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'I was waiting to die': Crewman plucked from sea after 23 hours in freezing water
Rescuers picked him up after nearly 24 hours in icy waters.
Local Focus: Heavy rains bring floods to Gisborne
Rivers and roads were swollen but that didn't stop kids having a splash.
'Extraordinary survival story': Log ship jumper in water for 23 hours
Log ship jumper, a Myanmar national, was in the water for 23 hours.
Local Focus: Gisborne's special athletes
Gisborne to take first Special Olympic team to the National Māori Basketball Tournament.
Heavy rain warnings for parts of the North Island
Severe weather warnings have been issued for parts of the North Island.
Councillors walk out of meeting following resident's anti-vax speech
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz has urged people to talk to their GPs about the vaccine.
Six ICU beds, three for Covid: Gisborne Hospital prepares for surge in low vaxed area
Heart attack patients may be moved to make more room.
Local Focus: Creating uncomfortable discussions
A panel discussion on institutional racism with an indigenous lens.
Rugby star Sean Wainui's death investigated as 'suspected suicide': Coroner
Death of rugby star Sean Wainui is being treated as suspected suicide, says Coroner.
'I'm in absolute pieces': Wife's heartbreaking tribute to rugby star Sean Wainui
Paige Wainui has posted a heartfelt tribute to her 'beautiful' husband.
Sean Wainui's whānau and friends seek Auckland travel exemptions to attend tangi
Officials are considering travel exemptions, but say there are limits to numbers.
PM's wedding stoush: Ardern dumps venue, jilted owner wants $5k
Gisborne's Bushmere Arms loses wedding after stoush around chef Peter Gordon on catering.
Kiwifruit growers take Gisborne District Council to High Court over land valuation method
Gisborne growers say rate hikes are "absurd" and inequitable.
Local Focus: Tairawhiti's Covid mission
Local Focus: Hauora Tairawhiti's Covid vaccination mission for Gisborne District.
Man who shared child sex abuse, terrorism videos offers $10k donation for discharge without conviction
Taj Karan Sandhu, 21, has pleaded guilty to possessing and redistributing the material.
'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'
Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.
Local Focus: Gisborne's peaceful picnic of discontent
Freedoms and Rights Coalition's Gisborne protest picnic drew a crowd of 150.
Local Focus: Actor's path from Gisborne to the world
Te Ao o Hinepehinga's mum is the secret to her acting success.
Local Focus: 20km of slashed road closed
20km of Mangatokerau Rd in Gisborne will be permanently closed due to 2013 storm damage.
'It was a bad night': Five vehicle thefts and at least five thefts from vehicles
Top cop says for as little as $34 a steering wheel lock could deter car thieves.
Three Aucklanders referred to health authorities after Tauranga trip
The Bay of Plenty DHB has been contacted for comment.
Another breach: Three students flee to Gisborne from Auckland
Yet another Auckland border breach has been recorded, involving three university students.
Clarke Gayford on fatherhood: 'What Neve is teaching me'
It's no surprise the First Bloke's love of the ocean has rubbed off on his daughter Neve.
Covid-19: 'Rescue flight' for health workers stranded in Queenstown
The doctors had a fifth flight booked but it did not eventuate.
Gisborne doctors stuck in resort as flights stop
The deadline for people to get out of Queenstown expired last Friday.
Holidaymakers sent packing, iwi considers Covid checkpoints
Two vehicles had driven close to 500km before being told to turn around and go home.
One step closer to solving mystery of missing mother
Gisborne police accepted there were unanswered questions about the investigation.
Two large house fires in Gisborne and Upper Hutt overnight
Fire crews have been kept busy with two infernos.
Eighty per cent of Gisborne port workers unvaccinated
Full list reveals unvaccinated private sector border workers in ports.
'I don't want to go to Rotorua': Burnt car victim speaks out
Three cars were destroyed and at least two others damaged.
MPI raids multiple properties over 'highly organised' black market crayfish ring
About 80 fishery officers searched eight East Coast homes with police in support.
Data reveals Hawke's Bay and Gisborne residents targeted by hate speech online
Nearly double the NZ average reported experiencing hate speech online in the past year.
Willow's gift: Teen's organs saved three others after tragedy
'Little girl from Gizzy' remembered as a selfless, caring teen who lived life to the full.