East Coast
Beyond the Beehive - $1 million in Wairoa, what would locals do
Max Towle asks people in Wairoa what they would do with $1 million if they were Prime Minister for the Wireless' series Beyond the Beehive. Video, Audio
Te Ikaroa-Rāwhiti: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Maori seat of Te Ikaroa-Rawhiti debate welfare, health funding, the Ture Whenua bill, Treaty Settlements and boot camps during the run-up to the General Election. Audio
Burning ceiling falls on people sleeping in Gisborne
An investigation is underway after a burning ceiling fell on people sleeping at a house in Gisborne early this morning.
Forestry death in Tauwhareparae
A man has died in a forestry area near Gisborne this afternoon, police say.
Wharenui on virtual display on Google Earth
A wharenui on the East Coast has become the first marae to open its doors to a global audience on Google Earth.
Trail proposed between Marlborough and Chch
KiwiRail says it's open to the idea of partnering with a proposed cycle trail down the South Island's east coast, but it's going to take some convincing. Audio
Perfect Persimmons
A Gisborne based exporter, First Fresh, is sending a trial shipment of local persimmons to China within the next week to ten days. It's the first new fruit to gain market access since the NZ-China… Audio
Perfect Persimmons
A Gisborne based exporter, First Fresh, is sending a trial shipment of local persimmons to China within the next week to ten days. It's the first new fruit to gain market access since the NZ-China…
AudioBaby drowns in Gisborne swimming pool
A one year-old girl has drowned after falling into a swimming pool at her Gisborne home.
$500k tax evader handed 33 weeks home detention
A Gisborne businessman who evaded nearly $500,000 in tax has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half-months' home detention.
Māori Party's 'IwiRail' plan for improved regional rail
The Māori Party wants to develop a nationwide train network which it says would bring thousands of jobs to the regions.
Parents struggle to keep kids busy in the holidays
School holiday programmes can cost as much as $114, but one solo mum in Te Karaka is offering a novel idea for just $5 a day. Jacob McSweeny reports. Video, Audio
Exploring the words of 'Earth's diary'
Fossils are the words and strata are the pages of our planet's diary, says palaeontologist James Crampton. He's joining local iwi Ngai Tuhoe on a hunt for evidence of dinosaur fossils in Te Urewera. Audio, Gallery
Tairawhiti significantly short of psychiatrists, DHB warns
The Gisborne region's health board is resorting to prioritising clients and treatment due to a shortage of psychiatrists, its chief executive says. Audio
Wild weather forecast for BoP and East Coast
The East Coast of the North Island is having some wild weather, with swells of up to 6m in the Bay of Plenty and more rain to come.
Panapa Ehau: the business of fungi, kanuka, kina and hemp
Hikurangi Enterprises recently harvested its first crop of industrial hemp and is carrying out R and D on a local fungi, kanuka and kina. Panapa Ehau is its managing director and he tells Wallace the… Audio
Rocket blastoff bumped by winds
The first commercial launch attempt by the country's only rocket company has been delayed due to high winds.
The Future of our regions: Gisborne
A new study predicts that the Gisborne district's population will increase by by nearly 10 percent to 52,000 by 2043. So what does that mean for the region and its infrastructure? David Wilson is the… Audio
Man rescued from ship after stroke
A launch at Gisborne's port went out in rough seas to rescue a man who had suffered a stroke on a log ship, after the rescue helicopter had to pull out.
Child dies after being hit by truck
A child has died after being hit by a truck this afternoon in Gisborne.
