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.

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.

The new boss for the Serious Fraud Office has been named as Australian Julie Read.

A Gisborne man has been jailed for trying to set his dog on police, yelling "sic him" as the animal charged a constable.

Wiz Khalifa, Kode9 and Benny Tipene have been added to the line-up for New Year's Eve festival Rhythm & Vines.

Empire of the Sun are set to headline this year's Rhythm & Vines New Year's festival.

Two men were thrown from their vehicle when it crashed into a concrete wall in Gisborne last night.

A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

A family at a Gisborne house got a nasty fright when a column oil heater exploded, showering sparks and hot oil, and sending clouds of smoke through their home.

Brandishing a ball point pen while trying unsuccessfully to force a Gisborne shop attendant to hand over the contents of her till has landed a teenager behind bars.

The infant siblings badly burned in a Gisborne car fire are likely to face dozens more operations and many weeks in hospital as they recover.

A student pilot was lucky to walk away from an emergency landing on an East Cape beach.