"Severe weather" warning: heavy rain in parts of Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay.

Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

Hawke's Bay locals seek housing solution. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Lotto winner Lou Te Keeti talks to Gareth Morgan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Lou Te Keeti talks to Gareth Morgan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The attacked is described as tall and fat with a beard or goatee.

One last band of rain will soak the country before a couple of days of fine weather.

Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children

AUT Millennium is coming to Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The regional council will hear oral submissions on the 2017-2018 Annual Plan today.

Police appeal for information on "unexplained death".

Rocket Lab has scrubbed a potential launch of the Electron rocket due to high winds.

Don't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.

Donated second-hand gear to lift young players on the eve of the winter sport season.

Lake Waikaremoana was a top summer stop-off this season. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

A plan to tar-seal State Highway 38 is underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

After serving the Wairoa community for 28 years the Wairoa Budget Advisory Service now faces an uncertain future after the Ministry of Social Development pulled its funding. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shop fronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town's visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wairoa District Mayor Craig Little says 2017 is about getting back to basics to spruce up shopfronts, roads, and footpaths to improve the town’s visual identity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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.