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Vehicle fires prompt safety message - nearly 50 cases over last year

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding the public to prioritise fire safety measures and ensure vehicle maintenance after a year of vehicle fires in Tairāwhiti. Firefighters dealt with nearly 50 vehicle-related fires across the region in 2024...

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17 Jan 2025

Club points up for grabs at Gisborne Speedway

A club night opens Gisborne Speedway Club’s programme for 2025 on Saturday night, and racing should be hotly contested as drivers chase all-important points in the various classes. The programme features superstocks, TQs, saloons, production...

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17 Jan 2025

Weather, water quality and swells hit Gisborne visitor numbers

Following a period of typical hot summer weather came heavy bouts of rain and winds over the region from late December to early January, leaving beaches covered in woody debris and a section of highway briefly impassible

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16 Jan 2025

Rodeo riders turn on an ‘awesome’ show for a record crowd

The 2025 Gisborne Rodeo attracted a record number of spectators to its Birrell St venue at the back of Showgrounds Park on Saturday, organisers say. Gisborne Rodeo Club secretary Sue Rylott said they had to open up a third paddock for vehicle...

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13 Jan 2025

Superstock champs final was like a demolition derby”

The New Zealand superstock championship final resembled a demolition derby on Sunday in Nelson and the highly fancied “G” cars were among the casualties. The podium-deciding finals races were shifted from Saturday night because of rain after...

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13 Jan 2025

Tairāwhiti news digest: Beach cleanup progress, Thursday fires, weather impacts grape harvest

Gisborne’s beaches have begun to get back to their best thanks to rapid work by contractors Siteworx Civil in removing the latest driftwood buildup. The beaches were looking sharp before Christmas thanks to Gisborne District Council contracted...

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11 Jan 2025

Gisborne sewer blockage clearance on hold pending Friday decision

Contractors dealing with the sewer blockage caused by garden waste dumped down a manhole in the Mangapapa area have paused work and will re-evaluate the situation on Friday. The clearance work has been on hold since Wednesday while contractors wait...

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09 Jan 2025

G for Go: Rees heads Gisborne charge at superstock nationals

A high-quality, eight-strong Gisborne contingent will be in qualifying action on Friday night in a bid to make Saturday’s finals of the New Zealand Superstock Championship in Nelson. A field of 100 starters from around the country are vying for...

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09 Jan 2025

Niwa: Gisborne’s December second wettest since 1905

New data reveals the weather highs and lows Gisborne experienced throughout 2024, including long dry spells and record winds. The latest annual climate summary and monthly report from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa)...

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09 Jan 2025

Waka ama dealt ‘crushing blow’ after dumped waste leads to water health warning

Gisborne’s waka ama paddlers are feeling the impact after a health warning was put in place over the city’s waterways following what has been slammed as an “inexcusable” sewer blockage caused by garden waste dumped into a manhole. The...

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08 Jan 2025

Wham, bam ... Rees completes the Grand Slam

Gisborne Speedway Club driver Pete Rees has completed the “Grand Slam” of major trophies available in New Zealand superstock racing. Foxton-based Rees, driving his 10G machine, won the 2024-2025 NZ Superstock Grand Prix title in a family...

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07 Jan 2025

Te Ara Tipuna Trail could be East Coast’s own El Camino

Submissions have opened for a 500km walking trail from near Gisborne to Ōpōtiki that could be the East Coast’s answer to El Camino de Santiago in Spain. An application for multiple resource consents has been lodged with Gisborne District Council...

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