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Warrant issued for man’s arrest

Police have issued a warrant to arrest a 21-year-old Gisborne man over his involvement in an incident that saw armed police descend on Wellington Hospital last week. Kalais Grant — who is facing charges of possessing a knife and threatening...

Busy season ahead for Eastland Port with nine log ships booked for May

Eastland Port had a busy month in April, with 10 log ships and three kiwifruit ships making use of the port. A total of 233,000 tonnes of logs were loaded onto the log ships, while 3120 pallets were loaded onto the kiwifruit ships at the new Wharf...

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Quake recorded: Shaken, but not stirred

A light earthquake struck just north of Gisborne early on Saturday morning, but few noticed it. The GeoNet site says the quake, described as weak or light, occurred at 12.21am and was recorded at a magnitude of 3.5. It originated at a depth of 28...

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Saffi Vette confirmed in NZ Olympics team

Gisborne’s Saffi Vette was confirmed yesterday as one of two surfers in the New Zealand team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Vette and Raglan professional Billy Stairmand will wear the New Zealand colours in the surf of Teahupoʻo in Tahiti...

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Bulk of council apprehensive about extra level of public scrutiny

Gisborne district councillor Colin Alder says he was elected on a platform of seeking greater transparency when he voted against his colleagues on having workshops open to the public. He was the only councillor to vote against a recommendation which...

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Focus on the Land

Multiple black cattle studs showcase their progeny

Earlier in the week, an event took place as part of East Coast Angus Bull Week, with multiple black cattle studs showcasing their line-ups of rising 2-year-old bulls. It featured studs from Turiroa Angus near Wairoa, as well as Ratanui at Tuai...

Murray Robertson

Cyclone-stricken rural families ‘falling between policy cracks’

A group of frustrated Gisborne residents say they are stuck in “survival mode” after Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed bridge access to farms more than a year ago.

Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

Park scrambling for the semis

The mark of a champion is winning after being knocked to the floor. If Electrinet Park (1) go on to successfully defend the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants title, they will remember the blow they took at Patutahi Golf Club on Saturday and how...

Maize and sweetcorn lead as Tairāwhiti’s top summer crops

Maize and sweetcorn continue to dominate as the most grown crops in Tairāwhiti over the summer months, according to the latest summer crop survey conducted by the environmental science team from Gisborne District Council. The survey, which covered...

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Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay sees spike in lifestyle property sales

Gisborne/Hawke’s Bay was one of seven regions in New Zealand to see an increase in lifestyle property sales during the March quarter, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ). Compared with the same period...

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Whangawehi group wins national award for Te Aratia Walkway

The Whangawehi Catchment Management Group will be honoured with a national award on Friday for its outstanding work in creating the Te Aratia Walkway at Mahia. The group will receive the Outdoor Access Champion Award, which is presented annually by...

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Gisborne Council spartina removal project works a treat on Taruheru River

The first phase of a council project to begin the removal of spartina grass from the Taruheru River, that started with a spraying operation in January, has been deemed a success. In the sites sprayed, the grass has broken down and been removed...

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Park scrambling for the semis

The mark of a champion is winning after being knocked to the floor. If Electrinet Park (1) go on to successfully defend the Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants title, they will remember the blow they took at Patutahi Golf Club on Saturday and how...

Tahunga basks in glow of 50 candles

POVERTY BAY The fifth round of the Tairāwhiti women’s pennants and the Judy O’Rourke Memorial Challenge added extra colour to the Pharmacy 53/Beaufoy/Village Homeware open day. The trip down State Highway 35 last Wednesday was well worth it for...

Gisborne off to hot start in Manawatū

The Gisborne Boys’ High School First XV were in dominant form away from home on Saturday. The Duane Hihi-coached side scored seven tries in their opening match of this season’s Tranzit Coachlines First XV Festival of Rugby — a 37-0 win against...

Ben O’Brien-Leaf

YMP run riot and drop 50 on HSOB

The black and white hoops of YMP dined out on Saturday. The Kahu Tamatea-coached Civil Project Solutions premier club rugby defending champions posted the biggest win of Week 5, 50-13 over Earthwork Solutions High School Old Boys. East Coast Farm...

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Business house badminton returns with 16 teams competing

The BIZminton 2024 business house badminton league got off to a brilliant start. As expected in the early stages of this event, some teams won easily, but over the next four weeks, this should even out. The closest tie of the night was in the social...

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Last-gasp goal vital in game of the round

The defending champions flexed their muscles on the opening week of Poverty Bay club hockey at Harry Barker Reserve. Women’s champs GMC Green showed clubmates GMC Kowhai no mercy under the lights on the Hain Farming Turf on Friday night. The Green...

Murray Robertson

Fast start gets OBM over line

A red, white and blue team still finding their feet brought home the bacon on Saturday. Enterprise Cars OBM made it three consecutive wins in Week 5 of Civil Project Solutions premier club rugby. After leading Larsawn Ngātapa 26-7 at halftime at...

Ben O’Brien-Leaf

Lifestyle

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Gisborne’s Olympic-bound Saffi Vette taking on monster waves in Tahiti

by Neil Reid Surfer Saffi Vette will face one of the world’s most notorious surf breaks – and some of the globe’s best surfers – at the upcoming Olympics. But Neil Reid reports she is no stranger to triumphing over adversity. The challenges...

