WHEN Steve Hathaway was 10, he was a self-confessed “scaredy cat” when snorkelling with his Dad. Today he is an underwater cameraman who has filmed for the BBC, National Geographic and Young Ocean Exp...
A GISBORNE woman and her business partner have reached an online milestone after they launched free podcasts to help time-strapped mums build profitable businesses alongside a great family life.
Jo Fo...
KRIS Taylor had never even visited Gisborne before he decided to move here from Auckland with his wife, baby daughter and parents.
That was six weeks ago, and one word sums up their experience since t...
A group of young students have described their shock after they arrived at school last week to find windows smashed and property stolen.
The Year 5 and 6 St Mary's students asked their teacher if they...
A HIGHLY unusual number of internet scams have been intercepted by a Gisborne bank. Over seven days the ASB branch on Gladstone Road prevented three of its customers being ripped off for thousands of ...
AGRISEA’s Gisborne plant has shut down after the company decided to move all of its operations back to Paeroa. The family-owned business turns seaweed into fertiliser and soil-conditioning products.
A...
KIDS of all sizes will love the new $400,000 playground at the Botanical Gardens.
To celebrate at the official opening on Friday at 4pm, More FM will broadcast live, Gisborne District Council will hav...
Brush off your song sheets. Christmas festivities kick off tomorrow with plenty of carols on the cards and fun activities for the whole family.
There are two events tomorrow night — Smash Carols at Sm...
PEOPLE who donate presents to go under The Gisborne Herald Christmas tree this year will be giving to children who have parents in jail or have to live away from home because of domestic violence.
The...
A COMMUNITY can die without the efforts of volunteers, Frederick Smith told the audience as he accepted his Civic Award at the Lawson Field Theatre yesterday morning.
The 76-year-old was one of 13 peo...
CLOSURE of the business banking section at Kiwibank in Gisborne will have minimal impact on its business customers, says Kiwibank communications manager Bruce Thompson.
From the end of January, Kiwiba...
JUST turn up and bring the whole family is the invitation from Ka Pai Kaiti for its free Christmas dinner. Organiser Kaylee Ngarimu says they want to make sure no one goes hungry, or is alone, on Chri...
THE dinghies are back at Lake Waikareiti, but a personal locater beacon has become compulsory.
It has been more than a year since boat hire was stopped at the popular tourist attraction, after an adul...
IT DID not matter what happened to Archbishop William Brown Turei in his life — it seemed his path was predestined. He describes it as “the hand of God through other people”.
Today he was given recogn...
THE community is being asked to keep an eye out for vandals after multiple public toilets were defaced over the Christmas break.
Graffiti was sprayed around the Gisborne District Council toilet at Mak...
A NEW lady is in town to help with finances and her name is Pretty Penny.
An advertising flyer depicting a cartoon lady with a blonde bob, pink heels and short skirt, who says she can help you, is a c...
It was the carrots that did it. Up until then I had created the fun-filled and imaginary story of Santa for my two-and-a-half-year-old.
I told her every Christmas he came to leave presents for all the...
THE mild winter, and a hot summer with patchy rain, has created the perfect environment for pests to breed. So if you are sick of the flies this summer, you are not alone.
The usual spike in calls to ...
Aaah beer! The hot summer months are here when a crisp cold one really hits the spot. Boutique beers are everywhere at the shops, often with a confused wall of people starring at the chiller — which o...
Gisborne has the highest rate of gonorrhoea in the country, four-and-a-half times over the estimated national figures, and young women aged between 15 and 19 years old are the most at risk.
It’s a wak...