News Gisborne family escape unhurt from blazing home A woman and four children fled their burning Gisborne home on Thursday. Fire and Emergency NZ sent three crews to the scene at Totara St, Elgin, about 3.45pm. “The Kāinga Ora house was well alight when the first crew arrived,” a senior... Click here Murray Robertson 20 Sep 2024
News Editor Jeremy Muir leaving after 14 years in role: Family ties to newspaper go back 140 years The Gisborne Herald is saying goodbye to long-time editor Jeremy Muir and has a new chief reporter. Muir finishes work at the Herald today, ending a 140-year relationship between his family and the newspaper. This follows New Zealand Herald owner... Click here Gisborne Herald 27 Sep 2024
News ‘Urgent’ review at Gisborne Hospital: Security cameras not working for three months An “urgent” review is under way at Gisborne Hospital to establish why the failure of its entire CCTV network was not addressed sooner. John Swiatczak, Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Tairawhiti’s group director of operations (GDO), confirmed... Click here James Pocock 26 Sep 2024
Entertainment Students’ artwork set to shine on festival stage Art students at Gisborne Boys’ High School are putting the finishing touches on artwork that will soon decorate the main stage at the upcoming one-day music festival The Longline Classic. The design is based around a central sun with waves painted... Click here Kim Parkinson 20 Sep 2024
FREE TO READ Entertainment Tairāwhiti Arts Festival’s Te Ara i Whiti bringing warmth to all There’s something about Te Ara i Whiti that draws people in their thousands to wander through the works, stop and ponder, chat about them, and often come back for more. The interactive arts experience that celebrates contemporary design and... Click here Gisborne Herald 27 Sep 2024
FREE TO READ Entertainment Pride and celebration: Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival opens October 4 It’s fitting Tairāwhiti is first to see the light given the success of Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival, according to chief executive and artistic director Tama Waipara. “The foresight of Trust Tairāwhiti and Creative New Zealand to see the... Click here Gisborne Herald 27 Sep 2024
Entertainment Students’ artwork set to shine on festival stage Art students at Gisborne Boys’ High School are putting the finishing touches on artwork that will soon decorate the main stage at the upcoming one-day music festival The Longline Classic. The design is based around a central sun with waves painted... Click here Kim Parkinson 20 Sep 2024
Entertainment Troy Kingi returns with high-energy rock gig: 10th and final show of nationwide tour Gisborne rock music lovers can expect an explosive, high-energy gig when Troy Kingi and his band perform the final show of their Leatherman & the Mojave Green Tour on Sunday night at Smash Palace. This will be the 10th show on their nationwide... Click here Kim Parkinson 20 Sep 2024