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Staff crisis in Gisborne schools

Dire shortage of teachers for gaps in primary classrooms

Talented Gizzy kids

Here are a selection of pictures taken from the Te Wharau School production 'Our Story' and Wainui School's talent quest. These were all taken by …

New equipment for spill response

Future oil spills in Gisborne harbour should be cleaned up more efficiently, thanks to new equipment for the region’s oil spill response team. Maritime New …

Will this reveal be a game-changer?

Scene: The back yard of a house in a Gisborne suburb. Three 10-year-old boys playing handball. “Hey roosters, anyone wanna an ice-block?” “Yeah boy, that’d …

School’s text blunder reveals student’s personal info ‘to all’ Scholarship to help Coast students turn dreams into reality 111 years of Cook County guild

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Paying tribute to suffrage pioneers

Business and Professional Women Gisborne members met at the Botanical Gardens this week to plant a Kate Sheppard White Camellia Tree to commemorate 125 years …

111 years of Cook County guild

The Gisborne community has been active in the women’s suffrage movement, marking 111 years this year of the Cook County Women’s Guild. Gisborne woman Patty …

Onward and upward at Kaiti mall market

It was the end of an era for the Kaiti Mall’s Saturday market this week. For the past five years, Kath and Henare Porou have …

Will this reveal be a game-changer?

Scene: The back yard of a house in a Gisborne suburb. Three 10-year-old boys playing handball. “Hey roosters, anyone wanna an ice-block?” “Yeah boy, that’d …

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Parade celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

$153 million boost

THEY’RE OFF AND RUNNING

Gisborne couple Amy Moore and Stu Watts flew home to Gisborne

Sport

Fight for Life journey for 33 hopefuls

Gloves on and in training

Around the greens

Club bowls news

Day belongs to double-class Dan

A king tide that kept the water high and the track tight made for plenty of exciting racing at Gisborne Motorcycle Sports Club beach nationals …

Poverty Bay - East Coast Golf roundup

William Brown wins his first Patutahi senior title

Young man on a mission Sports draws Cutler in Pulse touring squad

Lifestyle

A blooming good time to grow

Courtesy of Yates

Perfect blend — te reo and design

In celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Shaan Te Kani meets “Gizzy girl” Nikki Kennedy who is reaching new heights using innovation, design …

Sparring with multiple sclerosis, maybe

Boxing with an invisible opponent

Three days on the Hollyford

Tim Warrington takes us tramping on the Hollyford Track . . . It’s quittin’ time,” my calves screamed from my hiking pants. Almost 20km into …

When post-natal depression hits Four easy ways to learn te reo Nan's delicious lemon cheesecake

Business

Supreme business award to CPS

Judges awarded almost perfect scores to the company that won the supreme honour at the fourth Westpac Gisborne Business Excellence Awards last night. Civil Project …

Our spending growth led country in August

Gisborne had the fastest annual spending growth rate in August, latest figures from Paymark show. Compared to the same month last year, this region increased …

Time for development of the tourism product

Tourism opportunities for 'Tairawhiti -Gisborne First Light'

Sawmill ambitions advancing Women in Wine to meet for first time Pop-up business ideas on show

Arts & Entertainment

A view from the bridge

Designed to curve over the Turanganui River and end at a point near the former rock Te Toka a Taiau, the bridge that remains a …

An awfully big adventure

The mythical island Neverland in the Gisborne Homeschool Group’s production of Peter Pan is made up of found objects that might be discovered on East …

Dancing, singing, reciting, acting

As the Gisborne Competitions Society Festival of Talent dances, sings, plays, acts and talks its way to the 100th event, the competition’s adjudicators wait in …

I don’t like Sundays

Disaffected Sunday workers at a high-end department store plot their revenge in a Kiwi comedy-drama to be staged by Gisborne Girls’ High students next week. …

Time for the Lyon’s share A head for art Ocean health focus of mural project

Focus on the Land

Sheep ambassador win for Gisborne girl Taylor Trott

Gisborne Girls’ High School (GGHS) agricultural team member Taylor Trott is the 2018 Future Sheep Senior Ambassador. She was one of 78 competitors in the …

Northlanders see a bright future

Gisborne banana growers receive advice, support

Environment

Bee-ing aware of bees

APICULTURE New Zealand (ApiNZ) is celebrating the importance of bees this September with a Bee-Aware Month campaign. Protecting the health of our bee population is …

Green guide

Wednesday, September 19 Donner’s Bush Micro-reserve Planting Session, 9.30am-12.30pm. Meet at DoC Gisborne at 9am, or Donner’s Bush, Riverside Road at 9.30am. Help us plant …