Vancouver Island tourists wait for access through the Waioweka Gorge

Vancouver Island tourists wait for access through the Waioweka Gorge

Vancouver Island tourist Pamela Ellis waits in Matawai for access through the Waioweka Gorge following closures caused by severe weather.

Landslide's Fleetwood Mac tribute

Fleetwood Mac tribute band played at Smash Palace, Gisborne. Video / Kim Parkinson

New principal Karyn Sadler welcomed at Campion College

A pōwhiri welcomed the new principal Karyn Sadler to Campion College, Gisborne. Video / Anne-Marie de Bruin

Gisborne welcomes the region’s first Māori ward Deputy Mayor

Gisborne welcomed the region’s first Māori ward Deputy Mayor at the 13th inaugural council meeting on Thursday morning.

Dust on Awapuni Rd, Gisborne

A Gisborne resident said that industrial and road dust has been an ongoing issue. Video / NZ Herald

SH35 Mangahauini Gorge recovery programme

A $50 million work programme on a section of SH35 badly damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle started this month. Video / NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Hawk flies to safety thanks to Gisborne SPCA

The SPCA has released a hawk in Gisborne District that had been rescued from a road. Video / SPCA Gisborne

Teachers on strike in Gisborne

Teachers gathered in Gisborne at the roundabout of Gladstone Rd and Stanley Rd.

Gaza protest in Gisborne

Residents in Gisborne gathered to protest against Israel's actions during the ongoing invasion of the Gaza Strip. Video / Gisborne Herald

The Best of the Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever

Videos of a Bee Gees tribute at Gisborne's War Memorial Theatre. Video /

Roaming livestock in Gisborne

David Connell, owner of Gizzy Moves, was on a night drive in Wairoa when he came across wandering livestock. Video / Supplied

Ngāti Oneone calls for unused land return in Gisborne protest

The hīkoi walked from Gisborne District Council offices, towards Trust Tairāwhiti, Eastland Port, and finished at their occupation, Te Pa Eketū Shed on Hirini St.

Fight Back for Health Gisborne hīkoi

Gisborne locals and health workers marched to Heipipi Park, where speakers highlighted what they say is a regional health crisis.

Footage shows break-in at Gisborne cafe's storage chiller

The owners of Zest Cafe estimate they lost $8000 worth of goods in the burglary shortly before Christmas. Video / Zest Cafe

Seal spotted swimming in Waimata River

A seal lazily floating down Waimata River reminded Char Tawera of the (much larger) elephant seal Homer who famously visited Gisborne more than two decades ago. Video / Char Tawera

Focus Live: Christopher Luxon live from Fieldays

Christopher Luxon live from Fieldays