After more than 2200 "shares" on Facebook and countless letters to the editor, the controversial statue at the Cook Plaza on Kaiti Hill remains a hot topic.

State Highway 2 linking Opotiki and Gisborne was closed this morning due to a large slip in the Waioeka Gorge.

The owner of four dogs that attacked a boy in Gisborne yesterday says he is "shattered" by what happened.

Giant feijoas grown on a small tree in Major Brown's back yard in Gisborne could have streaked into the lead in a quest to find the biggest feijoa.

Mediterranean fanworms have the potential to cause significant environmental and economic harm if established in New Zealand.

The sight of a yellow-bellied sea snake gave a tourist walking along the beach at Tokomaru Bay, on the East Coast north of Gisborne, quite a fright this week.

A video of a boat being rolled by a solid set of waves has gone viral, gaining several million views over the last few days.

Unbeknown to former Gisborne Boys' High School teacher Gary File, his son, Kiernan, had organised for Irons to meet him after his Bristol show.

Nick Evans embarked upon his somewhat unusual profession when he answered an ad in the newspaper.

Manawatu-Wanganui are the best performing regions for rental property investment, according to analysis by Realestate.co.nz.

Elisabeth Easther dives into the East Coast's pristine beaches and chilled-out vibe.

Troy Vincent McHugh was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment for the shooting of Gisborne Black Power identity Douglas "Din" Witeri last year.

A Gisborne woman stood dumbstruck with tears rolling down her cheeks when she heard she had won Lotto's Big Wednesday not once, but twice.

Fine dining is just one fun way to keep busy in Gizzy, writes Megan Singleton.

A Wairoa man just out of jail tracked his former partner to a friend's house, then kidnapped and beat her so badly she was unable to open her eyes, Gisborne District Court heard.

Scientists have found around 766 individual methane gas flares off the coast of Gisborne - a “major advance” for science and a first for New Zealand.

A Nepalese man living in Gisborne has been moved to tears by the generosity of a man who paid for him to fly to be with his homeless sisters.

A grandmother risked her own life to save six children from her burning home in Gisborne last night, with the family 'moments from catastrophe'.

There were emotional scenes on the East Coast north of Gisborne yesterday afternoon as divers located and recovered missing Malaysian man Kuan Loon Loh.

A young English tourist is being praised for trying to save a Malaysian man who is believed drowned after jumping off the Tolaga Bay wharf on the East Coast.