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Truck driver killed in ‘horrendous’ accident
Tue, May 21, 13
THE scene of a fatal logging truck crash on Tauwhareparae Road inland from Tolaga Bay yesterday has been described as one of the most shocking...

HORROR CRASH: One logging truck driver died and another was seriously injured when their vehicles collided head-on at a slight bend on Tauwhareparae Road, near Tolaga Bay, yesterday afternoon. Picture by Dave Thomas

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Disgust at paua plundering 21 May, 2013 - Mark Peters HUNDREDS of shucked, undersize paua discovered on Tuamotu Island off Sponge Bay has shocked and disgusted Gisborne surfer Gary McKenzie...
Residents raise fears over Taruheru walkway proposal 21 May, 2013 NOISE, burglary and water safety are among the concerns of residents against the proposed Taruheru walkway...
Funding application to supervise Skate Park users declined 21 May, 2013 TE Ora Hou’s application for $15,000 from Gisborne District Council to help pay for the supervision of patrons at Alfred Cox Skate Park has been...

Disgust at paua plundering

21 May, 2013 - Mark Peters

HUNDREDS of shucked, undersize paua discovered on Tuamotu Island off Sponge Bay has shocked and disgusted Gisborne surfer Gary McKenzie...

Residents raise fears over Taruheru walkway proposal

21 May, 2013

NOISE, burglary and water safety are among the concerns of residents against the proposed Taruheru walkway...

Funding application to supervise Skate Park users declined

21 May, 2013

TE Ora Hou’s application for $15,000 from Gisborne District Council to help pay for the supervision of patrons at Alfred Cox Skate Park has been...

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Level pegging at the top 21 May, 2013 - John Hill RUGBY LEAGUE - TAPUAE Taniwha and Waengapu Stallions caused the upsets of the Cosmopolitan Club rugby league competition at the weekend when they...
OBM back on track 20 May, 2013 - John Hill RUGBY - OBM bounced back from last week’s first loss of the season to beat Pirates 13-5 in the Cosmopolitan Club premier rugby competition at Barry...
Header clinches win 20 May, 2013 - John Hill FOOTBALL - A GOAL from skipper Liam Ryan in the 73rd minute gave Team Gisborne a 1-0 win against Havelock North Wanderers in a Pacific Premiership...

Level pegging at the top

21 May, 2013 - John Hill

RUGBY LEAGUE - TAPUAE Taniwha and Waengapu Stallions caused the upsets of the Cosmopolitan Club rugby league competition at the weekend when they...

OBM back on track

20 May, 2013 - John Hill

RUGBY - OBM bounced back from last week’s first loss of the season to beat Pirates 13-5 in the Cosmopolitan Club premier rugby competition at Barry...

Header clinches win

20 May, 2013 - John Hill

FOOTBALL - A GOAL from skipper Liam Ryan in the 73rd minute gave Team Gisborne a 1-0 win against Havelock North Wanderers in a Pacific Premiership...

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Keeping up the rhythm . . . 16 May, 2013 - Kristine Walsh ENTERTAINMENT - LIKE a kind of artistic-director-at-large, Hamish Pinkham is travelling the globe attending music industry events...
Let the paint tell a story, artist says . . . 16 May, 2013 - Kristine Walsh ARTS - SO keen was he to bring Shane Cotton to Gisborne, Steve Gibbs even resorted to bribery...
More time to enter short film comp 16 May, 2013 FILM - THERE is already more than a dozen local teams entered and now there’s a chance for a few more...

Keeping up the rhythm . . .

16 May, 2013 - Kristine Walsh

ENTERTAINMENT - LIKE a kind of artistic-director-at-large, Hamish Pinkham is travelling the globe attending music industry events...

Let the paint tell a story, artist says . . .

16 May, 2013 - Kristine Walsh

ARTS - SO keen was he to bring Shane Cotton to Gisborne, Steve Gibbs even resorted to bribery...

More time to enter short film comp

16 May, 2013

FILM - THERE is already more than a dozen local teams entered and now there’s a chance for a few more...

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Groundwork for cadets 11 May, 2013 - Murray Robertson THE Tairawhiti farm cadets school at Green Lakes station at Tiniroto is an excellent programme, with a good crew of boys all keen to learn, farm...
Confidence in lamb 11 May, 2013 - Barrie Gordon FARMERS demonstrated real confidence in the future of lamb at the Matawhero sheep sale yesterday — and with grass growing and exporters sending...
Drought shows in stock 8 May, 2013 THE real effects of the regional drought hit at the Matawhero cattle sale yesterday with many lines showing the lack of quality feed over an extended...

Groundwork for cadets

11 May, 2013 - Murray Robertson

THE Tairawhiti farm cadets school at Green Lakes station at Tiniroto is an excellent programme, with a good crew of boys all keen to learn, farm...

Confidence in lamb

11 May, 2013 - Barrie Gordon

FARMERS demonstrated real confidence in the future of lamb at the Matawhero sheep sale yesterday — and with grass growing and exporters sending...

Drought shows in stock

8 May, 2013

THE real effects of the regional drought hit at the Matawhero cattle sale yesterday with many lines showing the lack of quality feed over an extended...

