East Coast

The man, in his 40s, was found by his workmates this morning but could not be revived.

The government has defended its Gisborne regional development plans from accusations it needs to intervene more.

An Auckland man has been flown to Waikato Hospital after being seriously injured when the car he was in hit a cow.

A diver has died in Anaura Bay north of Gisborne.

Mayors in some of the country's poorest regions say a new approach is needed to tackle entrenched poverty in some communities. Audio

Gisborne has recorded the driest January in more than a century.

About 8500 square metres of native vegetation, including 11 kauri trees, could be cleared for an access road through Coromandel State Forest Park.

A total fire ban has been put in place across the Hawke's Bay and Gisborne regions.

A large scrub fire in Hawkes Bay destroyed a house and cut power to dozens.

The body of Leotisia Malakai, the third person to die from a Christmas Eve bus crash near Gisborne, will be taken home to Tonga today.

Fire crews have contained a large scrub fire which destroyed one house and threatened others at Mahanga, near Wairoa on the East Coast.

A scrub fire in Gisborne has been brought under control.

Police are making a fresh appeal for help in catching a man who attacked a sleeping woman at a Gisborne campground. Audio

Another person who was on the bus that crashed south of Gisborne on Christmas Eve has died, bringing the toll to three. Audio

Eight people have been arrested after a drug bust at the Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne.

Prayers and services will be held in Tonga for Sione Taumololo, 11, and Talita Fifita, 33, who were killed near Gisborne on Christmas Eve.

Two men have been arrested in Tauranga after a 57-year-old man was left with a serious chest injury.