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The police watchdog has ruled officers should have abandoned a chase with a man who played chicken with a logging truck.

The people of Tairāwhiti are being warned that crayfish, pāua and kina could die out as a result of climate change.

A Tairāwhiti Youth Council candidate is hopeful young people will have a greater say in decisions made by the district council from now on.

Young people could come to harm now the DHB has cut funding for service providing care to high school students, a GP who was running the programme says.

Gisborne district councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown has resigned from the council's regional transport committee, saying she is tired of the internal politics that have left her without a leadership…

Gisborne District Council voted against declaring a climate emergency, despite an impassioned plea from local students yesterday.

Restoration of the line is estimated to cost between $30 million and $36m over 10 years and would also make it more resilient, according to a new report.

A strong magnitude 5.3 quake has rattled Gisborne, but there are no reports of damage or tsunami threat, Civil Defence says.

Problem gamblers in Tairawhiti continue to be without government-funded face-to-face support services as the district health board struggles to recruit staff to provide them.

The government has overhauled leadership of the nation's health boards, appointing new chairs at 13 of the 19 DHBs.

Reporting abandoned vehicles, dumped rubbish or potholes is going high-tech with an app developed by Gisborne District Council staff.

Gisborne District Council is making the switch to environmentally friendly vehicles as a step in reducing its carbon footprint.

About half of New Zealand's 78 councils splash out on single-use plastic cups, figures obtained show.

Hundreds of mourners have paid their respects and shared their aroha for actor, playwright and producer Nancy Brunning.

Some saying euthanasia does not sit with the Māori worldview of death, and others saying whānau should have the choice.

The performing arts community has paid tribute to Nancy Brunning as a powerful actress, and advocate for wāhine Māori characters to be centre stage.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the upgrade to Palmerston North's acute mental health facility will change the clinical feel of the premises.