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Youth spoken to over alleged threat against school, police satisfied it was a hoax

Police have found the caller who allegedly made a telephone threat to Lytton High School that sparked Thursday’s lockdown of that school and two others. “We have identified the number the call was made from,“ said Tairāwhiti Area Commander...

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Fined $600 over killing of great white

A Māhia man has been issued a $600 infringement notice after he caught, killed and decapitated a great white shark at Māhia Peninsula. The Department of Conservation was alerted to the incident when a local kuia spotted the carcase on the beach...

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Aggravated robbery charge for man arrested following AOS callout

Police have made an arrest after the fail-to-stop incident in the Tolaga Bay area on Monday that saw armed officers, including the AOS, on the town’s streets and in rural areas. “We have taken a man in his 30s into custody and he’s been...

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Barnardos youth mural competition

A youth mural competition has been launched in Tairāwhiti ahead of Youth Week (May 20-24). Barnardos Aotearoa in collaboration with the Violence Free Tairāwhiti Network have called the competition Ata Whakaronga – Be Heard. It aims to raise...

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Indoor sports centre ‘dead in the water’ without council backing: CEO

Gisborne District Council needs to show some support for a proposed all-purpose indoor sports centre otherwise the project is “dead in the water”. That is the claim of Whiti Ora Tairāwhiti (formerly Sport Gisborne-Tairāwhiti) chief executive...

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Plans take shape on our waste disposal

Instead of future-proofing waste disposal, what about aiming towards a zero-waste future? That was one of the main messages from submitters to this week’s Gisborne District Council Three Year Plan hearings regarding waste management. It was...

Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter

‘Fix our potholes’: Residents demand no-frills budget

A “no-frills” budget, a plea to “fix our potholes” and “the Grey St fiasco” were all among submissions made at Gisborne District Council’s Three-Year Plan hearings on Wednesday and Thursday. Some residents said they object to plans to...

Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

Breathe. Focus. Peace.

Kim Parkinson signs up to a six-week meditation course to learn more about a practice that has long been considered beneficial for health and wellbeing Meditation has been shown to offer many benefits, from reducing stress to slowing the ageing...

Rail track lifted for dropout solution at Blacks Beach

A solution to the dropout problem on the road into Mahia at Blacks Beach has reached the final design stage. Wairoa District Council chief executive Kitea Tipuna said the council was “cautiously optimistic” about a successful outcome. “...

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Schools handled threat well, say police

Police are full of praise for the way schools handled Thursday’s phone threat emergency that resulted in Lytton High, Campion College and Riverdale School going into lockdown. Students and staff remained in their classrooms until police gave the...

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Call to join Ūawa erosion control group

Gisborne District Council is calling for community members to join the Ūawa Catchment Working Group, which will play a crucial role in forestry plan changes and the development of a freshwater catchment plan. This group will include community...

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What’s going on in Gisborne

This Weekend Saturday, May 18 ●Matawhero Art Gallery — Flight exhibition A new exhibition by artist Justine Hawksworth is on display with a selection of paintings of realistic and detailed iconic New Zealand flora and fauna in acrylic and...

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Patutahi to face Poverty Bay in men’s golf pennants final

Zach Rolls didn’t make either of the Electrinet Park teams for the 2024 Oligoi Jug men’s interclub pennants . . . so he starred for Park’s city rivals instead. Rolls won the last two holes to halve his top-four semifinal match for Poverty Bay...

Best premier players to clash in Town v Country duel

Now’s the time for Poverty Bay’s best to show their hand. Today at 2.45pm the Ken Houkamau-coached Town will go toe-to-toe with Country under Miah Nikora on Gisborne Oval 2. This match pits the best of High School Old Boys, OBM, Pirates and Tapuae -...

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Manaia makes Māori Football rep squad to compete in Hawaii

She is ready to fire. Lytton High School head girl Manaia Mill has been selected in the 16-strong Māori Football Aotearoa Nga Whanapokiri Wāhine Atutahi to compete in the Hawaiian International Football Festival in July. The under-20 side, coached...

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Gisborne Club Darts Association results

Results from Tuesday – Individual highlights 180s: N Monika, J Noanoa (Rebels); H Ngarangione (Stallions); H Eyles (Mayhem); Brian Leach (Done n Dusted); M Hawea (Vikings); S Lamb, M Evans 2, K Jacobs (Spandangles). Highest start (180): B Leach...

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Kayak and lifesaving talent selected to compete at sprint world champs in Bulgaria

Gisborne kayak and lifesaving paddler Christy Tate has been named in the New Zealand team for the 2023 ICF Junior and Under-23 Canoe Sprint World Championships — and she needs help to get there. The champs are being staged in Bulgaria in July...

Murray Robertson

Tumblers excel at Mid-Island competition

by Marilyn Callahan Four power tumblers from Gisborne Trampoline Club came back from Mid-Island Gym Sports tumbling competition in Rotorua with two gold medals, a silver medal and a near-miss for a bronze. Porsha Warren-Hillman, in the 11/12-year...

