Stories by Matthew Rosenberg

Civil Defence in Tokomaru Bay has expressed concern for around 40 families in surrounding areas who have been cut-off over the weekend due to flooding and slips.

The front door is still locked out of habit, but the home was gutted of its contents by Cyclone Gabrielle, turning the interior into a mud pit.

Gisborne property owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle still have more questions than answers about payouts and mitigation.

The establishing of a controversial new barge facility in a small East Coast town has received a setback after failing to obtain a special government consent referral.

A Gisborne woman living with stage four lung cancer has successfully petitioned the government to make changes to a proposed law change impacting her chances of survival.

Radio Ngāti Porou's headquarters in Ruatōria may not look like your typical radio station, and that's probably because it isn't.

A "mum from Gizzy" fighting proposed medicine law changes is buoyed by the support she received during a recent trip to Parliament to present her petition.

Residents of a "forgotten" Gisborne road are bracing for winter in caravans and makeshift living arrangements as they wait to get back into their homes.

Gisborne's mayor says her region needs "significant help" as it recovers from eight severe weather events across a 20-month period.

Meng Foon said Māori continue to bear the brunt of inequality, the result of historic injustice that led to poverty.

The decision comes despite strong opposition at a recent hearing.

An East Coast sports club wanting to renew its lease on land it shares with a Māori burial site has sparked frustration from pockets of the community who call it a desecration.

Animal advocacy groups are calling on Gisborne District Council to require mandatory microchipping and desexing of cats in hopes it will stop feline numbers from ballooning.

A Gisborne logging company operating in an area shared with residential addresses has drawn the ire of locals.

Gisborne beaches will not be cleaned of woody debris until after winter despite the district council labelling the issue one of "extreme danger".

A Gisborne woman living with terminal lung cancer is continuing her fight against proposed changes to the country's medicine legislation, one signature at a time.

A heritage building Gisborne District Council placed on private property without the landowner's permission has a new home with a Tai Rāwhiti iwi.

An East Coast harbour master is calling for changes to the country's boat ownership rules after a man abandoned his vessel and successfully evaded authorities for 12 months.

A group hoping to establish a controversial barge facility at the northern tip of the East Coast is confident it will get the project across the line in the coming months.

The Chief Ombudsman says he expects a rise in complaints on the back of extreme weather events, but it could take some time for frustration to boil over into a noticeable spike.

People living in flood-affected parts of Tai Rāwhiti might receive a knock at the door in the coming weeks.

Relocatable homes have arrived in Tairāwhiti, providing a welcome boost for some of those displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Tom Kay is on a mission to get people rethinking how to protect natural and built environments, but that can include difficult truths, like realising the devastating flow-on effects of man-made…

A Gisborne woman living with terminal cancer fears she will "die prematurely" if proposed changes to the country's medicine legislation go through, limiting her ability to import a "miracle" drug.

A Gisborne farmer upset over the district council's lack of care for a frequently-flooded river is calling for action in the wake of devastation from Cyclone Gabrielle.