Gisborne Herald

294bb47d468fb6e417fac74dc95e59d7

© 2024 The Gisborne Herald

AOS called out to ‘fail-to-stop’ incident

Armed police, including the Armed Offenders Squad, descended on an area near Tolaga Bay this morning in response to a “fail-to-stop” incident. Police put out an advisory to Tolaga Bay residents around 7.30am asking people to ensure their...

Murray Robertson

Ute fire not suspicious

A ute parked on the verge outside a property in Valley Rd caught fire in the early hours of this morning. Fire and Emergency NZ sent an appliance and crew to the scene just after 5am. “The vehicle sustained significant damage,” a senior...

Gisborne Herald

Counting down to ‘go time’ for Vortex

Auckland-based Vortex Power Systems has completed most of the construction work involved in its world-leading electricity generation project at Whāngārā. Vortex’s alternative power generating system converts low-grade waste heat into...

Gisborne Herald

Asbestos clean-up looms: Harbour site work to start this month, sculpture to follow

Remediation work on a piece of contaminated reserve land around Customhouse Street and the Waikanae Cut is to start at the end of the month. The grass area and footpath around it will not be accessible to the public for up to three months while the...

Gisborne Herald

Staffing a factor in death of intensive care patient in Gisborne Hospital

A junior doctor was the only one on duty for “more than 50” patients in Gisborne Hospital the night an elderly man died, in a case criticised by the Health and Disability Commission. In a report released today, the Aged Care Commissioner...

Gisborne Herald

Radio hams to mark day Gisborne made history

Gisborne amateur radio operator Ivan O’Meara was making waves 100 years ago when he made the first radio contact across the Pacific Ocean to a fellow “ham” 10,000km away in Argentina. O’Meara’s achievement was reported not just in the...

Wynsley Wrigley

Murder charge brings family relief: Man accused over mother’s 2019 death appears in court

A family member of slain Titahi Bay woman Kathleen Kawana, whose body was found near Ruatoria nearly five years ago, says she can now close her eyes in peace. Police have apprehended and charged a man with murder in relation to the death of Kawan...

Gisborne Herald

Gisborne medical researchers say new MRI technique could reveal hidden brain damage

A study undertaken by researchers at Gisborne’s Matai Medical Research Institute has taken a detailed look at a rare brain condition known as Grinker’s Myelinopathy. The disorder is caused by oxygen deprivation to the brain, such as...

April median house price $670,000

The median house sale price year-on-year for Gisborne increased by 4.7 per cent to $670,000 in April, according to figures released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (Reinz). The data shows sales activity lifting in almost all regions...

Rate rises to fix water favoured: Backing for GDC preferred option

With multiple breaks in the city’s water pipeline after Cyclone Gabrielle and woody debris threatening Gisborne’s infrastructure, the public was asked how much they were willing to pay to help fix the issues. Gisborne District Council (GDC)...

Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

E-bike project takes off in Tairāwhiti

Giving people the opportunity to use an electric bike to discover the benefits of other modes of transport is the aim of an e-bike pilot project. “A growing number of these sorts of bike library projects here and around the world are proving...

Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter

Hangaroa Bluffs repair work under way

Tiniroto and Hangaroa residents have welcomed the start of work to eventually reopen the Tiniroto Road at the Hangaroa Bluffs, at least on a temporary basis. That section of the road has been closed by the district council since Cyclone Gabrielle...

Gisborne Herald

Sport

View all

Gizzy grom denies Mount trio: McDiarmid also wins top manoeuvre award

Gisborne surfer Charlotte McDiarmid won the Under-14 girls’ division of the final event of the New Zealand Grom Series at the weekend. McDiarmid beat a trio of Mount Maunganui surfers in her first grom series final of the year. Millie Dyck was...

Gisborne Herald

Grand final repeat reverses result

by Tony Scragg YMP A women signalled their Poverty Bay women’s club hockey title-regaining intentions with a 3-1 win over arch-rivals GMC Green at the weekend. The replay of last year’s premier grand final produced a reversal result as YMP...

Gisborne Herald

Testing time for young gymnasts

Seventy gymnasts from Gisborne, Napier and Hastings showcased their routines to judges at the Gisborne Junior Gymnastics Competition. It had been three years since Gisborne Gymnastics Club hosted the competition. Highest overall score for the...

Gisborne Herald

Close matches and enthusiasm continue at business house

The enthusiasm continued at the Badminton Centre for the second round of of BIZminton 2024 last Thursday. The Competitive Grade continues to be exciting, producing more close matches. Local players are enjoying competitive games against new players...

Gisborne Herald

Girls’ High students facing a tough night at the Y

The Gisborne Premier Grade netball competition proper opens tonight in the YMCA with what is likely to be a tough night out for Gisborne Girls’ High Senior A. The students play top seeds Claydens Waikohu Prem 1 at 6pm in the first of the points...

Gisborne Herald

Big wins for Tokararangi, Hicks Bay

Results from club rugby last weekend. Heke-o-Te Rangi Contractors men’s competition, week 4 Hikurangi Te Maunga 26 (Te Aotahi Tuhaka 2, Putahi Morice, Te Raenawe Parata tries; 3 con) Waiapu Te Awa 43 (Richard Green 2, Hamuera Moana 2, Will...

Gisborne Herald

Whāngārā double the threat

For the first time in their history, the Whāngārā club will have two teams competing in the Premier Grade of Gisborne senior netball. Old Girls Whāngārā have joined defending champions Whāngārā Old Girls (1) in the top grade after a win and...

Business

View all

Busy season ahead for Eastland Port with nine log ships booked for May

Eastland Port had a busy month in April, with 10 log ships and three kiwifruit ships making use of the port. A total of 233,000 tonnes of logs were loaded onto the log ships, while 3120 pallets were loaded onto the kiwifruit ships at the new Wharf...

