East Coast

With rain still falling in the Gisborne area after severe flooding, roading contractors are trying to repair routes to areas where residents are cut off, and detours round closed highway. Audio

Part of the highway round the East Coast is reopening temporarily, as many roads in Tairāwhiti remain impassable after two days of torrential rain.

MetService says the rain has the potential to be an "extreme event" and people are urged to keep up to date with advice in case the warnings are escalated.

Gisborne District Council is one step closer to introducing Māori wards at the next election, provided it gets its way with the Local Government Commission.

The region, which includes Gisborne and the East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid-19 in the country.

Gisborne District Council is one step closer to its goal of reaching carbon neutrality, adopting a 2030 net-zero target at a Thursday meeting.

The head of Gisborne's civil defence has warned residents near East Cape to prepare to be cut off by flooding next week.

Gisborne District Council is one step closer to returning land at Tokomaru Bay to its rightful owner, having issued a letter of intent.

In 2020 the council decided licenses to grow gold kiwifruit constituted an increase in value and therefore a rates increase. It's appealing a decision last week that the licences shouldn't been seen…

About half of the students and seven teachers at an intermediate school have to isolate after two students were found to have Covid-19.

Kiwifruit growers have won their battle against Gisborne District Council over new rate hikes from producing the golden variety of the fruit.

Police continue to appeal for information as a homicide investigation into the 19-month-old's death is ongoing.

Te Urewera and Lake Waikaremoana will reopen and welcome back visitors next month.

A man has died after a water incident at Te Puia Springs in Kawhia, north of Gisborne.

Gisborne District Council's commercial arm has sold its vehicle testing station, handing the keys over to Vehicle Testing NZ.

Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival has been cancelled due to the Omicron outbreak and the move to the red traffic light settings.

When Wairoa's last dentist left town two years ago, residents were faced with a large commute for treatment but this week 15 dentists volunteered their time to help plug the gap.

Hauora Tairāwhiti is anticipating up to a third of staff might be out of action ill or isolating when Omicron inevitably sweeps into the community.

Campers and residents along the East Coast are being told to prepare as remnants of Cyclone Cody track towards the North Island. Audio