East Coast

EIT was critical to their recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle, the group of mayors said.

Gisborne forestry firms are claiming economic strain from tight regulations, but environmentalists say the forestry industry needs to look at its own failings.

The Tai Rāwhiti region has been hard hit by floods in the last four years, culminating in Cyclone Gabrielle last year.

The Eastland Rescue Helicopter team has given up its "beloved" BK-117 chopper and replaced it.

More than 60 former inmates have been through the scheme, run by a horticultural labour supply. Audio

Doctors say it is the result of years of under-investment, and now exacerbated by recent hiring restrictions and budget cuts.

Māori conservationist Graeme Atkin is at home in Ruatoria where he's collected the "Noah's Ark" of endangered wild cuttings, including the beautiful ngutukākā  or kākābeak flower.

The rollout of mental health support for primary and intermediate school pupils in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti is set to continue.

Enquiries into the man's death was ongoing, while another man has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, police say.

Police are investigating after the death of a hunter in the Gisborne District.

Gisborne District Council has celebrated multiple legal wins against forestry companies, but who is paying?

Wayne Hall, general manager of Wi Pere Trust's horticulture team in Gisborne, shares his love of persimmons and a recipe for how to best enjoy the fruit.

With "electricity poverty" soaring in Tai Rāwhiti, leaders are assessing the plausibility of locally owned, renewable energy grids.

The whale was discovered on a beach at Te Kaha and has finally been identified through DNA analysis.

Multiple heavy rain, snowfall and strong wind warnings and watches are in place across the country.

Drone surveys show two areas of Gisborne hit by landslides are likely to fail again.