Stories by Matthew Rosenberg

Urgent repairs to Gisborne's wastewater outfall pipe will close a section of Midway Beach for at least five days.

The owners of a dog mistakenly put down by Gisborne District Council staff are calling for an end to the controversial killing method used on their pet.

Elderly Gisborne residents are furious a new council safety fence has blocked their shortcut to the library.

Access to Waihau Bay, also known as Loisels, has been cut off since the weekend of 24 June.

The Gisborne council is in a race against time to make important upgrades to its water network to meet a possible drought.

A lease application for culturally significant land at Tokomaru Bay has been given final approval, against the wishes of some who say they are descendants of the original owners.

A top Gisborne scientist has retained the support of the council he represents despite posting vitriol about the government.

Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling on the government and local councils to empower iwi on the back of a visit to cyclone-hit areas.

Through the highs and lows of her long and varied life, cyclone survivor Tahu Dansey-Owen-Ruru has found solace in the craft she holds close to her heart - weaving.

A large pond has formed next to graves at one East Coast site.

The work of former justice minister Kiri Allan has been praised by a number of prominent Tai Rāwhiti voices in the aftermath of her political career falling apart.

The Green Party's promise to abolish perpetual leases under a new policy has been welcomed by the beneficial owner of locked-up East Coast land.

A Gisborne man rescued from his property in dramatic fashion during Cyclone Gabrielle is finally back on his land, albeit in a temporary home.

A Gisborne couple are preparing to move out of their home of decades, after it was labelled Category 3.

For 100 years, land at Tokomaru Bay has been locked up under archaic legislation, shutting Māori landowners out of what is rightfully theirs. But one woman is refusing to give up the fight to get it…

Gisborne District Council's principal scientist Murry Cave has one word to describe the state of Tai Rāwhiti - fragile.

A Gisborne medical centre has been forced to close after torrential rain forced raw sewage back up its pipes into toilets and sinks.

Civil Defence in Tokomaru Bay has expressed concern for around 40 families in surrounding areas who have been cut-off over the weekend due to flooding and slips.

The front door is still locked out of habit, but the home was gutted of its contents by Cyclone Gabrielle, turning the interior into a mud pit.

Gisborne property owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle still have more questions than answers about payouts and mitigation.

The establishing of a controversial new barge facility in a small East Coast town has received a setback after failing to obtain a special government consent referral.

A Gisborne woman living with stage four lung cancer has successfully petitioned the government to make changes to a proposed law change impacting her chances of survival.

Radio Ngāti Porou's headquarters in Ruatōria may not look like your typical radio station, and that's probably because it isn't.

A "mum from Gizzy" fighting proposed medicine law changes is buoyed by the support she received during a recent trip to Parliament to present her petition.

Residents of a "forgotten" Gisborne road are bracing for winter in caravans and makeshift living arrangements as they wait to get back into their homes.