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City abuzz with filming for the movie Genesis 21 May, 2013 - Jeremy Muir Filming for the feature film Genesis moved to Treble Court today, where speed chess player and mental health advocate Genesis Potini used to...
Council needs to take lead on Cook anniversary preparations 20 May, 2013 - Jeremy Muir In an otherwise productive and positive annual plan hearings process, Gisborne District Council made an error with its decision not to put aside...
Community stepped up with good Annual Plan presentations 18 May, 2013 - John Jones Support for a feasibility study on the flatwater proposal for Taruheru River is one of the best things to come out of an annual plan consultation...

City abuzz with filming for the movie Genesis

21 May, 2013 - Jeremy Muir

Filming for the feature film Genesis moved to Treble Court today, where speed chess player and mental health advocate Genesis Potini used to...

Council needs to take lead on Cook anniversary preparations

20 May, 2013 - Jeremy Muir

In an otherwise productive and positive annual plan hearings process, Gisborne District Council made an error with its decision not to put aside...

Community stepped up with good Annual Plan presentations

18 May, 2013 - John Jones

Support for a feasibility study on the flatwater proposal for Taruheru River is one of the best things to come out of an annual plan consultation...

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Quite an exciting place to be 20 May, 2013 - Craig Bauld WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL THIS WEEK - REGIONAL transport committee Thursday, agenda for which includes the public transport plan — kind of small beans...
Will older Nawaz Sharif deliver for Pakistan? 18 May, 2013 - Gwynne Dyer THE first time Nawaz Sharif became prime minister of Pakistan was almost a quarter-century ago. His second term was ended 14 years ago by a military...
Creating great public spaces 18 May, 2013 - Manu Caddie WHILE the cycleways and walkways have consistently been the most popular of the major projects in the council’s Ten Year Plan, the Navigations...

Quite an exciting place to be

20 May, 2013 - Craig Bauld

WHAT’S ON IN COUNCIL THIS WEEK - REGIONAL transport committee Thursday, agenda for which includes the public transport plan — kind of small beans...

Will older Nawaz Sharif deliver for Pakistan?

18 May, 2013 - Gwynne Dyer

THE first time Nawaz Sharif became prime minister of Pakistan was almost a quarter-century ago. His second term was ended 14 years ago by a military...

Creating great public spaces

18 May, 2013 - Manu Caddie

WHILE the cycleways and walkways have consistently been the most popular of the major projects in the council’s Ten Year Plan, the Navigations...

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Crimping Comet would be a huge mistake 21 May, 2013 I have represented New Zealand for both swimming and surf lifesaving. Last year I was part of the NZ World Surf Lifesaving team who took home gold...
Standing O after tour of plant 21 May, 2013 This Monday we had the opportunity to visit our meat processing plant Ovation...
Thanks Rob! 21 May, 2013 Re: Housing moves take the zing out of Labour’s KiwiBuild plan, May 17 editorial...

Crimping Comet would be a huge mistake

21 May, 2013

I have represented New Zealand for both swimming and surf lifesaving. Last year I was part of the NZ World Surf Lifesaving team who took home gold...

Standing O after tour of plant

21 May, 2013

This Monday we had the opportunity to visit our meat processing plant Ovation...

Thanks Rob!

21 May, 2013

Re: Housing moves take the zing out of Labour’s KiwiBuild plan, May 17 editorial...

the 2013 home expo

The New Zealand Floral Art Society.

Meet the council....

Scott Cully - pumpkin carver...

Tragic fire in car...

Top Stories

1. Driver killed in East Coast truck crash
2. Ex-Gisborne man killed in Taihape house fire
3. Truck driver killed in ‘horrendous’ accident
4. ‘Hooning’ car hits tree, driver flees the scene
5. Call for ‘bombing platforms’
6. Changes to lease threatens swim club
7. Courage earns Gisborne nurse highest honour
8. Crew ‘hanging out’ for Gisborne shoot
9. Reviving station market
10. Gisborne athlete’s EBA let-off overturned

Driver killed in East Coast truck crash

Ex-Gisborne man killed in Taihape house fire

Truck driver killed in ‘horrendous’ accident

‘Hooning’ car hits tree, driver flees the scene

Call for ‘bombing platforms’

Changes to lease threatens swim club

Courage earns Gisborne nurse highest honour

Crew ‘hanging out’ for Gisborne shoot

Reviving station market

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Gisborne athlete’s EBA let-off overturned

AMAZING AMAZON We took a 30-minute flight from Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, to the town of Coca, gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon...
Walks-for-wine Justine Tyerman manages to leave Waiheke with her limbs intact after spending Easter — but not a fortune — on the island with her family...
Night Vision I’m in a trance, half awake, half asleep. It’s very late at night and my fingers freeze on the keyboard — my eyes not fully believing the vision...

AMAZING AMAZON

We took a 30-minute flight from Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, to the town of Coca, gateway to the Ecuadorian Amazon...

Walks-for-wine

Justine Tyerman manages to leave Waiheke with her limbs intact after spending Easter — but not a fortune — on the island with her family...

Night Vision

I’m in a trance, half awake, half asleep. It’s very late at night and my fingers freeze on the keyboard — my eyes not fully believing the vision...

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THE GUIDE LISTINGS AS AT MAY 9, 2013

We do love doing our bit for a good cause and there are three fundraisers to choose from this week . . . Thursday’s Young Artists Concert at the War M...

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