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

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.

For heavy transport driver Archie Simons of Hastings there was no option but to ride out a terror out-of-control moment and hope for the best.

A 33-year-old teacher regrets calling her and her partner's relationship with a teen who is now dead "a little family".

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.

A heavy rain warning has been put in place for Gisborne and the Coromandel Peninsula.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

A letter with the most bizarre address on the envelope has found its way to the right destination much to the surprise of the recipient.

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'.

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.

A doctor wanted on a sex charge in the United States has won a reprieve in his fight to keep his New Zealand citizenship after a bungled attempt to revoke it by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Gisborne family feeling lucky to be alive after a terrifying incident while travelling through Raupunga.

A teenager is in hospital after a stabbing in Gisborne last night.

Kiwi former screen actor Peter William Kaa has been jailed for the second time this year, this time for a machete attack on a relative.

Most financial advisers mention just one KiwiSaver scheme when they give advice.

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.

One person has been killed and another seriously hurt in a crash in Gisborne.

We reveal the personalities and properties that make Gisborne one of our most successful Olympic towns.

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

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been asked to ensure that any deal to restore the rail link between Napier and Wairoa retains the goal of extending north to Gisborne.

A 43-year-old man is facing charges after a group dog attack in Gisborne put a young boy in hospital with head and leg injuries.

The 5-year-old boy hospitalised after being attacked by four dogs will be going home today, a Gisborne hospital spokeswoman confirmed.