'I feel honoured to captain her': On board Captain Cook's replica ship Endeavour
A replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour has sailed from Tauranga to Gisborne.
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East Coast's biggest employer gets $15 million Government loan
The Opposition says there's serious questions to answer.
British expression of regret over Cook encounter asked for by iwi
The British High Commission says the Gisborne iwi requested the expression of regret.
UK Govt to atone for Captain Cook's NZ landing deaths
Tuia250 commemorations over James Cook's arrival have been dogged by controversy.
Rugby: Top sides win inter-island games in sixth round of Heartland Championship
South Canterbury and West Coast hold off low-ranked home sides to keep top spots
Weekend reprieve brings sun and light winds before another chill
Gisborne will get to 21C on Saturday while Napier will bask in 23C on Sunday.
Rugby: Heartland Championship's week five sees teams upset across board
Only one team gets a victory over a side who was ranked below them on the points table.
Bus company to pay $750K for fatal Christmas Eve bus crash
"Down the Wharerata Hills, the brakes on the bus started to fail," court documents read.
Iwi Endeavour row: Replica ship welcome at Matauri Bay
Flotilla marking 250 years since encounters between Cook and Māori invited to Matauri Bay.
Body found in search for missing snorkeller
Police have found a body believed to be man who went missing while snorkelling yesterday.
Fears for man who was last seen snorkelling with friends
Dive squad heading to Gisborne to search for man last seen snorkelling with friends.
Heartland comeback thrillers by unbeaten West Coast and North Otago
Teams welcome back their NZ Heartland XV players for games going right down to the wire.
Wild weather: Thunderstorms, gales, heavy rain and large hail forecast
MetService is forecasting changeable weather for the weekend, in true spring style.
Rugby: West Coast on top of Heartland Championship
Only West Coast and North Otago still unbeaten after two games.
Man wanted in relation to Ruatōria woman's death found
Police have found a man they were looking for in relation to an unexplained death.
Man arrested five months after child shot with slug gun near Gisborne
A 42-year-old man was arrested today in relation to the incident on March 5, in Patutahi.
'Your PIN or you're dead': Kiwis abducted in Tanzania
Four men pinned Gisborne pair in the back seat before robbing them in a terrifying ordeal.
East Coast man could help explain mystery death, say cops
Body discovered after new owners had gone to look at property after it changed hands.
New home owners find dead body in vacant house
The body was found by the new property owners.
Search for missing Hawke's Bay fisherman
The man, aged 75, had been fly fishing in the Tukituki River.
Body found in vacant property in Ruatoria
Body was found on Saturday afternoon and is believed to have been there for some time.
One person injured after car and logging truck collide in Tolaga Bay
Emergency crews are at a serious crash in Tolaga Bay.
Thousands of kids walk to school safely every day, principals say
Girl's death was "tragic" but heads say ban on kids walking to school is not the solution.
Free, again: Woman who murdered partner with steak knife granted parole for second time
A woman who murdered her partner with a steak knife will be released.
James Cook statue vandalised with the words 'Thief Pakeha'
A Captain James Cook statue that has been vandalised in Gisborne has controversy online.
Former Gisborne mayor takes on race relations role
The office has been vacant since Dame Susan Devoy left last June.
Two people killed after car hits garage
Two people have died after a car struck a garage in the western Bay of Plenty.
One critical in crash involving pedestrian
A man has been taken to Gisborne Hospital following the crash.
A year in the life of the First Baby
Meeting moviestars and juggling politics, it's been an eventful year for Neve.
Local Focus: Meng Foon on lunches, blackmailing gang members and te reo Māori
Gisborne mayor won't be drawn on his next move but he was happy to lift the lid on some of the antics from his mayoralty. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Meng Foon on lunches, blackmailing gang members and te reo Māori
Gisborne treasure Meng Foon in his last days as mayor. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Cop said he reported teacher - new report says he didn't
Cops says he told Teachers' Council - but they called looking for answers.
Secret report: What police kept from teen suicide inquest
Inquest into the suicide of teen Reiha McLelland not given police internal inquiry.