News 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... Gisborne Herald 26 Apr 2024
CRIME News 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... Hawke's Bay Today 27 Apr 2024
News 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
News 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 01 May 2024
GOLF Gisborne Herald 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... Chris Taewa 8 hours ago
GOLF Sport 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... Chris Taewa 8 hours ago
RUGBY Sport 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 8 hours ago
BADMINTON Sport 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... Gisborne Herald 08 May 2024