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14 Dec 2024

Gisborne volunteer Dot McCulloch steps down from Care and Craft Centre after 35 years

One of Tairāwhiti’s most dedicated volunteers is stepping back after more than 35 years of serving the elderly and those with disabilities. But the depth of her passion means retirement will be far from the end of Dot McCulloch’s community...

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14 Dec 2024

Gisborne family praise Ronald McDonald House amid daughter’s surgeries

“They welcomed us with open arms – no questions asked,” Jo said to the Gisborne Herald

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Willson family dominates Gisborne spud competition, raising $2800

Janet Willson won first prize in the 2024 Alzheimers Gisborne-Tairāwhiti Spud in a Bucket Competition. The competition raised $2800 to support people affected by dementia in the Gisborne community. Alzheimers manager Tracy Robinson highlighted the...

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‘Shattered into a million pieces’: Whānau devastated after hunting tragedy

Karl Eric Peters has been sentenced to three years in jail for manslaughter, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm without a licence and possession of cannabis for sale. Peters, whose firearms licence expired in August 2012, had...

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10 Dec 2024

Gisborne nurses strike over pay and patient safety concerns amid stalled talks

Striking Gisborne Hospital ICU nurse Robyn Ngarangione says she feels “insulted” over stalled pay talks and patient safety concerns. Ngarangione was one of 36,000 Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who...

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06 Dec 2024

Christmas descends on Gisborne: Tall trees, Santa visits, and village makeovers

Christmas has arrived in Gisborne’s CBD with the installation of a new 7m-high Christmas tree. The tree, located at the traditional location above where the Hospice Shop operates on the Gladstone Road and Peel Street intersection, is part of...

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Rapid Relief Team aids 250 farmers at Community Connect event

Compassion, care and community spirit were in abundance as 250 flood-affected farmers attended a Farmers Community Connect event in Dunstan Rd near Gisborne. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) combined forces with Federated Farmers to support farmers as...

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04 Dec 2024

Mayor hosts touching send-off as Manawanui crew visit home port

The commanding officer and crew of HMNZS Manawanui have made an emotional and final visit to home port Gisborne where they were honoured by the RSA and Gisborne District Council. The dive and hydrographic ship struck a reef off Samoa and sank on...

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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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20 Nov 2024

Gisborne club HSOB to celebrate 100 years in March

The Gisborne High School First XV of 1924 is where it all began for HSOB. Most of the players decided to keep together and formed their own rugby team in 1925, electing to call themselves High School Old Boys. From those promising beginnings, HSOB...

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15 Nov 2024

Trec to finish Tairāwhiti highway cyclone recovery by mid-2026

About 60% of cyclone recovery work on the state highways in Tairāwhiti is expected to be completed by Christmas, and most of the remaining smaller sites will be completed by June 2025. NZ Transport Agency owner interface manager Richard Bayley told...

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15 Nov 2024

‘Going the extra mile’: Kwaks win Nan Evans Volunteer Award for community service in Gisborne

Hans and Trish Kwak are the modest and surprised recipients of the Nan Evans Volunteer Award for “strength of spirit and dedicated work for your community”. The special Tairāwhiti Community Voice (TCV) award acknowledges volunteers’ actions...

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