A statue of Captain James Cook has been vandalised in Gisborne, causing a stir online. The statue which is at the reserve at the Customhouse Street end of Awapuni Road has been scrawled with graffiti. The black spray-painted words say "Thief......
A Tolaga Bay man whose farm was wrecked in last year's devastating storms which washed debris and logs onto roads and farmland is delighted one of the forestry companies has pleaded guilty to causing damage. Gisborne District Council has prosecuted......
An East Coast forestry company has pleaded guilty to causing flood-borne debris damage in Tolaga Bay last year. Gisborne District Council prosecuted 10 companies after after heavy rain washed piles of logs and debris on to roads and farmland during......
Scientists are monitoring a big slow-slip event off the coast of Gisborne that's triggered a swarm of small earthquakes in the area. Slow-slip events are like slow-motion earthquakes and GNS Science said they cannot be detected by humans or its......
Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon will be stepping down at the end of this year after 18 years in the top job. Mr Foon was elected as a councillor in 1995 before successfully running for mayor in 2001. "Both Ying and I wish to sincerely thank our Tairawhiti......
A Gisborne truck welder is accusing the Transport Agency of crippling his business while cowboy operators carry on. The agency's compliance crackdown, which follows years of slack enforcement, is also taking its toll on garages and a big kiwifruit......
