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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.

Palmerston North Hospital's mental health services are to get a $30 million upgrade - as long as the final business case is signed off.

About 40,000 more New Zealanders are set to begin receiving potentially life-saving screening for bowel cancer.

Green Rush - Rich-listers, established farming families and a former All Black are among New Zealand's top 50 landowners.

The rain has made its way over Tūranganui a Kiwa today - but that has not stopped people taking part in the activities.

Preparations in Gisborne are ramping up ahead of the Tuia 250 commemorations, as the East Coast region confronts its fraught colonial history.

Four major iwi in the Tūranganui ā Kiwa region are refusing to hold a pōwhiri for a fleet of vessels, including a replica of Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour and the Navy, set to arrive in the city…