Gisborne

'Trying to get home': Lack of transport hurting Gisborne nightlife

What’s Gisborne’s nightlife economy worth? “We don’t know because we haven’t tested it,” said hospit...

Christchurch flights cancelled due to fog as rain batters North Island

Seven flights into and out of Christchurch have been cancelled on Saturday morning due to fog. Air N...

Police seek witnesses after report of Gisborne sex assault

Police are investigating a report of a sexual assault near the Gisborne Waikanae Beach boardwalk. It...

How deep tech could revolutionise our economy - at a price

Deep tech is big sky thinking that could transform our economy with processes that disrupt regular i...

Junior doctor on duty alone for over 50 patients as man died

A junior doctor was the only one on duty for "more than 50" patients in Gisborne Hospital the night ...

Up to 80% of material from storm-damaged homes to be recycled

Councils overseeing the deconstruction of properties damaged in severe weather events last year are ...

Gisborne considers volunteer squads for emergency responses

Establishing an emergency response team in Gisborne could be “another tool in our toolbox”, Mayor Re...

Kiwi ingenuity keeps East Coast farmers going amid bridge woes

As winter draws near, some East Coast farmers find themselves relying on Kiwi ingenuity to keep thei...

Magic mushrooms could help break meth addiction cycle - research

A Gisborne bio-pharmaceutical company is pioneering research into psychoactive compounds that could ...

Fishing boat with 2 onboard missing off Gisborne coast

A boat, believed to have a group of fisherman on board, is missing off the coast of Gisborne tonight...

Conditions make search for missing fishing boat 'challenging'

Heavy rain and strong winds are likely to make the search for a fishing boat with three people aboar...

Power cuts, road closures amid wild Gisborne weather

Gisborne's emergency sewer valve has been opened due to fears of sewage overflowing back into homes ...

'We’re really sorry': Coastguard skipper on attempted rescue of 3 fishermen

On Tuesday, a crew from Coastguard Hawke’s Bay were forced to abandon an attempt to rescue three mis...

Motorcyclist dies in crash fleeing police in Gisborne

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a vehicle while fleeing police in Gisborne this afterno...

Gisborne council retains Māori wards, public poll to take place

Gisborne district councillors voted to retain Māori wards on Thursday morning at Te Pāhou Marae in M...

Body found in search for missing five-year-old boy west of Gisborne

A body has been found in the search for a missing five-year-old boy near Tiniroto, west of Gisborne....