'Danger everywhere': Risk of fallen boulders, trees and mud slips for East Coast roading crews
East Coast road damage includes lanes suddenly falling into rivers.
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Tuaropaki buys Vinoptima Estate, wine 'lake' not included
Gisborne area boutique winery founded by prominent vintner Nick Nobilo has been sold.
Fresh flooding fears for Tairāwhiti as rain continues to pelt down
New flood warning in place for Tairāwhiti as the Waipaoa River continues to rise.
Heavy rain watch for flood-battered East Coast
Settled early autumn weather for most, but rainmaker targets soaked east.
'Significant impact': Warning of more foul weather in storm-battered areas
Road closures, power outages and a 'boil water' notice continue after days of flooding.
'We haven't had time to breathe': Gisborne mayor dissects week that's been
Rehette Stoltz says council staff are working around the clock to address the fallout.
Tairāwhiti flood clean-up 'will take about a year'
Battered East Coast faces long months of recovery after a second major event in a year.
Local Focus: Meet the feminist sound system
DJ Laura Lush is the creator of Ninth Wave Sound, a feminist sound system.
Gisborne floods: Work begins to clear roads, Kiri Allan assesses the damage
Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allan has arrived in the region.
Gift of life: Volunteers' brave act in East Coast flood
Mercy dash for sick kaumātua stuck on property which now resembles an "island".
Gisborne cut off: Homes evacuated, power cut off, after torrential rain on East Coast
Residents were evacuated overnight and hundreds are still without power.
Washed away: Raging East Coast floodwaters claim coastal home
Civil Defence official tells East Coasters to brace for another rough night
'Lucky' to be alive: Person swept away down river, workers choppered to safety
Flood-prone East Coast residents urged to evacuate now or 'prepare to ride out the storm'.
Gisborne highway reopening briefly ahead of further rain tonight
'There are large areas of flooding, slips, washouts and other hazards along the route.'
'Worst since Bola' on coast - State of Emergency and more heavy rain expected
A severe weather warning is in place for Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and Taupō.
'The bridge is gone': Heavy rainfall collapses bridge, floods properties on East Coast
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said Tokomaru Bay had been 'cut in half' due to damage on the bridge.
No legs? No sweat - Amputation no setback for great NZ outdoorsman
Flesh-eating bug cost Ross Millichamp his legs, Kurt Bayer reports.
Man died after hitting unlit trailer parked on a dark street
Truckie's conviction stands following the death of a friend on motorbike.
Gisborne farm leader rallies against carbon sink fears
"If the farm goes, so does the school" - Toby Williams, Federated Farmers.
'I loved that man': Leaders pay tribute to Sir Wira Gardiner
"For someone that walked with so much greatness, he was a humble man."
East Cape residents warned to be prepared ahead of possible flooding
The civil defence warning comes as heavy rain is forecast next week.
Local Focus: Families moving to Gisborne where the grass is greener
Overseas returnees move to Gisborne for a better family life.
Rhythm and Vines cancelled after NYE festival moved to Easter weekend
Music lovers will be able to celebrate the festival's 20th anniversary in December.
Local Focus: Cancer doesn't stop, so fundraising dancers won't either
A Rhythm and Lines fundraiser in Gisborne will feature 3 hours of non-stop line dancing.
'Fight mum' - I could hear my boys while in a coma
"I wasn't ready to go, I wasn't going without a fight."
Live: 1901 new Covid-19 cases as Omicron continues its surge
That brings the number of active community cases across the country to 11,601.
Cyclone Dovi: Households without power; trees damage cars; slips, road closures
Wild weather caused havoc across the country - now the clean-up has started.
'I'm not a criminal, I'm a regular person': Anti-mandate protesters appear in court
About 27 protesters will come through the Wellington courts after a night behind bars.
Auckland movie theatre and Queenstown bars added to locations of interest list
Health authorities reported 306 Covid-19 community cases today.
Heavy rain hits North Island - new warnings of more to come
Adding to the humidity, intense rain is forecast for east from Hawke's Bay to Coromandel.
243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemic
The record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.
'I'll never forget you': Hero saves drowning family
A man who had been watching some swimmers heroically saves four from drowning in a rip.
Victory for Kiwifruit grower who fought council after massive CV hike
The orchard's CV would have skyrocketed from $1.65m to $4.1m if the council had its way.