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Immunisation rates of babies in Tairāwhiti have dropped "disturbingly low", with one expert saying it reflects an overstretched health system.

The Minister of Health, district health boards, and the Nurses Organisation all agree that if pay equity is settled then strike action could be avoided. Audio

A "respect and dignity" bylaw has been passed in Gisborne banning the culturally abhorrent practice of sending mortuary waste to sea.

Gisborne police say the large number of people who helped search for three-year-old Axle near Tolaga Bay last month may have made the search "chaotic".

Residents in some parts of Horowhenua are being given sandbags in case flooding threatens their properties.

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…