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Gisborne District councillors have voted 13 to 1 to rename Poverty Bay to also include its Māori name Tūranganui a Kiwa.

Five regions will receive just over $60 million in the first chunk of money allocated out of the Provincial Growth Fund, with $9.5m going to rail. Here's how the rest of the money will be spent.

There are calls for more to be done to save tōtara trees in the Raukumara Conservation Park from being destroyed by pests. Audio

Only one person out of the 15 admitted to hospital after contracting a virus at the Rhythm and Vines festival will stay there overnight.

The 1769 Garden commemorates the first encounter between Maori and the crew of the Endeavour, under the command of Captain James Cook, at Gisborne in October 1769.

The iconic Cook Islands Te Marumaru Atua vaka is being sent to New Zealand for repairs after being damaged by fire earlier this month.

It will be New Zealand's most vulnerable patients who suffer over Northland's capped funding increases, the College of GPs president says.

The Northland DHB is refusing to submit its annual report to the Ministry of Health unless it gets more funding. Audio

The Gisborne region's health board is resorting to prioritising clients and treatment due to a shortage of psychiatrists, its chief executive says. Audio

Many New Zealanders think they have their asthma well under control when they do not, experts are warning.

The driver of a bus that crashed on Christmas Eve, killing three people, has been charged with careless driving.

Fallen trees and powerlines have closed several roads, but all weather warnings associated with Cyclone Cook have been lifted as the storm moves south.

The worst of Cyclone Cook may be over but there is a huge clean-up job ahead in the coming months, Civil Defence says. Video

Christchurch's Heathcote River has burst its banks, while trees and power lines have been brought down in areas of the North Island. Look back our LIVE coverage of the storm here.