FREE TO READ News Baby’s rapid arrival leads to fast Gisborne flight for Māhia whānau A little girl caused a big noise after she arrived in the world last Tuesday when she and her parents were helicoptered from their Māhia home to Gisborne Hospital. Ihaia and Breearna Maxwell had planned to make the just-over-an-hour’s drive to... Click here Gisborne Herald 18 Nov 2024
FREE TO READ News Five Gisborne marae, including Puketawai, to relocate due to flood risks Five Gisborne marae at risk of flood and erosion will be relocated under Gisborne District Council plans. Local Democracy reporter Zita Campbell looks at Puketawai Marae’s “earth-shattering” cyclone experience, the progress since then and how... Click here Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter 13 Nov 2024
FREE TO READ News Hīkoi to Parliament: Communities unite in Tairāwhiti for Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air People from East Coast communities have been travelling down State Highway 35 en masse as part of the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi heading to Wellington. The nationwide hīkoi was organised in response... Click here Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter 14 Nov 2024
FREE TO READ News Tairāwhiti Hīkoi mō te Tiriti unites thousands in Gisborne for Treaty rights Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air Pākehā, Māori and Tauiwi (non-Māori) all showed up en masse at Heipipi Park in Gisborne on Thursday evening to make sure the Tairāwhiti perspective was put on the map for Hīkoi mō te Tiriti... Click here Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter 15 Nov 2024
FREE TO READ News Report reveals massive growth for Turanga Health amid changing health sector Tairāwhiti-based Māori health organisation Turanga Health has sustained strong growth in its enrolments amid a rapidly changing health sector. Turanga Health’s 2024 annual report Reke Tū released this month reveals that the iwi health service... Click here Gisborne Herald 20 Nov 2024
News Gisborne Herald reporter Murray Robertson’s warning after stroke Veteran Gisborne broadcaster and journalist Murray Robertson returned to work this week after being hospitalised for a fortnight when he suffered a mild stroke. The well-known 72-year-old radio personality urges those people with a history of... Click here Gisborne Herald 20 Nov 2024
FREE TO READ News Gisborne shows affected by Ticketek outage Gisborne shows have been affected by a nationwide Ticketek outage in response to a “heightened threat level” overnight from Sunday to Monday. The Ticketek. co. nz online sales platform was down and remained inaccessible for some as of 3.30pm on... Click here Gisborne Herald 19 Nov 2024
News Award-winning Gisborne singer Rawinia Gordon forms new band Gordon started singing as a young girl with the Whatatutu Variety Club before joining the Gisborne Country Music Club Click here Gisborne Herald 19 Nov 2024