East Coast
The right to be wrong - even in a crisis
Dolphins mating in a prime-time TV documentary was deemed a breach of broadcasting standards this week by the broadcasting watchdog - but dismissing official information and experts on air during… Audio
‘We haven’t forgotten’: Māori landowners continue fight against perpetual leases
For 100 years, land at Tokomaru Bay has been locked up under archaic legislation, shutting Māori landowners out of what is rightfully theirs. But one woman is refusing to give up the fight to get it…
Gisborne council scientist provides sobering update on region
Gisborne District Council's principal scientist Murry Cave has one word to describe the state of Tai Rāwhiti - fragile.
Motorist's body found in vehicle that went into river
A man has been found dead after a single-vehicle crash in Ruatoria, on Wednesday.
Gisborne ratepayers avoid high rates increase, council votes for 6.5% rise
Gisborne ratepayers have avoided a high rates increase this year with a rise of only 6.5 percent, compared to neighbouring cities.
'Horrendous': Sewage from council pipes closes medical centre
A Gisborne medical centre has been forced to close after torrential rain forced raw sewage back up its pipes into toilets and sinks.
Cushla Tangaere-Manuel to run for Labour in Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
New Zealand Rugby's Māori rugby programme manager and former Marae reporter Cushla Tangaere-Manuel will contest the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti seat for Labour at the upcoming election.
'They're over it': East Coast doing it tough as multiple households cut-off
Civil Defence in Tokomaru Bay has expressed concern for around 40 families in surrounding areas who have been cut-off over the weekend due to flooding and slips.
Man's black market crayfish rort: 'I'd like to apologise to all my people'
A sickness beneficiary made more than $68,000 in less than a year by illegally harvesting and selling thousands of crayfish from around Māhia Peninsula.
Movement of land following severe weather sees Gisborne homes evacuated
Two homes in the Gisborne region have had to be evacuated this morning because land movement is causing them to shift. Audio
Soil in Tai Rāwhiti like 'melted ice cream' after week of rainfall
The emergency in Tai Rāwhiti is over, but saturated grounds and damage to roading and infrastructure following torrential rain remains. Audio
Tai Rāwhiti and Coromandel roads remain closed after storm damage
State Highway 2 north of Gisborne will remain closed until at least Friday as further movement at Mātāwai and Ormond has made it unsafe for road users and unsuitable for heavy vehicles. Audio
Tai Rāwhiti's state of emergency lifted following latest downpour
Civil Defence controller Ben Green said the "sodden and exhausted community" was well-prepared for the latest heavy rain.
Caution urged in Tai Rāwhiti - danger from heavy rains not over
Parts of Tai Rāwhiti region have had significant flooding, with warnings the saturated land could be vulnerable to landslides.
Heavy rain washes out part of SH35, Gisborne wastewater system at capacity
Emergency Management in Tai Rāwhiti/Gisborne says flooding is affecting travel on State Highway 35 between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay.
'A wholly avoidable event': Affco fined $500k after worker fatally crushed in freezer
Alfred Edwards was trying to free a jammed carton in a blast freezer at Affco's Wairoa plant in February 2020, when a frame fell and fatally crushed him.
More heavy rain on way for Tai Rāwhiti, local state of emergency in place
Heaps of Te Karaka residents have evacuated, Gisborne's mayor says, as the region remains in a state of emergency with Civil Defence warning the weather will worsen this afternoon.
Recap: At least 130 evacuated as heavy rain causes flooding in Tai Rāwhiti
Tai Rāwhiti remains under a state of emergency tonight as heavy rain lashes the East Coast yet again, with more on the way on Friday.
MetService issues red level heavy rain warning for Tai Rāwhiti / Gisborne
The weather forecast for Tai Rāwhiti / Gisborne has been upgraded to the highest heavy rain warning level with residents in the Gisborne town of Te Karaka asked to evacuate their homes as the Waipaoa… Audio
Tai Rāwhiti in for another dousing of heavy rain
MetService has severe rain warnings for Tai Rāwhiti and warnings in place for other eastern parts of the motu.
