Advance voting in Tairawhiti / Gisborne vo

Date: 18th Sep 2014

TAIRAWHITI / GISBORNE voters were quick to take advantage of advance voting, which began on the 3rd of September. The first voters were at the polling booth in Treble Court (at the McDonalds end) when voting in the 2014 general election…

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Electorate changes to go ahead

Date: 22nd Apr 2014

MAYOR Meng Foon has labelled the rules for determining local body and central government constituencies as “depressing” after confirmation of the East Coast electorate boundaries for 2014 and 2017 by the Electoral Commission. The East Coast…

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Ngai Tamanuhiri; First Settlement signed

Date: 7th Mar 2011

Muriwai Iwi Ngai Tamanuhiri became one of the Turanga tribes to settle its historical treaty claims when it signed a final deed of settlement at Muriwai Marae on Sunday 6th of March, 2011. One of the eldest Kuia of Ngai Tamanuhi Hera Smith,…

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Let the centenary celebrations begin

Date: 4th Aug 2010

YMP Celebrations Begin KAHU Tamatea was the toast of a YMP side who won their eighth Lee Brothers Shield premier club final 23-22 over Kevin Hollis Glass Pirates in a thriller at Rugby Park on Saturday. In one of the best…

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Koiwi found in courthouse dig

Date: 22nd Apr 2010

Archaeologists have discovered partial human remains on Haipipi Endeavour Park - believed to be part of a leg dating back to Pre-European times. OPUS Archaelogists have been working on the site since last week before work begins to expand the…

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Tairawhiti Prepare for Te Matatini 2011

Date: 27th Feb 2010

Te Matatini 2011 will be our first National Kapa Haka Festival for 34 years and Tairawhiti wants to make it the best ever! It will certainly be different - not in a concrete and chrone environment, but on our whenua - natural amphitheatre…

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KidzaColl Adventures

Date: 19th Feb 2010

Media Release 19th February 2010 Carers offered chance to apply for holiday break Te Kainga Whaiora Children's Village in Gisborne is calling for applications for special April school holiday programme for children in care…

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Area School Best Option For Te Karaka

Date: 16th Feb 2010

Area school best option for Te Karaka Te Karaka will begin 2011 with a new area school, Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples has confirmed. He signalled he preferred the area school option when he spoke with parents and…

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Mayor hopes for $7.2m grant

Date: 26th Jan 2010

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Turanga Reo in the Hospital

Date: 14th Aug 2008

Community Based Language Initiative was a project managed by Thelma Karaitiana for Te Runanga O Turanganui A Kiwa. The project was completed around 2005. There were many valuable insights, research, partnership and relationships…

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