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	Gisborne council to sign contract for flood model to provide early warnings RadioNZ - 11 Sep (RadioNZ) The Tai Rawhiti region has been hard hit by floods in the last four years, culminating in Cyclone Gabrielle last year. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Watch: Dramatic footage of ram raid on Gisborne vege store Stuff.co.nz - 10 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Thieves targeted an area containing cigarettes and confectionery. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Forestry companies may leave Gisborne due to ‘absolutely impossible’ consent conditions Stuff.co.nz - 6 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Environment group labels forestry chief’s remarks “embarrassing” Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Final tragic moments of boy killed on Gisborne beach recounted Stuff.co.nz - 4 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Minutes before Oliver Shone, 11, died on a Gisborne beach he turned to his grandmother and said he’d had the “happiest day of my life”. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Gisborne Hospital staff calling for urgent action over critical shortages RadioNZ - 30 Aug (RadioNZ) Doctors say it is the result of years of under-investment, and now exacerbated by recent hiring restrictions and budget cuts. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	‘A massive failure’: Investors promised $1.3m in returns end up losing $55k Stuff.co.nz - 30 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) A company told investors in 1993 that if they put $80,200 into a Gisborne project they would get much more back - but things didn’t go to plan. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Police investigating how hunter was fatally injured on East Coast RadioNZ - 25 Aug (RadioNZ) Police are investigating after the death of a hunter in the Gisborne District. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Environmentalists celebrate court victory but question insurance cover for fines RadioNZ - 24 Aug (RadioNZ) Gisborne District Council has celebrated multiple legal wins against forestry companies, but who is paying? Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Gang members kick, punch and stomp three bar patrons in Gisborne Stuff.co.nz - 23 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Police are looking for videos and photos of the brawl between gang members and three others at a Gisborne bar on August 2 around midnight. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Gang members involved in violent attack at Gisborne bar RadioNZ - 23 Aug (RadioNZ) Police say it is the second recent violent incident involving gang members in Gisborne/Wairoa. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General