Large historic farm going into pines ‘another kick in the guts’ for East Coast
Waipaoa Station, near Gisborne, has joined other stations and farms in the region by converting pastoral land into pine forests. 
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Fri 5:35am Gang tensions escalate in Gisborne with ‘very real threat’ to public, police say
Eight incidents involving assaults and firearms have prompted police to draw on additional powers in the area.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 25 Mar 12:35am Shots fired at a house in Gisborne the latest in series of gang-related conflict
Officers were called to Ranfurly Street at around 6.30am after reports of a gunshot.
© 2025 RadioNZ Sat, 22 Mar 7:15pm Another school lunch provider goes into liquidation
Gisborne company Puku Ora had provided lunches to 10 schools and served 2800 meals daily.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Fri, 14 Mar 10:55am ‘Slap in the face’: Gisborne residents fight move to reverse lowered speed limits
A 10.5km stretch of SH35 will go from 80km/h to 100km/h unless there is enough public support to retain the current limits.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 12 Mar 6:05pm School lunch that burned a child should never have been reheated in a commercial oven, ministry says
A lunch that burned a Gisborne intermediate student should never have been reheated in a commercial oven.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Fri, 7 Mar 6:55pm ‘Enough is enough’: Student taken to hospital after being burnt by hot school lunch
The principal of the Gisborne school said the lunch packaging broke, and the hot contents “splattered everywhere” onto the student’s leg.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Thu, 6 Mar 7:35pm  Gisborne school to close after 60 years as student numbers dwindle
Cobham School students will have their last day on 27 June 2025.
© 2025 RadioNZ Mon, 24 Feb 4:38am Weather: Heavy rain warnings ahead of wet week
Heavy rain warnings have been issued for Coromandel Peninsula and Gisborne, north of Tolaga Bay.
© 2025 RadioNZ Mon, 17 Feb 7:45am Gisborne students ‘not impressed’ with repetitive free lunches
Principals say uneaten lunches are piling up with “more leftovers than ever before”.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Sat, 15 Feb 10:15am Gisborne’s ambitious plan to remedy region’s ‘wicked problem’
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said the council had 28 actions working on it, among them, a plan for permanent vegetation cover.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Sat, 8 Feb 9:55am Person dies after water-related incident in Gisborne
Police were called to an address on Te Araroa Road in Hicks Bay shortly before 4pm.
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'Very real threat': Gisborne gang tensions escalate
Police say it poses a "very real threat" to the lives of those involved, and innocent members of the public.
© 2025 RadioNZ Tue, 25 Mar 1:45pm Police staff failures found in inquiry into Lynne Martin's death in police cell
Murderer Lynne Martin was being held in a cell at the Gisborne police station before being taken to prison
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Tue, 25 Mar 10:55am Man charged with murder after person found dead on doorstep in Kawerau
The man was found dead on the front doorstep of a home on Onslow St in Kawerau in February.
© 2025 RadioNZ Sat, 22 Mar 11:45am  Four out of five Maori Ward Gisborne Councillors to seek re-election
Rhonda Tibble highlighted the value of Maori perspectives in council discussions.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon, 10 Mar 11:05am Investigation launched after student reportedly burnt by school lunch
The lunch was provided under the government's revamped cut price school lunch programme.
© 2025 RadioNZ Thu, 6 Mar 8:55pm Gisborne election: Mayor Stoltz to run again, three councillors not seeking re-election
Eight out of 12 Gisborne district councillors have confirmed they are likely to seek re-election this October while Mayor Rehette Stoltz wants a third term in office.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Wed, 5 Mar 12:45am ‘Madness’: Popular swimming pools tackle costly ‘code brown’ closures
Gisborne’s Kiwa Pools were closed 11 times from November to February, costing up to $33,000 and leading to complaints from frustrated swimmers.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon, 24 Feb 6:15am ‘More than just a place of learning’: School that was ‘hub of community’ for over 60 years closed down
A declining roll and high staff turnover means a Gisborne primary school will close its doors for good in June.
© 2025 Stuff.co.nz Mon, 24 Feb 4:38am Metservice issues Gisborne orange rain warning, yellow rain watch for Tasman and Coromandel
MetService rain watches and warnings will be in place for parts of the country this evening, but the deluge will miss the driest areas, NIWA says.
© 2025 RadioNZ Sun, 16 Feb 3:15pm  Gisborne experiences coldest January in 35 years
The drop in temperature also meant a drop in tourists, and challenging growing conditions for farmers.
© 2025 RadioNZ Fri, 31 Jan 6:45am
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