The puppies were snatched from the owner's Gisborne home about three weeks ago.

Mayor says private homeowners overload sewage system. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Private homeowners to pay for overloaded sewage system.

Thirty-four choirs from 17 secondary schools are participating in this year's Big Sing.

Black Power gang members who bashed Mongrel Mob rivals lose appeal bid

A Gisborne woman has been devastated by theft of beloved show dog puppies.

Several dogs found mauling sheep have been shot by farmers sick of losing stock.

Two East Coast rugby referees have recreated ref signals using traditional haka actions.

Carla Neems died when she was hit by a recycling truck as she walked home from school.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

Fatal bus crash driver to reappear in court next month.

He has been spared a prison sentence because of his injuries.

Tiaan Herewini died from suspected huffing a day before his 14th birthday.

A sub-tropical low is bringing big swells to the East Coast.

Three people were killed and 40 people were hurt when the bus plunged down a bank.

Nelson Hari was found dead on the Tapuaeroa Rd near Ruatoria early Sunday.

The quake struck 30km south-east of Matawai and was rated "strong" by GeoNet.

He'd spent the past two days hunting, and then he somehow died while walking home.

Gisborne Police have arrested a 29-year-old man following the fatal hit-and-run.

"If I didn't swerve, I most definitely would be in a bag," says Matthew Henderson.

Cyclone Cook has been one gnarly Easter egg for surfers, offering nine-foot waves today.

Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday

The teenager threatened a dairy worker with a "long sharp weapon" and stole some items

New data from Trade Me sees more job vacancies - but the average wage is yet to rise

100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

A plan to tar-seal State Highway 38 is underway. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

In his final column, cancer-sufferer Jakob Pyatt spoke from the heart.

Jakob Pyatt was a Gisborne teenager who lost his battle with cancer. the 15-year-old decided to write about his journey through a series called Jakob's Dictionary, featured on Gisborne Herald's youth page, I Am Youth”. You can find his other letters here: http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2037525-135/jakobs-dictionary-entry-two-relief http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2028050-135/ded-i-ca-