East Coast

Wairoa community leaders say they've come up with a temporary solution to help solve its lack of driver licence testing.

Five councillors walked out of the Gisborne District Council chambers after a resident refused to stop his tirade against Covid-19 vaccinations during a public meeting.

Gisborne's civil defence emergency manager Ben Green said that under the status quo, it would take his team three hours to set up the emergency co-ordenation cntree at the council building.

More than 1000 fake vaccination bookings have hampered efforts to get people jabbed in Tairāwhiti, the region with the lowest Covid-19 vaccination rates.

An online community-led survey of about 400 Tairāwhiti residents between October 5 and 10 sought to better understand attitudes to the Covid-19 vaccination.

Kiwifruit growers are taking Gisborne District Council to the High Court for including the licence to grow the gold variety in rating land valuations.

Te Tairāwhiti arts festival kicked off last weekend under alert level 2 restrictions, but to the relief of festival goers and organisers, a range of performances and shows have still gone ahead

The Gisborne based powerlines company Eastland Network has been ordered to repay customers more than $300,000 by the Commerce Commission.

The government's beefing up efforts to vaccinate Māori against Covid-19 by getting the prime minister out on the road.

Independent analysis of the Government's Three Waters reforms claims the level of investment needed for Tairāwhiti has been overstated by at least $1.75 billion.

Hāngī after the Covid-19 vaccine, or a kai package to take home and feed the tamariki - was it a ploy to get people vaccinated?

A neurology service is continuing in Tairāwhiti after the retirement of a visiting specialist - despite concerns it could lapse while new arrangements are made.

A bylaw to ban the sale of wet wipes in Gisborne has been mooted as a possible solution to fight fatbergs.

New concept designs for a controversial barging facility on the East Cape have been released as the community repeats its call for the proposal to be put to bed.

Police yesterday shut down an illegal hapū-led checkpoint in Te Araroa but have agreed to set up two static checkpoints tracking vehicle movements through Ngāti Porou rohe.

East Coast hapū want checkpoints at the boundaries of the rohe to help protect Tairāwhiti communities from the Delta variant, but the acting minister of emergency management does not support them. Audio

Almost 40 percent of Tairāwhiti residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine - with Māori health providers and a DHB joining forces.

Rocket Lab shares are due to begin trading on New York's Nasdaq exchange on Thursday.

A coastal cop in Mahia has been sending holidaymakers home as an iwi trust considers road checkpoints if the lockdown is extended.