East Coast

The east of the North Island is facing another morning of heavy rain in the wake of ex-cyclone Lola. Audio

Multiple search warrants were carried out in Gisborne last week, leading to the arrests.

Parent company Juken blames soft demand in Japan and cost of mill upgrades.

Nearly 2000 Northland homes are without power as high winds continue to cause damage to powerlines in the region.

Meng Foon's unconsented Gisborne seawall has raised concerns about its potential environmental impact.

The government and five Hawke's Bay councils have signed a $556 million cost-sharing cyclone recovery package that includes buying out flood-wrecked homes.

The public could soon be informed about workshops at Gisborne District Council, after the Ombudsman called for more council transparency nationwide.

The police are investigating an incident in which a Waka Kotahi contractor in Tairāwhiti was threatened at gunpoint in the early hours of Thursday last week.

The man, who was found injured under a bridge in Wainui, Gisborne, last week, is in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital.

The harvesting practices of two forestry companies operating in Tairāwhiti are coming under the spotlight of an international auditor.

How did New Zealand come to invest $29m in a Bezos-backed methane satellite space plan that will not improve New Zealand's methane estimates?

Tai Rāwhiti chalked up the highest participation rate in the country for the third year running during this year's annual earthquake and tsunami drill.

MetService has concluded its weather forecasting models performed badly before the extreme rainfall that devastated Auckland on 27 January and need to be urgently improved.

Unconsented work on a Gisborne foreshore undertaken by former mayor Meng Foon has been halted by the district council he once represented.

With Hawke's Bay and the East Coast still knee-deep in the recovery from Gabrielle, there's pressure on the regions' new MPs to get it right. Audio

A man has been injured after a series of gang-related shootings in Gisborne overnight.

Plans are underway to house some of the thousands of extra workers who will be brought in to rebuild crumbled roads and bridges in Hawke's Bay and Tai Rāwhiti over the next few years.

Three Department of Conservation walking tracks on the East Coast remain closed, with damaged roads delaying their opening.

Thunderstorms moving around the North Island are forecast to be moving towards southern Waikato at about 5pm.

A report presented to the council lays bare a stark warning that plant and animal control gains could be lost.