REGIONAL lifeguards at Midway and Waikanae beaches have had a quiet summer so far, says head lifeguard Jessie Burke.
Fine weather means Gisborne’s three main beaches have attracted large numbers of p...
ONE of the biggest commercial fishing vessels to visit Gisborne in the past 20 years signals the beginning of what Ngati Porou Seafood hopes is an ongoing partnership with Sealord.
The Sealord-registe...
AFTER weeks of blazing summer sun, cold southerly winds added to the drama for the surf ski and canoe events that launched the Gisborne senior surf lifesaving championships last night.
The mill-pond ...
THE arrival of swell in the past week has stirred up a rip at Wainui Beach that yesterday saw regional head lifeguard Frazer Thompson-Hewitt make his first rescue of the season.
Although supervised by...
A BIG tick of approval for Makauri School from the Education Review Office (ERO) has made principal Judy Nicoll proud.
The school is well placed to sustain high levels of performance and ongoing impr...
Organisers expect a full house of more than 500 to attend the annual event.
The number of 2013 to 2014 business graduates has increased by 25 percent while the number of trade graduates is up 33 perce...
THE container will be sent to Tauranga ready for shipment to the South Pacific archipelago on Monday.
“The heart of Gisborne has been awesome,” says Lisa Daunton, spokeswoman for non-denominational, n...
THE CMS is a 10-year plan that will put forward a vision for special places to the community in our region.
The CMS will then guide the way DoC plans its ecological and recreational work, deals with p...
THE building is used by patients and their supporters as accommodation while at Waikato Hospital. It is separate to the lodge that cancer patients stay at.
Patients and their supporters receive a $100...
One of the last returned Vietnam war servicemen from this region to have served with New Zealand and Australian soldiers during the battle of Long Tan was acknowledged at a Vietnam Veterans Day ceremo...
PAGES from the Gisborne Herald have served as wrapping paper with good news inside for the family of a World War 2 US marine veteran.
Along with postcards of Gisborne sights and kiwiana that included ...
They have built affordable rent-to-buy homes in Gisborne for disadvantaged families and now not-for-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity has opened a second-hand store to help fund further project...
WHEN Gisborne minister William Grant was killed at Gallipoli 100 years ago, he was tending to wounded Turkish soldiers, one of his descendants at a launch of a collection of the minister’s letters sai...
THE compassion Laura Pepere's parents showed as they cared for their terminally ill uncle inspired Laura to follow her vocation as a nurse.
For her commitment to the role, Miss Pepere has been named o...
MORE than 30 Ovation workers and 10 children are in training to climb Mount Everest but they will not have to go to Nepal to do it.
Organised by Mary-Rose Murray, the team is in preparation for the an...
The stripped-back nature of black box theatre is perfectly suited to a one-character play such as Willy Russell’s award-winning comedy Shirley Valentine, says Unity Theatre director Norman Maclean.
Ma...
A managed recharge is planned for the Makauri aquifer, which is in decline, says Gisborne District Council water conservation team leader Dennis Crone.
Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) has been around f...
Works by 19th century Spanish classical guitarist Francisco Tarrega, along with compositions by Swiss-born classical guitarist Giulio Regondi and Paraguan classical guitarist Agustin Barrios featured ...
THE last time Gisborne surf lifesaving top gun Cory Taylor was back home was in March when he competed in the national championships at Midway Beach.
He returned from Australia’s Gold Coast this week ...
An EIT Tairawhiti careers initiative that brought together graduates and business people was a great success, says campus director Jan Mogford.
“It seemed to me there was a gap in which we could link ...