Three people were killed and 40 people were hurt when the bus plunged down a bank.

Nelson Hari was found dead on the Tapuaeroa Rd near Ruatoria early Sunday.

The quake struck 30km south-east of Matawai and was rated "strong" by GeoNet.

He'd spent the past two days hunting, and then he somehow died while walking home.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

Gisborne Police have arrested a 29-year-old man following the fatal hit-and-run.

"If I didn't swerve, I most definitely would be in a bag," says Matthew Henderson.

Cyclone Cook has been one gnarly Easter egg for surfers, offering nine-foot waves today.

The teenager threatened a dairy worker with a "long sharp weapon" and stole some items

New data from Trade Me sees more job vacancies - but the average wage is yet to rise

100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

A plan to tar-seal State Highway 38 is underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

In his final column, cancer-sufferer Jakob Pyatt spoke from the heart.

Jakob Pyatt was a Gisborne teenager who lost his battle with cancer. the 15-year-old decided to write about his journey through a series called Jakob's Dictionary, featured on Gisborne Herald's youth page, I Am Youth”. You can find his other letters here: http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2037525-135/jakobs-dictionary-entry-two-relief http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2028050-135/ded-i-ca-

Police are awaiting the results of the post-mortem examination.

There were two occupants in the car who suffered moderate to minor injuries, police say.

Every second counts with this deadly illness.

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.

Dame Susan Devoy says some New Zealanders need to be reminded that this country is a land of many races.

Anyone who bought a Lotto ticket from Grant Bros. in Gisborne should check their numbers.

Gisborne district councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown has some fun with winning rumours.

An inquiry has begun into the death of a man this morning in a forestry block in rugged terrain.

It's time to check your wallet, turn out your drawers and dig through that glove box.

The prize was made up of $6m from Powerball first division and $500,000 from Lotto first division.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

Wairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Double fatality in National Park a family tragedy.

Lionel Patea was jailed for life for killing Tara Brown. The couple's young daughter is now parentless, and struggling.