Website and daily print publication for the Gisborne region. One of only four independently owned daily newspapers in New Zealand.

A four-year project that will double the size of Pāpāmoa College is set to be completed this year. In April the opening of a ...

The coalition government says it’s determined to get NZ’s education system back on track. Failing students, truancy and a ...

Health experts define a low sodium level in the blood as below 135 milliequivalents per liter. Severe hyponatremia occurs when levels drop below 125 millimoles per liter. Health issues arising ...

The government requires that individuals or families seeking assistance prove that their annual income falls below the federal poverty level (FPL). As of 2025, the federal government has ...

Busà Photography / Getty Images Many people believe that being wealthy means having a nice house, a late-model car, and a summer cottage, but the kind of money possessed by the wealthiest 1% of ...

Some people prefer the term “omnisexual” to “pansexual.” That's because the term pansexuality implies that attraction to people has nothing to do with gender. In contrast, people who ...

A quarter of high schools in New Zealand now offer students alternative education qualifications, like Cambridge International, instead of the national school qualification NCEA level one. Figures ...