East Coast

A 29-year-old Gisborne man has been charged with two counts of murder relating to the deaths of Chrysler Stevens-Mark - who was celebrating his 21st birthday - and his 30-year-old cousin Kane Te Paa.

Two young people are being spoken to about the matter and there are "no ongoing safety concerns".

Officers are looking for a person who fled after being signalled to stop.

The doctor said he was the only one on duty for "more than 50" patients the night an elderly man died, in a case criticised by the Health and Disability Commission.

Rescuing the unwell teen from the bush was just one of many operations a local rescue helicopter team conducted last week.

A prominent business family hopes "common sense" will prevail before proposed alcohol regulations come into force.

An international forestry auditor has spoken out about a visit to the slash-damaged East Coast region last year.

A lack of rain on the North Island's East Coast may be good for the area's fruit and vegetable growers - but the dry is starting to bite for pastoral farmers.

Excavators can be seen digging up a section of beach north of Napier and police have confirmed the area is being searched.

Gisborne District Council has shown its support for retaining Māori wards as the government looks to bring back binding referendums.

Brothers Callum and Archie Woodhouse have been named the top two finalists in this year's East Coast Young Farmer of the Year competition. We catch up with the siblings as they prepare for the next…

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Habitats of the Gisborne spiny rock lobster have been impacted by increased sediment deposition as a result of extreme weather including recent cyclones.

Members of the disabled community in Gisborne have met with the council to address the city's disability strategy being 10 years out of date.

Gisborne police have launched a crack down on 'anti-social' drivers, who they say are damaging roads and making crank 111 calls to divert police.

Gisborne police have impounded a car, after its driver did a burnout on the city's rainbow crossing.

Three people have been charged after painting over a rainbow pedestrian crossing in Gisborne, and police say they are pursuing it as a hate crime.

Two were killed and three injured during the fight at a 21st birthday party on Lytton Road.

The cold snap has brought the first snow of the year to Otago's Cardrona ski field. Audio