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Nurses begin rolling strikes
Healthcare workers walk off the job again today as the nurses union's dispute with Health NZ over pay and resourcing continues.
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New technology to keep Tairāwhiti connected during disasters
Audio 6 Dec 2024A new type of technology will connect Tairāwhiti communities to civil defence in disasters - even when all other communications are wiped out. Alexa Cook reports. Audio
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Regional Wrap: Tairāwhiti artist Margaret Hansen portrays her aunts' lives of faith
This week on Regional Wrap we go to Gisborne where exhibition Wimples, crosses, and lepers Women of Influence has just opened at Tairāwhiti Museum.
Margaret Hansen has also written a book by the same… Audio
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Renowned waka ama paddler Kiwi Campbell dies
The elite sportswoman, who leaves behind two sons, was "exceptional in the true sense of the word".
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Bringing back ngutukākā from the brink
A community of conservationists is turning State Highway 35 into a Crimson Highway by rewilding the iconic and critically endangered kākābeak.
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Bringing ngutukaka back from the brink
Audio 21 Nov 2024Ngutukaka, or kakabeak, is a popular garden plant in Aotearoa. But in the wild, it is now rarer than kakapo, with only about 100 individual plants surviving on steep, inaccessible cliffs. The East… Audio
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Our Changing World: The Ngutukākā Festival
Our Changing World goes in search of one of Aotearoa’s rarest plants – the stunning kakabeak, or ngutukākā.
Its clusters of bright red blooms, each shaped like a parrot’s beak, make it a popular… Audio
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Reversing type 2 diabetes through group approach
An innovative iwi-based approach to tackling type 2 diabetes is having huge success in Tairawhiti, with participants cutting down on medication or even reversing the disease completely. Ruth Hill… Audio
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Reversing type 2 diabetes through group approach
The iwi health provider providing the programmes says there is now long waitlists.
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Some Gisborne roads may revert to unsealed, amid budget cuts
Some of Gisborne's asphalt roads will be switched to unsealed as the district council looks to save money, and public meetings have been held to discuss the impact.
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The Mātai Medical Institute looks to the future
The Mātai Medical Institute has already made waves with its MRI research, but if they have their way, this is just the beginning.
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Good News: Stories that cheered us up this week
A native riverside paradise and a cancer patient on a mission to save lives are among this week's feel-good stories from RNZ.
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Aaron Smale: Te Tai Rawhiti and forestry
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Tairawhiti: Pine, Profit and the Cyclone
Audio 2 Nov 2024The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle are still being felt around Te Tai Rawhiti. The impact forestry has had on the environment, economy and the people on the East Coast is more apparent than ever. The… Audio, Gallery
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Pilot project to pay to return land to native forests
A pilot project launched in Tairawhiti on the East Coast on Tuesday, will pay landowners for returning their land to native forests and wetlands. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio
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Mahi tokens launched in project to regrow native habitats
An East Coast beef station has become a test case for a habitat regeneration project offering Mahi Tokens to fund the environmental work.
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Homicide investigation launched after death in Gisborne
A man with "severe injuries" was taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning but died soon after.
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Weather: More heavy rain overnight, but worst is over for many
Storms and slips are possible in some areas, while West Coast residents are being asked to stay off the roads due to flooding.
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Slew of weather warnings issued for wet long weekend
The wild weather isn't over yet, with the MetService telling people to keep up to date with the latest forecast. Audio
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Gisborne farmers fight for cyclone bridge rebuilds
A collection of Gisborne families are still anxiously awaiting updates about council-owned bridges destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle, cutting them off from public roads.
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Death at Rhythm and Vines a 'tragic illustration' of drug use risks
Friends say Fletcher Wong had taken LSD the previous night and was lacking in sleep when he took what he thought was MDMA.
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Council buy-out for flood-damaged homes could end years of stress and suffering
The Far North District Council is considering opting in to the government scheme, which would see the council and central government split the cost of buying out desperate home owners.
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Around the motu : Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook
Audio 16 Oct 2024Alexa has been talking to many shop proprietors in Gisborne about the fall off in business. Audio
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SH2 in Hawke's Bay won't have two lanes for 14 months
Audio 16 Oct 2024Hawke's Bay residents will need to brace themselves for at least another 14 months of road closures on State Highway Two - as the cyclone damaged section of the road between Napier and Wairoa won't… Audio
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Tokomaru Bay's leaky landfill fix in line to be fast tracked
Repairs to Tokomaru Bay's leaking landfill are desperately needed, say the residents who head out to collect the rubbish it strews on their beaches during severe weather events. Local…
