Six ICU beds, three for Covid: Gisborne Hospital prepares for surge in low vaxed area
Heart attack patients may be moved to make more room.
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Local Focus: Creating uncomfortable discussions
A panel discussion on institutional racism with an indigenous lens.
'He was a star': Sean Wainui farewelled by whānau and friends
Sean Wainui's tangi was held at Te Wainui Marae in Gisborne.
No Covid cases in Bay, and no virus detected in wastewater
Public health officials continue to investigate the case of the traveller to Hawke's Bay.
Kiwifruit growers take Gisborne District Council to High Court over land valuation method
Gisborne growers say rate hikes are "absurd" and inequitable.
Local Focus: Tairawhiti's Covid mission
Local Focus: Hauora Tairawhiti's Covid vaccination mission for Gisborne District.
Mum-to-be killed: Wrong-side log-truck driver responsible - coroner
Mum-to-be killed in crash with logging truck on wrong side of road - no charge for driver.
Man who shared child sex abuse, terrorism videos offers $10k donation for discharge without conviction
Taj Karan Sandhu, 21, has pleaded guilty to possessing and redistributing the material.
Live: 'Oh s***' - Positive BOP case, mayor tells of 'pretty leaky' border
Winston Peters has claimed the positive case was brought to Northland by the Mongrel Mob.
'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'
Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.
Vaccination by area: Which parts of NZ are lagging behind?
Find out how your suburb's vaccination levels compare.
Local Focus: Gisborne's peaceful picnic of discontent
Freedoms and Rights Coalition's Gisborne protest picnic drew a crowd of 150.
The 90% Project: Who will be Top Town of the Covid vaccine rollout?
How does your town compare with the rest of the country on vaccination?
Local Focus: Actor's path from Gisborne to the world
Te Ao o Hinepehinga's mum is the secret to her acting success.
Local Focus: 20km of slashed road closed
20km of Mangatokerau Rd in Gisborne will be permanently closed due to 2013 storm damage.
'It was a bad night': Five vehicle thefts and at least five thefts from vehicles
Top cop says for as little as $34 a steering wheel lock could deter car thieves.
Three Aucklanders referred to health authorities after Tauranga trip
The Bay of Plenty DHB has been contacted for comment.
Hawke's Bay flooding: River blockage floods Haumoana properties, Wairoa River breaks its bank
Further 50mm to 70mm of rain expected to accumulate on top of what has already fallen.
East Coast hapū set up checkpoint after authorities refuse
Tairāwhiti communities have been offered 'less protection' during the Delta outbreak.
East Coast hapū call for 'regional emergency' declaration
Ngāti Porou want police-led checkpoints at the boundaries of their area.
'Better than lockdown in a house': Hawke's Bay's nomads on life in level 4
"This is way nicer than being locked down in a house," says Francois Thorne of van life.
Holidaymakers sent packing, iwi considers Covid checkpoints
Two vehicles had driven close to 500km before being told to turn around and go home.
One step closer to solving mystery of missing mother
Gisborne police accepted there were unanswered questions about the investigation.
Two large house fires in Gisborne and Upper Hutt overnight
Fire crews have been kept busy with two infernos.
Bingo night heist: 'Bugger this' - hero grannies as old as 87 use handbags to fight thieves
A group of 30 "nannies" playing Housie defended their $700 from thieves using chairs.
Pharmaceuticals company fined $28,000 for modifying, taking water from wetlands
Tairāwhiti Pharmaceuticals convicted of modifying and taking water from Te Whare Wetlands.
Northland's meth epidemic and the new approach making a difference
Drug experts call for a Northland initiative tackling meth use to be rolled out across NZ.
Wild weather: Tornado, thunderstorm warning for Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Coromandel
Warning of 120 kilometre per hour winds or a small tornado.
About 50 border workers in Gisborne yet to be vaccinated
Covid vaccine hesitancy still a factor among Gisborne's port workers.
School uniforms out, brollies and winter woollies in: Wet, windy, cold start to school holidays
"Severe gales" expected for Northland and Auckland, snow for parts of the South.
School holidays weather: Unsettled week ahead
Tekapo was the coldest spot this morning at -7 with Manapouri and Timaru close behind.
Frosty start to school holidays, severe in South Island
Severe frosts are expected for South Island locations including Alexandra and Queenstown.
Disposing of mortuary waste to be more in line with tikanga Māori
Council votes for mortuary waste to be separated from the public wastewater system.
Watch: Armada of ships off Gisborne the biggest in a century
Red hot demand for logs, shipping and weather disruption means big queue.