Gisborne rest home residents still in lockdown are pleased adult family members can book in to see them under Alert Level 2.
Rest homes entered lockdown almost a week before the rest of the country an...
McDonald’s is one of the most recognised brands in the world but here you could not find a more community-minded couple in charge. Gisborne’s new owners, PJ and Pooja Goel, talk to Sophie Rishwort...
As Tairawhiti awaits the release of a draft Covid-19 recovery plan, one of the nation’s leading business figures says businesses here must be given the chance to lead it.
The Gisborne Herald understa...
Giving teachers some breathing space with one less little person in class was one of the reasons Mangapapa mum Fleur Paenga did not send her daughter back to school this week.
Ms Paenga is one of more...
It was a big surprise for Gisborne Barnardos service manager Dianne Saunders this morning when a flash mob of singers turned up to sing her farewell.
At 9am, her social service colleagues snuck in off...
The secret to longevity from Gisborne’s most recent centenarian is plenty of hard work, good food and a drop of whisky.
Irene Fenton (nee Ingram) turns 100 today. A card from the Queen sits proudly o...
Residents who notice discoloured water from their taps are advised to run their taps for at least five minutes before drinking it.
Twice a year Gisborne District Council (GDC) flushes out the water ma...
Level 3 lockdown conditions gave Gisborne florists their busiest Mother's Day in history yesterday.
Many were so inundated they had to close orders on Wednesday and Thursday last week.
Hundreds of bo...
Tairawhiti has four women, all mums, who hold top jobs in this district — the Mayor and three Members of Parliament.
Mother’s Day tomorrow will a bit different for them and all the mums out there.
New...
Funerals during Alert Level 2 will mean up to 100 people can attend in person again — spread between the inside and outside of Evans Funeral Services chapel.
But with at least one week left of Level 3...