East Coast

Gisborne District Council has celebrated multiple legal wins against forestry companies, but who is paying?

Wayne Hall, general manager of Wi Pere Trust's horticulture team in Gisborne, shares his love of persimmons and a recipe for how to best enjoy the fruit.

With "electricity poverty" soaring in Tai Rāwhiti, leaders are assessing the plausibility of locally owned, renewable energy grids.

The whale was discovered on a beach at Te Kaha and has finally been identified through DNA analysis.

Multiple heavy rain, snowfall and strong wind warnings and watches are in place across the country.

Drone surveys show two areas of Gisborne hit by landslides are likely to fail again.

Iwi liaison officers are also providing support to the five-year-old's grieving whānau.

Dozens of people gathered to support grieving family as Khyzah's body was taken home. Audio

Volunteers are streaming in and rescue dogs have been sent in during the search for an autistic boy missing in terrain filled with waterways and forestry. Audio

Sam Gibson has a deep love for the bush, spending his time hunting, fishing and working to protect endangered species. He talks to Saturday Morning. Audio

Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of…

A Gisborne man spent hundreds of thousands on renovations for a planned bar, not realising his liquor licence had been appealed.

Two were stabbed and two others hit by a vehicle during the brawl described by police as "appalling" in Wairoa at the weekend.

The North Island is in the firing line for heavy rain and a cold snap later this week.

A former addict participating in research into long-term impacts of the drug says it has made her more positive and helped her gain a new outlook on life.

A person has died after a motorcycle rider allegedly fled from police and crashed in Gisborne.

Two men have been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives.

The region is under an orange heavy rain warning, with up to 70mm of rain forecast on top of what has already fallen.