Gisborne

Tablets, smart phones, applications, animation and building games like Minecraft are ubiquitous in households..... but how do teachers get to grips with emerging technologies and ensure they are used… Audio

14-year-old Cameron Wood from Gisborne has been spending hours in his family's garden shed making spinning tops for children from cyclone devastated Vanuatu. Audio

It's a families worst nightmare - losing your children. Both the Wakelin family's sons died at the weekend at Makarori Beach north of Gisborne. Audio

A coroner's inquest has found a man drowned last year trying to rescue his son from a swimming hole near Gisborne despite apparently being a good swimmer. Audio

The family of two brothers who drowned at Gisborne's Makarori Beach is tonight helping police with the search for one of them. Audio

And to give us an update on the search for the missing 18-year-old man, Sergeant Greg Lexmond joins us. Audio

Radio New Zealand's reporter for the region Peter Fowler explains what he sees as the two biggest stories happening in Hawkes Bay and Gisborne. We also hear from Napier Councillor Henare O'Keefe… Audio

The Gisborne District Council says it will consider restrictions on alcohol after a riot broke out during New Years Eve festivities at the BW campground. Audio

Toby Burrows is the organiser of the Rhythm and Vines Festival and he joins us, Audio

Police in Gisborne are standing by their efforts to diffuse the New Year's Eve riot. Audio

The Mayor of Gisborne, Meng Foon, is with us. Audio

63 people have been arrested after a night's rioting in Gisborne. Audio

A three hour riot in Gisborne with tents set on fire, cars overturned, and cans thrown at police, has left 83 people injured and resulted in 63 arrests. Audio

A Gisborne bull-rider is recovering in hospital with a dislocated hip after being butted in the backside by a bull. Audio

Club Captain Noble Keelan has a very simple method of controlling the boisterousness that erupts at Tuesday night chess club at the Gisborne Eastern Knights - clapping. Yet, who can blame the members… Audio

There is trouble in Gigatown, with critics saying the Chorus ultra-fast broadband competition is a waste of money and is stealing copyright. Audio

Noble Keelan founded Gisborne's Eastern Knights Chess Club with Genestis Potini, the subject of the critically acclaimed New Zealand film The Dark Horse starring Cliff Curtis. The Film opens in… Audio

The Dark Horse has captured the headlines at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. The world premiere of the New Zealand drama was held at a sold-out Civic Theatre in Auckland last… Audio

In the retail downtown area of Gisborne, Tupara is a business that is steadily building up a name for themselves. They sell a range of Māori art on behalf of the local artists, Justine Murray chats… Audio

In the warm waters of Gisborne researchers think they have solved the puzzle of why two tsunami's struck the coast of Gisborne in 1947. The team of GNS Scientists think undersea volcanoes off the East… Audio