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Te-Reimana Gray kept control after a tree hit his car near Matawai.

Jones promoted NZ First’s regional agenda, including forestry and water storage.

Gisborne Hospital nurses say understaffing is putting patients at risk.

Haley Maxwell's election billboards were set up on August 14, 12 weeks before polling day.

Te Pāti Māori's Gisborne launch is the first party launch in Tairāwhiti.

Campion College in Gisborne had 91 students, nearly one in five, off sick in one day.

Gisborne businesses owe more than $40m in tax as liquidations rise nationwide.

Naati Haulage was placed into liquidation by the High Court at Gisborne last month.

The company was placed into liquidation by a special resolution of the shareholders.

Three vehicles had come off the road at the same spot in a short period of time.

Turanga Health and Trinity Koha provided 605 free dental treatments for 178 people in 2025

She lists transport, infrastructure and family as her key priorities for the electorate.

The visits could bring about 10,000 passengers and $2.9m in spending.

Two people had minor injuries that did not need hospital treatment.

Local leaders say the Government's allocation of funding is 'deeply disappointing'.

Seventy-nine incidents and six injuries were logged at the library last year.

A team of 19 staff completed 668 out of 1029 required consent monitoring inspections.

Toilet water had bubbled up and touched the tenant three times, and overflowed once.

Jenny Celia O’Donnell presented a 200-year-old sandstone anchor at Te Wainui Marae.

Income-related rent contributions will increase from 25% to 30% from April 2027.

Trust Tairāwhiti report finds unreliable access a 'major economic resilience risk'.

The adventurer explains how he overcame a 'painfully shy' childhood.

Residents say jagged, raised concrete has left some repeatedly injured.

Ten schools across the country tested Whatakai Rokiroki before its official launch.

Hannah, 20, described her experience accessing mental health support as 'invalidating'.

The $1m tender was awarded to the Te Kupenga Net Trust in September.

Waihīrere defended their title at Tamararo, securing a spot at Te Matatini 2027.

Young humpback surfaced just 3.5m from research vessel SV Resilience.

Sporadic closures of SH35 and SH2 are putting mounting pressure on Tairāwhiti tourism.

Family Start will shift from Oranga Tamariki to the Social Investment Agency in 2027.

Tihema Johnson focuses on feeding families on a budget.