Tai Rāwhiti

Water levels are now dropping and bridges and roads are being inspected in Tai Rāwhiti and Hawke's Bay, where flooding has followed three days of heavy rain, and people are being asked to stay off the…

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

Touring the East Cape to find out what's on people's minds pre-election; in Ruatoria it's better access to dental services and more teachers. Audio

First Up reporter Leonard Powell has taken a tour around the East Cape, to check what's on people's minds pre-election. In Te Araroa they're talking roads, petrol prices, and protecting kaimoana. Audio

For 100 years, land at Tokomaru Bay has been locked up under archaic legislation, shutting Māori landowners out of what is rightfully theirs. But one woman is refusing to give up the fight to get it…

State Highway 2 north of Gisborne will remain closed until at least Friday as further movement at Mātāwai and Ormond has made it unsafe for road users and unsuitable for heavy vehicles. Audio

Parts of Tai Rāwhiti region have had significant flooding, with warnings the saturated land could be vulnerable to landslides.

Te Tairāwhiti, the region with the highest proportion of Māori in the country, now has Māori wards for its council for the first time.