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The unknown battle: More than 1000 Kiwi soldiers killed at La Basse-Ville

More than a thousand Kiwi soldiers killed at La Basse-Ville.

Wynsley Wrigley

24 Apr 2024

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Damning review of forestry auditors

Work severely below acceptable standards.

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

16 hours ago

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Manawanui commander the guest speaker at the Cenotaph

How many Gallipolis do we need to suffer? That is the poignant remark from Gisborne RSA president Trevor Jukes as he looks towards Anzac Day. Mr Jukes invites the public to attend the Anzac Day combined dawn and civic Service at the Cenotaph...

New-look Gisborne Herald starts next week

The Gisborne Herald undergoes a design and content refresh from Wednesday, May 1. As you will have read in March, The Gisborne Herald is now owned by NZME (New Zealand Media and Entertainment). NZME publishes five regional daily newspapers, 15...

Gisborne Herald

23 Apr 2024

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Tribute to those who kept ‘home fires burning’

Gisborne Royal New Zealand Navy veteran Jack Donnelly will honour the role of women in war when he gives an Anzac Day address in Australia tomorrow. The former Chief Petty Officer said he had been active in the Woronora RSL (Sydney) for 12 years...

Gisborne Herald

24 Apr 2024

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Arrest after police car rammed in Tolaga Bay

A man was arrested after an incident in Tolaga Bay yesterday morning in which a police car was rammed and damaged. Officers were conducting routine inquiries in the township at around 7am when a man fled from a Paroa Road address. Police allege...

Gisborne Herald

24 Apr 2024

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Sold-out Six60 concert in Tokomaru Bay ‘epic’

The Te Puka tavern in Tokomaru Bay hosted music royalty on Monday night when Six60 played a sold-out gig as part of their Grassroots Tour. Te Puka Tavern GM Chris Woodney said the concert was a huge success and everything went off without a hitch...

Kim Parkinson

24 Apr 2024

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St John MIST vehicle ‘a pretty cool piece of kit’

A new Major Incident Support Team (MIST) vehicle for St John in Tairāwhiti was dedicated on Friday at the St John base in Bright Street. The Mercedes-Benz vehicle contains vital equipment in bulk quantities, stretchers, an inflatable rescue...

Gisborne Herald

24 Apr 2024

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Farmers hoping for rain

A lack of rain across Tairāwhiti is starting to bite for pastoral farmers in some parts of the district and they are hoping for decent falls in the next month. Drier-than-wanted conditions continue to have an impact on the flush of feed required...

Murray Robertson

23 Apr 2024

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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...

Murray Robertson

16 hours ago

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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...

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

16 hours ago