Two people remain hospitalised following a school bus crash on the East Coast yesterday.

Thirteen people including teenagers were injured when a school bus crashed into a ditch on State Highway 2 near Gisborne this afternoon.

The sexual abuse claims of a boy had been "clearly vindicated" and a weight lifted from his mind, a judge said as he jailed Damien Robert Banks for 15 months.

A pilot "did everything right" to land a light aircraft in a paddock after the engine failed during take-off today at Auckland's Ardmore Airport.

A man was dragged from his burning council flat by his cousin, who happened to see smoke coming from the area as he went out for a takeaway.

The search for missing Gisborne man Duncan Munro ended tragically yesterday for his family when his body was found in a remote area on the Mahia Peninsula.

Police have resumed their search for a missing Gisborne surfer, after his car was found near a remote beach.

A two-bedroom home with its original 1950s bathroom and kitchen and not in one of Auckland's hottest suburbs has sold for $1.08 million.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 35km south-east of Gisborne at 6.18am, GeoNet reported.

A South Korean man has drowned after diving into a popular river rockslide pool to save two children.

A Gisborne robber who swung a knife at an Indian restaurant employee and stole $6000 later told police he was prepared to use the knife.

Visitors will be amazed at the variety of attractions, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Danielle Wright makes the most of the daylight on a weekend visit to Gisborne.

A young forestry worker is in intensive care at Gisborne Hospital after he was hit by a log in a forestry block today.

Gisborne's main water pipe has been reconnected four days after it broke following work by Gisborne District Council staff and contractors from Fulton Hogan.