Gisborne police constable Alexa Coleman hits the sack when most people are just getting over breakfast. She wakes six hours later when most are digesting lunch. Her 8am-to-2pm sleep regimen is temporary. She is “flipping” her body clock in...
The restoration of a city centre heritage building’s facade in Gisborne promises to be the first of many, thanks to the support of an incentive fund. Work on the street-facing facade of Robbie and Karen McCann’s Gladstone Rd building,...
and has been in the force for eight years. Before that, as well as being a mother of two children, she worked in hospitality where she and her husband, who have since separated, owned and ran pubs in Australia. Daughter Jorja, 18, is at the...
One of the largest networks of Māori landowners in the country has been recognised nationally for innovation. Tairāwhiti Whenua Charitable Trust won the Gallagher Innovative Farming Award at the 2026 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards. The...
A shed and its contents on a Kaiti property were destroyed in a fire on Thursday night. Fire and Emergency NZ sent appliances to the scene in Hansford Cres about 7.30pm. “The 3-metre by 5-metre shed contained furniture and other items in...
Hundreds of cell towers around the country will be upgraded with better backup batteries to protect 111 calls in extreme weather events. The investment will help delay the widespread communications blackouts that regions like Hawke’s Bay...