Articles by Gisborne%20Herald
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National
‘Heartless and cruel’: Gisborne boy subjected to years of abuse by ‘caregiver’
Monday, 28 August 2023, 1:01PMWARNING: This story discusses physical assault and neglect. Entrusted to a “caregiver” when he was 6 years old, a boy suffered...
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Māori
18-month Kinanomics project comes up with juicy results
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 11:06AMWorking to enhance the size of the roe from malnourished kina while also supporting the restoration of kelp forests and marine...
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National
Pregnant woman critically injured in crash near Gisborne
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 3:51PMA pregnant woman suffered critical injuries in a head-on crash on State Highway 35 near Gisborne’s Oneroa Rd this morning. The...
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Science
Rocket Lab shifts Nasa’s satellite launches from Virginia to New Zealand
Wednesday, 12 April 2023, 9:36AMSpace company Rocket Lab will launch Nasa’s cyclone-tracking TROPICS satellite constellation from Mahia in Hawke’s Bay next...
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Crime
Family outraged as woman gets home detention for killing man who hadn't showered
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 2:40PMRelatives of an elderly man who died after being violently assaulted by his caregiver reacted with shock and anger as his...
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Crime
Husband sentenced after wife reported concerning material on laptop
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 2:01PMWarning: This story contains graphic details readers may find disturbing A woman’s discovery on her husband’s laptop has...
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National
Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80m
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 8:51AMSurveys initiated in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle have estimated farm damage at up to $80 million and counting across the...
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National
State of Emergency declared in Gisborne, wild weather brings floods, destruction
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 5:04PMA state of emergency has been declared in Gisborne as wild weather saw rivers rise rapidly, giant trees crash to the ground...
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Crime
Man who shared child sex abuse, terrorism videos offers $10k for discharge
Monday, 11 October 2021, 7:39PMA man who shared objectionable videos of child sex abuse, bestiality, and the Christchurch mosque shootings has offered to...
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Business
$17.3 million: NZ's biggest-ever tax fraudster jailed
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 1:52PMMatawai farmer John Bracken, who became New Zealand's biggest-ever tax fraudster when he fleeced the IRD for $17.3 million...
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Sport
Accusations denied after photos emerge of dead racehorses at Tolaga Bay
Monday, 15 February 2021, 2:00PMWarning: Distressing photos Organisers of the annual Tolaga Bay beach races deny accusations two horses shot after incidents...
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National
Family of teen who died after going missing at R&V thanks searchers
Sunday, 3 January 2021, 11:13AMThe family of Fletcher Wong, who was found deceased by searchers on New Year's Eve after he went missing from Rhythm & Vines,...
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Audio
Cannabis firm Rua Bioscience to list on NZX
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 2:01PMThe IPO drought on the New Zealand stock exchange is set to be broken by a cannabis company. Rua Bioscience was founded in...
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Audio
New 'Shrek' the sheep found living in Gisborne forestry block
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 9:49AM"Shrek 2" has been found living in a forestry block adjoining Wairakaia Station at Muriwai and the long, woolly beast of...
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Crime
'Devastating' kura theft: Principal and BOT chairwoman stole $103k
Thursday, 20 August 2020, 3:19PMTwo women who stole $103,000 from a small rural Hawke's Bay school they managed have been sentenced to home detention and...
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National
Coronavirus: Isolated NZ community plans road-blocks to stop visitors
Sunday, 22 March 2020, 10:30AMAn isolated East Coast community may set up road blocks to prevent travellers and out-of towners from entering - and risking...
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National
Seven puppies found abandoned by holidaying SPCA inspector
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 2:37PMA litter of seven puppies dumped at Gray's Bush Scenic Reserve in Gisborne were rescued after an off-duty SPCA inspector...
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National
'Tell us your PIN or you're dead': Kiwi couple abducted in Tanzania
Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 4:44PMA Gisborne couple were abducted by four men and repeatedly told they would be killed during a terrifying two-hour ordeal...
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National
Police van containing five inmates crashes off highway
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 12:08PMA police van with two staff and five prisoners on board left State Highway 2 in icy conditions in the Wharerata hills near...
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National
Freedom campers' brakes deliberately cut
Monday, 30 October 2017, 2:28PMYoung freedom campers visiting Gisborne from Germany fear they could have been killed after someone deliberately cut the...