Te Oho Mauri Piripi, 23, has been named as the man killed in a forestry accident yesterday

One person has died in a forestry accident near Gisborne today.

Police say the Auckland pastor who wants gay people to be shot is not breaking any law.

Children's schoolwork is suffering as rising rents force more low-income families to move.

Govt has now bought six motels to provide emergency housing.

Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.

Young Gisborne mother has "disproportionately severe" sentence slashed on appeal

35 beachfront sections are up for grabs in Blue Bay after a decade of lying idle.

A day ahead of Labour's freshwater announcement, National has made its own.

Drunk driver repaid good Samaritan by shooting at his house, court hears.

Tangi to be held for one-year-old who drowned in a backyard swimming pool.

The infant was found in a backyard pool.

As the country braces for four days of atrocious weather, one person doesn't seem to mind.

A large slip has blocked SH2 in the Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne.

The boot of Gisborne pivot Renee Holmes proved the difference in finals clash.

Kimberly Phillips was hit on Cobden St, Gisborne on the night of Friday June 16

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Steady rainfall is forecast as a low makes its way slowly down the North Island.

Man accused of murdering his best friend on trial in Gisborne.

The driver was at the wheel of a bus which plunged down a 100m bank, killing three.

A 17-year-old girl has died after the car she was in went over a bank north of Gisborne.

Graves still buried at Makaraka Cemetery. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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.

The dog became stuck with her head through the centre hole of a car wheel in a back shed.

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

A fiery space object in the sky over Gisborne last night disrupts rugby practice.

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.