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Students at a school in Tokomaru Bay will be learning from a marae while their buildings are repaired after horrific flooding.

When flood waters swept away a caravan from Rick Whaitiri's property in Tokomaru Bay on Sunday morning, he thought the house might be next.

Yesterday's flood-swollen rivers in Tokomaru Bay, north of Gisborne, triggered memories of the destruction caused by Cyclone Bola in 1988, East Coast MP Kiri Allan says.

The clean-up is underway on the East Coast after a deluge overnight and this morning, which went right up to the doorways of homes and prompted evacuations.

A crime prevention trust in Gisborne aims to double its vision over the next decade through more security cameras across the region.

An East Cape pharmaceutical company has admitted planting mānuka over at least a hectare of "regionally-significant wetland" and taking water without consent.

The cyber attack on Waikato DHB is the latest in a string of events to test emergency planning protocols, Tairāwhiti health bosses say.

The interim Māori health authority has moved another step forward with iwi leaders and Māori health experts appointed to the steering group tasked with choosing who will govern the authority.

People in parts of the South Island woke to one of the coldest mornings of the year, with sub-zero temperatures in the centre and south.

Iwi and Māori business' have called on the government to invest more in rangatahi Māori employment and training initiatives, which have seen thousands join the workforce.

A Gisborne football club has kicked back at a proposal to revamp sports in Tairāwhiti that would see them booted off their pitch and put into shared facilities with other clubs.

Small settlements along the Whanganui River are in line to get their Covid-19 vaccinations in one go, possibly before the end of the month, as more details of how rural areas will be vaccinated…

Grassroots organisations delivering support to young people in rural communities say they are excited to see what they can do with the new tranche of government funding released this week.

Not long before three-year-old Axle's amazing survival after a night alone in the bush, his family had no home and lived in tents when emergency accommodation felt unsafe.

There was a two-week halt to hip and joint replacement surgeries in Gisborne in March due to "safety concerns" around staffing.

Northland continues to be the worst performing region in hitting its Covid-19 vaccination targets.

Doctors are being inundated with requests from over 65s who thought they could get their vaccine from this week - but cannot. Audio

Port workers around New Zealand who may be handling international goods are declining the Covid-19 vaccine, according to a Gisborne health boss.