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Disaster struck the Gisborne-Wairoa rail link in August, 1957, when it was severed by a 16 acre slip at Waikokopu, a few miles north of Nuhaka. In all, 13 chains of line were carried away, and the Opoutama Road was buried beneath tons of spoil. It took a team of 19 bulldozers four weeks to clear the slip and reopen the rail and road.

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Heavy rain also disrupted the opening of the Lytton Road bridge ten years ago. Because of the conditions, the approaches were too wet and soft to carry traffic, and immediately after the cutting of the ribbon by the Mayoress, Mrs H. H. Barker, the bridge was closed again.

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The Fijiian basketball team delighted spectators with its open and spectacular tactics when it played East Coast and Poverty Bay teams in 1957. The visitors won both games.

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After winning the local "Mrs East Coast" title, Gisborne doctor's wife Joan Coates won national acclaim when she was selected "Mrs New Zealand, 1962". She is pictured on her triumphant return to Gisborne.

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Five years ago, the nearing of the end of the construction of the Waioeka Gorge highway was being heralded with the tackling of the final stretch of road, "Foulston's Mile".