Watching Values Being Washed Away
You have to feel for the folk at Haumoana, Hawkes Bay (3 hours drive south of Gisborne). This week’s high seas have really taken a toll on their properties, literally washing them away. It seems that whenever there is a high sea running, this area really takes a hammering. I wonder how many other coastal [...]
Blitz Surf Shop Sells to Local Lad – End of Era for Larry
One of the icons of Gisborne’s retailing sector, Blitz Surf Shop, has sold for an undisclosed price to an ex-pat surfer who is returning home. Euan Nelson, who has been working in the UK for the past 16 years, will take over the business on December 11. The business, complete with the historic two-storey Wainui [...]
