Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 3]
Much To Be Learned From Exercise Horowhatu
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 1:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
A Tairāwhiti Emergency Management led exercise in response to a Hikurangi magnitude 9 earthquake off the Kermadecs will provide valuable information to the regional catastrophic event plan. Yesterday, Exercise Horowhatu 2023 brought together the ... More >>
Haumaru Moana – Safer Boating Week
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 10:17 am | Gisborne District Council
If you see a bright orange gazebo by the boat ramps this summer – go and have a chat. It means Harbourmaster Peter Buell and the Māori Wardens are close by to ensure good information is readily available for anyone going out on the water. They’ll ... More >>
Lego Master At The Library Until November
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 6:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Lego Master finalist, entertainer, entrepreneur and Gisborne man Jonathan Samson, 46, will be an artist in residence at the HB Williams Memorial Library until November 4. Jono’s going to build a lego replica of the library in-house - and people are ... More >>
Statement On Behalf Of Sarge’s Owners And Gisborne District Council
Friday, 29 September 2023, 1:21 pm | Gisborne District Council
Sarge’s owners and Gisborne District Council have settled the matter as between them. Sarge’s owners and whānau acknowledge the outpouring of grief and support from the community but they would like to move on and ask for privacy and community ... More >>
Community Asked About Government Support Package
Friday, 29 September 2023, 10:40 am | Gisborne District Council
Consultation on the Government offer to support our cyclone recovery gets underway on Monday. Council decided in August to support the intent of the offer and agreed to consult with the community on the proposal. The Government offer of $204 million ... More >>
Council Investigation Underway Into Dog Pound Incident
Tuesday, 26 September 2023, 4:15 pm | Gisborne District Council
The regrettable incident when a dog in the pound was mistakenly put down, is now being independently investigated. Council has appointed Kate Wallingford, the Director of Owl Investigations, to undertake the independent inquiry into the incident to ... More >>
$15 Million Funding To Raise Flood-affected Homes Announced
Friday, 22 September 2023, 2:33 pm | Gisborne District Council
Funding of $15 million was announced by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday to lift up homes in Tairāwhiti and keep them safe from future flooding. The announcement has been welcomed by the region’s recovery organisations, that include Te Aitanga ... More >>
World Rivers Day This Sunday
Friday, 22 September 2023, 11:25 am | Gisborne District Council
New Zealand is known as a braided river hotspot around the globe. This World Rivers Day on Sunday 24 September Gisborne District Council Council would like to highlight the Waiapu River. The Waiapu River is recognised as one of the North Island’s largest ... More >>
1000-year Bridge Project Starts Monday
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 2:05 pm | Gisborne District Council
Work starts Monday on the long-awaited 1000-year bridge to connect Tītīrangi/Kaiti Hill and Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing site. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2309/3e77a1f76eac96cbf8ed.jpeg" width="720" height="549"> Artist's Impression The open-air ... More >>
Adventure Playground Pipe Repair At The End Of This Month
Wednesday, 13 September 2023, 2:41 pm | Gisborne District Council
A crack has formed at the top of a section of the wastewater pipe located at the Adventure Playground. This section will be replaced, weather-dependent, at the end of this month. During the repair, a portion of Midway Beach known as ‘The Pipe’ ... More >>
Proactive Push To Allow Summer Camping At Pouawa And Turihaua
Friday, 8 September 2023, 5:13 pm | Gisborne District Council
Conversations are underway between Gisborne District Council and Waka Kotahi to allow camping at two favourite spots this summer season. Historically Gisborne District Council has managed summer camping at Pouawa and Turihaua, two coastal areas that ... More >>
Beach Clean-up Starts Next Week
Friday, 8 September 2023, 5:10 pm | Gisborne District Council
The clean-up of woody debris on our beaches is about to get underway so our biggest summer assets are clean by Labour Weekend – 22 and 23 October. Liveable Communities Director Michele Frey says contractors will start clearing debris off the beach from ... More >>
New Emergency Coordination Centre Officially Opened
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:33 pm | Gisborne District Council
The official opening of the new purpose-built Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) Te Manawa Whakarauora was held at the new location on Potae Avenue today. A crowd of around 100 people gathered, who were representatives from iwi, hapū, Police, ... More >>
Great Outcome After Waste Minimisation Funding
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 10:14 am | Gisborne District Council
More than 150,000 plastic pots were eliminated from the operations of Native Garden Nursery last year thanks to a $10,000 contribution from the 2022 Waste Minimisation Fund. Every year Gisborne District Council supports a community initiative that contributes ... More >>
Marine Exercise At Kaiti Beach On Tuesday
Friday, 1 September 2023, 4:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
A Marine Oil Spill exercise will be held at Kaiti Beach next week on Tuesday, 5 September. The exercise will be based on a scenario where a private launch has anchored just off the rocks at Kaiti Beach, after it lost power coming into the region. In ... More >>
Kiwa Pools Opens This Weekend
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 11:13 am | Gisborne District Council
Kiwa Pools will finally open its doors to the community this Saturday. At 6am there will be lane swimming and 8am recreational aquatic activities. “We are looking forward to welcoming everyone and encouraging you all to take a dip in the waters ... More >>
Landslide Dam Along Tauwhareparae Road Assessed Low-risk
Monday, 28 August 2023, 11:07 am | Gisborne District Council
A landslide dam on Tauwhareparae Road has been assessed as low to minimal risk of failure. The dam formed after the heavy rain event in June when landslides caused massive damage to the rural road that sits inland between Uawa and Whatatutu. Gisborne ... More >>
Government Cost-sharing Offer Agreed To By Council
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 4:41 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council and the Crown have reached an agreement on cyclone recovery cost-sharing arrangements. Council at its extra-ordinary meeting on Thursday 24 August accepted the offer subject to undertaking community consultation as required under the Local ... More >>
Everyone Gets Involved During Winter Planting Of Urban Streams
Monday, 21 August 2023, 5:40 pm | Gisborne District Council
Teams have been getting stuck into the mahi over the last few weeks of fine weather with winter planting well underway around the city. The banks of Waikirikiri Stream are now planted with natives after a concerted effort by Haumanu Tū Ora, a Freshwater ... More >>
Almost Half Of What We Throw Out Is Food Waste
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 2:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
Every week, 42.8 per cent of what we throw away in our kerbside rubbish is food waste. That adds up to a whopping 37.4 tonnes every week of uneaten food that we then pay to truck out of town to a landfill. We know this because back in May a team ... More >>