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Life-changing ops for three friends

Friends who nurse together get surgery together. That was the case for Jess Saxby, Tai Lolohea and BJ Taare, who now have more than a nursing degree in common. The three close friends have lost more than 200 kilograms between them. BJ had a partial...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
31 Aug 2023
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Claydon’s handcrafted wooden surfboards ride the waves of innovation

by Mead Norton Pete Claydon loves surfing. He also has a passion for woodworking. Now the Gisborne resident has combined his two passions into one, creating some of the most beautiful wooden surfboards in New Zealand. “I read some articles in one...

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Gisborne Herald
25 Aug 2023
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Breast cancer charity football game raises money and awareness

A pink-themed top-of-the-table men’s football game has raised thousands of dollars for the Breast Cancer Foundation. The total was boosted by a flurry of donations after High School Old Boys player and co-coach Matthew McFatter put his hair on the...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
10 Aug 2023
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Three surprises for Tatapouri Thistle Marist Women

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
07 Aug 2023
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World Cup surprise for Marist Thistle women’s team

A World Cup secret has finally been revealed much to the relief of Tatapouri Marist Thistle goalkeeper Eden Schollum, who has been tightlipped about a huge surprise for her teammates since May. Schollum received an email about becoming part of an...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
04 Aug 2023
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River up, isolated again

After another bout of severe weather on June 22, Gisborne farmer Sam Gemmell was without power and completely cut off again. The only road access from his family homestead to Wharekopae Road is via a bridge that was wiped out by Cyclone Gabrielle in...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
14 Jul 2023
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50 flipping years

Gisborne Trampoline Club’s head coach Doug Callahan has been coaching since 1972. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
16 Jun 2023
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Community rallies to help, and supermarket initiative a lifesaver for family

In the early hours of February 14, Marc Alexander and his wife Monica woke up in their Makaraka home to find it flooded by Cyclone Gabrielle. “It was two in the morning. We went straight through to our stuff and just started lifting it out of...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
27 May 2023
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Pickleball popularity peaks in Gisborne

Watch how the pickleball phenomenon has taken off in Gisborne, with club numbers up to 150. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
28 Apr 2023
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Pickleball takes off in Gisborne

The rising sport of pickleball has taken off in Gisborne. What started as a small group of people playing in October 2021 has turned into 150 members, with up to 70 people turning up to one session. “It’s the fastest-growing game in the...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
27 Apr 2023
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Keen hunter and fisherman felled by neurological disorder

Gisborne man Josh Grant has endured a 20-month ordeal that started with pins and needles in one of his feet and ended in a wheelchair after eventually being diagnosed with the neurological condition transverse myelitis. Josh and his family spoke...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
15 Apr 2023
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Connecting with rongoā Māori to help clients

With over 25 years of experience in hair and make-up and a master’s degree in Applied Indigenous Knowledge, Bianca Fallon has seen a huge need for rongoā Māori medicine in her business. Rongoā Māori is traditional Māori healing, incorporating...

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
03 Apr 2023
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Waka ama saved my life

Keri Mankelow-Ngatoro has been paddling since age 11. Now aged 22, waka ama is the sport that keeps her physically and mentally fit. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air

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Renae Lolohea, Local Focus Reporter
28 Feb 2023
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