Gisborne's main water pipe has been reconnected four days after it broke following work by Gisborne District Council staff and contractors from Fulton Hogan.

Plans are in place for the worst-case scenario as Gisborne enters day three of its water crisis.

Gisborne is in a water crisis following a major break in the main trunk pipeline from the dams that supply the city with water.

A German tourist who was shot while hunting near Gisborne on Christmas Eve has been transferred to Auckland Hospital's critical care department.

Two people hit by lightning yesterday have survived to describe a flash of heat, a walloping sensation and tingling.

A coroner has ruled that a 10-year-old boy committed suicide, but has banned publication of any details in a bid to protect other youngsters from copy-cat deaths.

Former Rockforte Finance director John Patrick Gardner has plead guilty to five Crimes Act charges in the High Court at Gisborne today.

Sentencing of a Gisborne driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist in a head-on collision near Opotiki last year, has been scheduled for November 7.

The new boss for the Serious Fraud Office has been named as Australian Julie Read.

A Gisborne man has been jailed for trying to set his dog on police, yelling "sic him" as the animal charged a constable.

Wiz Khalifa, Kode9 and Benny Tipene have been added to the line-up for New Year's Eve festival Rhythm & Vines.

Two men were thrown from their vehicle when it crashed into a concrete wall in Gisborne last night.

A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

A family at a Gisborne house got a nasty fright when a column oil heater exploded, showering sparks and hot oil, and sending clouds of smoke through their home.

Brandishing a ball point pen while trying unsuccessfully to force a Gisborne shop attendant to hand over the contents of her till has landed a teenager behind bars.