One man is critically hurt and another has serious injuries following a crash at Tolaga Bay, near Gisborne.

Gisborne Real Estate agent George Horsfall, 23, is helping other young people buy their first home, as he has just done. The region has New Zealand’s second highest proportion of mortgage holders under 30. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

Gisborne catering company, Black Fig, have created their own, local meal delivery service. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Gisborne catering company, Black Fig, have created their own, local meal delivery service. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

East Cape was shaken by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake last night. GeoNet reported a preliminary magnitude after the shake just before

The Motu Trails fundraising event, highlighted a section of SH2 that could be improved to provide a safer 'coast to coast' ride, linking Opotiki to Gisborne. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Motu Trails fundraising event, highlighted a section of SH2 that could be improved to provide a safer ‘coast to coast’ ride, linking Opotiki to Gisborne. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Minister of Education Hekia Parata will be making a big move after she finishes her role in government next year.

Emaciated dogs have been uplifted from a Ruatoria property after a visitor discovered them tied up next to the decomposing body of another dog.

The old Raupunga store burnt to the ground on Thursday morning. Wairoa chief fire officer Grant Duley said they were called to property

A man understood to be struggling to save his son from drugs and mental issues is now facing possible charges over the fatal shooting

Emergency services are on the scene of a crash near Gisborne, where a car may have gone into a drain. An ambulance spokeswoman said

Flying iron sheeting whipped up by strong winds has forced firefighters to abandon the smouldering remains of a large storage fire in Gisborne.

Gisborne District Council has reminded residents "closed means closed" after closed road signs were removed from roads made dangerous by recent heavy rain.

Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

Rocket Lab has officially opened its launch site on the East Coast - the world's first private orbital launch complex.

Heavy rain is causing disruption on the East Coast this morning, a day after spring downpours caused headaches in the Coromandel.

Could you be unwittingly sitting on a million dollars? A winning ticket sold on August 24 and the prize has yet to be claimed.

Inquest hears how 13-year-old Reiha McLelland told her teacher 'right now I'm the farthest point from being okay' but he thought she'd 'bounce back'.

Ex-teacher says he didn't say anything about relationship with 13-year-old because he was scared she would run away.

A 13-year-old involved in a close and inappropriate relationship with a former teacher wrote in her diary there had been no sexual contact, an inquest into her death heard.

Parents of a 13yo girl presumed to have taken her life have told an inquest of their shock at learning the extent of her ties with a former teacher.

A relationship between a 13-year-old girl, her former teacher and claims of "grooming" have become the immediate focus of an inquest in Gisborne.

Greg Fleming finds a great base from which to explore the East Cape.

Scientists say it would have been impossible to predict today's earthquake even though a tremor a day earlier was probably a foreshock.

The shutting of train lines in Auckland after this morning's 7.1 magnitude earthquake were just a precautionary measure, KiwiRail says.

If you live in the East coast of the North Island, including Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty and the upper South Island here's what you need to know.

A man who drank a bottle of bourbon before driving his vehicle to a police station to talk to police was jailed for six months.

Not many bosses would arrange for nurses, budget advisors and the IRD to come and talk to you about child support. But husband and