A large scrub fire which took hold in a Gisborne park last night is under control, the Fire Service says.

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.

Two people hit by lightning yesterday have survived to describe a flash of heat, a walloping sensation and tingling.

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.

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

Empire of the Sun are set to headline this year's Rhythm & Vines New Year's festival.

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.