East Coast

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

Police and fire crews from the East Coast are worried about the occupants of a house that burnt to the ground in Tolaga Bay in the early hours of this morning. 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

Opening with the encounter between Hongi Hika and King George IV in London in 1820, Dame Anne Salmond traces the themes of rangatiratanga and sovereignty from then through the Declaration of… 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

Co-adjudicator of the Gisborne International Music Competition previews this year's semi-finals. Audio

The manager of the Gisborne International Music Competition previews this year's event. Audio

Scores of children were evacuated from five East Cape schools after a large earthquake rocked the east coast of the North Island this morning. Audio

Pioneering Maori novelist and short story writer who writes about his early life for the first time in Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood. Audio

A 13 year old girl swam to shore and ran for nearly half an hour to get help after a fishing trip went badly wrong. Audio

Andrew Jefferd from Ngatapa has chosen 'Joy to the world' by Three Dog Night. Audio

A radiologist wanted by US authorities on sex charges was working for the Gisborne-based Tairawhiti District Health Board until this year. Audio