News Gisborne winemaker cancels harvest after motorcycle accident Gisborne winemaker Geoff Wright has been forced to cancel this year’s grape harvest after breaking his leg in a motorcycle accident. Wright, who owns Wrights Vineyard and Winery with wife Nicola, was set to begin picking their organically grown... Click here Gisborne Herald 12 Feb 2025
News Sawmill reopening to create hundreds of jobs Millari, a distributor of True Blue Timber, aims to restart operations at the 35,000m2 factory in a couple of months. It will produce laminated veneer lumber, plywood and timber for the Australian timber industry Click here Gisborne Herald 11 Feb 2025
News Lifeguards rescue swimmers caught in rips outside flagged areas Surf lifeguards at Midway carried out two rescues over the weekend after swimmers were caught in rips outside the flagged area. Dawson Building Midway Club manager Gina Carroll said there were strong rips along the town beaches over the weekend... Click here Gisborne Herald 12 Feb 2025
News ‘Special place in my heart’: Labour MP moves to Gisborne The East Coast will soon have another MP representing the region in Parliament. Labour list MP Jo Luxton says she is returning home in a way, having spent nearly all of her schooling years in Gisborne after moving from Whakatāne. “I went to St... Click here Gisborne Herald 12 Feb 2025
Gisborne Herald Trust Tairāwhiti funding round supports bike trail, kapa haka and more The biggest recipients of Trust Tairāwhiti’s first round of funding in 2025 included a mountain biking club and a kapa haka roopū preparing to represent the region. Gisborne Mountain Biking Club (GMBC) will receive $50,000 for phase one of the... Click here Gisborne Herald 21 Feb 2025
Gisborne Herald Putting on the ritz at Gisborne high tea event Stick to your knitting, they say. Do what you know best. Make your work your passion. Women’s Institute members around the country are taking these mottos to heart and – for once – are having a project to raise awareness for themselves. Fresh... Click here John Gillies 21 Feb 2025
Gisborne Herald Gisborne District Council seeking community input for waste management plan Gisborne District Council is calling on the community to play its part in shaping the future of waste management in Tairāwhiti as concern rises over landfills and illegal dumping. As part of the development of a new Waste Management and... Click here Gisborne Herald 21 Feb 2025
Gisborne Herald Gisborne District Council says AI ‘game-changer’ for woody debris control Gisborne District Council has turned to artificial intelligence (AI) to help control the woody debris that covers the region’s beaches after heavy rain events. Council woody debris programme manager Rod Sheridan said woody debris in rivers and on... Click here Gisborne Herald 21 Feb 2025
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