A man was attacked and his car stolen in the incident, police say.

Police would like to speak to anyone who saw a hitchhiker in the vicinity of the Gisborne Park Golf Club on Gladstone Road, Gisborne.

A record number of entrants were hanging on for dear life as horses kicked and bulls bucked at the Wairoa A&P Show rodeo. The rodeo

Emergency services were not called immediately after attack.

State Highway 2 between Gisborne and Wairoa will be closed at some point over the next two days to investigate at fatal bus crash.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

It could be two or more days before the Gisborne area gets power after a light plane crashed into power lines this morning, cutting electricity to the city.

A driver has been airlifted to hospital after a serious truck crash on the East Coast this morning.

Temperatures in some parts of the country have climbed over 30 degrees before midday.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

It's just the third day of November yet eight people have already died on the country's roads.

The teaching community is mourning this week after four teachers from Hawke's Bay schools passed away within a week. The Wairoa College

Congestion north of Auckland and around Wellington has eased, NZ Transport Agency says.

The 67 meat workers set to lose their jobs from Silver Fern Farms' Frasertown plant will receive a quarter of the redundancy agreement

A petition to have one of Wairoa's main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road residents want it sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A petition to have one of Wairoa’s main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road is just one of several rural roads residents want sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Napier-Wairoa rail line is set to reopen, with an agreement between KiwiRail and Napier Port being signed today.

Prices for petrol in some parts of Hawke's Bay yesterday dropped to the lowest prices in the region in more than a decade.

Baby boy's mother says investigation concluding is 'huge relief'.

Police have found the blue car believed to have been involved in a fatal crash that left three gang members dead on Saturday.

Police investigating the deaths of three Mongrel Mob members in a crash near Wairoa have today re-interviewed the only survivor.

Police are looking for a missing Wairoa man and hold concerns for his health and safety.

Kelvin Wayne Rangi, 48, was last seen in Wairoa early this morning, driving his car along State Highway 2.

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.

Two men are in hospital, with one in critical condition, after a crash early today.

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.

A man is in critical condition after his car hit a power pole and rolled on the outskirts of Wairoa yesterday.