20 Dec 2023

Around the motu: Matthew Rosenberg in Gisborne

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am on 20 December 2023

Underinvestment in rural Tairāwhiti towns is the spotlight with the council deciding how to redistribute $1.4 million of unused funding. A lot of cyclone hammered towns are in need of township upgrades. and Matthew has the latest on Sarge, a dog put down in error by Gisborne District Council.

Sarge the dog

Photo: Supplied

Matthew Rosenberg is a local democracy reporter based out of the Gisborne Herald's newsroom

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