Tūhua (Mayor Island) is a familiar sight on the horizon from the eastern Bay of Plenty. The one-dimensional profile you see doesn’t hint at the depth to discover there though, as a Gisborne Cano...
“Tranquility lubricates the soul, muzak destroys it.” — Spike Milligan.
On Christmas Day, 1989, Panamanian strongman General Manuel Noriega became the most famous victim of “torture by pop music”.
Nor...
Tūhua is the emerging summit, the visible portion, of a 700m high 15km wide volcanic mountain located on the edge of the continental shelf about 26km off the coast. The island is about 1280 hectares. ...
Bee industry heads met with Gisborne beekeepers this week to discuss challenging issues such as bee health, the decline in honey prices, pollination as a service option, bee diseases and much-need...
We all know that gardening requires a little patience, which is why some of us love gardening, but sometimes, you just want fast results. Many plants do need some time to mature and grow to their...
A team from Marewa Croquet Club travelled to Gisborne to play golf croquet against members of Barry Memorial Croquet Club.
The last time a croquet team from Hawke’s Bay came to Gisborne was in 2015, w...
This is an easy recipe Dana Morcan acquired from a friend a while ago. It makes for a nice main meal served with a simple salad, but you can also bulk it up with rice or another carbohydrate-cont...
Auckland Archery Club member Finn Matheson won the Gizzy Vegas trophy for the combined shoot after a single-arrow shoot-off.
Wellington’s Craig MacRae took second place.
Gizzy Vegas was run by Gisborn...
Recent correspondence in The Gisborne Herald and elsewhere denigrating the so-called mainstream media (MSM) prompts me to comment. So, why is it labeled “mainstream” anyway? It is because its readersh...
According to the NZ Fire Service annual report 2021, 11,000 (80 percent) of NZ’s firefighters are volunteers — ie, they choose to serve their communities for no remuneration.
Claiming that firefighter...