4 Feb, 2012
- Sophie Rishworth
SOME teenagers diced with death on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol at BW campgrounds, with claims there were not enough trained medical professionals...
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4 Feb, 2012
BW Campground director Toby Burrows says the number of first aid staff was tripled this year, with more qualified nurses and first aid people on-site...
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4 Feb, 2012
- Mere Takoko
GISBORNE is set to stage the East Coast’s first bodybuilding competition on March 31 under the patronage of the National Amateur Body-Builders...
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4 Feb, 2012
- Mere Takoko
GISBORNE cross-fit enthusiasts had a chance to bask in the Olympic spotlight this week when top weightlifter Richie Patterson stopped by to...
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4 Feb, 2012
Ollie Cranefield, 8, was at this morning’s powerboat parade and thought the boats were, “pretty cool”. So was getting handed three posters...
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3 Feb, 2012
- Marianne Gillingham
CRUNCH time is coming for Gisborne’s housing construction sector next month, with several trades groups in this district failing to respond to new...
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3 Feb, 2012
THE Gisborne Farmers Market is now bigger than ever, with the number of vendors at an all-time high...
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3 Feb, 2012
- Debbie Gregory
MOKO the friendly bottlenose dolphin will be remembered in a documentary broadcast on television on Saturday . . . but it is likely to disappoint...
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3 Feb, 2012
- Austin King
YOUNG drivers wanting to sit their restricted licence test before it becomes harder will have to wait until mid-March, because appointment times are...
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3 Feb, 2012
BOYS and their toys take to the ocean off Gisborne tomorrow for round two of the New Zealand offshore powerboat series — a round appropriately titled...
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2 Feb, 2012
- Sophie Rishworth
THE Maori trust at the centre of a geothermal project funded mainly by Eastland Group Limited, is in a state of turmoil after serious allegations...
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2 Feb, 2012
GISBORNE dog trialists proved they are top in their field at a New Zealand final of the Tux Yarding Challenge...
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2 Feb, 2012
- Sophie Rishworth
ABOUT 50 people turned up for last night’s public information meeting at Wainui about changes to how septic tanks will be managed from now on in this...
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2 Feb, 2012
TOP places for rain last month were the top end of the district — once again — and the coastal strip from Tolaga Bay north...
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2 Feb, 2012
- Alice Te Puni
GIVE-way rules at intersections that were in force 35 years ago are back next month...
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1 Feb, 2012
- Sophie Rishworth
THE cost of upgrading septic tanks was the main concern of rural residents at the first two meetings about proposed changes to the management of...
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1 Feb, 2012
THOUSANDS of tonnes of asphalt chip is coming in by sea for Eastland Port and Gisborne District Council projects this year...
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1 Feb, 2012
EIT Tairawhiti has joined the smokefree campaign this year...
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1 Feb, 2012
- Phillipa Webb
IT was an early start for Taanea Maitai yesterday, as her daughter Kaydenze Harrison woke up at 5.30am, nervous and excited about her first day at...
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1 Feb, 2012
- Shaan Te Kani
A NEW seed in education has sprouted in Gisborne, with the opening of Whare Amai — the new early learning centre at the Te Wananga o Aotearoa...
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31 Jan, 2012
THE region’s golfing and farming community is in mourning after the death of Gisborne and East Coast “legend” Peter Rouse in a quad bike accident on...
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31 Jan, 2012
- Shaan Te Kani
TOURISM Eastland has a new president. Penny Shaw has taken over from Chris Lankshear...
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31 Jan, 2012
GUIDED walks through the Matawhero Loop Wildlife Management Reserve, drinks, nibbles and information will celebrate World Wetlands Day...
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31 Jan, 2012
- Debbie Gregory
JOY turned to utter disappointment in a flash for one angler in the draw to win a brand new car at the final night of Gisborne-Tatapouri Sports...
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31 Jan, 2012
- Debbie Gregory
A 10.9 KILOGRAM snapper caught by Paulina skipper Wayne Clare was a highlight of the Gisborne-Tatapouri Sports Fishing Club’s Enterprise Holden Bay...
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