Hamish Barwick

Communications contractor

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Public consultation will soon begin for a proposal to increase the price of Gisborne’s rural rubbish stickers in line with inflation.

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Government investment in roading resilience in the face of an increase in severe weather events is sound thinking, @FedFarmers infrastructure spokesperson Mark Hooper says.
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There’s a lot of talk right now about whether local government is working well in New Zealand and whether it needs an overhaul. Federated Farmers has put together this Q&A to help explain it all in simple language.
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Unpredictable closures of State Highway 2 in the Waioweka Gorge are straining business and “killing our local economy”, a new Trust Tairāwhiti report says.

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After years of pushing for more funding to tackle wilding pines, Federated Farmers says the Government announcement is a major breakthrough.

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The rising 2-year-old bull sales season in the region got off to a strong start this week when Gisborne and Wairoa studs Gold Creek and Kerrah Simmentals enjoyed total clearances and solid prices.

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Gisborne company Currie Construction had a night to remember at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards in Auckland last Friday. It won four awards – three for the Wai Kahua Waka Footbridge and one for the Mangapapa School redevelopment.

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A Corson Grain rebuild in Gisborne’s industrial subdivision is well advanced and set to open in early 2027 – four years after fire destroyed the company’s original maize processing plant.

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Before ascending mountains from Antarctica to the Andes to Himalaya, Sir Graeme Dingle was once a “painfully shy” child from Gisborne.

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Residents of Gisborne’s Elsdon Best St say children have been injured by the street’s “dangerous” footpaths. The roots of liquidambar trees have uplifted sections of concrete in the street located off Campion Rd in Riverdale.

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Federated Farmers is pushing back against ‘super councils’, warning rural voices will be drowned out if cities dominate local government reform.

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Gisborne firefighters have highlighted disruptions with some station facilities as nationwide calls continue for a public inquiry into Fire and Emergency funding decisions.

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Bull sales season is just around the corner for the Gisborne district.

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Federated Farmers push to embed agriculture in school science, aiming to spark interest early and secure future talent for NZ’s primary sector.

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Farm worker pay growth has levelled off in the last few years, after a post-pandemic period of rapid growth, a new report shows.
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The roar of 100km/h-plus winds on Sunday was replaced by the whine of chainsaws on Monday as the region went into clean-up mode following the impact of ex-tropical Cyclone Vaianu.

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Tairāwhiti residents have been advised to “stay calm” but be prepared as Cyclone Vaianu approaches the North Island.

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SuperGrans Tairāwhiti Trust has undergone changes it says will be for the better of its structure and team.

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A crash with roaming bulls on a highway in the dark wrecked an elderly woman’s car on the same day she spent $2000 on it.

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Federated Farmers backs tougher dog laws, but says the focus must be on roaming dogs and irresponsible owners.

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