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Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 14]
Nesting Season Rolls Around For Endangered Birds
Monday, 5 December 2022, 4:36 pm | Gisborne District Council
If you’re heading to a beach or river this summer please watch out for dotterel/tūturiwhatu nests and give them a wide berth. It’s estimated there are only 2075 of the endemic birds left and Tairāwhiti is very lucky to have a population ... More >>
Community Journey For Festive Trees
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 2:58 pm | Gisborne District Council
Sixty-eight wooden Christmas trees were rolled into the city centre and hand-delivered to our retailers today. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2212/4cc988b15db50729f910.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Now hundreds of children have ... More >>
Free Mulch Available After Beach Clean-up
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:15 pm | Gisborne District Council
Over the next few weeks Gisborne District Council invites the public to bring a trailer and get free mulch for their garden. Council Liveable Communities Director Michele Frey says the large pile of mulch on Centennial Marine Drive (across from ... More >>
Major Road Repairs Coming Up
Friday, 18 November 2022, 4:59 pm | Gisborne District Council
Major road works are coming up for our region over the next few weeks. Council Journeys Infrastructure Manager Dave Hadfield says the repairs are a combination of roads that have been impacted by floods and slips over the past 18 months and our annual ... More >>
Have An Idea To Minimise Waste? Apply For $10,000
Monday, 14 November 2022, 2:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
If you have a great new idea how to minimise waste going to landfill then apply for funding from the Waste Minimisation Fund. Every year Gisborne District Council awards up to $10,000 for a project that diverts waste from landfill. Applications ... More >>
Warnings Lifted, Clean-up Continues
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 6:52 pm | Gisborne District Council
Weather and sea warnings were lifted off Tairāwhti today as the focus turns to cleaning up and reconnecting communities. Tairāwhiti Civil Defence Controller Nedine Thatcher Swann says our region’s roading network is still very fragile with teams ... More >>
Communities Cut Off After Heavy Rain
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 1:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
There was a feeling of relief for residents along the Coast this morning after rain eased off overnight with no further flooding. However, communities remain cut off between Uawa and Ruatorea as State Highway 35 remains closed. More than 185mm of ... More >>
Heavy Rain Impacts The Coast, Homes Evacuated
Saturday, 12 November 2022, 5:07 am | Gisborne District Council
11 November Contractors will be out at first light to assess and repair damage after heavy rain hit Tairāwhiti this afternoon. Many residents along the East Coast self-evacuated after more than 185mm of rain fell north of Tolaga Bay. Tairāwhiti Civil Defence ... More >>
Water Quality Changes For Water Supply
Friday, 11 November 2022, 3:31 pm | Gisborne District Council
New national regulations for the quality of safe drinking water come into effect on Monday 14 November. The changes are to the threshold for bacteriological treatment, which means Council will make some changes to how the Gisborne City water supply ... More >>
Mayor Rehette Stoltz Appointed To Trust Tairāwhiti Board
Tuesday, 8 November 2022, 9:54 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mayor Rehette Stoltz as a Trustee on the Trust Tairāwhiti board. Her appointment was made official on 1 November, 2022. Mayor Stoltz says she’s pleased to join the board in Council’s ... More >>
Leaning Pōhutukawa Tree To Stay
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 10:00 am | Gisborne District Council
The leaning Pōhutakawa tree in the Botanical Gardens will be pruned today so it can live on. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/86c7d87f17be666894cc.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Growing beside the children’s ... More >>
Historic Meeting For New Council
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 7:58 pm | Gisborne District Council
The official swearing-in of the Mayor and all 13 district councillors was held at Te Poho-o-Rawiri Marae last week. The inaugural meeting on Thursday 27 October was a historic occasion as it marked the first time councillors were elected under the ... More >>
Phil Karaitiana Honoured With Top Biosecurity Award
Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 7:57 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council staff member Phil Karaitiana was named the winner of the New Zealand Biosecurity Award announced by Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor at an awards ceremony in Auckland last night. Arriving home this morning Phil said it was humbling to receive ... More >>
Protecting Te Tairāwhiti Land
Friday, 21 October 2022, 11:35 pm | Gisborne District Council
New national policy aims to protect highly productive land. The National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land 2022 (NPS-HPL) was gazetted on 20 September 2022 and came into effect on 17 October. The NPS-HPL will impact landowners, including ... More >>
Town And Tolaga Beach Clean-ups
Friday, 21 October 2022, 10:27 am | Gisborne District Council
The annual beach clean-up of woody debris is set for next week. Work will commence firstly on Waikanae Beach up to Midway Surf Club and then onto Uawa. Council Director Liveable Communities Michèle Frey says, “Given the extra debris on the beaches ... More >>
Emergency Pod On Display At This Year’s A&P Show
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 9:09 am | Gisborne District Council
There’s an important display at this year’s A&P Show that Tairāwhiti Emergency Management wants everyone in our community to see. It’s an emergency pod -- a 20ft (6m) shipping container packed with emergency equipment that will provide ... More >>
Use Your Weekend To Vote – Turnout Is Down
Friday, 30 September 2022, 5:29 pm | Gisborne District Council
With just a week left to vote in the local government elections, Tairawhiti residents are encouraged to get their voting papers posted this weekend. Votes returned so far show only 14 percent of people have voted compared to 19 percent at the same ... More >>
Get Ready To ShakeOut Tairāwhiti
Friday, 30 September 2022, 3:31 pm | Gisborne District Council
Registrations are now open for the national ShakeOut event happening next month. As part of our region’s earthquake drill and tsunami hīkoi, Civil Defence and Council are encouraging everyone to take part. Wherever you are at 9.30am, Thursday ... More >>
2022’s Annual Report Is Out
Thursday, 29 September 2022, 6:07 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Annual Report for the 2021-2022 financial year was adopted today by Councillors, who sat together for the last time before the election results next week. Gisborne District Council Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says the Annual Report tells ... More >>
Children’s Playground Brings Tiniroto Together
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 9:03 am | Gisborne District Council
Tiniroto children enjoyed their colourful new playground for the first time on Sunday after it was officially opened by Mayor Rehette Stoltz. Even the grey rainy day did not deter the excitement of having a playground that wasn’t 40 minutes drive away. ... More >>
