Latest from Gisborne District

Police scour river, streets for missing four-year-old

The frantic mother of a Gisborne preschooler was last night clinging to the hope her boy is alive, more than 40 hours after he vanished.

Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing boy

Gisborne residents are being urged to search their properties for Lucas Ward, 4.

Missing boy, 4, known to 'wander off'

The police dive squad is searching a Gisborne river close to the home where a four-year-old boy disappeared yesterday.

Ngati Porou historian dies

Respected Ngati Porou kaumatua and historian, Dr Te Kapunga Matemoana Dewes, known as 'Koro', has died.

Family hunts through night for lost boy, 4

Lucas Ward's family 'just turned around and he wasn't there', police say. Photo / NZPA

Gang members seek bail after shooting

Mass arrests after all-in gang brawl

A man was shot in the face and 24 arrests made after a violent gang brawl in the Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa this morning.

Drug dealer should lose home, says Crown

A man arrested during a major police drugs operation offended from his home and should forfeit it, the Crown says.

From stage to politics on her own terms