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Safety first as axe falls on 90-year-old tree at Gisborne Botanical Gardens

A 90-year-old magnolia tree at the Gisborne Botanical Gardens is to get the chop after it was severely damaged during weather events over the New Year holiday break. On January 1 around midday, the tree split nearly in half while the park was busy...

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‘Tsunami of need’: Hospice struggles as funding fails to meet demand

Palliative care services face a funding crisis, risking their ability to meet increasing demand. Dr Anna Meuli warns of a “postcode lottery” in care access if national advisory roles are cut. Referrals have increased by over 50% in eight years...

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Aerial survey of wetlands to help improve flood control schemes

Gisborne District Council says an aerial survey of the region’s wetlands by fixed-wing aircraft has started. It will run until June. The low-flying aircraft will capture images to help map wetlands and support improvements to the Te Karaka and...

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Rhythm and Vines festival clean-up may take two weeks

Up to 200 Gisborne community members will spend about two weeks cleaning up the sprawling 700,000sq m Waiohika Estate and nearby areas after about 20,000 festival-goers flocked there for Rhythm and Vines

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Log loading at Gisborne port back on after southerly blast

Log loading at Eastland Port resumed at the weekend after the ocean surge caused by last week’s southerly abated. The SE Cardi got alongside the wharf first on Saturday to take on logs before heading to Napier on Sunday to load further cargo...

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Tairāwhiti’s paid lifeguards hit the beaches for extended season

Tairāwhiti’s council-funded surf lifeguards officially kicked off the summer season on Monday with full site inductions across the city’s patrolled beaches Wainui, Waikanae, and Midway. The team, made up primarily of local lifeguards, will...

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