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Electorate seat

East Coast

Represented by Dana Kirkpatrick · New Zealand National Party
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In the news

Recent stories from our news & commentary corpus that mention this electorate’s area, newest first. A coverage signal — not a measure of local opinion.

No one hurt in Gisborne house fire
rnz · 5 Jun 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne fire: Man arrested after blaze rips through Mangapapa home
nzherald · 5 Jun 2026 Gisborne
Man charged with arson after fire 'severely damaged' Gisborne home
tvnz · 4 Jun 2026 Gisborne
One person arrested for alleged arson at Gisborne house
stuff · 4 Jun 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne Oranga Tamariki caregiver jailed for sexually abusing three young boys
nzherald · 3 Jun 2026 Gisborne
Bystanders praised for action after walking frame user robbed in Gisborne
tvnz · 31 May 2026 Gisborne
#regional: Quick-Thinking Bystanders Help Police Nab Robbery Suspect In Gisborne
waatea · 30 May 2026 Gisborne
Bystanders praised after walking frame user targeted in Gisborne robbery
rnz · 30 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne Mayor hopes Budget funding will help SH2/Waioweka Gorge road stay open
rnz · 28 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne elderly and solo parents fear higher costs under social housing reforms
nzherald · 28 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne worker killed by shredder 'failed' by company
tvnz · 26 May 2026 Gisborne
Waste shredder death: Gisborne business fined, paying reparations after fatal accident
nzherald · 26 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne mayor wants value of State Highway 2 recognised
rnz · 24 May 2026 Gisborne
Wairoa shows how we can beat cervical cancer
e-tangata · 23 May 2026 Wairoa
Wairoa youth benefit from new funding partnerships
beehive · 21 May 2026 Wairoa
Election 2026: The Opportunity Party names Cail Smith as East Coast candidate
nzherald · 20 May 2026 East Coast
Ōpōtiki Mayor David Moore warns council amalgamation will not mean cheaper rates
nzherald · 19 May 2026 Ōpōtiki
Sir Graeme Dingle: From ‘painfully shy’ Gisborne child to celebrated adventurer
nzherald · 19 May 2026 Gisborne
#regional: Wairoa And Iwi Unite To Stop Mortuary Waste Entering Waterways
waatea · 18 May 2026 Wairoa
State Highway 2 Wairoa crash: One person dead, one injured
nzherald · 18 May 2026 Wairoa
Gisborne residents call for action on ‘dangerous’ Elsdon Best St footpaths
nzherald · 18 May 2026 Gisborne
The town with no rest home: Wairoa's wait for a $15m lifeline
stuff · 18 May 2026 Wairoa
One dead after single-vehicle crash on SH2 in Wairoa
stuff · 18 May 2026 Wairoa
Striking Gisborne firefighters criticise facility issues during station upgrades
nzherald · 15 May 2026 Gisborne
Ōpōtiki footpaths blocked by weeds, horse dung spark safety concerns
nzherald · 15 May 2026 Ōpōtiki
Māori-led meth recovery model in Gisborne drawing global attention
rnz · 14 May 2026 Gisborne
On The Up: Gisborne teachers launch online te reo Māori classroom resource
nzherald · 14 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne man counts 500 pieces of rubbish over 1km of road
nzherald · 13 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne teen feels ‘very lucky’ despite broken bones from speedway crash
nzherald · 13 May 2026 Gisborne
Gisborne couple celebrate 60 years of marriage that blossomed from rugby party romance
nzherald · 13 May 2026 Gisborne

Past results

Who has won East Coast, newest cycle first.

Rosters are sourced from public candidate lists and may be incomplete for some cycles — a missing name means “not yet recorded”, not “did not stand”.