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Dec 5, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Matai O’Connor
Public interest journalism funded through NZ On AirData collected on Tairāwhiti’s cycleways and walkways by a local trust could help develop a proposed trail following the Taruheru River through Gisborne. Tapuwae Tairāwhiti Trails aims to make trails across the region more accessible with the help of a new website, while also collecting data on the use of local cycle and walk ways.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Matai O’Connor |Kim Parkinson
Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On AirAn exhibition featuring the quilting of Ngāti Porou artist Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa has arrived at Tairāwhiti Museum, marking the final stop on a three-year global journey. Te Whare Pora: A Sacred Space explores mātauranga Māori and Te Kawa’s whakapapa through quilted works of vibrant colours and textiles manipulated in his unique way. He is excited to be home after being based in places across New Zealand and the world for the last three years.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Kim Parkinson |Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor
Faces of the Coast, an art exhibition and auction of donated artworks, opens on Friday at Forty10 Cafe on Lowe St.The paintings on sale will raise money for Mahia Wave Warriors for the work they do in the community. This is the fifth year of the exhibition, which draws attention to suicide and mental health in an effort to prevent further lives being lost.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor
Gisborne residents who successfully petitioned for slower speeds on some local roads are pushing for those changes to remain. Councils have until July 2025 to reverse blanket speed limits that took effect on January 1, 2020, under a new rule by the Government. Gisborne District Council is still working out which roads will need higher speed limits under the Government directive. The changes also create variable speed limits around schools during pick-up and drop-off times.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor |Chris Taewa
Seven people from Gisborne/Tairāwhiti have been named medallists in the Kiwibank Local Hero Awards, celebrating their contributions to their communities. They are among 100 medallists across the country who will advance to the semifinals. The finalists will be announced in February, with the overall winners to follow. “They are an extraordinary group of Kiwis making a positive difference in their communities,” said an awards spokesperson. “Individually, these medallists are champions of change.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor |Chris Taewa
Students at Gisborne’s Rāngai will soon have the opportunity to be part of Tairāwhiti’s growing creative community while working on an innovative Māori superhero series. Aspiring filmmakers can kickstart their careers by gaining hands-on experience working on Pūkeko-Man, an exciting new television series that’s caught the attention of Whakaata Māori with a commitment to air. Rāngai is a Tairāwhiti-based education provider which aims to combine film and screen studies with real-world experience.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor
This weekendSaturday, November 23St Andrew’s Car Boot Sale. For a wide variety of reasonably priced preloved items. The carpark at the rear of St Andrew’s Church (access off Childers Rd), 8am–11.30am. Faces of the Coast Art Exhibition at Forty10 Cafe, Lowe St. Donated artworks from Gisborne artists with all proceeds going to the Māhia Wave Warriors. To aid in the work they do in and out of the water with the community around suicide prevention. Free workshop by Tairawhiti REAP.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor
The lambing season in Tairāwhiti has been successful and looks set to have been an above average one, according to AgFirst farm consultant Peter Andrew. Farmers have been flat out docking, and most have finished now. “After what was a sometimes dark and gloomy winter the lambing result is welcome,” Andrew said. “Most of the clouds were caused by high interest rates and low sheep prices.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor
A derelict Gisborne house caught fire in suspicious circumstances in the early hours of Thursday morning. The house in Glasgow Cres, Kaiti, had been abandoned since a fire in 2020. Police and Fire and Emergency NZ have an arson inquiry underway. Fenz was called about 2.40am. “When the first crew arrived the house was fully ablaze,” a senior firefighter said.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
gisborneherald.co.nz | Zita Campbell |Matai O’Connor
The Surfing for Farmers organisation has received a $15,000 grant from the New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) to help with operating costs. The grant will be used to fund surf lessons and cover equipment hire costs across five regional locations – Gisborne, Riverdale, Ōhope, Foxton and Kaka Point, Otago. It’s to ensure the programme can grow to meet ever-increasing demand.
