Tolaga Bay
Farmers order forestry companies to pay for ‘one helluva mess’
Farmers in flood hit Tolaga Bay want forestry companies to put up $100m to help clean the damage done to their stock and properties by runaway slash. They're also considering legal action. Video, Audio
Gisborne storm: Flooded rivers, power out, areas cut off
River levels are running high in the Gisborne area after a night of heavy rain overnight. It's just a week since flash flooding ravaged Tolaga Bay. A thousand people are without power from East Cape… Audio
Torrential rain worries Gisborne region
Heavy rain is falling in the Gisborne area just one week after flash flooding ravaged Tolaga Bay. The Waipaoa River in Gisborne and The Hikuwai River in Tolaga Bay have reached alert levels and State… Audio
Weather: Heavy rain, strong winds lash East Coast
The Waipaoa River in Gisborne and The Hikuwai River in Tolaga Bay have reached alert levels after a night of heavy rain on the East Coast. Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency Management and the… Audio
Is this the end for forestry on the East Coast?
The chief executive of New Zealand's leading forestry service provider PF Olsen says the weekend's heavy rain in Tolaga Bay could spell the demise of forestry in the area. It comes as Minister Shane… Video, Audio
Months-long cleanup for Tolaga Bay after flash flooding
Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency manager Louise Bennett says the cleanup is going to take months, after flash flooding hit Tolaga Bay. Audio
Family rescued from roof: 'We've lost everything'
A Tolaga Bay family who escaped a flash flood by climbing on their roof have been reunited with their dog almost three days after he was swept away in his kennel. Nina Maraki talks to Sharon… Video, Audio
Tougher rules needed to stop logging debris - environmentalist
Tougher rules are needed to stop logging operations from causing the devastation seen in Tolaga Bay at the weekend, a leading environmentalist says.
GDC to investigate where Tologa Bay logging debris came from
The Gisborne District Council says it is investigating how so much logging debris was washed downstream after flash flooding hit the Tolaga Bay area yesterday morning. Video, Audio
Logs left to wash down rivers, into homes -Tolaga Bay locals
Tolaga Bay locals say they were lucky no one was injured when a river of forestry logs blasted through their properties during flash flooding. They say the recent intensification of forestry is to… Video, Audio
Aftershocks continue after 7.1 quake rattles East Coast
Aftershocks are continuing in the East Coast where a 7.1 magnitude quake this morning damaged homes, triggered a tsunami warning and closed schools. Video, Audio
Poetry and science inspired by Transit of Venus
A book of poetry celebrates the inspiration poets, scientists and the Uawa/Tolaga Bay community have drawn from the 2012 Transit of Venus. Audio
Poetry and science inspired by Transit of Venus
A book of poetry celebrates the inspiration poets, scientists and the Uawa/Tolaga Bay community have drawn from the 2012 Transit of Venus.
AudioTolaga Bay environmental project, Uawanui
Four years ago the Tolaga Bay community asked the Allan Wilson Centre for evolutionary biology to help it clean up the areas waterways and create a healthier, more collaborative community. Together… Audio
School hooks up neighbours with UFB
An isolated kura on the East Coast of the North Island is to share its ultra-fast broadband with the community at a reduced cost.
Organic grains from Tolaga Bay
Mike and Bridget Parker grow organic grains at Broadlands Farm, Tolaga Bay, near Gisborne. They run Kiwi organics from their 700 hectare East Cape property. The couple are second generation Tolaga Bay… Audio
Fears for residents after house fire in Tolaga Bay
Police and fire crews from the East Coast are worried about the occupants of a house that burnt to the ground in Tolaga Bay in the early hours of this morning. Audio
