Friday, November 29, 2013

Don’t panic over water controls, farmers told

TOUGHER controls on freshwater use will come in this district but the central message at the first public consultation meeting on the freshwater plan…


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East Cape exploration permit awarded

AN onshore oil and gas exploration permit covering a large part of the East Coast has been awarded to Canadian-financed New Zealand Energy Corp…


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Building projects help boost growth

AFTER a period of letting staff numbers sink, there are strong economic signals that it is time to start building them up again, says a Gisborne…


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Majority support project to double size of library

ALMOST half the people who responded to the Gisborne Herald web poll this week support the proposed $5.5 million expansion of the H.B.Williams…


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Century-and-a-quarter of memories

TOLAGA Bay celebrated the 100-year anniversary of its Anglican Church St Andrews with a centennial thanksgiving, baptism and confirmation service…


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Bros, blows but no K.O.

NOT many people can say they have punched their best mate in the face while other friends cheered them on…


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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Two aged care centres have had a gastro bug

GISBORNE Hospital is in its second day of restricting visitors after an outbreak of gastroenteritis among patients and staff…


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Maori education gets $31m boost

THE Government will invest $31 million to lift the achievement levels of Maori students, Education Minister Hekia Parata said at the Iwi Chairs…


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Lifting the veil of violence through photos

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition that focuses on the hidden face of family violence is open to entries from the public until Monday…


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Another film award for Wainui’s eco-warriors

A DOCUMENTARY by Wainui Beach School students about the plight of sick eels living in polluted Gisborne waterways has won another award…


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UNUSUAL VISITORS

THE Department of Conservation is excited to see a white-fronted tern colony nesting on the remains of the historic Tokomaru Bay wharf at Waima…


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Gunning for the worlds

PISTOL SHOOTING – GISBORNE Pistol Club gunmen claimed the top two open class spots at the International Practical Shooting Confederation Nationals…


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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

To face charges in Taupo

A man charged with drink-driving causing the death of one of his passengers and injury of another in an accident near Whangara this year, has been…


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Top science honour for Dame Anne Salmond

ANTHROPOLOGIST Dame Anne Salmond, of Gisborne, has been awarded New Zealand’s highest science honour, the Rutherford Medal…


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Too many boys not being initiated into manhood . . .

FATHERHOOD, reconnection with culture and the meaning of masculinity were themes common to Maori, Pacific Island and European men at a discussion…


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TDH radiology goes digital

GISBORNE Hospital’s radiology department is embracing digital technology. Tairawhiti District Health’s radiology services recently bought new…


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Gastro outbreak in hospital wards

PEOPLE are urged to stay away from Gisborne Hospital after a gastroenteritis outbreak was confirmed there this morning…


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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Merger process ‘farce’

FORCED amalgamation into a single Hawke’s Bay council would be the death of Wairoa, says the town’s mayor Craig Little…


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Croppers benefit in warm weather

THE weather is on the side of the district’s croppers at present, with a good pea harvest under way and a squash harvest set to start earlier than…


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Museum will be fully operational again very soon soon

TAIRAWHITI Museum’s $1.9 million building extension will be finished in a few months and although money is tight, no budget blowout is expected…


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Keen kids muster for wheelchair basketball

EFFORTS to establish a wheelchair basketball team in the Gisborne region to enable kids with physical disabilities to play in a team sport have…


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High flying on the water

SOMETHING new and different made its debut in Gisborne yesterday and Gisborne man Mike South hopes to see it take off in popularity…


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Hawke’s Bay not parting with trophy

BOWLS – BOWLS Hawke’s Bay were too good for Bowls Gisborne-East Coast when they met in the annual intercentre fixture over the weekend…


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Monday, November 25, 2013

TAG Oil signals plans

IF things pan out the way TAG Oil hopes, its work on the east coast of the North Island could be a multibillion-dollar development, says the…


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Hackfalls mecca for arborists

TREE climbers from around the world gathered last weekend for the annual arbcamp at Hackfalls Arboretum…


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