East Coast
Unlicensed driver caught speeding while twice legal limit for alcohol
Police in the Southern District have been kept busy with motorists breaking the road rules.
Man facing wounding with intent charge over baby's injuries
Police arrest a man over the injuries suffered by a three-month-old baby who was admitted to hospital in Gisborne on New Year's Eve.
Injured person seeks help at marae after being shot
A person has moderate injuries after being shot overnight on the North Island's East Cape.
Body recovered in search for missing diver on East Coast
A body has been recovered this morning in the search for a diver who failed to resurface in Te Araroa yesterday.
Diver reported missing at East Cape, Te Araroa
A search is underway for a diver reported missing in Te Araroa on the East Coast this morning.
Tairāwhiti testing turnout impresses health authorities after positive cases
The Covid-19 testing centre in Tairāwhiti has been impressed with the turnout today, and those going home to isolate are in good spirits.
Two light earthquakes rattle East Coast on Christmas day
Two light earthquakes have rattled the East Coast of the North Island this morning.
Tairāwhiti locals say Covid-19 cases inevitable after 'lucky' year
Months of hard work by Māori health and community services is paying off in Tairāwhiti where more than 90 percent of people have had the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.
Gisborne mayor urges more testing after virus detected in waste water
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz is concerned about three waste water samples that came back positive for Covid-19, despite no known cases there. Audio
Iwi providers take vaccination vans to vulnerable Gisborne communities
Iwi health providers are going into the heart of Gisborne's most vulnerable communities to get the city's whānau vaccinated.
Man who died after being left at medical centre named
Police say he was Rangiwhero Toia Ngaronoa, 22, from Gisborne.
Access to landmark blocked in bid to prevent virus spreading
The Kohere whānau, which owns the land that gives access to the East Cape Lighthouse, say the closure will allow East Coast residents time to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Breaking Silence | Season 2 | Episode 1: Jude Simpson
Jude works at the Royal New Zealand Police College. The training program she implements is designed to encourage understanding and empathy for those who will work on the front line of family harm. Video
Breaking Silence | Season 2 | Episode 3: Wiremu Witana
More than half a million New Zealanders are affected by family violence each year. For many, this is handed down generationally. Wiremu, with the support of his parents, broke the cycle of abuse. Video
Vaccine rate: 'My main focus is just to get up to that 90 percent' - Gisborne mayor
While Rhythm & Vines is important for the East Coast, the priority is a 90 percent vaccination rate, the Gisborne mayor says. Audio
Race to vaccinate Te Tairāwhiti as Covid-19 spreads
The region has climbed up a spot to the second lowest first dose vaccination rate in the country, and today the prime minister was in the rohe to try and boost numbers.
'We didn't have the adequate protections': Assault of mental health staffer prompts review
A serious assault on a staff member in Gisborne Hospital's mental health ward has led to the discovery that violence may be regularly going unreported.
He Kakano Ahau Series 2 - Intergenerational Vision
Kahu Kutia is in Gisborne with school teacher Whaea Sharon Campbell and her daughter, Mania Campbell-Seymour, a local GP, they open up about confronting challenging spaces and whanau aspirations. Audio
Gisborne flooding aftermath: 'neighbour's property in our backyard'
The heavy rain has subsided in Gisborne and the state of emergency has been lifted, but authorities say landslides and slips are causing a second wave of problems.
Gisborne residents race to barricade houses with sandbags before dark
Gisborne residents are coming together to put safety precautions in place as rain continues to soak the already flooded region.
