East Coast

Independent analysis of the Government's Three Waters reforms claims the level of investment needed for Tairāwhiti has been overstated by at least $1.75 billion.

Hāngī after the Covid-19 vaccine, or a kai package to take home and feed the tamariki - was it a ploy to get people vaccinated?

A neurology service is continuing in Tairāwhiti after the retirement of a visiting specialist - despite concerns it could lapse while new arrangements are made.

A bylaw to ban the sale of wet wipes in Gisborne has been mooted as a possible solution to fight fatbergs.

New concept designs for a controversial barging facility on the East Cape have been released as the community repeats its call for the proposal to be put to bed.

Police yesterday shut down an illegal hapū-led checkpoint in Te Araroa but have agreed to set up two static checkpoints tracking vehicle movements through Ngāti Porou rohe.

East Coast hapū want checkpoints at the boundaries of the rohe to help protect Tairāwhiti communities from the Delta variant, but the acting minister of emergency management does not support them. Audio

Almost 40 percent of Tairāwhiti residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine - with Māori health providers and a DHB joining forces.

Rocket Lab shares are due to begin trading on New York's Nasdaq exchange on Thursday.

A coastal cop in Mahia has been sending holidaymakers home as an iwi trust considers road checkpoints if the lockdown is extended.

An airstrip built in a protected wetland area was granted consent retrospectively despite objections from Gisborne District Council's own ecologist and the Department of Conservation.

Transpower is apologising to power users in Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti for a confusing message today, only a week after last week's rolling blackouts.

Eastland Port in Gisborne says there has been "rapid progress" in vaccinating privately employed border workers against Covid-19.

Almost 80 percent of Tairāwhiti's privately-employed port workers were unvaccinated three weeks ago, according to data released by National's Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop yesterday.

Close to half of Gisborne District Council's greenhouse gas emissions come from 60,000 sheep and cattle on stations owned by the local authority.

Driver licence test wait times have dropped significantly in Tairāwhiti, giving whānau in the isolated, rural areas around the East Cape a "massive bonus".

Gisborne is welcoming another year of Te Tairāwhiti Arts Festival bringing together more than 200 artists and performers to celebrate the rich history and stories of the East Coast.