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Three surprises for Tatapouri Thistle Marist Women

Aug 07 2023 Updated August 7, 2023

Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter

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Smash Palace co-owner bemoans night-time transport options

What’s Gisborne’s nightlife economy worth? “We don’t know because we haven’t tested it,” said hospitality businessman and musician Darryl Monteith during the “Let’s Talk Transport” Hearing on Thursday. Mr Monteith co-owns Smash...

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Long-time supporter falls victim to nature of rescue chopper work

An East Coast resident was supposed to arrive in style to Sunday’s opening of the Te Araroa Aerodrome but saving a life got in the way. Long-time Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust (EHRT) supporter Pia Sanson was to be picked up from Whakarua Park...

Gisborne Herald

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Skills festival for para athletes

Gisborne sent four young athletes to the Halberg Games held at King’s College, Auckland, last weekend. The 2024 Halberg Games — a three-day national sports festival for young New Zealanders with physical disabilities — drew 220 athletes...

Gisborne Herald

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Clean-up proves ‘a huge task’

A crew of local surfers teamed up last weekend to clean up a beach accessway at Makorori Point and clear woody debris from Wainui Stream. It was described by group spokesman James Fowell as a “huge task”. “Makorori Headland has a newly revived...

Bailey bridge huge difference for East Coast community

A new Bailey bridge has gone up on the Makarika No. 2 Bridge south of Ruatōrea. It allows contractors to clear debris and begin repairs to the abutment under the bridge and the road approaching the bridge. Gisborne District Council community...

Gisborne Herald

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Hard-working to the core

The last of the apples have been picked in the 2024 harvest in Tairāwhiti and favourable weather over summer has resulted in much-improved fruit quality compared with last season. “Apple growers can now take a mini-break and celebrate their...

Murray Robertson

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