Hopes are high the Government's regional development fund will reopen the Napier to Gisborne rail line. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Unemployment rate drops on the back of economic growth in Bay region.

Trade Me sees positive outlook for new jobs in the Hawke's Bay region.

A hitchhiker looking for a place to rest got her wish.

Gisborne rescue helicopter flies in to save stranded boy.

Hastings byelection gave the city a woman at the helm for the first time.

Nearly half of NZ's female mayors are on the East Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Nearly half of NZ's female mayors are on the East Coast. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Soil moisture levels across the North Island continued to decrease in the past week.

Complaints about voting experiences for those on the Maori roll have been aired.

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Parts of New Zealand get a taste of summer today.

The boot of Gisborne pivot Renee Holmes proved the difference in finals clash.

Fine reprieve for Tuesday and Wednesday this week likely to be followed with more rain.

Hastings Boys High School now 12 from 12 after walloping Gisborne Boys 70-0.

Thirty-four choirs from 17 secondary schools are participating in this year's Big Sing.

A fiery space object in the sky over Gisborne last night disrupts rugby practice.

He has been spared a prison sentence because of his injuries.

Find out what's happening in your region as Cyclone Cook sweeps in.

Enjoy the fine weather while it lasts because rain is on the way.

The inmate who died at Hawkes Bay Prison on Friday was Kolby Heta.

A body of a person killed in a car crash in a remote patch of Te Urewera is still in the car.

After four days of intense competition Te Kapa Haka o Whangara Mai Tawhiti were crowned the Te Matatini 2017 champions.

It's a perfect summer's day in Waitangi and Auckland, but messy weather with gales and rain are expected in some parts of the country.

Find out what place will be 31C on Auckland Anniversary weekend and read our list of the top five places to bask in the sun.

An 8-year-old boy who died alongside his father in a truck crash in the Hawke's Bay wanted to drive trucks just like his dad, family say.

What does a natural musician do after they've studied, taught music and sailed around the world performing on cruise ships? Open

Members of a shearing gang were injured this morning when the van they were in left the road and smashed into a tree.

Firefighters are returning to the scene of a major scrub fire that gutted a house, destroyed a shed and forced the evacuation of baches and homes in the Hawke's Bay.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged over an alleged sex attack on a woman in Gisborne on New Year's Day.