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Waikanae guards save girl at The Cut
Mon, Dec 09, 13 • Murray Robertson
WAIKANAE surf lifeguards saved a 14-year-old girl from drowning on Saturday when she got into trouble swimming at The Cut...

Guitarist Lebedev wins Gisborne music contest
A RESOUNDING groan went through the audience as cellist Catherine Kwak’s bow exploded during her all-important finals night recital but the...
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Region must grab its opportunities: Joyce
9 Dec, 2013 - Murray Robertson
THE potential with Ngati Porou business interests, oil/gas exploration, prospects for further timber processing and better results in eduction...
Inspiring others to achieve
9 Dec, 2013 - Alice Te Puni
WHEN life knocks you down, a choice has to be made. Do nothing or get up, dust yourself off and move forward...
Gisborne Kiwanis call it a day
9 Dec, 2013 - Murray Robertson
GISBORNE Kiwanis Club has been wound up after more than 40 years during which it raised and provided over a million dollars in cash and man-hours for...
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Four games, three wins
9 Dec, 2013 - John Hill
CRICKET - PIONEER Seeds Poverty Bay cricket captain Josh Bates fell three runs short of his maiden representative century in the Bay’s first-innings...
‘G’ men ready to rumble
7 Dec, 2013 - Murray Robertson
SPEEDWAY - MANY of the country’s top combinations will converge on the city next weekend for the inaugural national sidecar teams’ championships...
Home on the range
6 Dec, 2013 - Kayla Dalrymple
NEVER bring a knife to a gun fight say local hombres preparing for the Cowboy Action Shooting competition in Gisborne this weekend...
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Win luxe R&V prize
5 Dec, 2013
THE time when up to 25,000 party-goers a day will head out to Gisborne’s Rhythm and Vines event is fast approaching, with all that festival...
Kissing with the King
5 Dec, 2013 - Kristine Walsh
ENTERTAINMENT - AFTER 40 years as a professional musician Paul Ubana Jones has had a fair few entertaining experiences, but he reckons none beat the...
Artists funded to further work programme with moko tohunga
5 Dec, 2013
ARTS - TWO artists have secured a big chunk of Creative New Zealand funding to help them further their education with Gisborne ta moko tohunga Derek...
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P is for power plantain
7 Dec, 2013 - Murray Robertson
THE letter ‘P’ takes centre stage on Monday at the Whangara Farms field day, and it’s a capital letter — Persistence, Pasture, Performance —...
Solid ram sale well for breeders
4 Dec, 2013 - Murray Robertson
THE ram sale season is off to a solid start with a successful combined sale last Friday attracting quality stock and satisfactory prices...
Proof in plantain
4 Dec, 2013 - Murray Robertson
AgRESEARCH scientist Tom Fraser has indicated some outstanding results will be presented on the pasture trials at Whangara Farms at next week’s...
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New view on truck routes to port will please many, disappoint others
9 Dec, 2013
There will be much rejoicing among city residents, particularly on the Esplanade, at the consultant’s report that identified Ormond Road as the least...
Minister Joyce sees big benefits for this region in single EDA
7 Dec, 2013 - Jeremy Muir
A forum focused on economic development options for the region yesterday delivered good insights and a preview of the long-awaited Economic...
Education sector needs to work co-operatively to lift achievement
6 Dec, 2013 - Jeremy Muir
The dramatic drop in New Zealand students’ performance in maths, science and reading needs to be a call to action...
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Busy final meeting of the year
9 Dec, 2013 - Craig Bauld
WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL THIS WEEK - NICE weather lately, eh? Warm and sunshiny, suitable rain at suitable intervals, can’t grumble. Thursday’s full...
Whanau health and well-being
6 Dec, 2013 - Tariana Turia, Maori Party co-leader and Whanau Ora Minister
WE live in a society where health or hauora has historically been treated on an individual basis — where there is diagnosis for one or more ailments...
Stats suggest an awesome mix
4 Dec, 2013 - Manu Caddie
THE Census results provide a useful set of information for anyone who cares about the future of our region...
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Bring back FIRS books
9 Dec, 2013
I have been racking my brain about why our young men are dying in the forestry industry. Here’s two things I have picked up...
Protesting for the sake of it
9 Dec, 2013
Last week I saw a couple of people with protest signs outside Westpac in Gladstone Road. The signs suggested Westpac was supporting climate change by...
Great cause
9 Dec, 2013
Re: Run Santa, run . . ...
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Some years ago, a renowned Australian plastic surgeon Prof John Hanrahan, having recently completed his role as Australasian College President made...
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The cruisy life on a river ship appeals to Justine Tyerman...
Getaway to Gili
Necks are craning to get a better view of our island destination as our “first class fast boat” approaches the low lying Gili Air...
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Don’t fly to Santorini. You must arrive by sea. It is the most spectacular way to first glimpse the island. From a distance, the cluster of pure white...
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THE GUIDE AS AT DECEMBER 5, 2013
We’d be lying if we didn’t admit to getting pretty jolly festive on it already so, naturally, we’ll be at Café Villaggio early on Sunday evening...
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