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Input Sought On Draft Makorori Master Plan
Friday, 9 June 2023, 1:17 pm | Gisborne District Council
There’ve been a lot of cuppas over the past year as details of the draft Makorori Master Plan were worked out between Council, residents, user groups and mana whenua. Now it’s now time for the community to read it. “We want to know if we got this ... More >>
Workshop For Catastrophic Planning On This Week
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 1:49 pm | Gisborne District Council
It’s called a CATPLAN – and by the end of this week, it’ll be 70 per cent complete. A CATPLAN is the regional catastrophic plan for Te Tairāwhiti based around a Magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami off the Hikurangi Subduction zone off the East ... More >>
Our Annual Plan Is Different This Year
Friday, 2 June 2023, 4:33 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council wants you to have your say on their 2023/24 Annual Plan which outlines where the funding will go for the next financial year. For two weeks from today until 16 June, we’re seeking feedback on what we have planned to do next year. “Firstly, ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle Timeline Of Readiness And Response
Friday, 2 June 2023, 3:56 pm | Gisborne District Council
An independent third-party commissioned report highlights Tairāwhiti Civil Defence’s critical timeline as the organisation prepared, responded and flew into action when Cyclone Gabrielle hit the region. Gabrielle came hard on the back of two adverse ... More >>
Marine Oil Spill Exercise Being Held On Wednesday
Friday, 2 June 2023, 3:34 pm | Gisborne District Council
A training day at the Inner Harbour boat ramp next Wednesday is around how to respond to an oil spill. The exercise will be headed by Tairāwhiti regional on-scene commander Phil Nickerson and includes staff from Gisborne District Council, Fire and Emergency ... More >>
17 Tairāwhiti Homeowners Given Category 3 News
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 4:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
Seventeen homeowners in Tairāwhiti have had their houses classified by the Government as unsafe to live in, with the land they’re on no longer suitable for residential. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says it’s a devastating blow for these property owners and ... More >>
Expressions Of Interest For Clearing Large Woody Debris
Wednesday, 31 May 2023, 10:55 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council invites anyone in Tairāwhiti who has the capacity, capability, and the right equipment to get large woody debris out of our waterways to get in touch -- soon. Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says expressions of interest ... More >>
Future Funding For Our Region Coming From The Budget
Friday, 19 May 2023, 4:43 pm | Gisborne District Council
The announcements in yesterday’s Budget will help Tairāwhiti recover from Cyclone Gabrielle and the cumulative harm from previous events. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says she was pleased to hear the Budget focus on a no-frills approach to rebuilding communities ... More >>
Thank You – More Funding Announced For Our Region
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 2:32 pm | Gisborne District Council
15 May The Government’s announcement yesterday in the lead-up to this year’s budget has contained some excellent funding news for Tairāwhiti. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says Council is very grateful for this funding support for our region. “We need ... More >>
Isolated Community Is Reconnected At Whatatutu
Friday, 12 May 2023, 7:06 pm | Gisborne District Council
The road to recovery is well underway as another connection has been established for a rural community isolated since Cyclone Gabrielle. Residents of Te Kowhai Rd in Whatatutu can now cross the river by car after a temporary causeway opened on ... More >>
Ministry For The Environment Helps Tairāwhiti Recover
Friday, 12 May 2023, 6:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Mayor Rehette Stoltz says Gisborne District Council will provide regular community updates around progress being made using the $38.8 million in funding from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE). “Back in March, Council asked MfE for help to clean ... More >>
Council Slams Inquiry Report Into Land Use
Friday, 12 May 2023, 11:05 am | Gisborne District Council
Recommendations released today around land use in our region have been slammed by Mayor Rehette Stoltz. “We are extremely disappointed in the findings of the panel and we fundamentally disagree with several recommendations in the report. “We also ... More >>
The Plan To Reopen Bridges In Our Region
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Another Tairāwhiti bridge was permanently closed today, bringing the total number of bridges that need to be completely rebuilt to nine. Makarika Bridge, by Ruatorea, has been added to the list of bridges destroyed by the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle ... More >>
Groundswell Of Awhi For Community Sandbag Event
Friday, 5 May 2023, 2:13 pm | Gisborne District Council
A community project to fill 10,000 sandbags for Tairāwhiti next weekend is the first of its kind in New Zealand. Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Manager Ben Green says there’s been a groundswell of awhi for this project, which is a joint initiative ... More >>
Tairāwhiti’s Freshwater Rules Under Review
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 5:59 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council is looking for freshwater champions to help review the Regional Freshwater Plan and Waipaoa Catchment Plan. The Regional Fresh Water Plan applies rules and conditions on activities that affect freshwater, particularly how clean the water ... More >>
Keep An Eye Out For Logs In The Sea
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 6:53 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Harbourmaster Peter Buell asks everyone going out on a boat or jetski to keep an eye out for large logs in the sea. “There are still logs and debris in the harbour and around the East Coast. We are still seeing them continue to wash ... More >>
Inanga Monitoring Is Underway For Autumn, With A Great Start To The Season
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 11:23 am | Gisborne District Council
Autumn is the season teams go out looking for inanga eggs. Inanga is a native fish that’s one of five whitebait species in Aotearoa New Zealand. Between March and June, Te Ngahuru Tikoitikoiere team from Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust will monitor three ... More >>
Water Restrictions Lifted To Level Three For Easter
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 11:37 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne City residents will be able to water their gardens and clean their cars this Easter weekend. From today (Wednesday) Gisborne will move to alert level 3 water restrictions, which means just a ban on sprinkler use. Hoses can now be used for ... More >>
$29 Million For Our Local Roads
Monday, 3 April 2023, 3:18 pm | Gisborne District Council
Tairāwhiti local roads will have $29 million spent on them by the end of June. The money is 100 per cent Government funded. It’ll be distributed by Waka Kotahi to Gisborne District Council to be used as part of the initial clean-up after cyclones ... More >>
Gift For Future Generations
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 6:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
It was the audacity to be audacious that spurred on Turanga Health to publish a historic record of what they did during March last year – when the pandemic was at its height in Tairāwhiti. Encapsulated in a hardcover book is a day-by-day account ... More >>
