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Work Starts Soon On Amenity Reserve Land
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:01 pm | Gisborne District Council
This work is being done to meet both contamination standards under the BRANZ guidelines of managing asbestos-contaminated soil and public health standards under the guidance of a detailed remediation action plan. More >>
Days Numbered For New Lake In Waiorongomai Valley
Friday, 10 May 2024, 9:58 am | Gisborne District Council
A lake that formed in Tairāwhiti last year has its days numbered. More >>
Saltwater Wedge Mapping In Ūawa
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 2:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Seven new saltwater wedges have been mapped in the Ūawa catchment in an effort to understand inanga (whitebait) distribution. A saltwater wedge is the furthest point inland that saltwater reaches on a spring high tide. In February and March ... More >>
Attention Coastal Lovers – Learn About Threats To Our Coast
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
Free Marine Biosecurity workshop is being held in Tairāwhiti that day by NIWA and Biosecurity NZ (MPI). It’s being hosted by Gisborne District Council at the Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club at the beach end of Grey Street between 9am and 1pm on May ... More >>
Summer Crops Survey Results
Monday, 6 May 2024, 4:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Maize and sweetcorn retain the top spot as the most grown crop in Tairāwhiti over the summer months. A total of 24,376 hectares were surveyed with almost half being summer crops. More >>
Summer Crops Survey Results
Monday, 6 May 2024, 4:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Maize and sweetcorn retain the top spot as the most grown crop in Tairāwhiti over the summer months. A total of 24,376 hectares were surveyed with almost half being summer crops. More >>
Te Arai Footbridge Re-opening Huge For Manutūkē Community’s Well-being
Friday, 3 May 2024, 5:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
The footbridge has been a special feature of Manutūkē for generations and is unique to Tairāwhiti. It’d been out of action for six months after a tree came down damaging parts of the bridge. More >>
Much To Learn From Tairāwhiti TEMO
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
Sharing information and resources is at the heart of all Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office (TEMO) do. This time it’s with a group from Lower Hutt. “Their region shares a similar hazard as Tairāwhiti with the whole population living in a flood ... More >>
Successful Start To Spartina Project
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:21 pm | Gisborne District Council
More than half of the Spartina grass sprayed along the Taruheru River in January has broken down and been removed through normal tidal flows. Testing of the site has backed up the visual results to show a mass reduction in the Spartina, an increase ... More >>
Government Inquiry Welcomed By Council
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:53 pm | Gisborne District Council
A Government inquiry into how Emergency Management teams in the North Island reacted during the extreme weather events of early 2023 carries some good examples and learnings from Tairāwhiti. More >>
Third Bailey Bridge Installed By Council
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
Another Bailey bridge has been successfully installed in Tairāwhiti. More >>
Have Your Say On The Proposed New Navigation Safety Bylaw
Friday, 19 April 2024, 3:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
A lot changes in ten years and that’s why a new bylaw is being proposed around navigation and safety in Turanganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay. The community can have their say on 11 key proposed changes by Friday 17 May./ More >>
Minister Joins Ceremony To Mark Stopbank Milestone
Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:54 pm | Gisborne District Council
The resilience project is building on top of the great work of The Waipaoa Flood Control Scheme, which is 64km of stopbanks along the Waipaoa River, together with other river control structures and protection works. More >>
Fly-tipping Escalation In Our Region
Friday, 19 April 2024, 10:49 am | Gisborne District Council
Fly-tipping or illegal dumping is a growing issue we’re all facing as a region. More >>
Demolition Works Begin At The Olympic Pool Complex
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 5:02 pm | Gisborne District Council
Today 16 April demolition of the administration building commenced after asbestos found in the building on Friday, was removed on Monday. The project is expected to wrap up end of May or early June this year. More >>
One Week Of Community Conversations To Go
Friday, 12 April 2024, 11:35 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council has one week to go in its month-long consultation with the community around the region’s plans and budget for the next three years 2024-2027. For the past few weeks, Councillors and Council staff have travelled, and will travel, ... More >>
Changes Coming To Grey Street Soon
Thursday, 11 April 2024, 9:32 am | Gisborne District Council
From Monday 29 April, temporary changes to Grey Street get underway to make a portion of it more people-friendly and vibrant. The Gisborne District Council is in partnership with Tairāwhiti Adventure Trust (TAT), which is delivering the project, supported ... More >>
Drivers Asked To Be Courteous At The Raised Table Crossings
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 6:52 pm | Gisborne District Council
Raised tables are flat platforms that are being constructed by some of Gisborne’s roundabouts, where pedestrian use is high. They’re the preferred approach to roundabouts in Gisborne because of the dual purpose they serve for drivers and pedestrians. They ... More >>
Te Karaka Community Invited To Validate Flood Modelling
Friday, 5 April 2024, 3:45 pm | Gisborne District Council
"A hydraulic model of the Taruheru Catchment is also being developed, which will be used to inform engineering work to widen parts of the Taruheru River to reduce the effect of severe floods on the community and improve drainage." More >>
Tairāwhiti Acknowledged In A Joint Win For Cyclone Gabrielle Volunteers
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 12:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Every volunteer who helped after Cyclone Gabrielle was recognised at the New Zealander of the Year awards last night in Auckland. Under the Community of the Year category, judges decided to make it a joint win and include all the volunteers across the country ... More >>
