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Editorial: Dreadlock ban gets school in a tangle
OPINION: Our editorial on angst over a school 'blitz on uniform and hair standards'.
Hospital locked down after attack on ED worker
A 28-year-old man was charged with assault following early-morning incident.
'Straight racist': Complaints as school bans dreadlocks, braids
School policies have to be consistent with human rights rules and Treaty obligations.
'We had nothing': The hardship which inspired Olympic greatness
As our current crop of kayakers chases gold, one of the sports early NZ heroes opens up.
Local Focus: Dream come true for Gisborne boxer
Tawhiri Toheriri-Hallet heads to Birmingham as working hard at the gym pays off.
'Senseless shooting': Police hit the streets after woman killed
Chephar Hollis-Brown was killed at a Centennial Crescent property earlier this month.
Local Focus: When arty opposites attract
Gisborne couple Jason and Holly's differing art styles complement each other nicely.
Report shows NZ's highest hazardous drinking rate area
Tairāwhiti has the highest hazardous drinking rate in the country.
Thriving, 'not dying': Town hurt by gang and drug woes hits back
Wairoa is a town on the rise, say proud locals and the district's equally proud mayor.
Reports of gunshot injury: Homicide investigation after woman dies in Gisborne
'We're focused on piecing together the events leading up to the death': Police.
Foggy morning in Auckland forces flight diversion; rain, snow possible this week
Cloudy, showery weather is forecast to begin the week - with possible snow in the South.
Police appeal after man allegedly chased down street, robbed at gunpoint
The incident occurred in Kaiti on Friday afternoon.
Local Focus: Gisborne gym hosts hefty athletes
Olympic Weightlifter Megan Signal runs lifting workshop in Gisborne.
Local Focus: Tautua Village allowing young people's voices to be heard and valued
Tautua Village in Gisborne is creating opportunities and a safe space for youth.
Gisborne district councillor questions Mayor Stoltz's ability
Meredith Akuhata-Brown says background makes it hard to understand issues affecting Māori.
'I want some justice': Hīkoi at Tokomaru Bay over endless leases
Contractual arrangements have stripped Māori landowners of control of their whenua.
Te Ao Mārama a new way of serving justice, but how much difference will $47.4m make?
Chief Judge: "We're talking about a change of culture, and with it a change of practice."
'Waves of rain' for NZ, severe thunderstorms possible for North Island
Rainfall of up to 40mm an hour is forecast in Northland this evening.
Costly road to recovery: Roading bill after three-day storm could top $50 million
Parts of State Highway 35, hammered by March's storm, have been described as a "disgrace".
David Schnauer: Pain in the provinces
OPINION: 'Here are the consequences of poor economic policies pursued for 50 years.'
Bye bye blue sky: Cloud rolls in after bluebird week
Few weather worries for most, but rain warning issued for one part of the country.
Airways boss quits after tumultuous Covid years, control tower closure U-turns
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.
Local Focus: Tossing their way to Rēkohu
Gisborne Pétanque held the Were McClutchie tournament, raising money and awareness.
Omicron outbreak: Heartland warning after multiple rest home deaths
Health boss says rest home deaths highlight risks to 'vulnerable population'.
Local Focus: Truckers in it for the long haul
Gisborne businesses band together during Covid-19 and the recent floods.
Local Focus: The good people that run Gisborne's school holiday fun
Gisborne's holiday programmes: Tōnui Collab, YMCA, Central Football and gymnastics club.
Pitbull attacks, kills pet Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog out on walk
Police want to identify owner of dog that attacked and killed another dog in Tairāwhiti.
'Real and urgent need': Emergency housing bill $10m for 3 months in Hawke's Bay, Gisborne
The cost of housing people in emergency motels has hit a record in Hawke's Bay.
Watchdog faults bank after thousands drained from dead pensioner's account
'We felt that we have been unable to grieve for our mother.'
Goodbye Gewürztraminer, hello sav blanc
"Operating model used to run the vineyard was clearly not sustainable" - Steven Murray.
Raid on Napier home nets drugs, cash and a firearm
Operation Bloodhound has led to another arrest.
Weather: Fears ex-tropical cyclone Fili could cause 'catastrophic' flooding
Mayor 'preparing for the worst' ahead of ex-tropical cyclone Fili.
Iwi-built home for whānau of 10 officially opened
The newly built home for a whānau of 10 was opened in Te Karaka near Gisborne.