Local Focus: Marijke Warmenhoven on Candidate Camera
Meet Tairāwhiti Māori ward candidate Marijke Warmenhoven
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Local Focus: Rob Telfer on Candidate Camera
Rob Telfer is running for the council to give rural communities and businesses a voice.
Thunderstorms weaken, move offshore after hail warning
The storms were expected to hit the Mahia Peninsula, Nuhaka and Morere around 4pm.
Local Focus: Ani Pahuru-Huriwai on Candidate Camera
Meet Ani Pahuru Huriwai, candidate for Tairāwhiti Māori Ward, GDC.
Body found after woman swept away in East Coast river
Body found in search for woman who was swept away in Mangahauini River.
Weather: Heavy rain warning for Gisborne, some fog for Auckland
MetService says the Gisborne deluge could cause streams and rivers could rise quickly.
Weather: Lingering winter to bring rain this weekend
"Changeable weather is typical of spring," says the Metservice.
Local Focus: Aubrey Ria on Candidate Camera
Tairāwhiti Māori Ward candidate Aubrey Ria on why she is running for council.
Local Focus: Andy Cranston on Candidate Camera
Andy Cranston shares why he is running again for Gisborne District Council.
Mum goes from stop-go sign operator to roading boss
Breaking gender barriers is a serious business for East Coast pathfinder Kat Kaiwai.
Local Focus: Meredith Akuhata-Brown on Candidate Camera
Meredith Akuhata-Brown on why she wants to be reelected to Gisborne District Council.
Local Focus: Gareth Mill on Candidate Camera
Local business owner Gareth Mill is running for Gisborne District Council.
Local Focus: Jordan Walker on Candidate Camera
Meet Jordan Walker, Tairāwhiti's first non-binary/trans local body elections candidate.
Local Focus: Agnes Walker on Candidate Camera
Meet Agnes Walker, Tairāwhiti Māori ward candidate, GDC.
Local Focus: Rehette Stoltz on Candidate Camera
Rehette Stoltz discusses why she is standing for GDC mayor again.
'Challenging times ahead': Real costs of devastating North Island storms emerge
Long clean-up ahead and millions in uninsured crop and stock loss.
Local Focus: Hine Moeke-Murray on Candidate Camera
Meet Hine Moeke-Murray, candidate for Tairāwhiti General Ward, Gisborne.
Local Focus: Dennis Pennefather on Candidate Camera
Meet Dennis Pennefather Candidate for Tairāwhiti General Ward, Gisborne District Council.
Rhythm and Vines' line-up for 20-year anniversary festival
Punters can expect big things from the iconic New Year's festival.
Local Focus: Tina Karaitiana on Candidate Camera
Meet Tina Karaitiana, candidate for Gisborne District Council.
Panic in rough seas led to heart attack, but ACC says no accident
William Marupo had no history of heart disease when he had a heart attack in the ocean.
Local Focus: Rawinia Parata on Candidate Camera
Rawinia Parata is a candidate for the Gisborne District Council.
Local Focus: Larry Foster on Candidate Camera
Meet Gisborne District Council candidate Larry Foster.
Local Focus: Mana of the jersey changing lives on the East Coast
Ngāti Porou East Coast women's rugby and the amazing wāhine behind it.
Hospital locked down after attack on ED worker
A 28-year-old man was charged with assault following early-morning incident.
Family break into empty Kāinga Ora home amid housing shortage
'Nowadays we have to take things into our own hands.'
'No alternative': Long-term solution for SH35 could be weeks or months away
'People think it's like the end of the world' in community isolated by road's collapse.
'We had nothing': The hardship which inspired Olympic greatness
As our current crop of kayakers chases gold, one of the sports early NZ heroes opens up.
Local Focus: Dream come true for Gisborne boxer
Tawhiri Toheriri-Hallet heads to Birmingham as working hard at the gym pays off.
'Horrendous': Residents' scathing verdict on state of roads
Council asks for patience while homeowners are upset over its poorly maintained roads.
Local Focus: When arty opposites attract
Gisborne couple Jason and Holly's differing art styles complement each other nicely.
School holidays to start with snow, rain and wind across NZ
Severe weather watches and warnings and Harbour Bridge speed limits reduced.
Grieving dad takes private prosecution against logging firm after son's death
'I shouldn't have to fight this hard.'
Reports of gunshot injury: Homicide investigation after woman dies in Gisborne
'We're focused on piecing together the events leading up to the death': Police.