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'Vindicated' by survey of highway
There it is, chaps: After being locked up for asking contractors to stop installing fibre optic cable on Whareongaonga Block 5 land, of which he is a trustee, Rulon Kahuroa says he has been vindicated by a survey showing the area is Maori land as he originally claimed — not Transit highway reserve as Downer claimed. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell more...
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Ngati Porou win $90m cash and right to land
A comprehensive agreement with the Crown that redresses historical grievances will see Ngati Porou receive a cash sum of $90 million, with the possible right to buy back forest land and other commercial redress including the possibility of purchasing Tauwhareparae Station at a fair price. more...
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Own your own bug's life with a custom cave complete with crawly characters
For sale: One bug cave, complete with computer animation to teach children about insects. One careful student owner. more...
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Actor wins recognition as laureate
MORE than four decades after he left his family's East Coast farm, singer/actor George Henare has been named one of five 2008 arts laureates by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand. more...
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Treaty agreement is a second major triumph
A high-level agreement with the Crown establishing the key elements of a settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims is a second major triumph for Ngati Porou within a week and sets the foundation for a better future for the iwi. more...
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Heading for the sun: Races blending under Gisborne's clear blue skies in Gisborne
On a stiflingly hot day at Gisborne's Lytton High School, two 14-year-old boys link arms behind their backs for a ball-carrying race - one of those silly things that teachers love to make kids do in the closing days of term.
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New Zealand NZ in the South Pacific - a perfect vaction place
The Bay of Plenty and Gisborne areas are rich in natural landscape while having great cafe's restaurants and accommodation choices. more...
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There's money in that Gisborne mud
The East Coast has had a tad too much mud lately, but Gisborne company Parehaka Minerals is about to make money from people putting its mud on their faces.
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Landscape Design and Landscpe Gardening Resource
The Landscape Industry Portal covers ALL aspects of garden and outdoor design plus construction, maintenance, products and accessories. more...
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Gisborne - Fresh idea aids shelf life of fruit
Gisborne firm Clarke Refrigeration has developed innovative technology that increases the shelf-life of fresh-cut produce throughout the world.
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The Gisborne Wine Region
All the information about the Gisborne Wine Region more...
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Snubbed cider now the apple of Brian's eye - Gisborne's own cider
Brian Shanks remembers the day he was able to waltz into the local working man's pub, order a cider and sit down for a drink without being teased. The "weasel piss" had come of age.
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