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Asphalting work schedule for SH35 updated

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has revised its schedule for upcoming overnight road asphalting work on State Highway 35 in and near Gisborne. Detours will be in place throughout all stages of the work. The closures will require a combination of...

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Sold-out Six60 concert ‘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...

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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...

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The unknown battle

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

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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...

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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...

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