East Coast
Parents criticise coroner's comments on unaccompanied walk to school
A coroner has copped criticism for suggesting a 6-year-old girl's death could have been avoided if she had been accompanied by an adult on her way to and from school.
Captain James Cook graffiti raises necessary kōrero - councillor
A statue of Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Gisborne, causing a stir online.
Mahi a Atua – a Māori approach to mental wellbeing
Mahi a Atua is a Māori approach to mental wellbeing drawing on the stories, narratives and healing practices of te ao Māori (the Māori world). Psychiatrist Diana Kopua gives us an insight into the… Audio
'One of Antarctica's carnivores on our doorstep'
People have been warned not to startle a leopard seal lying on the southern end of Gisborne's Wainui beach.
Whitiki Whiti Whiti E! book details the return of the Pioneer Battalion to Te Tai Rawhiti.
Hui Aroha was the name of the large scale event held in Gisborne on April 8th 1919 to welcome back men who had served in the Pioneer Battalion during the First World War. The East cost almost doubled… Audio
Compo hope after forestry firm pleads guilty over Tolaga Bay storm damage
A Tolaga Bay man whose farm was wrecked in last year's devastating storms is delighted a forestry company has pleaded guilty to causing damage. Audio
Forestry company pleads guilty to discharging contaminants in storm
A Tolaga man whose farm was wrecked in last year's devastating storms which washed debris and logs onto roads and farmland is delighted one of the forestry companies has pleaded guilty to causing the… Audio
Hikurangi Forest Farms pleads guilty to Tolaga Bay damage
The East Coast company is one of 10 firms charged over damage from flood-borne debris in Tolaga Bay last year.
Māori Farming - a part of whanau life
The next time you eat at McDonald's, your burger meat may have come from Whangara Farms. As a supplier of the fast food restaurant, Chairperson of Whangara Farms, Ingrid Collins says it was a big coup… Audio
Controversial statue of Captain Cook to be moved
A controversial statue of Captain James Cook in Gisborne is being moved to the local museum.
Gisborne moves its Captain Cook statue
A statue of Captain Cook will move from its home of fifty years atop Titirangi Maunga in Gisborne to the local Tairawhiti Museum. The move comes after a lot debate over whether the statue should be… Audio
A new lease on life for Minginui, the village time forgot
Nestled in the foothills of the Ureweras, Minginui is fighting - with the help of Ngāti Whare and the Provincial Growth Fund - to cast off its epithet as the village time forgot. Audio
The piano-sized pumpkin
The Bushmere Arms Giant Pumpkin festival took place in Gisborne over the weekend - and Kaiaponi Farms general manager Scott Wilson took out the top prize Audio, Gallery
Under FiveHundy: Nuhaka
The tiny northern Hawkes Bay settlement of Nuhaka has chess champions, a large Latter-day Saints congregation and a large apple & kiwifruit orchard that looks like it will need more than 100 seasonal… Audio, Gallery
Growing a cannabis economy
Growing cannabis is something we do pretty well in parts of this country, but until now that has not been something to be proud of or even talk about.
That's about to change.
Russell Brown visits… Audio
Man stabbed in unprovoked attack
A man is in hospital with stab wounds after an unprovoked morning attack in Gisborne.
Rocket Lab launches mission for US defence agency
Space company Rocket Lab has launched its fourth orbital mission this afternoon, this time for a US defence agency. Video
Racist grafitti on Gisborne church hits raw nerves after mosque attacks
The priest at a Gisborne church spray painted with racist obscenities and anti-religious insults said bad timing made the grafitti worse.
East Coast forestry companies plead not guilty to slash damage
Ten East Coast forestry companies charged with causing flood-borne debris damage have all entered not-guilty pleas in the Gisborne District Court.
Tolaga Bay still littered with logs months after slash inundation
The fight for compensation for East Coast locals affected by a tidal wave of forestry debris is set to ramp up as all companies charged by the Gisborne District Council say they're not guilty. Video, Audio
