Stories by Matthew Rosenberg

Tairāwhiti has the highest hazardous drinking rate in the country according to a report presented to Gisborne District Council.

The former head of animal control at Gisborne District Council is concerned negligent dog owners aren't being held to account in Tairāwhiti.

Gisborne District Council has lost control of a river which frequently overflows and causes major issues for growers in the region, a resident claims.

They believe it will be key to distributing the region's goods but will need government funding.

Tokomaru Bay was a buzz of activity on Saturday as a crowd assembled from far and wide to protest century-old legislation locking up Māori-owned land.

A petition to abolish century-old legislation affecting land use in the small East Coast town of Tokomaru Bay has united the community in support of change.

A Gisborne district councillor wants a climate emergency to be declared for the region following severe weather events in Tairāwhiti.

An East Coast woman is on a mission to gain back control of her whenua after leasing laws dating back 100 years locked her and others out of controlling their land blocks.

A small Hawke's Bay town has had its dental hole filled after two years, albeit temporarily.

A shipwrecked boat on a remote East Coast beach has been ransacked as police and the harbourmaster work together to determine its fate.

Gisborne can expect new faces around its council table this October for more reasons than the recent representation shake-up.

The imminent cutting of rural ward councillors in Gisborne has prompted a range of reactions from elected members.

Forestry regulations should be tightened to prevent incidents such as logs clogging a river, an ex-councillor says.

Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says her week has been made after receiving a hand-written letter with $20 enclosed for flood relief efforts.

Gisborne District Council will be without rural ward councillors at its next election following a Local Government Commission hearing, missing out on its preferred option.

As heavy rain fell in northern Hawke's Bay two weeks ago, Hamish Pryde waded his bulldozer through deep water to reach the Wairoa River, where he worked till nightfall to stop a potential disaster.

When Lillian Te Hau-Ward went for a drive to inspect the damage of her small East Coast community after recent flooding, she cried and said she did not want to go back.

Wairoa's inability to attract healthcare workers has struck again with the closure of a hospital-level care unit, but the deputy mayor remains hopeful there's light at the end of the tunnel for the…

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon reflects on two and a half years in the role, and the job he'd like next.

A new report showing Gisborne leads the way in rental cost increases is no surprise to local housing advocates who have described an unworkable situation in Tairāwhiti.

Civil defence in Tolaga Bay, north of Gisborne, has described rainfall overnight as "unrelenting" as Tairāwhiti enters a state of emergency caused by severe flooding.

Gisborne District Council is one step closer to introducing Māori wards at the next election, provided it gets its way with the Local Government Commission.

Gisborne District Council is one step closer to its goal of reaching carbon neutrality, adopting a 2030 net-zero target at a Thursday meeting.

A Gisborne vehicle testing station recently sold by the district council's commercial arm has come under fire from a former staff member who claims the environment was toxic and unworkable.

Gisborne District Council is one step closer to returning land at Tokomaru Bay to its rightful owner, having issued a letter of intent.