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Gisborne Property 30.5.24

May 30 2024 Updated May 29, 2024

Gisborne Herald

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Gisborne fishing tragedy: Brothers farewell ‘fearless’ Damien Macpherson

by Adam Pearse, NZ Herald Damien Macpherson was many things. He was a plumber, farmer, hunter and fisherman. A shearer, dog trialist, horse rider and rugby referee. Most importantly, he was a loving father and husband. He was fearless and funny...

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Households self-evacuated across Tairāwhiti, emergency crews tackling access issues

Contractors are travelling around the Gisborne district this morning to assess river levels and damage to roads and bridges, while FirstLight staff are facing 25 “significant power outages” to repair. “The biggest challenge for the crews is...

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Tributes continue to flow for fishermen, fathers

Tributes flowed at Gisborne Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club last night for the three club members who lost their lives off Māhia in a fishing tragedy Elwood Higgins (37), Taina Sinoti (33) and Damien Macpherson (38) lost their lives in rough seas off...

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Taken too soon: First of the fishing tragedy funerals Sunday

Funeral arrangements have been finalised for two of the three Gisborne fishermen who lost their lives off Māhia Peninsula this week. They died in a tragedy that has deeply shocked and saddened many. Police have launched an inquiry into their deaths...

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Murray Robertson

29 Jun 2024

Grey St a ‘health and safety nightmare’: Protesters accuse council of not listening

A cycle-friendly street trial is causing tempers to flare in Gisborne, with protesters and a petition pushing for the district council to reverse changes to Grey St. Cars tooted as they drove past around 100 residents gathered to protest the Streets...

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Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

19 hours ago

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City beach clean-up has started

Gisborne District Council contractors have started to clean woody debris off parts of the city beaches. A huge amount of material came ashore during and in the wake of last week’s storm. “Crews started clearing the woody debris off town beaches...

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‘Manipulation and blatant dishonesty’: Former principal to serve home detention

A principal who stole from Matawai School over three years has been sentenced to eight months’ home detention. Glenn Ross Knight, 43, had destroyed the values of the school and the community with “manipulation and blatant dishonesty”, school...

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SH38 ‘fully open’ after storm damage

State Highway 38 between Lake Waikaremoana and Frasertown was reopened to general traffic yesterday under a 50km/h temporary speed limit. The state highway near Wairoa remained the only state highway on the East Coast still closed to general traffic...

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Gisborne Herald

21 hours ago