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Councillors walk out of meeting following resident's anti-vax speech
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz has urged people to talk to their GPs about the vaccine.
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'Respect and dignity' mortuary waste bylaw passed in Gisborne
The bylaw bans the culturally abhorrent practice of sending mortuary waste to sea.
Caravans and shipping container swept away in East Coast flooding
Heavy rain caused a deluge that flooded the remote Tairāwhiti settlement on the weekend.
'Nasty bacteria' in rivers thought to be making paddlers sick
Waka ama paddlers say they're getting sores, rashes and infections from the water.
Gisborne port workers refusing Covid vaccine
From midnight tonight all managed isolation and quarantine workers must be vaccinated.
Gisborne health board member posts vaccine misinformation
Health leaders have been quick to condemn Meredith Akuhata-Brown's comments.
'Corporate grandstanding': Rocket Lab's donation claim fizzles
The company has been called out for publicising a $1000 gift which was never spent.
Half-tonne fatberg blocks Gisborne network
Second one in as many years at this particular spot.
'What is the point?': Emergency alert comes 3 hours after quake
'When an event like this happens, people should not have to go hunting for information.'
'Mask top and bottom': Campaign targets safe sex and Covid
Campaign encourages young people to use condoms and "keep track of where you've tapped".