East Coast

The Gisborne District Council is looking to the future with a new plan providing guidance on the region's housing and business growth.

An East Coast baker famous for pāua pies has created a new delicacy - bringing her business back from the edge.

Minutes for Gisborne District Council workshops, which are effectively held in secret, are not as readily available as indicated by the mayor.

A theatre group is "fed up" after a last-minute change in direction by Gisborne councillors left them with an uncertain future.

The weather has once again cut off access to parts of Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay, but residents are getting used to it. Audio

Around 10,000km will be clocked up by a small aluminium boat criss-crossing the waters of Tūranganui-a-Kiwa this month.

Holiday homes and the uninsured will be given equal status to insured family homes under Gisborne's cyclone buyout scheme.

Buyouts for storm-damaged homes in Gisborne can get underway, with councillors voting to accept the government's $204 million offer.

An iwi-led initiative in Gisborne, Northland and Bay of Plenty boosted Māori participation in this year's census.

About 90 percent of community feedback was in favour of accepting the all-or-nothing government support package for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery in Tai Rāwhiti, Gisborne District Council says.

The east of the North Island is facing another morning of heavy rain in the wake of ex-cyclone Lola. Audio

Multiple search warrants were carried out in Gisborne last week, leading to the arrests.

Parent company Juken blames soft demand in Japan and cost of mill upgrades.

Nearly 2000 Northland homes are without power as high winds continue to cause damage to powerlines in the region.

Meng Foon's unconsented Gisborne seawall has raised concerns about its potential environmental impact.

The government and five Hawke's Bay councils have signed a $556 million cost-sharing cyclone recovery package that includes buying out flood-wrecked homes.

The public could soon be informed about workshops at Gisborne District Council, after the Ombudsman called for more council transparency nationwide.

The police are investigating an incident in which a Waka Kotahi contractor in Tairāwhiti was threatened at gunpoint in the early hours of Thursday last week.

The man, who was found injured under a bridge in Wainui, Gisborne, last week, is in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital.

The harvesting practices of two forestry companies operating in Tairāwhiti are coming under the spotlight of an international auditor.