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Enjoying life in their third age

Gillian Cowperthwaite learns more about the flourishing group for seniors that is Gisborne’s U3A. Gisborne’s U3A is a thriving chapter with 422 members, in a global movement which had its beginnings in France in 1972. The first New Zealand group...

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A year of walking and te reo

House surgeon Dr Kahurangi Ross-Hoskins has walked the length of Aotearoa and learned te reo, all in his gap year, then returned for a second stint at Gisborne Hospital. He talks of his experiences. Gisborne Hospital house surgeon Kahurangi...

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Business

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Participants encouraged to bring entrepreneurial spirit to Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti event

Under the banner of Rise Up, Start Up!, this year’s event will inspire people to overcome challenges, seize opportunities and bring their ideas to life.

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Third kiwifruit shipment of season leaves Gisborne by sea

The refrigerated cargo ship Cool Royal joined the logger Atlantic Spirit alongside the Eastland Port wharf on Monday to load the third kiwifruit shipment of the season to leave Gisborne by sea. The logger sailed for Tauranga yesterday to load...

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Ready for take-off at Te Araroa

New aerodrome at Te Araroa will ‘unlock the tourism and general economy of the . . . area”.

Murray Robertson

‘Inspire Inclusion’ encouraged on International Women’s Day

A small group of Gisborne Business and Professional Women (BPW) members marked International Women’s Day by laying flowers on the Margaret Sievwright monument. March 8 was International Women’s Day (IWD) — a day to mark a collective action and...

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Arts & Entertainment

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Killer Queens to celebrate Queen’s legacy in Gisborne debut

Killer Queens are proud to be bringing their show to Gisborne’s Dome Cinema for the first time on Saturday. The band, led by three dynamic female vocalists, bring their own style and edge in recreating more than 20 Queen songs. Famous for hits...

Gisborne Concert Band returns with special concert for kids

A concert designed to captivate the kids and inspire the musician within will take place at Lawson Field Theatre next Saturday. The 16-strong Gisborne Concert Band will showcase the types of music played by a concert band, from pop to musical...

Gisborne dancers among best in NZ

Gisborne hip hop dancers Kylah Ashwell and Paul Hawaikirangi aka 98 Cents won the open duo division at the New Zealand Hip-Hop Dance Championships in Auckland last weekend, fulfilling a long-held dream to compete in the national competition. As well...

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Multiple black cattle studs showcase their progeny

Earlier in the week, an event took place as part of East Coast Angus Bull Week, with multiple black cattle studs showcasing their line-ups of rising 2-year-old bulls. It featured studs from Turiroa Angus near Wairoa, as well as Ratanui at Tuai...

Murray Robertson

Focus on the Land

Lacing up the boots for Gisborne-Wairoa Federated Farmers fundraiser

The regional Federated Farmers executive has a major fundraiser under way to provide extra help to those still battling to bounce back from last year’s storms. Gisborne-Wairoa Fed Farmers interim president Toby Williams has highlighted the...

Murray Robertson

Focus on the Land

Commercial beef farmers turning to genetic tools

More and more bull breeders have been using genetic tools, according to the latest research for the Beef + Lamb New Zealand-funded Informing New Zealand Beef programme (INZB). According to the survey, one in five commercial beef farmers now use...

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Focus on the Land

Mostly ewe lambs, prices eased slightly

There were no prime sheep or store ewes in the weekly sheep sale at Matawhero yesterday, just 1021 store lambs — mostly ewe lambs — and only two vendors. Prices eased slightly on those paid last week. The top price of $95 went to the Matuku...

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Empathy is missing in action as MPs take pay rise

This Government cannot be accused of not keeping its election promises as the coalition repeals and recalls Labour’s policies in favour of its own playbook. But accepting a substantial pay rise, in the eyes of the average Kiwi, while the rest of...

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The absolute necessity of reducing consumption

Gavin Maclean In last Friday’s opinion column, Dr Bryce Wilkinson misrepre-sents the issue of climate change and reinforces the myth that economics is all about money, when of course money is merely a tool to manage the distribution and...

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Will paper revamp boost chance of survival?

Readers will be digesting the changes made to our previously locally owned and operated newspaper by the new owners, NZME Ltd. Clive Bibby Opinions will vary as to whether the changes made to the format and editorial content enhance the overall...

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Referee’s decision will test Warriors and their fans

In the NRL, where every tackle, every try, and every referee’s call can sway the course of a game, the New Zealand Warriors find themselves grappling with adversity once more. Their recent 14-8 defeat - and third on the trot - at the hands of the...

Cass Review caveats

Martin Hanson cites me briefly in his column on the Cass Review, but not the reasons why there is widespread disagreement amongst clinicians in the disciplines of pediatrics and developmental psychology over this document. One of the primary caveats...

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Leave Grey St alone

Re: Grey St Project Concerns (April 27 letter). I referred to the Resource Management Act and the resource consent process that the Gisborne District Council (GDC) must follow — Section 6 Part 2. I see part of it is now starting to be followed: on...

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Comments and questions

Some comments and questions about the “new look” Herald: 1. The rural paper no longer comes in a plastic bag. Well done at last! 2. It’s jazzed up and dumbed down, mainly by meaningless coloured pictures on every page. I hope that expense...

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Colonisation ‘no excuse for terrible behaviour’

It has long been the convention to refrain from direct criticism of members of the judiciary. The reason for this is to protect judges from harm and abuse as they fulfil one of society’s most difficult tasks and to protect them from political and...

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