Latest fromGisborne District

Sunday scorcher: Temps to hit 30 degrees
The fine weather seen around most of the country continues today.

Local Focus: Small school, big success
Waioweka creates incredible kapa haka kids. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hillside city homes chosen in House of the Year
Homes across the country were recognised for their excellence.

Patchy drizzle making way for fine days
This week will be nothing like last week's wild thunder storms

Weather: Windy in north, sunny in south
Gusts of up to 90kmh are expected in the Auckland region today.

Shane Jones: Northland could join golden triangle
Shane Jones has big ambitions for a $1 billion regional economic development fund.

Severe weather warnings: Roof blown off house
MetService has issued severe weather warnings for the east coast of the Bay of Plenty

Weather: Cloudy, windy day for most of NZ
Weather warnings are in place for the east coast of the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne.

Avo lovers beware: Prices may spike
Trees fruit yearly, with avocado volumes rising one year, then falling the next.

Rain on its way for Labour Weekend
A front is bringing wet weather to several parts of the country tomorrow.

Driver pleads guilty over fatal Christmas Eve bus crash
Man who crashed into bus on Christmas Eve, killing three people, has pleaded guilty.

Two quakes shake North Island
Almost 50 people felt the shake, which struck north-east of the Gisborne region.

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

Local Focus: Ikaroa-Rawhiti candidates' local knowledge test
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti candidates answer the important questions. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Kiwis flex their te reo Māori muscle
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori highlights range from coffee discounts to pronunciation hacks.

PM Bill English's visit to Gisborne farm sours
PM's visit to a Gisborne farm sours shortly after he inspects a tray of lemons.

25 buildings tagged in Gisborne: Teen arrested
The man is alleged to have tagged 25 buildings, fences and vehicles.

Wedding guest killed by jealous farmer
Man who meant to shoot bride mistakenly killed former cabinet minister's niece.

Gisborne agribusiness goes global
The agribusiness behind one of New Zealand's biggest Maori incorporations has gone global.

Heavy rain causes slips to fall on roads
"Severe weather" warning: heavy rain in parts of Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay.

Weekend weather: Heavy rain for North Island
It's an inside day for most across the North Island.

Young father killed in forestry accident
Te Oho Mauri Piripi, 23, has been named as the man killed in a forestry accident yesterday

Foresty worker killed on anniversary of relative's tragedy
The death took place on the anniversary of a relative's death in a forestry accident.

One dead in forestry accident
One person has died in a forestry accident near Gisborne today.

Anti-gay pastor will not be prosecuted
Police say the Auckland pastor who wants gay people to be shot is not breaking any law.

Housing crisis hits kids' schoolwork
Children's schoolwork is suffering as rising rents force more low-income families to move.

Govt buys two more motels for homeless
Govt has now bought six motels to provide emergency housing.

School shut half its students out of NCEA
Withdraw of some students from NCEA put James Cook High School under statutory management.