A man who police say shot at a Gisborne house where two toddlers were living, is on the run and believed to be armed.

Air New Zealand is under fire for its decision to scratch 16 flights a week in and out of Gisborne from December 1.

Two lots of Good Samaritans in Gisborne who helped a man dressed as a woman had their kindness repaid with being robbed.

Eruption activity has subsided but another eruption could occur at any time with little or no warning, according to Civil Defence. Read the latest.