Warning - distressing content Sickening footage has emerged showing a group of people throwing a dog off a high bridge in Gisborne.In video posted online, a dog is seen tumbling uncontrollably into the water below after being... Read...

Early European settlers called it `the New Zealand death`, and Māori history also carries the memory of tragedy in and on our waterways. But the story is still being written. Yesterdaysearches were continuing for a missing swimmer... Read...

State Highway 2 between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne has closed after a truck rolled in the Waioeka Gorge.Police report the road is expected to be closed for some time - at least four hours - while the road is cleared.Motorists... Read...

Police are searching for an alleged gunman after a person who had been shot arrived at a marae near Te Araroa, Gisborne overnight seeking help. The person received moderate injuries, according to a police spokesperson. The shooting... Read...

Desperation drove a homeless family of seven to occupy an empty house in Gisborne last month.Ashleigh Wawatai, her husband and five kids have been homeless for two years, living with whānau and in a self-catering residential... Read...

A rare but natural event on the East Coast sounded like thunder to the landowners and continues to “bubble away” 10 days after it erupted. Read...

The region`s medical officer of health says “adequate” testing hasn`t turned up a case, but active cases may be “hiding”. Read...

Threatening to kill a player/umpire from the other team has led to a life ban for Gisborne cricketer. Read...

The stash of plants and equipment was located near a forest south of Gisborne. Read...

Local leaders in the Tairawhiti Gisborne region are calling for checkpoints around the region to protect its residents from Covid-19 this summer. Read...