Gisborne

Five Gisborne marae will be relocated due to flood and erosion risks.

Some of Gisborne’s asphalt roads will be switched to unsealed as the district council looks to save money.

Gisborne's main street gets a vibrant makeover as locals clean, paint and uplift the area.

'Gisborne’s looking tired, so we thought let’s take the initiative and get it all jazzed up,' says former district councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown.

The initiative uses digital tokens called Mahi to explore ways of making biodiverse land profitable.

The book launched in Turanga Nui a Kiwa this week - the second book of the Kāwai series.

Gisborne district councillors say they experience mainly positive interactions out in their community, but social media is creating more division online.

Local Government Minister Simeon Brown has rejected a call from three councils to be exempt from new Māori ward legislation.

Khyzah, went missing from his home in the rural Hangaroa district of Gisborne and had not been seen since about 2pm on Sunday.

Around 200 people were searching for the missing boy on Sunday, with efforts recommencing early Monday morning.