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No Glitter In Gold Clam Arrival
Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 2:37 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council and Biosecurity NZ are asking residents to follow Check, Clean and Dry guidelines to stop the spread of the invasive freshwater Gold Clam. Michele Frey, Council’s Liveable Communities’ Director says the clam ( Corbicula Fluminea ), has been declared ... More >>
Spartina Spraying Starts Friday
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 3:52 pm | Gisborne District Council
This Friday spraying will start on the Spartina grass along the edges of the Taruheru River. It’s the first stage of a Council project, in collaboration with mana whenua, to get rid of the invasive Spartina weed from the inner-city waterway. Sustainable ... More >>
Tolaga Bay Wharf Update
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 2:57 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council is preparing to reopen Tolaga Bay Wharf to its halfway point by the end of February, 2024. The wharf has been temporarily closed since January 2023, due to impacts from Cyclone Hale. Further large swells during 2023 continued ... More >>
Bridge Jumping Dangerous – No Longer A Rite Of Passage
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 2:07 pm | Gisborne District Council
Warning signs are being placed on the city’s three bridges to tell people not to jump from them in case they get hurt. The signs will be on the Railway Bridge, the William Pettie Bridge (Rutene Road) and the Gladstone Road Bridge. Council Harbourmaster ... More >>
Partnership A Win For The Wider Region
Monday, 18 December 2023, 11:29 am | Gisborne District Council
A trio of MetService’s top meteorologists have been in the city to better understand the region’s needs in adverse weather events. The meteorological scientists ran a two-day workshop with the Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office team (TEMO), ... More >>
For Tairāwhiti With Love – Nominate A Superhero
Friday, 15 December 2023, 2:24 pm | Gisborne District Council
Nominations are open until 15 January for next year’s Superhero Awards – those people you know who went above and beyond during Cyclone Gabrielle. “It’s been a tough year for our communities,” says Mayor Rehette Stoltz. “As we near the ... More >>
Cut-off Date For Reports Of Severely Affected Land
Friday, 15 December 2023, 10:06 am | Gisborne District Council
The community has until 30 December to notify the Council of any residential land severely affected by Cyclone Gabrielle that isn’t already known to Council. Council Director Sustainable Futures Joanna Noble says a cut-off date is needed to ensure ... More >>
Massive Footpath Repair Programme Underway
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 9:30 am | Gisborne District Council
A massive footpath repair programme is underway around Gisborne from now until May next year. Gisborne District Council’s Journeys Operations Manager Libby Young says there’s a big push to respond to an increased number of faults. “We know ... More >>
Protecting Vulnerable Communities
Friday, 1 December 2023, 4:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
Tairawhiti Emergency Management's efforts to ensure remote communities are able to survive after a catastrophic event got the gold star of approval today from newly-minted Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell. Mr Mitchell, who has ... More >>
Warning Signs Back On Beaches
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 9:34 am | Gisborne District Council
Warning signs are back up across the region’s coastline to warn beach users about the extremely dangerous nature of woody debris washing up after the weekend’s heavy rain. It is expected to be weeks, not days, for the remainder of the wood floating ... More >>
High Chance Of Surface Flooding This Weekend
Friday, 24 November 2023, 1:08 pm | Gisborne District Council
Groundwater levels across the region are very high, meaning there’s a high chance of surface flooding with the heavy rain forecast this weekend. Rivers are also running high and there is ponding and surface flooding already across the flats from persistent ... More >>
Thanks A Million, NZ – Times Three!
Monday, 13 November 2023, 10:54 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council wants to give three million thank yous back to New Zealand after more than that was raised for our community following two cyclones in six weeks. The devastating start to 2023 for Tairāwhiti is still being felt by many whānau ... More >>
Kerry Hudson Honoured For Outstanding Contribution To Land Management
Monday, 6 November 2023, 1:32 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council staff member Kerry Hudson has been described as a hero of soil conservation and land management in Tairāwhiti after he was honoured at a national event last week. Kerry was awarded the Outstanding Contribution award at the NZ Association ... More >>
$204 Million Government Offer Accepted
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 2:15 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Government’s offer of $204million to support our region's recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle was accepted at an extraordinary Council meeting yesterday. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says it’s a step in the right direction on our road to recovery. “I’m ... More >>
Festive Line Up Coming To The CBD This Holiday Season
Tuesday, 31 October 2023, 2:49 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne’s central business district (CBD) is the focus of a huge line-up of fun Christmas activities this year. A Kiwiana Christmas workshop at the HB Williams Memorial Library will be Christmas central for everyone in town. There’ll be visits from ... More >>
Turanga Gardens Closed Until Further Notice
Friday, 27 October 2023, 4:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
Turanga Gardens have been and will remain, closed for the foreseeable future after multiple erosion sites and signs of asbestos were found at the site. The gardens are situated at the top of Hospital Hill and provide a thoroughfare for walkers who ... More >>
Updated Maps For Property Owners Previously Classified As Category 2
Friday, 20 October 2023, 3:55 pm | Gisborne District Council
More than 1000 properties have been removed from the Future of Severely Affected Land (FOSAL) framework after further assessments of properties. Letters have been sent to these property owners, as well as those remaining in FOSAL Category 2A to ... More >>
Gisborne Tops The Country For ShakeOut Again
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 1:41 pm | Gisborne District Council
Twenty-four percent of Tairāwhiti signed up for ShakeOut 2023 – the highest participation rate in the country for the third year running. ShakeOut is New Zealand’s annual earthquake and tsunami drill where people practice their evacuation plans. Gisborne, ... More >>
Help Us Improve The Waimatā And Pakarae Waterways
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 3:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council is looking for people with strong connections to the Waimatā and Pakarae River catchments to join an advisory group to help improve water quality there. The advisory group will help develop a catchment plan. This plan will guide ... More >>
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 >>
