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Gillian
Cowperthwaite

Enjoying life in their third age

Gillian Cowperthwaite learns more about the flourishing group for seniors that is Gisborne’s U3A. Gisborne’s U3A is a thriving chapter with 422 members, in a global movement which had its beginnings in France in 1972. The first New Zealand group...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

27 Apr 2024

Lifestyle

A thriving enterprise focused on waste minimisation, conservation, biodiversity and education

Gillian Cowperthwaite looks into the not-for-profit Tairāwhiti Environment Centre which operates a thriving enterprise focused on waste minimisation, conservation and biodiversity and education for the community. The Tairāwhiti Environment Centre...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

13 Apr 2024

News

Celebrating diversity

Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC) is gearing up for the much-anticipated return of the Colour Run for Diversity 2024, an event that celebrates unity, inclusivity and cultural diversity. Taking place from 11am this Saturday at Marina Park, the...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

10 Apr 2024

Profile

From vine to brew

Gillian Cowperthwaite finds out about all things brewing-related at a new adult education course at EIT Tairāwhiti Te Pūkenga. When Tori Räikkönen began the Level 3 Horticulture Skills programme run through EIT last year, she never dreamed she...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

30 Mar 2024

News

Celebrating spirit of community support, resilience

A balmy autumn day provided the perfect backdrop for a memorable Diversity Express train ride to Muriwai on the vintage Wa165 locomotive steam engine on Saturday. Hosted by Tairāwhiti Multicultural Council (TMC), the event was a gesture of...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

30 Mar 2024

News

Frocks On Friday season two rocks to the tune of $20k

Season two of Frocks On Friday drew to a close with a highly successful ball which raised $13,000. The glam event at The Dome was the last opportunity for “frock stars” and guests to dress up, celebrate frock-wearing and raise money for the...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

15 Mar 2024

Lifestyle

‘Community heals community’: Hear4U opens new HQ

In just five years the men’s mental health and suicide prevention service Hear4U has gone from strength to strength, thanks to the dedication of a few, and a “precious treasure of goodwill”. Gillian Cowperthwaite went to the opening of the...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

09 Mar 2024

News

Unique horsemanship clinics

Nestled in the peaceful and idyllic nature setting of Waingake Road, Manutuke is an equestrian centre like none other in Aotearoa. Free Spirit Equestrian NZ was established in 2021 by neighbours and friends, Jessica (Jess) McMillan-Sharplin and...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

08 Mar 2024

News

EHA, Massey University survey to collect cyclone stories

Environment Hubs Aotearoa (EHA), in partnership with Massey University, has launched a community and citizen-centred study to research and learn from communities affected by the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. In the wake...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

06 Mar 2024

Focus on the Land

A passion for the land, grown in a field of roses

Field of Roses is a hidden gem in the natural beauty and rural charm of the Waingake Valley, just south of Gisborne. Mother and daughter team Sue and Zoë Field live, love and breathe the seasonal life cycle of flowers and the land. Field of Roses...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

06 Mar 2024

News

Frockstars to have a ball at FOF finale

With the second season of Frocks on Friday coming to an end this week, “frockstars” are getting ready to dress up for the finale event — the Frock It All Ball. The theme of the sold-out event is in the typical #FrocksonFriday style of...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

29 Feb 2024

News

Riverside neighbourhood stands united

Fergusson Drive and Cobham Place residents gathered together on Saturday for a street party named F**k You Gabby to celebrate the resilience and togetherness their neighbourhood has shown a year on from the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

13 Feb 2024

News

Won the Tairāwhiti Experience trip bid, loved the adventure

Charity auction cyclone fundraiser in Tōkyō sends friends to Gisborne for short stay packed with Tairāwhiti attractions . . . When Jenifer Rogers, an American lawyer working in Tōkyō, attended a prestigious fundraising event in support of our...

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Gillian Cowperthwaite

07 Feb 2024