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Wainui, Midway strike gold at junior surf champs

Wainui edged fellow Gisborne surf lifesaving club Midway on points in the Eastern Region junior championships in Ōhope at the weekend as both recorded strong results against the bigger Bay of Plenty teams. BoP clubs dominated the overall results...

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9 hours ago

Gisborne drowning rates fall, data shows major safety improvements

Long-term data on drowning in the Gisborne region shows a “sustained reduction” in underwater drownings, according to Water Safety NZ. Drowning while diving or snorkelling is tied with drowning after slipping or falling into water at six deaths...

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9 hours ago

Gisborne lab staff to strike for two around Waitangi weekend

Tlab medical laboratory staff in Gisborne confirmed they will strike for 24 hours on Wednesday and Friday, either side of Waitangi Day. Medlab staff and their Allied Scientific and Technical (Apex) Union colleagues in Whangārei, Taranaki, Waikato...

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Gisborne records 921 dog infringement notices

Gisborne District Council made no dog-related prosecutions in the 2023-2024 year despite recording 117 dog attacks. However, the number of infringement notices issued for failing to register was significantly up on that of the previous year. Those...

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Bee cards to be phased out for bus goers nationwide; more than 280,000 in use

The new Motu Move cards and the Motu Move payment system will be rolled out nationwide during 2025 and 2026 for public transport users, and take the place of Bee cards

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Land hears the roar of Tawhirimatea

Signs were ominous earlier in the day as rumbling thunder could be heard and some rain fell, but that was merely a curtain-raiser to the big show, which did not start until hours later. Residents keen to get a front-row seat to the action and headed...

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Tributes flow for kōhanga reo pioneer Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi

By RNZ Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social media pānui posted to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust’s Facebook page said Tāwhiwhirangi died on Saturday...

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02 Feb 2025

News digest: La Nina weather; Te Matatini; woolhandler Joel Henare; Cyclone Gabrielle claims

“If you have not yet made your claim for damage, please call your insurer ASAP. You have up to two years after any natural hazard event to lodge a claim for damage. Find information about natural hazards cover at www. knowyourcover. co. nz”

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Rising Gisborne star ready to fire at Eastern Regional junior carnival

Gisborne clubs will have a strong crop of young surf lifesavers in the ocean and on the beach at Ōhope on Saturday for the Eastern Regional Junior Championships. Dawson Building Midway has the biggest Gisborne contingent of 20 Under-14 competitors...

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Ngāti Porou director’s movie KŌKĀ a road trip of discovery

Excitement is building for the highly anticipated debut feature film by Ngāti Porou and former Gisborne woman Kath Akuhata-Brown to be released in June. KŌKĀ- the first feature film to use the original dialect of Ngāti Porou - was written and...

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‘Family first’: Gisborne helicopter leader’s next chapter

When Richard Curtis moved to Gisborne five years ago it was to be closer to family ... now he is shifting to the Bay of Plenty for the same reason. A critical care flight paramedic with the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team, Curtis...

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Thriving by driving and diving: Tairāwhiti youth getting the skills to succeed

Atawhai runs the Drivers For Change Programme, funded by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, and a new freediving and kai-gathering programme under its youth mentoring service funded by E Tū Whānau under the Ministry for Social Development

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