One person has died following a water-related incident in Hicks Bay, East Cape. A police spokesperson said emergency services were called to a Te Araroa Rd address just before 4pm. A Hato Hone St John ...

Gisborne District Council says an aerial survey of the region’s wetlands by fixed-wing aircraft has started. It will run until June. The low-flying aircraft will capture images to help map wetlands ...

Māori educator Dame Iritana Te Rangi Tāwhiwhirangi, a founder of the Kōhanga Reo movement, has died. She was 95. A social media pānui posted to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust’s Facebook page said ...

The future direction of Gisborne’s growth will be influenced by changes to its resource management plan going forward for public consultation. Gisborne district councillors met on Thursday for the ...

Excitement is building for the highly anticipated debut feature film by Ngāti Porou and former Gisborne woman Kath Akuhata-Brown to be released in June. KŌKĀ- the first feature film to use the ...

Rangatahi building skills and better futures were celebrated on Friday at a graduation ceremony for a Tairāwhiti-based driving course and freediving and kai-gathering programme. Atawhai Charitable ...

Kiri Allan is the latest former politician to voice opposition to the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, telling the Herald it will go down as a “black mark” on our history and has created “a sense ...

Gisborne was buzzing over the Auckland Anniversary weekend, thanks to favourable weather and several events featuring residents and visitors alike. The First Light Marathon was held on Saturday and ...

Gisborne clubs will have a strong crop of young surf lifesavers in the ocean and on the beach at Ōhope on Saturday for the Eastern Regional Junior Championships. Dawson Building Midway has the biggest ...

A woman has been charged with drink-driving after a car left Aberdeen Rd and hit a large roadside tree on Tuesday night, police said. The incident occurred at the city end of Aberdeen Rd/ at around 11 ...

Gisborne YMCA has apologised and removed a controversial line from a Gym Etiquette post after social media backlash criticised it for “body shaming”. YMCA Gisborne Fitness made a post with a Y Gym ...