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Thistle take momentum on the road

Gisborne Thistle face one of two unbeaten teams in Central Football’s Federation League when they play Havelock North Wanderers at Guthrie Park, Havelock North, tomorrow. Electrinet Thistle lie seventh in the nine-team league with one win and...

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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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Eastland Generation and Obayashi complete transaction

Eastland Generation completed its $250m transaction with Obayashi Corporation this week, with the Japanese company acquiring a 50 per cent stake in the renewable energy company. The deal was initiated by Eastland Group and its owner Trust...

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Matt Todd departs as Eastland Group shifts to holding company

Eastland Group’s head office will be reshaped into a holding company following the sale of Eastland Network and the sale of 50 per cent of Eastland Generation. The restructuring will result in the departure of Eastland Group chief executive Matt...

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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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Works and art collection of prolific painter on display

The family of the renowned artist, writer and teacher, the late Norman Maclean, are to hold an exhibition this Sunday of his works and some of his art collection of mainly local artists. Maclean was a prolific painter and printmaker, and his work...

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The Chardonnay Affair: Four weekend events celebrating the classics

The special annual Gisborne weekend for chardonnay lovers is almost upon us. The Chardonnay Affair is all about savouring Gisborne’s delicious chardonnay and discovering why the region is renowned for producing some of New Zealand’s most iconic...

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Natural world on show: Flora and fauna on mixed media

A new exhibition by Justine Hawksworth at Matawhero Gallery, aptly called Flight, is a reference to her appreciation of good wine and the native birds she loves to paint. It was while enjoying a wine flight (glasses presented in a row for tasting)...

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Farming for Profit field day at Ngātapa later this month

Beef + Lamb New Zealand will run another Farming for Profit field day this month aimed at helping farmers set themselves up for a profitable season. It will be staged at Mangatoitoi Station in Russell Road at Ngātapa on May 28, from 1pm to 4pm...

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Best price $101 at Matawhero sheep sale

The weekly Matawhero sheep sale yesterday attracted a yarding of 2126 head, predominantly male store lambs. The best price of $101 was paid for the top pen of store male lambs from the Fisher family at Motu. Prime ewes sold for between $51 and $77...

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Gold Creek to put 30 Simmental bulls up for auction

Gold Creek Simmentals will put up 30 rising two-year-old bulls for sale by auction on Monday in their fifth on-farm sale. The event starts with inspection of the bulls from 12pm, with the sale at 2pm at the Gold Creek sales complex, Matawai Road at...

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Prices drop for lighter lambs at Matawhero

Steady demand for the better store lambs continued at the Matawhero sheep sale on Friday, with prices similar to previous weeks. However, prices fell for the lighter lambs. There was a total yarding of 1755 store lambs. No ewes were yarded for sale...

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Cost of living a daily struggle for many, relief in Budget later this month

by Dana Kirkpatrick. National MP for East Coast I have heard from East Coast constituents that the cost of living is a daily struggle. I have been listening to stories from people who are having to make hard choices, with some struggling to pay the...

Loafers Lodge anniversary a reminder we must do more

One year on from the deadly Loafers Lodge fire, a shocking tragedy that exposed the harsh realities of Wellington’s housing shortage, it’s hard to see what positive change has come for the city’s homeless. A dawn ceremony was held on Thursday...

Early action needed to remove woody debris

Paul Mullooly and the Marion Drive/Graham Road group are right on target with their drive for early intervention in removing woody debris from the Gladstone Road bridge in heavy rainfall events. This must be the first lesson learned from Cyclone...

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Judges will manipulate Three Strikes Mark II

One of the supposed reasons for the extensive modifications proposed by the coalition Government to the former Three Strikes law is to make it “more workable”. David Garrett The law passed in 2010 was absolutely workable and indeed worked just...

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Exodus is bad news for Luxon

There was an ambitious promise from Sir John Key during his early days as Prime Minister when he pledged to close the wage gap with Australia. National’s latest leader hasn’t dared make the same undertaking. But Christopher Luxon would do well...

Our new preferred crossing points

“Mode-shifting” seems to be all the rage; cars bad — biking and walking good! Certainly, in Gisborne, more consideration is being given to pedestrians, with a proliferation of raised red-coloured crossings which are claimed to be safer than...

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Timely slash removal

Re: Deadly slash fears, May 16 story. None of this is rocket science. I refer to John Wells’ letter on April 6, 2024 — Flood mitigation versus buyouts. Why does the patently obvious always get overlooked? As a riverbank resident, I would like to...

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A wero for the critics: Put forward good ideas

Re: Grey St “opportunity” futile, May 15 letter. You would think by reading the opinion section that Gisborne hated the Grey St development, which is 90 per cent funded by central government and is run by local volunteers who specialise in...

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