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Vehicle fires prompt safety message - nearly 50 cases over last year

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding the public to prioritise fire safety measures and ensure vehicle maintenance after a year of vehicle fires in Tairāwhiti. Firefighters dealt with nearly 50 vehicle-related fires across the region in 2024...

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Most Gisborne and East Coast swim sites get safety thumbs up after water quality testing

Water quality tests this week have found almost all of the region’s popular swimming sites are safe to use. Gisborne District Council gets the various waters tested by LAWA (Land, Air, Water Aotearoa) at least fortnightly, with most sites sampled...

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‘Inexcusable’ Gisborne sewer blockage finally cleared

“It’s out!” was the excited social media exclamation from Gisborne District Council on Tuesday afternoon as it announced that a major sewer blockage in Mangapapa had finally been cleared. The emergency sewage discharge valve at the Oak Street...

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Weather, water quality and swells hit Gisborne visitor numbers

Following a period of typical hot summer weather came heavy bouts of rain and winds over the region from late December to early January, leaving beaches covered in woody debris and a section of highway briefly impassible

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Ngāti Porou leads Gisborne housing development for affordable rentals

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air A vacant block of land in Kaiti, once the site of community gatherings and whānau events, is being transformed into a beacon of hope for Gisborne’s housing crisis. Associate Housing Minister...

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‘Tough decision’: Ophthalmologist reflects on leaving Gisborne after 17 years

Ophthalmologist Graham Wilson has reluctantly left Gisborne after serving the community for 17 years. Wilson is now based in Christchurch where he will continue to work in the public and private sectors. He left Gisborne mainly to be closer to his...

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The multi-million dollar mountain of wood removed from Gisborne waterways and beaches

Tens of millions in funding have been spent cleaning up tonnes of woody debris from Tairāwhiti beaches and river catchments in the past 20 months. In 2024, 330,301 cubic metres of woody debris was removed from the region’s beaches and river...

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Forestry giant Ernslaw One delays cyclone damage repairs, court extends deadlines

By Shannon Pitman A Malaysian-born forestry giant, Ernslaw One, continues to remain at the centre of the storm after wreaking havoc on Te Tairāwhiti’s fragile environment with forestry debris. Despite being fined for the catastrophic destruction...

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Sail trainers add to Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust’s reach

A $20,000 grant will make for smoother sailing for Tairāwhiti Voyaging Trust as it looks to broaden horizons for young people when it comes to waka sailing. TVT was awarded $20,000 by the New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) to buy two waka tauru...

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Busy bay as log and cruise ships pay visit to Gisborne

Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay and Eastland Port bustled on Friday with a log ship loading, three other loggers at anchor in the bay and two cruise ships calling. The cruise season resumed after a couple of weather failures with the arrival of the...

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‘Exhaustion’ sees online foodbank’s doors closed

The organiser of a Gisborne-based foodbank says he is “exhausted” and has made the decision to close down after eight years of operating. Johnathan Pere, the organiser of Online Foodbank NZ/HQ Gisborne, formerly known as East Coast Community...

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‘So many hearts broken’: 14-year-old killed in crash that injured four others

By Rafaella Melo A small Hawke’s Bay community is mourning the death of a much-loved high school student in a highway car crash. Kaos Kotuhi-Brown, 14, was killed in a single-vehicle crash reported to police on State Highway 2, between Ohinepak...

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Sprint queen Williams completes the double for Gisborne club Horouta Waka Hoe

Horouta paddler Akayshia Williams is Aotearoa’s waka ama sprint queen after completing the 500-metre/250m double at Lake Karapiro this week. She won the premier women’s W1 250-metre dash at the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals on Thursday, a day...

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Waka ama paddler Akayshia Williams Queen of Karāpiro once again

Akayshia Williams has won her seventh premier women’s 500m title at the Waka Ama NZ sprint nationals at Lake Karāpiro. In other Tairāwhiti highlights on Wednesday, Maia Campbell had a poignant J19 victory, Hine Brooking successfully stepped up...

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Kart racing: Harley win shows he’s no joker

By Robin Trueman Harley Davis won the feature race and had the fastest lap of the day at Eastland Kart Club’s fifth points meeting of the season. Hard-charging Davis whipped around the track in 22.319 seconds at Sunday’s meeting – the club’s...

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Club points up for grabs at Gisborne Speedway

A club night opens Gisborne Speedway Club’s programme for 2025 on Saturday night, and racing should be hotly contested as drivers chase all-important points in the various classes. The programme features superstocks, TQs, saloons, production...

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WELCOME BACK: Glory to Kohn on return to NZ champs

Gisborne longboarder Hannah Kohn’s return to the national championship cauldron ended in glory on day 3 of the 2025 National Surfing Championships in New Plymouth. It was one of two titles claimed by Gisborne surfers on Tuesday - Stella Smith...

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Waikohu success at NZ Māori golf champs

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Superstock champs final was like a demolition derby”

The New Zealand superstock championship final resembled a demolition derby on Sunday in Nelson and the highly fancied “G” cars were among the casualties. The podium-deciding finals races were shifted from Saturday night because of rain after...

