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Gisborne considers $31.39m indoor sports centre
The proposed facility would include courts for netball, basketball and futsal.
Latest from Gisborne District
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Gisborne roads deteriorate as council seeks heavy traffic data
Gisborne council is seeking funding to track heavy traffic across the region.
Gisborne couple found dead had been told to leave NZTA road reserve
Police are still awaiting the results of autopsy tests to determine the cause of death.
RMA overhaul stalls coastal adaptation plan, but 2025 research remains
Work on the Wainui Coastal Adaptation Plan in Gisborne is on hold amid law changes.
Around the country's secret creative spaces
From workshops to art supply shops, unleash your inner creative.
Charity faced possible deregistration when awarded $1m Health NZ tender
Health NZ said it would assess its process in awarding the tender to Te Kupenga Net Trust.
New book explores 501 deportees' struggles to rebuild lives in New Zealand
Author Angus Gillies' new book explores 501 deportees' struggles in New Zealand.
'Lock the gate': Forestry leaders say Gisborne plantations could be left unmanaged
Industry leaders say the rules are blocking land-use change after Cyclone Gabrielle.
How New Zealand is developing the next generation of darts stars
Matiu and Kiri Hawea have helped establish pathways in darts from Gisborne.
'By a very narrow margin:' Jailed woman given final chance after six habeas corpus applications
Riiria Jade Tatana's allegations were often expressed in intemperate and abusive language.
Coroner urges music festival changes after teen's road death
A coroner says music festivals must do more to prevent fatigued driving.
'Best day': First 50 homes of affordable housing project ready for tenants
Tangata Rite’s 150-home development on Ormond Rd will welcome tenants next month.
'There for some time': Couple found dead in makeshift shack, deaths unexplained
Police visited the shack during a missing persons inquiry.
'Forgotten': Elgin community backs long-awaited playground
Elgin residents have waited more than 20 years for a playground.
Gisborne council gets $115,590 to cover storm waste costs
Five councils, including Gisborne, will share $250,000 for storm waste costs.
‘Pretty bleak’: More than half of Gisborne’s vineyards ripped out
Thousands of vines uprooted after wine giant's departure.
'Every month of uncertainty': Gisborne groups urge Govt action following meeting
A Wellington meeting backed action on the problem of erosion-prone land in Tairāwhiti.
Industry group says new minister role needed for freight
The National Road Carriers Association says its suggestions could benefit regions.
The story of the worst man in South African rugby
OPINION: Phil Gifford revisits the remarkable figures behind the Springboks’ story.
SH2 reopens to heavy vehicles after ice closure
Ice forced a temporary heavy-vehicle closure between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne.
Facilitator appointed to improve ‘fractured’ relationship between council and forestry stakeholders
Gisborne council and forestry stakeholders to work on land-use issues.
Facilitator appointed in clash over slash in Gisborne
Todd McClay appoints facilitator for Gisborne forestry dispute.
Illegal dumping reduced after surveillance and infringement measures implemented
The council used signage, surveillance and education to cut dumping in Gisborne.
Residents welcome pathway project but raise theft and child safety fears
The $15.7m project still needs $13.2m in external funding.
'Here to win': Te Pāti Māori launches election campaign in Kaiti
Te Pāti Māori's Gisborne launch is the first party launch in Tairāwhiti.
'What rock?': Friends dodge disaster after car-sized boulder hits highway
Agency to close State Highway 35 to overnight after rockfall near Gisborne.
What are emu doing here? How non-native wild emu survived decades on East Coast
A conservationist has rescued two wild emu chicks after accidentally disturbing the nest.
Tairāwhiti flu season worse than last year, health official says
Campion College in Gisborne had 91 students, nearly one in five, off sick in one day.
Severe thunderstorm warnings lifted, heavy rain still likely
Flooding and extremely hazardous driving conditions were likely, MetService said.
Why one dairy owner set up a cryptocurrency ATM on the East Coast
Gisborne's only crypto ATM sees about two customers a day.