Private homeowners to pay for overloaded sewage system.

The dog became stuck with her head through the centre hole of a car wheel in a back shed.

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.

Black Power gang members who bashed Mongrel Mob rivals lose appeal bid

A Gisborne woman has been devastated by theft of beloved show dog puppies.

Bay of Plenty and Gisborne will continue to be hammered by bad weather tonight.

Several dogs found mauling sheep have been shot by farmers sick of losing stock.

Carla Neems died when she was hit by a recycling truck as she walked home from school.

What on earth are these slimy tentacles? Experts have the answer.

Low-decile schools are slowest to join new a scheme that funds extra teachers

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

Three days before Anzac Day, members of the Gisborne RSA removed the entire executive.

Three people were killed and 40 people were hurt when the bus plunged down a bank.

The quake struck 30km south-east of Matawai and was rated "strong" by GeoNet.

Gisborne residents capture electrifying footage as thunderstorm rolls through.

The weather is looking calmer at last as New Zealanders head back to work after Easter

Showers are likely for much of the North Island today, according to the MetService.

Aucklanders were left wondering if the big storm was a fizzer but others felt its force.

White Island saw wind gusts of 200km/h during Cyclone Cook.

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

Enjoy the sun while you can, rain is back from Wednesday

The teenager threatened a dairy worker with a "long sharp weapon" and stole some items

New data from Trade Me sees more job vacancies - but the average wage is yet to rise

100 years on, NZ's darkest hour at Passchendaele remembered with commemorative stamps

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

In his final column, cancer-sufferer Jakob Pyatt spoke from the heart.

Jakob Pyatt was a Gisborne teenager who lost his battle with cancer. the 15-year-old decided to write about his journey through a series called Jakob's Dictionary, featured on Gisborne Herald's youth page, I Am Youth”. You can find his other letters here: http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2037525-135/jakobs-dictionary-entry-two-relief http://gisborneherald.co.nz/iamyouth/2028050-135/ded-i-ca-

Police are awaiting the results of the post-mortem examination.

There were two occupants in the car who suffered moderate to minor injuries, police say.