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Business

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Employers urged to follow fair process: Restructuring requires clear proposals and consultation

COMMENT: Jannine O’Meara is a Business Central employment relations consultant for Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. She has had extensive HR experience with Fletcher Challenge Forests and most recently with Wattie’s. Jannine O’Meara With the pressure...

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Burke to leave LeaderBrand after 30 years

Gisborne horticultural business LeaderBrand has announced Richard Burke will be leaving his chief executive role at the end of the year. LeaderBrand chairwoman Susan Huria said Burke had been “an integral member of the LeaderBrand whānau” for...

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Buyer sees potential in Gisborne apples: German company plans to upgrade its new fruit property

by James Pocock A foreign interest that sees potential in the future of Gisborne’s apple industry has purchased 61 hectares of land for an orchard. Che Charteris German-owned company Beehive Demetra Ltd bought the property at Lavenham Rd and Judd...

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Gisborne vineyard a tourism wine award finalist: ‘We were totally blown away’

Wrights Vineyard & Winery missed out on the top gong but still ranked among the country’s top three wine tourism vineyards at the Altogether Unique 2024 Awards. Wrights was a finalist in the inaugural Qualmark New Zealand Tourism Wine Award...

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Arts & Entertainment

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‘Joy and exuberant energy’: Mundi Trio’s musical journey features Gisborne show

Gisborne audiences have the opportunity to enjoy world music by Christchurch-based Mundi Trio at a special gig at Eastwoodhill Arboretum next month. The trio is comprised of flautist/vocalist/percussionist/dancer and composer Tamara Smith, Brazilian...

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Sounds of Celtic to ring from Gisborne’s Smash Palace at Rennie Pearson concert

Rennie Pearson will bring the timeless beauty of Celtic music to a Gisborne audience next month. He will be playing at Smash Palace from 3pm on Sunday, February 2. His music is described as “blending centuries-old melodies with vibrant energy and...

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Anticipation builds: Katchafire set to light up Gisborne festival

Gisborne audiences will soon have the chance to see global roots reggae phenomenon Katchafire when they headline at the fourth annual Summer Frequencies music festival on Saturday, January 18. Hailing from Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, Katchafire is an...

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Focus on the Land

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Empowering women in Tairāwhiti forestry

The future of forestry in Tairāwhiti is promising with the region poised to lead the country in a new wave of environmental practices. This was a key discussion at the fourth Women in Forestry evening held at the Tahu restaurant in Gisborne, where...

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Gisborne farmer Sandra Matthews new president of Rural Women NZ

Matthews said she was honoured to be elected and taking on the national president role

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Cyclone stories of Gisborne farmers feature in Farmstrong book

The cyclone stories of Gisborne locals featured in a book launched by a nationwide rural wellbeing programme could help others through tough times. Farmstrong launched Getting Through to support farmers going through the recovery process from...

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Gisborne shearing course for women a huge success

World record-breaking shearer Catherine Mullooly ran a successful advanced course for women this week in the woolshed on Hamish and Amanda Cave’s Ngātapa property. The programme was sponsored by Ovation, Trust Tairawhiti and the Mayors Taskforce...

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Opinion

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Letters to the editor: Rugby Park spending, Shane Jones’ tangi comment ‘out of order’

OPINION I only lived in Gisborne for four years but it seems a little disingenuous to claim the budget blowout at Rugby Park is due to discovering a high water table. I believe the whole town is at sea level with some areas not far from Rugby Park...

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Love is what the world needs

What a great Christian comment by Cynthia Kearney (Worship services, November 30). Negative and unkind thoughts or comments never benefit anyone including the originator. You cannot have love and hate in the same mind at the same time. What we think...

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Coalition Māori relations

After watching TVNZ’s Q&A interview with Jack Tame on Sunday, I’m wondering if Christopher Luxon and David Seymour agreed on a third way with Māori relations. This would allow Seymour to push his agenda of significant disruption. At the...

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Chasing net zero leads to financial harm, not environmental gain

OPINION Is it possible to have a council that deals with reality? Their recent deliberations over net zero (November 28) are alarming. No one wants to damage the planet deliberately, but chasing a false notion whilst committing financial hari-kari...

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Hikoi a celebration of unity

OPINION What a wonderful day to be a part of the Hikoi to Parliament. To be part of the centre of the crowd and to listen to the various people from all around the world who joined tangata whenua as tangata Tiriti. All these people united together...

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Grey St woes

OPINION Reading Conrad Lewis’ letter (Nightmare on Elm St, November 2) was amazing and joyful, and I hope others follow his example to rid Grey St of this mess. From the day it was implemented, I couldn’t believe the council approved the design...

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Environmental impact of meat works closure

OPINION The pending closure of a significant South Island meat works is a worrying sign of Government failure to control the environment in which our major export industries operate. The stated reason for this disastrous Mid Canterbury decision is...

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Investing in sustainable jobs

We were once told that farmers were the backbone of our economy and essential to our survival. Now, we’re told that extracting minerals is crucial for wealth and job creation. Are we being fooled again? Surely, we can invest in research and...

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