MetService rain watches and warnings will be in place for parts of the country this evening, but the deluge will miss the driest areas, NIWA says. Read...

Principals say uneaten lunches are piling up with “more leftovers than ever before”. Read...

Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the council had 28 actions working on it, among them, a plan for permanent vegetation cover. Read...

The drop in temperature also meant a drop in tourists, and challenging growing conditions for farmers. Read...

Police were called to an address on Te Araroa Road in Hicks Bay shortly before 4pm. Read...

State Highway 2 is closed while the Serious Crash Unit examines the scene, with motorists warned to expect delays. Read...

The heaviest rain in Tai Rawhiti Gisborne and Hawke`s Bay has passed, after MetService issued an orange heavy rain warning on Tuesday. Read...

Up to 100 mm of rain is expected over Gisborne City and Northern Tai Rawhiti - until about 8am tomorrow. Read...

Over the past month the first cohort of participants have undergone sessions with mushroom extract containing a specific dose of psilocybin at Rangiwaho Marae south of Gisborne. Read...

Gisborne woman Tennille Cunningham-Pohatu died from a head injury after she was thrown from her ute on SH2. Read...