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Rhythm & Vines: Drugs containing 'pesticides, industrial paint, antibiotics' seized
21,000 festival-goers received alert health warnings on their phone.
Island weather-reversal tipped for New Year
Following a wet Christmas period in the North Island, sunshine is expected at New Year's.
'Rescue of the year': Christmas tragedy averted
A Scottish couple's boat broke down in four-metre seas off the Gisborne coast.
Why this rockslide should be top of your Summer to-do list
This natural wonder has been considered "Gisborne's worst-kept secret".
A piece of port history scrapped
Rusting sea crane considered too costly to fix despite heritage value.
Reiha: No change to 'loophole' to protect vulnerable children
A law change urged following the suicide of Reiha McLelland, 13, did not happen.
Failures in probe before Reiha McLelland's suicide
IPCA finds fault in police handling of teacher Sam Back's contact with 13-year-old girl.
Man died as a result of house fire and underlying health problems
A Coroner has found a Wairoa man died due to a house fire and underlying health problems.
Pedestrian hit by truck in Tolaga Bay
A man suffered serious injuries when he was struck on Waiapu Rd last night.
How community ousted pokie machines
Gisborne community trust shuts down pokie bar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Pokies lose out to Gisborne community
Gisborne community trust shuts down pokie bar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Seabed smothered in forestry sediment
7.5m tonnes of sediment is flowing into Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Diver dies on the Māhia Peninsula near Gisborne
Emergency services are attending an incident at Mahia Boating Club.
Out with Cook statue that isn't Cook, in with native plants
Iwi want to restore the hill's mauri. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Restoring mana to Titirangi
Problems include a statue of Capt Cook that isn't Cook. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Your weather: Rain and chance of thunder for central and northern areas
Thunderstorms have already been reported in the upper North Island with more expected.
Local Focus: No port in paradise
Hicks Bay hapu won't contemplate a port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Law Society elects first female Pacific Island president
The national lawyers' organisation and regulator also elected its youngest president.
Paradise lost or fortune gained? The stoush over Hicks Bay
Hicks Bay hapu won't contemplate a port. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
$300k homes, beaches, sun: Auckland firm shifts staff to Gisborne
Grant Straker's staff couldn't afford Auckland houses — so he opened a Gisborne office.
Bridge works uncover a stunning surprise
Old bridge, short river, stunning views. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Shareholder tipped over Nobilo-founded Gisborne vineyard: founder
Shareholder in boutique vineyard tipped the business into receivership, pioneer reveals.
Local Focus: Gisborne opens up its bridge
Gisborne's Gladstone Rd Bridge is a revelation. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'We're shattered': Young mum struck, killed by log at port
The Gisborne woman leaves behind a partner and two young children.
Thousands of Tolaga Bay logs to be incinerated
Fire is the answer for Tolaga Bay Beach slash. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Revealed: Highest, lowest petrol prices (and why there's a $1.30 gap)
Gull in Taneatua has the cheapest fuel, charging just $2.10 a litre for 91.
Local Focus: Thousands of Tolaga Bay Beach logs to be incinerated
The solution to Tolaga Bay logs clogging the beach is to burn them. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Gisborne port worker killed by log a mother of two
Female worker believed to be a mother of two.
Chardonnay 'has something for everybody'
Chardonnay is making a comeback this year, winning top spot in the wine awards.
School holiday weather 'a mixed bag'
North Islanders can expect a dry Sunday and wet Monday.For the South Island, the reverse.
Your say: Those who came before Kate Sheppard
Readers have their say on women's suffrage; ratepayers' burden; and pokie problems
'Wrong place, wrong time': Kiwi lawyer killed by sign
The court has heard that the William Hill sign had been insecure for a long time.
Where rents are rising the fastest in NZ
Every region in the country saw an annual increase in August .