TUESDAY, January 30 — Opening Night North/South East/West Carolyn McMurray, Elizabeth Jackson 65.00 Katrina Duncan, Yvonne Waide 60.71 Vicki Taylor, John Hudson 51.67 Tracy Clayton, Hans van der Kuijl 52.86 Bette Parker, Patricia Corson 50.83...
To celebrate Pride Month, the Tairāwhiti Museum is partnering with Tairāwhiti Rainbow Collective to present Fab Drag, an exhibition of the fabulous costumes of The Divine Joanne Neilson. Ms Neilson has been performing for over 40 years, with...
A new play, Beachfront Reality, set at a bach in an East Coast community, will have its world premiere at Evolution Theatre on February 22. It is the first full-length play to be produced in Gisborne as a result of the East Coast Scribes programme...
Fans of cycling and cinema are in for a treat this month with the Big Bike Film Night — a showcase at the Dome Cinema of some of the best cycling short films from around the world. This is a milestone year for the project which originated in...
There’s a certain groundedness about the Tuari Brothers that’s tangible in all they touch. They’re musicians, producers, writers, composers, artists, creatives and performers, and three of the very talented Tuari family who delighted Te...
In a briefing to new Transport Minister Simeon Brown, Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency has warned that its spending plans for the next decade are about twice as much as it expects to receive in revenue, and that it won’t be able to deliver on what...
Despite all the “noise”, the new Government passed the annual day of controversy with flying colours, given all MSM (mainstream media) could come up with was “he copied that from last year”, in referring to Luxon’s speech. Straw clutching...
With Israel’s military indicating through official media channels they are about to take military action against Hamas in southern Gaza, in the Rafah area, the 1.9 million Palestinians who have been packed into that area will likely believe their...
Re: ‘Atmospheric rivers’ pummel California, Saturday page 10. “Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains as the first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pummelled the state yesterday. The storm...
by Ric Stevens, Open Justice A drug dealer used a sick child’s medical pass to get through Auckland boundary checkpoints during the Covid lockdown period as he moved wholesale amounts of methamphetamine to Hawke’s Bay. Auckland spent more than...
A man has admitted incest despite his lawyer and a judge noting a strong legal basis for him to have challenged the charge. The man, who is in his 30s, cannot be named due to permanent suppression that automatically applies in incest cases. He...
The arrival of a new pilot is the final piece in the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team puzzle and an important milestone, says helicopter rescue trust chair Patrick Willock. Originally from Dannevirke, Shaun Stewart relocated from...
Consultation is now open on the Tairāwhiti Moves Mode Shift Plan, a 30-year plan to change travel habits and make cycling and public transport more appealing by creating active travel corridors. Establishing those corridors may include the removal...
Ūawa’s main street came alive to celebrate Waitangi Day this year. Market stalls lined the main street, car parks were full and an array of tantalising food was on offer — From mussel fritters and fried bread to a good old sausage sizzle...
Provisional exam results show East Coast students bucking the national trend in a good way. Despite disruption from Cyclone Gabrielle and a slump in performance nationally, preliminary NCEA results show schools here experienced a jump in attainment...
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New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Gisborne’s Waimata Cheese Company in its recall of a specific batch of its camembert and brie cheeses due to the possible presence of E. coli. The products affected by this recall (with a batch number 8367 and...
Tairāwhiti-based Rua Bioscience has signed a “ground-breaking” agreement with Canadian cannabis genetics company Apollo Green. “This agreement marks a significant milestone in Rua Bioscience’s strategy for growth by introducing its unique...
by Cherie Howie The grieving mother of an army veteran and dad-of-three who died when he jumped off a historic floating crane in Wellington last month wants the structure moved so no other family has to suffer such a loss. However, Hikitia Floating...
Midway Surf Life Saving Club has received a special beach wheelchair that is available for use by the disabled and elderly folk who want to get down to and into the water. “It was donated by the family of Suzie Sours, a surfer who passed way...
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Tuesday was officially the hottest day of summer so far . . . and the heat earned Gisborne its first-ever heat alert from MetService. Tuesday hit an official high of 31.8 degrees around 4pm — rounded up to 32 for the TV weather. However, private...
Last year, the council negotiated a $30m interest-free loan for 10 years with the Labour Government to fund its share of the Category 3 property buyouts and assist its funding of cyclone recovery efforts. However, that still left “a significant...
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If Northland shearer Toa Henderson hadn’t already signalled his presence as a challenger for the major shearing titles this summer, he did so when he won the Otago Shears open final on Saturday at Carterhope Estate woolshed, near Balclutha. It was...
The Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCanz) will be giving away 100 farm-gate and gudgeon sets and 10,000 insulators to 20 Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay farmers still dealing with the after-effects of Cyclone Gabrielle. The Great Gate...
The 184th Waitangi Day has confirmed that the Treaty is going to remain a significant issue for the new Government which, even at this early stage, could eventually define it. The flashpoint came on Monday when the Government group was welcomed on...
by Jason Heale, Maxim Institute communications manager With another shoplifting charge laid against former Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, and a subsequent summons to appear in court, there are very few surprises to be wrung out of this sorry affair...
What has happened to our council? Surely our rates should be to cover necessities for the region — not to pay for the desires and fantasies of councillors and council staff. Why change Grey Street? For countless years we have been able to walk...
Midway produced one of the biggest winning margins in the history of the Ralph Morse Shield Gisborne senior club championship carnival at the weekend. The Dawson Building Midway club also won the junior club championship by a solid margin, although...
A large number of gatherings are being organised to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle’s carnage in Hawke’s Bay, including in Wairoa. The New Zealand Herald reported that in Hawke’s Bay thousands were expected to come...
Experts are bringing the science of New Zealand’s largest and most active fault to East Coast communities, with the support of Toka Tū Ake Earthquake Commission (EQC). The Hikurangi Subduction Zone runs the length of the east coast of Te...
The 14th cruise ship of the season was a no-show at the weekend when the skipper of the Silver Muse decided on Saturday night not to come into Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay on Sunday due to forecast swell conditions. Instead the ship sailed on...
A new community kaupapa has been launched at Te Kura Reo Rua o Waikirikiri to help with the sourcing of meat for hākari (feasts) in the community due to rising food prices. The Hākari Chiller has been organised by Tui Keenan of the school’s...