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Loren
Sirl

Kuru Contracting expands business, buying Rewi Haulage

Directors Chubby Rewi and wife Agnes of log transport company Rewi Haulage have said goodbye to a business they founded 10 years ago. A farewell breakfast was held at the Cossie Club in Gisborne this week with some 60 people attending. Kuru...

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Loren Sirl

04 Apr 2024

Entertainment

A creative life in action

At 75, Virginia Christensen has finally decided what she wants to be when she grows up — a painter. Her first solo exhibition opens on Sunday, at The Aviary Collective in Childers Road. Virginia hails from Wellington but spent part of her...

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Loren Sirl

04 Apr 2024

Lifestyle

Here from across the world

For 30 years Gisborne Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools have been hosting and educating international students. Loren Sirl chats to Wendy Kirkwood and Michele McCarthy, directors of international students at the two schools, and Boys’ High...

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Loren Sirl

30 Mar 2024

News

Awhi Tairāwhiti thriving in its first year

Barnardos early learning centre Awhi Tairāwhiti has flourished in its first year since opening in March 2023. “I am very proud of our teaching team,” says centre manager, Quannah Nickerson, who leads a team of four educators and teachers...

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Loren Sirl

30 Mar 2024

Profile

Done NZ, now for the UK

Lyall Evans is busy preparing for a UK cycle adventure. Talking to Loren Sirl, he reflects on a lifetime’s love of exercise and sport. While the rest of us are savouring the last few hours of sleep before the dreaded alarm goes off, Lyall Evans is...

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Loren Sirl

23 Mar 2024

News

Tolaga Bay Easter market planned after success of Waitangi Day event

A market is planned for Tolaga Bay’s main street on Easter Saturday, March 30. Following the surprise success of the Waitangi Day Markets, this one is destined to be even bigger. Organiser Reuben Kaa said the number of inquiries for stall tables...

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Loren Sirl

22 Mar 2024

News

‘Crippling fatigue’: Gisborne locals among millions worldwide battling long Covid

For Larisa Hockey, long Covid has been a debilitating condition she has endured for the past three years.

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Loren Sirl

22 Mar 2024

News

From Kapiti coast to East Coast

In the steep hills that surround the East Coast lies Waipaoa Station, a 1760-hectare sheep and beef property. It’s where the Waipaoa Station Farm Cadet Training Trust, a registered charitable trust, has been running since 2007. Nikit...

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Loren Sirl

08 Mar 2024

News

Tractors trek into town

The Rotary Foundation annual Tractor Trek headed down the East Coast over the weekend, driving into Gisborne on Sunday. The convoy of vintage and modern tractors started their journey in the Waikato, continuing through Matamata, Rotorua, Ohope...

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Loren Sirl

05 Mar 2024

News

Poariki Station owners doing their best a year after cyclone destroyed only access

Poariki Station on Burgess Road, Pehiri has almost come to a standstill for the first time in its 120 years. The only access to the sheep and beef farm, a bridge across the Hangaroa River, was destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle. Station owners Ian and...

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Loren Sirl

05 Mar 2024

News

Everything is set to be awesome at Tairāwhiti Brick Show

The second edition of Te Tairawhiti Brick Show is to be held at Easter weekend. Organiser Duncan Chisholm is excited to be presenting the show once again and is expecting a lot more displays than last year. So far, 40 trestle tables have been...

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Loren Sirl

29 Feb 2024

Lifestyle

70 years of friendship and support

The Town and Country Women’s Club celebrated its 70th birthday yesterday. In its heyday the club had more than 250 members and there was a waiting list for those wanting to join. Loren Sirl dips into the club’s history. One of Gisborne’s...

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Loren Sirl

24 Feb 2024

News

Chained up and forgotten: effort to change animal welfare laws

For years animal welfare groups across New Zealand have fought to change an ineffective law. If their efforts are successful, it will mean the end of life chaining of dogs. “We’re living in a first-world country, with fourth-world welfare when...

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Loren Sirl

23 Feb 2024