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ROBINSON

Apr 27 2024 Updated April 27, 2024

Gisborne Herald

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ROBINSON, Lillian. — 22 April 2024. Much-loved Aunty L of the Dunn whanau, and second mother to Eirin. Putorino memories will remain with us forever

Gisborne kiwifruit on mice-infested ship

Fruit from Gisborne growers was on board refrigerated ship Crown Garnet where a mice infestation was found among its Sungold kiwifruit cargo when it arrived in Belgium. Zespri executives have been grappling with the possibility the first shipment of...

Nūhaka thefts ‘hurt our whānau’

Thousands of dollars worth of property, including poles that had been embedded in concrete, has been taken from a rebuild site at Nuhaka School in northern Hawke’s Bay. Hit in the apparent brazen theft at the weekend were both the community of the...

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Proposed alcohol changes for Gisborne under fire

by Neil Reid Gisborne District Council will today respond to submitters over a planned contentious new alcohol crackdown - a proposal that some submitters claim has the potential to kill the city’s hospitality industry and turn the CBD into...

Gisborne Herald

02 May 2024

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Kiwa Pools staff in Gisborne receive de-escalation training after abuse

by Neil Reid Staff at Gisborne’s Kiwa Pools have undergone “de-escalation” crisis training after being targeted by abusive behaviour from members of the public. The $46 million Gisborne District Council-owned pools opened to the public in...

NZ Herald

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Flooding, droughts loom unless action is taken: Niwa scientist

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Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

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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...

Tairāwhiti advocate cycles South Island for sex assault awareness

Cycling 700km in Te Waipounamu to raise awareness of sexual abuse and violence was one of the hardest things Gisborne’s Tricia Walsh has ever done. Tricia (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau ā Pokai) is the Māori community engagement lead for the survivor...

Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter

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Herald offices closed to the public from Monday

The Gisborne Herald offices on Gladstone Rd will no longer be open to the public from next week. Our journalists will still be working hard in the background, producing important, interesting local stories to keep you, our readers, in the know. Your...

Jeremy Muir

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