East Coast
Waka Hourua described as a 'floating classroom'.
The double hulled waka or voyaging canoe Tairawhiti is described by its builder as a 'floating classroom'. Te Aturangi Nepia Clamp is determined to teach students and visitors about the history of… Audio
It's the “Aha!” moments which reveal how much Māori and Pakeha relations have changed
In this third panel discussion, Dr Jill Chrisp and Karen Johansen discuss with Alex Perrottet how their life together is affected by their families being on the opposite sides of Gisborne history. Audio
Two charged after recent spate of tagging in Gisborne
Two men have been arrested in Gisborne after a recent spate of tagging in the city.
Concerns after Gisborne beach mass erosion from Spring tides
Residents from three beachfront properties at Wainui, Gisborne, have had to leave their homes after Spring tides caused mass erosion yesterday.
Buzzy bees and hidden histories mark out two paths to self-awareness
Alex Perrottet talks with "recovering racist" Andrew Newton and local body candidate Meredith Akuhata-Brown about race, colonisation, and identity. Recorded on location in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
Written off: The true cost of road deaths
At least one person is dying every day on our roads on average, and it's costing the country more than $5bn a year. Given that annual figure is more than we spend on transport infrastructure each… Video, Audio
"New Zealand is a multicultural nation built on a bicultural base"
Alex Perrottet talks with Dr Wayne Ngata and Mai Chen about race, colonisation, and identity from the different perspectives of tangata whenua and tauiwi. Recorded in Gisborne's Smash Palace. Audio
DHB worries census data will reduce funding to deprived area
A district health board in one of the country's poorest areas is determined to retain the funding it needs in the face of serious problems with the latest census.
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
