A South Korean man has drowned after diving into a popular river rockslide pool to save two children.

A Gisborne robber who swung a knife at an Indian restaurant employee and stole $6000 later told police he was prepared to use the knife.

The NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants brought disciplinary proceedings against a jailed and bankrupt finance company director - who is no longer a member.

A 39-year-old man shot in an early morning incident in Gisborne is not dead, as previously reported.

Visitors will be amazed at the variety of attractions, writes Elisabeth Easther.

The driver of a logging truck is dead after his vehicle hit a bank on the East Cape this morning.

Fire crews in Gisborne are working to put out a blaze in an apartment building.

A large scrub fire which took hold in a Gisborne park last night is under control, the Fire Service says.

Gisborne's main water pipe has been reconnected four days after it broke following work by Gisborne District Council staff and contractors from Fulton Hogan.

Plans are in place for the worst-case scenario as Gisborne enters day three of its water crisis.

Gisborne is in a water crisis following a major break in the main trunk pipeline from the dams that supply the city with water.

A German tourist who was shot while hunting near Gisborne on Christmas Eve has been transferred to Auckland Hospital's critical care department.

Two people hit by lightning yesterday have survived to describe a flash of heat, a walloping sensation and tingling.

A coroner has ruled that a 10-year-old boy committed suicide, but has banned publication of any details in a bid to protect other youngsters from copy-cat deaths.

Former Rockforte Finance director John Patrick Gardner has plead guilty to five Crimes Act charges in the High Court at Gisborne today.

Sentencing of a Gisborne driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist in a head-on collision near Opotiki last year, has been scheduled for November 7.