Gisborne's main water pipe has been reconnected four days after it broke following work by Gisborne District Council staff and contractors from Fulton Hogan.

Plans are in place for the worst-case scenario as Gisborne enters day three of its water crisis.

Gisborne is in a water crisis following a major break in the main trunk pipeline from the dams that supply the city with water.

A German tourist who was shot while hunting near Gisborne on Christmas Eve has been transferred to Auckland Hospital's critical care department.

A coroner has ruled that a 10-year-old boy committed suicide, but has banned publication of any details in a bid to protect other youngsters from copy-cat deaths.

Former Rockforte Finance director John Patrick Gardner has plead guilty to five Crimes Act charges in the High Court at Gisborne today.

Sentencing of a Gisborne driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist in a head-on collision near Opotiki last year, has been scheduled for November 7.

The new boss for the Serious Fraud Office has been named as Australian Julie Read.

A Gisborne man has been jailed for trying to set his dog on police, yelling "sic him" as the animal charged a constable.

Wiz Khalifa, Kode9 and Benny Tipene have been added to the line-up for New Year's Eve festival Rhythm & Vines.

Two men were thrown from their vehicle when it crashed into a concrete wall in Gisborne last night.

A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

A family at a Gisborne house got a nasty fright when a column oil heater exploded, showering sparks and hot oil, and sending clouds of smoke through their home.