Gisborne Property

Gisborne Property 24.10.24

Oct 24 2024 Updated October 23, 2024

Gisborne Herald

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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...

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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...

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Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

13 Nov 2024

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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...

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Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter

14 Nov 2024

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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...

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Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter

15 Nov 2024

Unity Theatre casting call: Badjelly The Witch auditions coming up

Unity Theatre is on the hunt for a witch, a giant, a tree goblin, a worm and two sweet children for its upcoming play Badjelly The Witch. The casting call is on. Auditions are being held on Sunday, December 8, for the Jill White-directed adaptation...

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Faulkner family ‘beyond grateful’ for support after devastating woolshed fire

“The incident is still under investigation,” a Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) fire investigator told the Gisborne Herald

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Bats thrive in Tairāwhiti: How Aratu Forests is protecting them

A Gisborne-based forestry company says it is committed to protecting colonies of critically threatened long-tailed bats discovered in Tairāwhiti forestry blocks. The bats are the New Zealand native pekapeka-tou-roa, which are listed as...

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Surfing for Farmers initiative gets $15k grant from NZCT

The Surfing for Farmers organisation has received a $15,000 grant from the New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) to help with operating costs. The grant will be used to fund surf lessons and cover equipment hire costs across five regional locations –...

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Gisborne Herald

20 Nov 2024