Gisborne District Council has reminded residents "closed means closed" after closed road signs were removed from roads made dangerous by recent heavy rain.

Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.

A heavy rain warning has been put in place for Gisborne and the Coromandel Peninsula.

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

A petrol station in Gisborne is robbed by a man armed with a tomahawk.

A century after his death, the family of Second Lieutenant Alexander Ormond have finally been able to honour his sacrifice.

A letter with the most bizarre address on the envelope has found its way to the right destination much to the surprise of the recipient.

Could you be unwittingly sitting on a million dollars? A winning ticket sold on August 24 and the prize has yet to be claimed.

Inquest hears how 13-year-old Reiha McLelland told her teacher 'right now I'm the farthest point from being okay' but he thought she'd 'bounce back'.

A relationship between a 13-year-old girl, her former teacher and claims of "grooming" have become the immediate focus of an inquest in Gisborne.

Greg Fleming finds a great base from which to explore the East Cape.

Scientists say it would have been impossible to predict today's earthquake even though a tremor a day earlier was probably a foreshock.

The shutting of train lines in Auckland after this morning's 7.1 magnitude earthquake were just a precautionary measure, KiwiRail says.

If you live in the East coast of the North Island, including Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty and the upper South Island here's what you need to know.

A person from Gisborne has become the country's latest millionaire after winning big in last night's Lotto draw.

A doctor wanted on a sex charge in the United States has won a reprieve in his fight to keep his New Zealand citizenship after a bungled attempt to revoke it by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Gisborne family feeling lucky to be alive after a terrifying incident while travelling through Raupunga.

A teenager is in hospital after a stabbing in Gisborne last night.

After more than 2200 "shares" on Facebook and countless letters to the editor, the controversial statue at the Cook Plaza on Kaiti Hill remains a hot topic.

One person has been killed and another seriously hurt in a crash in Gisborne.

We reveal the personalities and properties that make Gisborne one of our most successful Olympic towns.

State Highway 2 linking Opotiki and Gisborne was closed this morning due to a large slip in the Waioeka Gorge.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council has been asked to ensure that any deal to restore the rail link between Napier and Wairoa retains the goal of extending north to Gisborne.

A 43-year-old man is facing charges after a group dog attack in Gisborne put a young boy in hospital with head and leg injuries.

The 5-year-old boy hospitalised after being attacked by four dogs will be going home today, a Gisborne hospital spokeswoman confirmed.

New details have emerged about the charges being laid against the owner of the four dogs that attacked a young boy in Gisborne.

The owner of four dogs that attacked a boy in Gisborne yesterday says he is "shattered" by what happened.

Giant feijoas grown on a small tree in Major Brown's back yard in Gisborne could have streaked into the lead in a quest to find the biggest feijoa.

Sandra Crashley claims IVF pioneer Patrick Steptoe experimented on her and without consent "took half of my ovaries".

An inspirational drama teacher who travelled from Gisborne to England to see actor Jeremy Irons perform in a play had a welcome surprise at its conclusion.