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Fire and Emergency says 'miscommunication' addressed after station upgrade disruption
Firefighters said Gisborne crews lost showers and a gym during station renovations.
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Injured teen 'more determined to win' after speedway crash
Vinny MacGregor is keen to get back behind the wheel after fracturing vertebrae in race.
Second woman charged over fatal bus collision
The Te Ngae Rd crash on November 6 killed 23-year-old Teleia Thompson.
Sixty years of love: Ray and Judy share memories and secrets to a lasting marriage
Local Gisborne couple Ray and Judy Taylor are celebrating 60 years of marriage.
Dame Jacinda Ardern wins Ockham book award, will donate prize money to literacy charity
Ardern will give her $3000 prizemoney to Read New Zealand.
Auckland festival calls it quits after decade-long run
It follows a string of cancellations, including One Love, Splore and Longline Classic.
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi valedictorian linking blockchain and Māori knowledge
More than 1200 Gisborne and Tairāwhiti students enrolled from 2022 to 2026.
Record-breaking $161,000 bull worth every cent, owner says
“He’s parked in the paddock here; he’s had a great season with his females.”
‘Quite a chilly week’: Parts of NZ set for frost, ‘colder than normal’ temperatures
A high-pressure system will sweep across NZ this week, bringing settled but cold weather.
Port workers fired after refusing to work with colleague they deemed unsafe
The pair worked with a particular loader operator, and they both raised concerns.
Airport fire station and Napier loo among East Coast’s top architecture winners
'These works reflect a refinement of design thinking.'
‘You haven’t even clocked my issue’: One in three Gisborne youths report psychological distress
Hannah, 20, described her experience accessing mental health support as 'invalidating'.
500 schools ranked: New NCEA hotspots list – where top marks meet affordable housing
Analysis reveals schools with highest academic results and cheaper houses.
'Children as young as 8 addicted': Gisborne Year 10s vaping at nearly twice national average
Regular vaping among Tairāwhiti Year 10s is 21%, nearly double the 11.2% rate nationally.
‘A real game changer’: $1m Gisborne Crisis Recovery Cafe due to open next month
The $1m tender was awarded to the Te Kupenga Net Trust in September.
Woman high on meth stole car with baby inside, dumped infant on side of road
The 59-year-old pulled out in front of traffic, cutting off cars, before noticing infant.
'Spread out very evenly': Why thousands felt yesterday's east coast earthquakes
About 70 small aftershocks have followed but no larger quakes are expected.
Mother's grief laid bare at sentencing over fatal work accident
Woman says her life 'fell out from under' her on the day of a waste shredder tragedy.
Triple jolt: Thousands feel quakes off East Coast
Residents who felt the earthquakes have shared rattled nerves and shaking homes.
First XV wrap: This Auckland school has made an early statement
The contest suggested they will seldom be out-muscled, out-run or out-thought this season.
'I used the money': What accused ex-lawyer told cops; judge refuses to ditch laundering case
Rohineet Sharma said he was seeking funds for a $1b solar energy project with Transpower.
‘In danger of not being repairable’: Resolution sought for closed Tolaga Bay Wharf
The wharf has been closed since Cyclone Hale in 2023, only reopening partway in 2024.
'Being at Tamararo is being at home': 74th Tamararo celebrates kapa haka and connection
Waihīrere defended their title at Tamararo, securing a spot at Te Matatini 2027.
Five vehicles and $42,000 in cash seized in police raid on Gisborne property
Operation Set is targeting drugs and money laundering in Gisborne.
'Greatest concern': Heavy rain and gales set to lash South Island districts
The South Island will get the worst of the weather first.
Woman accused of hiding nang after fatal car v bus crash
Police allege she hid a nitrous oxide canister from the crashed car.
'Sideways or down': Fragile house price rise risks stalling - expert
National property values are now 16.8% below the January 2022 peak of $972,643.
Tamararo 2026: What to know about the senior kapa haka festival in Gisborne this weekend
The 73rd Tamararo contest will involve 17 kapa haka groups in action across two days.
Space cows: Halter hooks up with Elon Musk's Starlink - how the costs compare
Another world-first for the New Zealand ag-tech.
Editorial: This is what NZ tourism is missing
OPINION: We can learn lessons from other countries.