Gisborne Herald

Eastland Generation and Obayashi complete transaction

Eastland Generation completed its $250m transaction with Obayashi Corporation this week, with the Japanese company acquiring a 50 per cent stake in the renewable energy company. The deal was initiated by Eastland Group and its owner Trust...

Gisborne Herald

Gisborne Herald

Matt Todd departs as Eastland Group shifts to holding company

Eastland Group’s head office will be reshaped into a holding company following the sale of Eastland Network and the sale of 50 per cent of Eastland Generation. The restructuring will result in the departure of Eastland Group chief executive Matt...

Gisborne Herald

Participants encouraged to bring entrepreneurial spirit to Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti event

Under the banner of Rise Up, Start Up!, this year’s event will inspire people to overcome challenges, seize opportunities and bring their ideas to life.

Gisborne Herald

Arts & Entertainment

View all

Village characters hilarious as Vicar of Dibley returns

REVIEW / Gavin Maclean A wet, freezing night was the ideal time to sample Musical Theatre Gisborne’s production The Vicar of Dibley — The Holy Trinity, such was the warmth of the clubrooms in Innes St and the hospitality provided. Their third...

Gisborne Herald

What’s On: Your guide to upcoming events

Saturday ■St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. Carpark behind St Andrew’s Church (access off Childers Rd) 8am-11.30am, $5/car. ■Gisborne Concert Band: Koncert 4 Kidz. Concerts 1pm and 3pm; info session 2pm (learn about the instruments/have a go)...

Gisborne Herald

Play to premiere at Unity: Award-winning Kiwi writer moves into theatre with new work

A new play by award-winning writer Nick Ward will have its world premiere at Gisborne’s Unity Theatre in August. When Jill White from Unity Theatre was sent the script by Playmarket, she knew she was on to a winner and didn’t hesitate to apply...

Focus on the Land

View all

Gisborne Herald

Not quite top dogs at South Island champs

Poverty Bay dog triallists Leo Edginton, Merv Utting and Laurence Rau made the podium in the final two events on the programme at last week’s South Island championships in Blenheim. Edginton and his dog Larry finished runners-up in the long head...

Gisborne Herald

Focus on the Land

Success at South Island dog trial championships

Wairoa’s Ned George and his dog Fred finished runners-up in the zig zag hunt final at the South Island dog trial championships. The champs have been running this week at Meadowbank in Blenheim. The duo scored 99.5 points in their qualifying run to...

Gisborne Herald

Focus on the Land

Sheep and beef farming is as hard as it has been since the mid-1980s: Williams

The past 12 months has been an unsettling time for all farmers in this region as last year’s cyclones have a lasting impact, interim Federated Farmers provincial president Toby Williams says. Gisborne/Wairoa Feds on Thursday held its annual...

Murray Robertson

Focus on the Land

B+L NZ to hold Trees Within Farms workshops

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is staging three Trees Within Farms workshops as “trees are an important part of pastoral-based farming systems”. Maori agribusiness adviser Pania King said the workshops would broaden farmers understanding of the value...

Gisborne Herald

Opinion

View all

Delegation to Pacific shows a lack of diversity

The post by Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters to his X (Twitter) account pictured with his travel companions will have a number of people up in arms, particularly women. It is important that political delegations are fully representative of MPs...

All Kiwis deserve a place to lay their head

On Monday at 10pm, I drove around trying to find a place with no street lights, so I could try to see the aurora before it ended. I never saw the aurora, but I did count at least 17 cars with people trying to sleep inside them. What was particularly...

Gisborne Herald

Outcome pre-determined

Re: Rate rises to fix water favoured — backing for GDC preferred option, May 14 story. What a surprise. All questions on the online submission form had two options to choose from, one for a rate rise of X per cent (marked as preferred option) and...

Gisborne Herald

Missing the mark

I wrote a letter, May 10, 2024, regarding poor road marking on Lowe St. I also mentioned these contractors not only do this only in Gisborne but also on our state highways. Watching TV on Monday morning, one viewer sent in a video of road markings...

Gisborne Herald

Grey St ‘opportunity’ futile

I will not be taking up the “opportunity” to go to Alfred Cox skateboard park to “discuss” the makeover of Grey St — I cannot think of anything more futile and a waste of time. I have already commented several times on this project, but I...

Gisborne Herald

Driven by parents

The article in The Gisborne Herald highlighted “Grey St is an area frequented by children on their way to the skatepark, pump park, the beach or Kiwa Pools”. I concede some would use their skateboards for the skatepark and pump park, but 95 per...

Gisborne Herald

Cost of living a daily struggle for many - relief in Budget later this month

Dana Kirkpatrick by Dana Kirkpatrick, MP for East Coast I have heard from East Coast constituents that the cost of living is a daily struggle. I have been listening to stories from people who are having to make hard choices, with some struggling to...

An afternoon delight: rugby under the sun

In the heart of Saturday afternoon, under the not-so-radiant sun at Eden Park, rugby fans were treated to an epic showdown between the Blues and Hurricanes. The vibe was electric, the game was intense, and nobody knew who’d clinch it until the...

Publications

The Gisborne Herald

Gisborne Herald 15.5.24

Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link

Gisborne Herald

The Gisborne Herald

Gisborne Herald 14.5.24

Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link

Gisborne Herald

Pipiwharauroa - May 2024

Pipiwharauroa - 01.08.23

Gisborne Herald

Viva Local Life 11.5.24

Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link

Gisborne Herald

The Gisborne Herald

Gisborne Herald 11.5.24

Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link

Gisborne Herald

The Gisborne Herald

Gisborne Herald 10.5.24

Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link

Gisborne Herald