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	Pollution warning comes as Gisborne waka ama club prepares for national championship RadioNZ - 8 Jan (RadioNZ) The council says it is turning a blind eye for the club which is preparing for national championships. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Convicted security guard can resume work, but not run business - for now Stuff.co.nz - 8 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Gisborne woman Lydia Edwards had illegally used migrants on critical work visas as security guards. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Council slams ‘clown’ for dumping waste in manhole, sparking 5-day beach ban Stuff.co.nz - 7 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) One persons act of dumping gardenwaste into a man-hole led to all Gisborne rivers and beaches being a health risk for five days. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Garden waste dumped in manholes blocks sewer pipes prompting warning RadioNZ - 7 Jan (RadioNZ) Gisborne District Council is asking residents to avoid fishing or swimming, or gathering shellfish in the river and beaches. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ Sport



	‘A head scratcher’: Why were the experts’ forecast of a hot summer so wrong? Stuff.co.nz - 7 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) From Gisborne to Christchurch, people have swapped fans for woolly blankets. So why was a warm summer forecast? Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Rhythm and Vines clean-up of Waiohika Estate and nearby areas could take two weeks RadioNZ - 4 Jan (RadioNZ) What happens behind the scenes so that 20,000 can party in the sprawling 700,000sqm Waiohika Estate in Gisborne. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Kiwi MMA fighter dies, aged 26 Stuff.co.nz - 2 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Mixed martial arts fighter Hakaraia Wilson has died in Gisborne. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga won’t seek re-election after 11 years in local government RadioNZ - 2 Jan (RadioNZ) After 11 years in local government, while raising four kids as a single dad and co-parenting two, Gisborne`s deputy mayor will not be seeking re-election in 2025. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Mon, 30 Dec 2024: Only a little slash on the Gisborne's northern beaches - council RadioNZ - 30 Dec (RadioNZ) A recent drone assessment of beaches at Tolaga and Tokomaru Bays showed them to be relatively free from new slash. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Mon, 30 Dec 2024: Woman who died in Boxing Day crash named RadioNZ - 30 Dec (RadioNZ) Mere Kohao Madeline McCabe, from Gisborne, died in the single car crash near Hicks Bay. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General