Latest fromGisborne District
Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing boy
Gisborne residents are being urged to search their properties for Lucas Ward, 4.
Missing boy, 4, known to 'wander off'
The police dive squad is searching a Gisborne river close to the home where a four-year-old boy disappeared yesterday.
Ngati Porou historian dies
Respected Ngati Porou kaumatua and historian, Dr Te Kapunga Matemoana Dewes, known as 'Koro', has died.
Family hunts through night for lost boy, 4
Lucas Ward's family 'just turned around and he wasn't there', police say. Photo / NZPA
Mass arrests after all-in gang brawl
A man was shot in the face and 24 arrests made after a violent gang brawl in the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa this morning.
Drug dealer should lose home, says Crown
A man arrested during a major police drugs operation offended from his home and should forfeit it, the Crown says.
Woman police officer attacked by drunk driver
A woman police constable was attacked by a motorist she pulled over for drunken driving.
DOC settles on Moko's resting place
The debate over Moko's final resting place has been settled with the friendly bottlenose dolphin to be buried...
Huge 20,000m3 slip 'nature at its best'
A massive slip that has cut off road access to 18 houses north of Gisborne has been described as "nature at its best".
Farewell to Moko the dolphin
Moko the dolphin, who thrilled and sometimes unsettled swimmers with his playfulness and imposing physical size, has been found dead.