Environmental costs should be paid ‘by the largest forestry company in China, not some of the most impoverished communities in New Zealand’, court hears. Read...

Prosecutions and fines haven’t deterred actions of forestry companies from poor compliance and things have got worse says Gisborne District Council Read...

Gisborne District Council plans to designate high-erosion areas where farming and forestry must cease. Read...

The call to play Glastonbury came very last minute - and it only panned out because of a pre-planned trip to the UK and Europe in July. Read...

Woody debris has once again filled culverts in Gisborne`s Wainui Stream after last week`s storm - a build-up being described as `a lot worse than Gabrielle`. Read...

Roading contractors and damage assessors are working through Matariki weekend after the severe flooding. Read...

The break occurred on Wednesday afternoon after a landslide and accessing the area has proved challenging due to the adverse weather conditions. Read...

High winds are still hampering work to reopen roads and restore power after Wairoa and Gisborne were cut off by `catastrophic` floods. Read...

RNZ understands the fishermen who died are Elwood Higgins, Damien Macpherson and Taina Sinoti. Read...

A seawall has breached near Hastings hours after a township 30km from Gisborne was evacuated. Meanwhile, searchers hope to head out again to look for Friends three men missing at sea. Read...