Charlotte Christie fears driving along the winding Gisborne-to-Wairoa road after writing off her car in a pile-up on a blind bend in which another motorist lost an arm.

A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

The Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne has been officially reopened to traffic.

A couple have avoided prison after being found guilty of endangering their baby's life after he died of a cot death, or Sudden Unexplained Death in Infancy.

Two women have been charged with the murder of Indian immigrant Amandeep Singh in Gisborne.

About eight hectares of forest has been burned by a blaze in rural Masterton, with crews still on site last night to keep the fire under control.

Court action may be the next step for kiwifruit growers following new research that showed the Psa strain that crippled the industry came from China.

Two women have appeared in Gisborne District Court charged jointly with assaulting Indian national Amandeep Singh - the subject of a homicide inquiry.

Friends of a man believed to have been murdered initially thought he had been kidnapped and say they had all been prepared to contribute to whatever ransom demand was made.

Police believe a man whose body was found in Gisborne may have gone to the Rhythm and Vines music festival before he went missing almost a month ago.