East Coast
Climate-resilient crops tested at East Coast settlement
Niwa researchers are set to explore the viability of climate-resilient, high value crops for the East Coast settlement of Omaio.
Brothers drowned in rescue gone wrong - coroner
A coroner has found that two brothers from Gisborne drowned after the older tried to save the younger from a rip at a local beach.
Napier-Gisborne rail plans overdue
Hawke's Bay authorities insist restoring part of the defunct Napier-Gisborne railway line is realistic, even though the scheme is at least a year overdue and no work has been done on it so far.
Philip Barnes: Breakthrough science in slow-slips
The uniquely shallow subduction zone along New Zealand's east coast has attracted about 80 scientists to take on what one says is the world's first targeted data collection for slow-slip events. Audio
Church minister fined for crayfishing offence
A church minister is one of two Gisborne men fined more than $10,000 for crayfishing offences.
Rob Ruha awarded prestigious Arts Laureate Award
Each recipient receives $50,000 to be used in any way they choose. Past winners include Taika Waititi, Chris Knox, Moana Maniapoto, Eleanor Catton and Jane Campion. Video, Audio
The fallout from reporting the raids - ten years on
The police, politicians and people caught up in the anti-terror raids ten years ago all felt the fallout from them. So did the media, criticised for amplifying fears of terrorism and accused of… Audio
The fallout from reporting the raids - ten years on
The police, politicians and people caught up in the anti-terror raids ten years ago all felt the fallout from them. So did the media, criticised for amplifying fears of terrorism and accused of…
AudioThe powerful miniatures of Lina Marsh
In October 2019, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first contact between tangata whenua and Captain James Cooks' Endeavour at Te Tairawhiti. Gisborne commemorates that meeting with… Audio, Gallery
Beyond the Beehive - $1 million in Wairoa, what would locals do
Max Towle asks people in Wairoa what they would do with $1 million if they were Prime Minister for the Wireless' series Beyond the Beehive. Video, Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
Burning ceiling falls on people sleeping in Gisborne
An investigation is underway after a burning ceiling fell on people sleeping at a house in Gisborne early this morning.
Forestry death in Tauwhareparae
A man has died in a forestry area near Gisborne this afternoon, police say.
Wharenui on virtual display on Google Earth
A wharenui on the East Coast has become the first marae to open its doors to a global audience on Google Earth.
Trail proposed between Marlborough and Chch
KiwiRail says it's open to the idea of partnering with a proposed cycle trail down the South Island's east coast, but it's going to take some convincing. Audio
Perfect Persimmons
A Gisborne based exporter, First Fresh, is sending a trial shipment of local persimmons to China within the next week to ten days. It's the first new fruit to gain market access since the NZ-China… Audio
Perfect Persimmons
A Gisborne based exporter, First Fresh, is sending a trial shipment of local persimmons to China within the next week to ten days. It's the first new fruit to gain market access since the NZ-China…
AudioBaby drowns in Gisborne swimming pool
A one year-old girl has drowned after falling into a swimming pool at her Gisborne home.
$500k tax evader handed 33 weeks home detention
A Gisborne businessman who evaded nearly $500,000 in tax has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half-months' home detention.
Māori Party's 'IwiRail' plan for improved regional rail
The Māori Party wants to develop a nationwide train network which it says would bring thousands of jobs to the regions.
