A former CYF social worker has admitted in court to shortcomings from her and the department resulted in a "vulnerable" teenager being returned to the home where he claims he was physically abused.

Four women rescued a man from drowning in the Taruheru River this morning.

Two small quakes struck just northwest of Gisborne last night.

As well as her work with Pultron and as its managing director, Bronwen Holdsworth has made a significant contribution to the cultural and artistic development of Gisborne.

Scientists have found around 766 individual methane gas flares off the coast of Gisborne - a “major advance” for science and a first for New Zealand.

A grandmother risked her own life to save six children from her burning home in Gisborne last night, with the family 'moments from catastrophe'.

Organisers of the NZ surf lifesaving championships in Gisborne blasted through the penultimate day's programme yesterday in a bid to keep ahead of the storm expected to slam into the area.

An English tourist jumped in the water to try and save a man who jumped off the wharf at Tolaga Bay - but he was swept away by a wave.

A Napier motorcycle rider who suffered serious head injuries in a crash on Friday afternoon in the Wharerata Hills south of Gisborne has died of his injuries.

There's a famous Ngati Porou saying that the tribe's lonely mountain, Hikurangi, does not move anywhere.

The burial service for two brothers who drowned at a popular surf beach north of Gisborne at the weekend will be held today.

The prayers of a grieving family were answered yesterday when a body believed to be that of missing teenager John Wakelin was found in the surf at Wainui Beach.

Two young men who drowned at a popular surf beach north of Gisborne on Saturday were "really neat kids", their father says.

Two brothers who drowned at a popular surf beach north of Gisborne on Saturday have been named by police.

The son of an elderly couple who died in a house fire on Friday morning has paid tribute to his parents.

An elderly couple house-sitting a recently renovated property for their son were killed early yesterday when it went up in flames at Tolaga Bay, 50km north of Gisborne.

Seventy years ago today, a German submarine went on an unsuccessful search for ships to sink in New Zealand waters.

Eighteen of the young men arrested in Gisborne after mayhem at the beachside BW campground on New Year's Eve will face court action.

A 20 year-old man is dead after he tried jumping from a light pole into a swimming pool last night.

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Economists have written them off and their educated young are leaving. Still they refuse to die quietly. Some are reinventing themselves in a bid to breathe life into our zombie towns.

A 18-year-old male called for help early this morning after suffering from a minor injury while tramping near Gisborne.

Gisborne was never officially named Gisborne, the New Zealand Geographic Board has revealed.