campbell to our newsroom this week, joining us as part of RNZ’s Local Democracy Reporting programme. Zita grew up in Christchurch and gained her first degree in theatre, film and media from the University of...
District still carrying a moisture deficit Gisborne’s weather for January has once again been contrary to predictions. The month ended on a wet note, with 40 millimetres over the last two days, which made January wetter than usual. The total for...
An 85-year-old Okitu resident who critically injured a neighbour while reversing her car out of her driveway is hoping to be discharged without conviction. Alan Hjorth was 70 and lived a few doors along from Jean Meng Yee at the northern end of...
Whangārei veteran Colin Thorne was the star attraction at the Gisborne parkrun event on Saturday as the 100-year-old knocked off his first event since hitting the century mark. Colin made international headlines when he became the oldest parkrunner...
New MP found her political voice shouting at television during Covid-19.
Midway finished in a highly creditable third place overall in the Eastern Regional Surf Life Saving Championships (ERC) at Mount Maunganui at the weekend, claiming 13 titles in the process. They were just a point off second place against all the...
Keeping track of the news cycle has been a difficult task in the past few days with developments springing up in every direction. As if they were not experiencing enough devastation, the citizens of Gaza will suffer further with the decision of...
Dana Kirkpatrick MP for East Coast The release last week of the benefit numbers and the burgeoning increase in people on the Jobseeker benefit is deeply concerning to all of us — especially those working in industries where there is work available...
I would like to clarify what active transport actually is and who it serves. While some tend to frequently criticise and downplay the cycle-walkway initiatives, it should be understood that these are very much community assets offering safer and...
Please, District Council, if you must go ahead with “cycle city”, talk to people with disabilities about making our city more accessible. Yes, experts are great, but the best people to ask are those who live with disabilities in our community...
May I congratulate the organisers of the Gisborne Country Music Awards — what an outstanding weekend of music. To all the people behind the scenes and the sponsors, the event wouldn’t be possible without you — so thank you. People came from...
Huge congratulations to the Gisborne Country Music Club who organised the Country Music Awards over anniversary weekend. We had the absolute pleasure of going to the grand final at the War Memorial Theatre on Sunday and were entertained continuously...
Hato Hone St John staff showed incredible resilience during Cyclone Gabrielle. In summing up the year, deputy chief executive (ambulance operations) Dan Ohs said staff were busy in January because of several serious weather events including severe...
Ten new house officers from Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world have joined the team at Gisborne Hospital this month with three more due to start soon. Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti interim hospital lead Bhargav Srinivasan says the staffing figures...
A successful cruise ship season continued to flow when the Silver Whisper and the National Geographic Orion came calling over the weekend. On Saturday, the Whisper had 300-plus passengers come ashore in the tenders and they filled up a lot of space...
The Department of Conservation (DoC) issued a warning at the start of the holiday weeked for people to be cautious around the waters of Māhia Peninsula as the remains of stranded whales and dolphins could attract sharks. A pod of about 45 false...
A car with two people in it left Ormond Road in Mangapapa on Sunday morning, crashed through a fence and came to rest against the porch of a house. It happened at around 6.45am. “It was unclear what caused the vehicle to leave the road,”...
The overnight road resurfacing works on State Highway 2 from Bartletts to Muriwai went well over several nights last week, according to New Zealand Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi. It was scheduled to return from tonight, weather permitting. That...
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team ended 2023 with a hectic programme. The 43 missions completed in December was surpassed month-wise only by the 53 flown in February when the region was in a State Of Emergency after Cyclone...
New Zealand Food Safety on Friday lifted the public health warning advising against collecting shellfish on the east coast of the North Island — from Cape Runaway to the Wairoa River mouth. However, the public health warning remained in place for...
Fishers were able to get back out on the water on Friday after a second successive industry test revealing biotoxin levels from the algal bloom that began last October had finally dipped to a safe level, commercial cray fisher Selwyn Ellison said...
MetService is forecasting a mix of weather for the last week of the month, leading into a windy and cool start to February, and has given its outlook for Waitangi Day. The latest MetService note says the mix of weather is due to a low pressure...
An elderly woman critically injured in the crash between a car and a goods truck last week died in hospital on Sunday night. The crash happened at the Back Ormond Road-State Highway 2 T-intersection late Tuesday afternoon. The woman, who was driving...
The big money in the Enterprise Cars Autosure NZ Bay Bonanza fishing competition was shared at the end of what was described as a beautiful final day’s fishing on Sunday. Around 640 anglers onboard 160 boats enjoyed what Gisborne-Tatapouri Sports...
Ratepayers face average rate increases of 11.3 percent, 9.78 percent and 8.41 percent respectively over the next three years.
Dan Maitai takes us on a journey and a nostalgic account of the ‘good ol’ days’ at Huanui Station, East Coast. He chats to journalist Loren Sirl… It was the 1970s and Dan Maitai of Tolaga Bay decided, at the age of 14, he’d had enough of...
Ten-year-old Devansh Ladha shares his snowy wonderland trip — a journey filled with surprises and fun, and a whimsical Carrot Adventure Park.