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Economists have written them off and their educated young are leaving. Still they refuse to die quietly. Some are reinventing themselves in a bid to breathe life into our zombie towns.

A 18-year-old male called for help early this morning after suffering from a minor injury while tramping near Gisborne.

Gisborne was never officially named Gisborne, the New Zealand Geographic Board has revealed.

A 54-year-old man who suffered critical head injuries in an alleged baseball bat assault in Gisborne last month is reported to be making progress in his recovery.

Police are trying to trace the movements of a car believed to be linked to a serious baseball bat assault that put three Gisborne people in hospital with serious injuries.

Gisborne's oldest and only locally owned and operated hire business is being sold as a going concern in leased premises.

A pilot "did everything right" to land a light aircraft in a paddock after the engine failed during take-off today at Auckland's Ardmore Airport.

Forestry company HarvestPro has been ordered to pay $120,000 in fines and reparation after one of its workers was hit by a log weighing more than a tonne.

More than 100 insurance claims have already been lodged with AA Insurance today for damages to roofs, windows and fences from the overnight storm.

The search for missing Gisborne man Duncan Munro ended tragically yesterday for his family when his body was found in a remote area on the Mahia Peninsula.

Police have resumed their search for a missing Gisborne surfer, after his car was found near a remote beach.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 35km south-east of Gisborne at 6.18am, GeoNet reported.

A Gisborne robber who swung a knife at an Indian restaurant employee and stole $6000 later told police he was prepared to use the knife.

The NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants brought disciplinary proceedings against a jailed and bankrupt finance company director - who is no longer a member.

A 39-year-old man shot in an early morning incident in Gisborne is not dead, as previously reported.

Visitors will be amazed at the variety of attractions, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Danielle Wright makes the most of the daylight on a weekend visit to Gisborne.

A logging truck driver who died in a crash north of Gisborne this week was working just his second day on the job.

The driver of a logging truck is dead after his vehicle hit a bank on the East Cape this morning.

Fire crews in Gisborne are working to put out a blaze in an apartment building.