Stories by Alice Angeloni

A business case calling for $150 million to "reinvigorate" Tairāwhiti's sport and recreation facilities will be put to central government.

Rural councillor Bill Burdett raised the issue at the council's regional transport committee meeting last week, saying he had driven past an accident caused by a car hitting stock in October.

A trade waste bylaw will for the first time in New Zealand be used to stop the "culturally offensive" practice of mortuary wastewater being discharged into rivers and the ocean.

An earlier "heads-up" on finances from the government would prevent a "gallop" to finalise hospital budgets post-Budget Day, health board leaders say.

Authorities have decided a $400,000 per hectare licence to grow gold kiwifruit adds value to the land, and will mean a sizeable rates increase.

The law around Māori wards is discriminatory, East Coast MP Kiri Allan says, as activists petition the government for an urgent change in legislation.

Gisborne's Endeavour saga continues as "propositions" roll in to the community group which has been gifted back one of the controversial 200kg models.

"If not now, then when," deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga said as tears of joy flooded the public gallery after an extraordinary meeting at Gisborne District Council this morning.

Gisborne has voted in its youngest-ever councillor after a by-election for the city ward.

Tairāwhiti Museum has refused to accept a controversial model of Captain James Cook's ship, the Endeavour, saying it is both "impractical" and "incompatible" with its policies.

A three-year revaluation of the district for rating purposes shows the average value of residential properties has increased by 64 percent since 2017.

After a back-pedalled decision, Tairawhiti councillors will again decide on the future of two controversial Endeavour models.

Droughts, fires, floods, farmers facing more pests and diseases, livestock stressed by heatwaves and a tide which keeps creeping up against the coast.

The principal of Gisborne's largest primary school is "gobsmacked" by a proposed change to the rating system which could double fees as it is billed for most of its toilets.

East Coast residents who rely on their own septic tanks and water systems say a change in rates is "unjust and inequitable".

Major issues in Gisborne Hospital's radiology department, including lack of space and "fluctuating temperatures", will be resolved after a refurbishment of the building.

Robyn Busby has been trying to stop vehicles hooning down Makorori Beach for 30 years.

Gisborne Hospital will undergo "major" works to future-proof against an outbreak of Covid-19 and possible future pandemics.

A Gisborne man has received an apology from the district council after he was barred from contacting councillors for being "unreasonably persistent".

Two controversial Endeavour models in Gisborne symbolise "hurt and trauma" for some, while for others they mark a point in history which they say should not be "suppressed".

Misinformation and rumours about vaccinations are among the reasons Tairāwhiti's immunisation rates are falling, medical professionals say.

An East Coast principal has called out health authorities for their "long-term ineptitude" towards delivering a quality dental service for Ngāti Porou teenage students.