East Coast
Leak in the main Gisborne water supply pipeline
The Gisborne District Council has just issued an urgent plea for locals to conserve water due to a leak in the main supply pipeline. Audio
East Coast fishing vessels complying with crayfish catch limits
Sea and air patrols earlier this week inspected about 30 vessels in the East Coast and found most were complying with regulatory requirements - a marked improvment on previous years.
Two earthquakes confuse quake monitoring system
Two earthquakes at once shake New Zealand, confusing the earthquake monitoring system.
Rocket Lab to launch satellite for US defence agency
Rocket Lab's first 2019 launch will put a satellite into low Earth orbit for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
'Very strange, freakish': Another animal died at Gisborne rodeo
A second animal death has been covered up at a Gisborne rodeo, activists say.
Truck driver dies north of Gisborne
A truck driver has died after his vehicle rolled on State Highway 35, near Tokomaru Bay.
Companies charged for Gisborne debris to appear in court next month
Forestry companies charged after a large quantity of woody debris ended up on properties in the Gisborne region will appear in court next month. The region suffered devastation in June after two bouts… Audio
Bull killed after rodeo injury in Gisborne
A bull has been killed after dislocating its leg in a rodeo in Gisborne yesterday.
The Wright Wine comes from Gisborne
A decade or so ago Nicola and Geoff Wright started out making wine in a shipping container. They had one small boy. Now they have three vine yards and five young boys. Nicola still works as a criminal… Audio
The Wright Wine comes from Gisborne
A decade or so ago Nicola and Geoff Wright started out making wine in a shipping container. They had one small boy. Now they have three vine yards and five young boys. Nicola still works as a criminal…
AudioPersimmons - A quiet achiever for Gisborne growers
Seventy percent of the national persimmon crop's grown in the Gisborne region. Growers are planting more trees as the export markets look promising. Audio
Persimmons - A quiet achiever for Gisborne growers
Seventy percent of the national persimmon crop's grown in the Gisborne region. Growers are planting more trees as the export markets look promising.
AudioGrowing in Gisborne: the future looks as rosy as a Jazz apple
Business is "going really, really well" at the apple, kiwifruit and grape orchard near Gisborne that Tim Egan co-owns. Apples and kiwifruit are replacing traditional crops like sweet corn, peas and… Audio
Growing in Gisborne: the future looks as rosy as a Jazz apple
Business is "going really, really well" at the apple, kiwifruit and grape orchard near Gisborne that Tim Egan co-owns. Apples and kiwifruit are replacing traditional crops like sweet corn, peas and…
AudioHappy to be in horticulture
The people are great, the work is varied and the pay is okay, say the crew of nine who work on Illawarra Orchard – a 39-hectare property near Gisborne with apples, grapes and kiwifruit. Audio
Happy to be in horticulture
The people are great, the work is varied and the pay is okay, say the crew of nine who work on Illawarra Orchard – a 39-hectare property near Gisborne with apples, grapes and kiwifruit.
AudioRegions with the highest rates of gun-related deaths revealed
Hawke's Bay and Gisborne residents are among the most likely to be killed by a gun in New Zealand.
Picking up sticks: Tolaga Bay farmers foot the bill for "man-made" flooding
In the early hours of Monday 10 June (Queen's Birthday), heavy rain pummeled the hill country inland of Tolaga Bay. When the rains hit, forestry debris ('stash') that had been left lying on steep… Audio, Gallery
Picking up sticks: Tolaga Bay farmers foot the bill for "man-made" flooding
In the early hours of Monday 10 June (Queen's Birthday), heavy rain pummeled the hill country inland of Tolaga Bay. When the rains hit, forestry debris ('stash') that had been left lying on steep…
AudioWorker dies at Gisborne's Eastland Port
A woman has been killed by a falling log while working at Gisborne's port.