Local Focus

Three surprises for Tatapouri Thistle Marist Women

Aug 07 2023 Updated August 7, 2023

Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter

1 min read

Three surprises for Tatapouri...

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

0 comment

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...

Click here

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...

Click here

Zita Campbell, Local Democracy Reporter

13 Nov 2024

FREE TO READ

News

Hīkoi to Parliament: Communities unite in Tairāwhiti for Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air People from East Coast communities have been travelling down State Highway 35 en masse as part of the Toitū Te Tiriti hīkoi heading to Wellington. The nationwide hīkoi was organised in response...

Click here

Matai O’Connor, Kaupapa Māori Reporter

14 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...

Click here

Kim Parkinson

14 Nov 2024

Gisborne Herald 22.11.24

Please wait a moment for the PDF to load: Click here for a direct link Click here for a direct link

Click here

Join the fun at Summer Soundcheck: Win R&V tickets and more

Smash Palace will host the seventh annual Summer Soundcheck at the end of the month featuring local DJs and a newcomer to the Gisborne music scene - drum and bass DJ/producer CBREM. Summer Soundcheck is being touted as a “mini-festival” on the...

Click here

Excellent final year at Iona College for Gisborne teen Zoe Abbott-Raggett

A Gisborne teenager has overcome several learning disabilities, including dyslexia, to win multiple awards at the Iona College prizegiving. Zoe Abbott-Raggett, the daughter of Gisborne couple Kate Abbott and Dave Raggett, will start at Otago...

Click here

Gisborne Herald

21 Nov 2024