Tolaga Bay Area School Principal Nori Parata said students had been commenting on the smell.
Crime and Justice
Tue, Mar 31
Around a third of Gisborne vape stores subject to compliance checks last year were found to have broken the rules.
Health
Sat, Mar 28
Desperate Gisborne companies say diesel relief for companies would have a much wider impact.
Politics
Wed, Mar 25
Police are continuing to appeal for more information from the public on the crash, which occurred on Friday.
Mon, Mar 23
MetService says more watches and warnings are likely as a moisture‑laden subtropical system brings heavy rain, severe easterly gales and large seas from Wednesday through to Friday.
New Zealand
Police were notified of the two-vehicle crash near McMillan Rd just before 7am.
Fri, Mar 20
Two men arrested in December have had charges of murder and party to murder laid against them, police said.
Mon, Mar 16
The liquor store’s representative says the business has operated from the premises for 20 years without any enforcement action.
Tue, Feb 24
Josh Wharehinga replaces Cathy Meehan, who stood down earlier this month.
Thu, Feb 19
Patrick Tinnelly, aged 71, spent two weeks in hospital after breaking his right shoulder and pelvis, and suffering severe bruising to his right side.
Wed, Feb 18
Eight severe weather-related states of emergency have already been declared this year, matching the total for all of 2025.
Environment
Mon, Feb 16
A deepening weather system trapped between two high‑pressure ridges is set to funnel tropical moisture back over Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
Sat, Feb 14
Mayor Rodney Dow said the district had been lashed by rain, with reports of flooding, slips and inundation.
Rain is on the way for parts of the country from Friday as a humid northeast flow sweeps over Aotearoa.
Thu, Feb 12
SH2 will reopen to one lane from Monday, weeks after extreme rain triggered dozens of slips and cut the lifeline route between Gisborne and Ōpōtiki.
Sun, Feb 8
"There are quite simply too many crashes happening on our roads, and the consequences can be devastating," police said.
Sun, Feb 1
Last week's extreme weather caused significant damage across parts of the upper North Island, forcing some people out of their homes.
Thu, Jan 29
Crews have been hard at work after last week's storm forced the closure of several key highways in affected regions, leaving some communities cut off.
"If it says CLOSED, it is CLOSED," Tairāwhiti Civil Defence said Wednesday.
Wed, Jan 28
Flowers and messages have been left at the cordon at Pilot Bay following last week's landslide.
Tue, Jan 27
Huia Ngatai and her whānau spent a terrifying night on their roof as water raged around them.
Thu, Jan 22
Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office said it was alerted by a small number of residents who received the calls at about 3am.
Metservice updated Gisborne’s heavy rain warning to red for north of Tolaga Bay this morning and to orange for the south of Gisborne.
Wed, Jan 21
Heavy rain was expected to intensify from later this morning into the afternoon and evening.
More than 40 stranded people were rescued by helicopter on Friday after 322mm of rain in 48 hours triggered dozens of slips and washed out sections of road.
Sun, Jan 18
