Gwynne Dyer Vladimir Putin’s regime had been assassinating Chechen warlords, defectors from the Russian intelligence services and sundry wayward oligarchs for years, but its first political murder was the hit on high-profile journalist Ann...
Re: Look back to forebears, February 17 letter. Peter Best states that the building of a Buddhist stupa on Kaiti Hill is an insult to the memory of Christian missionary William Williams. I do not think Mr Best understands Buddhism at all. Buddha was...
The frontage of the Blitz Surf Shop in Wainui Road sustained extensive damage at around midday on Sunday when a van veered off the road and smashed into the building. The van ploughed through the left front corner of the shop and came to rest by the...
The elderly and disabled people are often forgotten during extreme weather events, a research project study has found.
Stand-up comedy, burlesque dancers and frank discussions about often taboo subjects like menopause, sex and relationships were all on the menu for the more than 300 women from around New Zealand who gathered for the inaugural Shepherdess Muster at...
The Marlin and Tuna Hunt tournament that concluded here on Sunday was “amazing with magnificent fishing”, Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club president Roger Faber says’ Close to 100 boats and more than 330 anglers took part in the Gisborne...
Gisborne firefighters were called out twice at the weekend to put out fires left burning on the beach. It has prompted another request from Fire and Emergency NZ for the public to make sure they put out any beach fires they light. FENZ crews...
Members of the Tolaga Bay Bowling Club welcomed the reopening of their club a year after Cyclone Gabrielle took out the bowling green. President Sharon Olsen, a member since the early 1980s, said the green had had a lot of water damage from the wet...
In the week to Sunday the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team flew two helicopters and completed 12 missions, nearly twice their usual weekly average. “That’s a big caseload in anybody’s language and just shows the level of...
by Doug Laing Wairoa Mayor Craig Little is hoping the long-awaited State Highway 2 Waikare Realignment between Napier and Wairoa will go ahead without a hitch after resource consent was lodged with the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council. The consent...
Riding the region’s longest forest mountain bike track in summer is a great way to focus on technique instead of speed while having fun, says Motu Trails Charitable Trust chair Amy Spence. The 20km-Pakihi Track northwest of Gisborne is part of the...
A mission to help clean up space junk launched successfully from Rocket Lab’s Māhia spaceport yesterday. The mission, named On Closer Inspection, deployed an orbital debris inspection satellite for Astroscale Japan Inc. Rocket Lab’s Electron...
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The Government and KiwiRail have to come up with a solution quickly on what to do about the inter-island rail ferry service. In December the Government declined the state-owned rail operator’s request for an extra $1.47 billion for the...
Gwynne Dyer Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo concluded his second five-year term on Tuesday with a national election in which his chosen successors won a convincing victory. “Jokowi”, as everybody calls him, still enjoys 70 percent public...
Bob Hughes Re: ‘Doom is not inevitable’, Feb 10 AP story. Thanks Gisborne Herald for running this last Saturday. I noticed your heading and later subheading “There is still hope” didn’t appear in other mainstream news outlets. The new...
There are too many people to mention who are making so much sense about our city. GDC needs to get back to the now — fix the roads, dredge the rivers and start spending our money wisely. We are tired of your platitudes that sound like a fairy tale...
I am aghast at the prospect of a Buddhist monument adorning Kaiti Hill. Poverty Bay has a priceless Christian heritage which, sadly, has been forgotten. I therefore call upon Māori to look back to their forebears who embraced the Christian gospel...
Simin Williams While in Opposition, Todd McClay said Australian farmers were correct in expressing major reservations with New Zealand’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union: “It was a good deal for everything except dairy and...
Paul Thompson, chief executive of RNZ and the broadcaster’s editor-in-chief, talked about Gisborne on the network’s My Hometown series. I moved to Gisborne as a six-year-old in 1973, four years before my first flood. It struck on June 20, 1977...
After a successful pilot in 2023, Te Wero ia Wenerei (The Wednesday Challenge) will launch again on Wednesday February 21 to encourage students and businesses to adopt better travel modes. Funded by Trust Tairāwhiti, the Challenge promotes biking...
Adorned with wide, violin-shaped leaves and striking veins, this upright leafy tree brings a touch of elegance to any space. Looking to create a bold statement indoors but with minimal fuss? Grow a fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata). With its large...
Mike Yardley travels through the captivating landscapes of southern Montana. Southern Montana is the Wild West of dreams and the Hollywood big screen, sprawling over a rugged and serene landscape. Red Lodge is a small-town charmer, edging the...
Holland America Lines cruise ship Noordam was scheduled to make her second visit of the cruise season to Gisborne today, bringing 1820 passengers. The 285-metre long/32m wide ship was expected to arrive in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa Poverty Bay at around...
The district’s junior surf lifesavers are making their final preparations for the Oceans’ 24: Festival of Junior Lifesaving at Mount Maunganui at the end of next week. It is the biggest junior carnival in the country and runs from February...
Archie Gillies can do a bit of everything. The Gisborne Boys’ High School Year 9 student played a dab hand for defending Hope Cup Senior B Grade champions Civil Project Solutions Ngatapa Green Caps with four wickets for seven runs against Campion...
Some quality cattle were presented at Tuesday’s Matawhero Cattle Fair, with about 850 sent for sale. Prices paid lifted from the December fair, bidding was brisk and many pens were sold to buyers from out of this district. Rakopu Farms Ltd, at...
The Ngatapa dog trial club kicked off the trial season in the region with a good trial last Friday and Saturday, and after a slow start they ended up with good numbers. Results — Long head (judge Jono McIntyre), 42 runs: Allen Irwin and Murray...
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has developed a “fire plan” for regions across the country, including Tairāwhiti, and has put it out for public consultation. A fire plan outlines the particular fire risk conditions that exist or are likely to...
Coaches, players, whānau, friends, members of the community, clubs and codes gathered on Thursday to have their voices heard en masse, Hundreds of people attended a rally at the Gisborne YMCA to advocate for a multi-court indoor centre in...
Gisborne house prices are still down on last year but property commentators say the region is showing encouraging signs of recovery. Latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows the median price here last month decreased...
Newspaper deliveries in the city will be later than normal on Tuesday and Wednesday next week due to the overnight closure of State Highway 2 at Otoko for resurfacing. The road closures are from Monday to Wednesday, February 19-21, from 8pm-5am. The...
Wind has been a factor in the first two days of the Gisborne Hunting and Fishing Marlin and Tuna Hunt tournament but some good catches have been made. A Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club spokeswoman said sea conditions improved considerably...
The War Memorial Theatre provided a grand backdrop for Thursday night’s Tairāwhiti SuperHero Awards, which honoured everyday people who did extraordinary things in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle last year. Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz said as the...