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Gisborne community rallies around family who lost it all

Jun 01 2023 Updated June 1, 2023

Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter

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The Alexander family home was destroyed by flooding after Cyclone Gabrielle.

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Baby’s rapid arrival leads to fast Gisborne flight for Māhia whānau

A little girl caused a big noise after she arrived in the world last Tuesday when she and her parents were helicoptered from their Māhia home to Gisborne Hospital. Ihaia and Breearna Maxwell had planned to make the just-over-an-hour’s drive to...

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Gisborne Herald

18 Nov 2024

Entertainment

Panto magic: Sleeping Beauty brings festive fun to Lawson Field Theatre

Audiences can expect fun and frolics when the pantomime Sleeping Beauty is staged by Evolution Theatre at Lawson Field Theatre in December. It’s the traditional fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty but with lots of slapstick humour. “People can expect...

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Five Gisborne marae, including Puketawai, to relocate due to flood risks

Five Gisborne marae at risk of flood and erosion will be relocated under Gisborne District Council plans. Local Democracy reporter Zita Campbell looks at Puketawai Marae’s “earth-shattering” cyclone experience, the progress since then and how...

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Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

13 Nov 2024

Entertainment

Priscilla Queen of the Desert review: Musical Theatre Gisborne’s production is a high energy extravaganza

Take three drag queens, some singing divas, a very busy ensemble cast, upbeat disco music a dizzying number of costume changes and a bus with sparkling lights and a large stiletto shoe on the roof and you’ve got Musical Theatre Gisborne’s...

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Kim Parkinson

15 Nov 2024