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Tairāwhiti waka ama sprint stalwart in it for life

The Waka Ama Sprint Nationals held every year on Lake Karāpiro near Cambridge is the biggest event of its kind in the world. Tairawhiti veteran Raipoia Brightwell said it is hard to sum up the feeling of being part of the event. It is more than...

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Police restrain over $2.5 million in assets after tobacco smuggling operation busted in Gisborne restaurant

Police have restrained more than $2.5 million in assets, including four properties in Gisborne, after Customs intercepted undeclared tobacco at the border. The 110kg of loose tobacco and more than 230,000 cigarettes - approximately 10,000 packets -...

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Woman in court charged with murder of Gisborne man

Police were called at 4.20am on October 28 after reports of a man with severe injuries

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Perfect end to record year of missions for Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab completed a 100% launch success rate for 2024 when its 58th mission since 2018 flew into space from the Onenui Station base at Mahia in the early hours of Saturday. The space company’s 16th launch of the year deployed a satellite for...

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‘Hot and vibrant’: Painter’s Mexican journey inspires new works

The inspiration for her latest exhibition at Matawhero Art Gallery was a six-week journey through Mexico, hence the title Mexican Snapshots

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Log loading at Gisborne port back on after southerly blast

Log loading at Eastland Port resumed at the weekend after the ocean surge caused by last week’s southerly abated. The SE Cardi got alongside the wharf first on Saturday to take on logs before heading to Napier on Sunday to load further cargo...

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Gisborne Council eyes medium-density housing to address crisis

Gisborne District Council is exploring medium-density housing to address the city’s housing crisis. The council aims to provide 5400 new homes over 30 years, focusing on existing urban areas. Key elements include zoning improvements, infrastructure...

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Gisborne teen drifter says thanks with winning performance in MSC Challenge NZ

Thanks, Dad. Corbyn Wilson said as much through his performance over the last two rounds of the MSC Challenge New Zealand drifting series. The 16-year-old won round 3 and was second in round 4 at Meremere Drift Park last weekend. Those results meant...

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District’s vintage looks highly promising: winegrowers

The district’s grape growers and winemakers are looking forward to a successful vintage next year with great fruit making for great wines, Gisborne Winegrowers chairman Mark Thompson says. The rain this week has increased the soil moisture content...

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East Coast Farming Expo: Wāhine panel to talk about opportunities

By Diana Dobson The 2025 East Coast Farming Expo will host a group of wāhine toa who will give an indepth insight into the opportunities and successes the primary industries offer women. Nancy Crawshaw, Mickey Trotter, Alice Anderson and Arian...

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Gisborne swimmers finish the year in style at HBPB champs

Gisborne’s Enterprise Swim Team and Comet Swimming Club came away from the Hawke’s Bay/ Poverty Bay swimming championships at Kiwa Pools with a stack of medals. Enterprise had their biggest team in some time at the regional champs. “We had 48...

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Tairāwhiti news digest: Rocket Lab launch, SH2 closure changes, return to fire restrictions

The latest Rocket Lab electron mission launch from Mahia has been set. Named “Owl The Way Up”, the window to take off from Launch Complex 1 was set from 3am to 4.15am on Saturday. The customer is Synspective, a Japanese Synthetic Aperture Radar...

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