A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

A student pilot was lucky to walk away from an emergency landing on an East Cape beach.

A Gisborne family are overnight multi-millionaires after winning more than $6.3 million on Lotto, including the $6m Powerball jackpot, on Saturday.

The Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne has been officially reopened to traffic.

About eight hectares of forest has been burned by a blaze in rural Masterton, with crews still on site last night to keep the fire under control.

Court action may be the next step for kiwifruit growers following new research that showed the Psa strain that crippled the industry came from China.

Two women have appeared in Gisborne District Court charged jointly with assaulting Indian national Amandeep Singh - the subject of a homicide inquiry.

Justine Tyerman discovers a new form of torture at Morere, near Gisborne.

Friends of a man believed to have been murdered initially thought he had been kidnapped and say they had all been prepared to contribute to whatever ransom demand was made.

Police believe a man whose body was found in Gisborne may have gone to the Rhythm and Vines music festival before he went missing almost a month ago.

Justine Tyerman learns the finer points of wine tasting at a trio of Gisborne vineyards.

As the Gisborne music festival celebrates its 10th anniversary police say Rhythm & Vines has been relatively successful, despite thefts threatening to mar the event.

Rhythm and Vines festival organisers are happy a bit of rain isn't going to put off concert-goers.

The Rhythm & Vines crew will be working through the night to get the stage ready for 25,000 festival goers after a truck carrying audio equipment rolled off the road.