East Coast

An East Coast woman is on a mission to gain back control of her whenua after leasing laws dating back 100 years locked her and others out of controlling their land blocks.

The government has partnered with Toitū Tairāwhiti in a bid to deliver 150 new homes in the region in the next 15 months.

Nine hundred East Coast farmers are being surveyed to get a real understanding of how much damage was caused by a storm in late March.

A shipwrecked boat on a remote East Coast beach has been ransacked as police and the harbourmaster work together to determine its fate.

Gisborne can expect new faces around its council table this October for more reasons than the recent representation shake-up.

The Detail heads to Tokomaru Bay to find out how locals are faring after three major floods in less than a year - what's next for the East Coast township?

The imminent cutting of rural ward councillors in Gisborne has prompted a range of reactions from elected members.

Significant slips are starting to occur across Tairāwhiti as heavy rain continues to fall, and experts warn it will get worse.

A man has died following a workplace incident at Awapuni in Gisborne.

Two people have been charged with the murder of a Gisborne woman nearly three weeks ago.

Forestry regulations should be tightened to prevent incidents such as logs clogging a river, an ex-councillor says.

Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz says her week has been made after receiving a hand-written letter with $20 enclosed for flood relief efforts.

The Gisborne mayor says prosecutions are possible if debris found on beaches following the recent flooding can be traced to a breach of a resource consent.

Gisborne District Council will be without rural ward councillors at its next election following a Local Government Commission hearing, missing out on its preferred option.

The road, which was extensively damaged by last month's storm, has reopened, but Waka Kotahi warns disruptions to traffic will be ongoing as repairs continue.

When Lillian Te Hau-Ward went for a drive to inspect the damage of her small East Coast community after recent flooding, she cried and said she did not want to go back.

Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon reflects on two and a half years in the role, and the job he'd like next.