James Pocock

The owner of a juice company, representing herself in a judge-alone trial for alleged breaches of the Food Act, suggested her business was “of a godly nature” and operating “on common sense”.

A bittersweet celebration of church history and memories opened a weekend of events marking the upcoming dissolution of the Gisborne Presbyterian Parish.

As smaller councils consider mergers ahead of wider local government reforms, the Gisborne District Council could open the door to “exploratory” discussions with its neighbours.

Could Gisborne and its neighbouring councils find mergers favourable?

The liquidation of a Gisborne forestry contractor has ended with $341,898 recovered from more than $4.5 million reportedly owed to creditors.

The total distributed to Stubbs' creditors was $341,898, from claims totalling $4,795,715.

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is seeking contractors for a project to address what it describes as “widespread pavement failure” at Gisborne Hospital.

Health NZ aims to improve the condition and reliability of key roads at Gisborne Hospital.

Emergency services have responded to an incident involving a helicopter at Gisborne Airport just after 2pm. A police spokesperson described the incident as a “hard landing”.

A Government-funded programme aiming to reduce the demand for meth in Tairāwhiti is expected to launch next month.