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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 >>
Connecting Back To Their Whenua
Thursday, 10 August 2023, 1:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
Being part of the mahi (work) in the natural environment (taiao) shows young tauira (students) the job possibilities they could be involved in. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/8ee2116e4a30d90119d6.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Tara Whaanga (left of sign) ... More >>
1.3 Tonnes Of Rubbish Cleaned Up By Our Community
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 6:32 am | Gisborne District Council
More than 100 people picked up 1.3 tonnes of rubbish from the sand dunes and beach along the ‘Mad Mile’ on Sunday morning. The community clean-up along Centennial Marine Drive was an event organised between Waste Management and Gisborne District ... More >>
Call For Tairāwhiti To Show Kindness
Monday, 7 August 2023, 12:51 pm | Gisborne District Council
“Our people ARE people,” is the message Gisborne District Council would like the community to take on board after a significant increase in abuse and threats aimed at staff because of where they work. Since the start of the year there’s ... More >>
Be Part Of The Solution – Community Beach Clean-up This Sunday
Friday, 4 August 2023, 12:45 pm | Gisborne District Council
This Sunday between 9am and noon there’s a community beach clean-up along the ‘Mad Mile’ on Centennial Marine Drive. Gloves and rubbish bags will be provided for everyone who turns up, and there’s a free sausage sizzle after the event to ... More >>
Government Commitment Is Essential In Responding To Ministerial Inquiry
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 2:35 pm | Gisborne District Council
Reducing risk and strengthening resilience were outlined as key phases in the Government’s response to recommendations by the Ministerial Inquiry into Land Use (MILU). Minister of Forestry Peeni Henare was in town for the announcement at the Emerald Hotel this ... More >>
Nutrient Loss Survey For Growers
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 2:09 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council and HortNZ are asking growers on the Poverty Bay and Uawa Flats to complete a survey about the water quality in our rivers. The information from this survey will be used to model estimated nutrient losses from the various land use and soil ... More >>
Buyout Plan For Category 3 Properties Expected Soon
Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 1:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Following the Government’s announcement on the Hawkes Bay Category 3 cost sharing and buy back proposal, Gisborne District Council will be in a position to take a proposal for cost sharing and buy back to the community in the next couple of weeks. ... More >>
Calling Creatives – Need Funding Towards An Idea?
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 11:55 am | Gisborne District Council
If You’ve Got A Great Idea For A Community Event And It Needs A Bit Of Financial Help – Council’s Creative Communities Funding Scheme May Be Able To Help. Every Year There Are Two Opportunities To Apply, In August And February. This Year Only ... More >>
Save The Date - Kiwa Pools Opening Day Is Revealed
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
In just seven weeks Gisborne’s $46 million Kiwa Pools complex will open to the public after a roller coaster build that has traversed Covid lockdowns and five states of emergency. Kiwa Pools will open to our community on Saturday, 2 September. “We’re ... More >>
Commercial Silt Removal Fund Opens
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 3:37 pm | Gisborne District Council
Applications are open for commercial entities affected by silt from Cyclone Gabrielle to apply for financial support. The $7.4m funding from Central Government enables businesses in Tairāwhiti to process and dispose of sediment and debris on commercial ... More >>
Court Of Appeal Decision Impacts Gold Kiwifruit Growers
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 10:40 am | Gisborne District Council
The Court of appeal has found in favour of Gisborne District Council around the issue of whether growing gold kiwifruit on a property adds to the capital value of the property. Council Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says this is a very significant ... More >>
Groundwater Issues Continue To Impact Burials At Taruheru
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 5:17 pm | Gisborne District Council
The highest groundwater Tairāwhiti has seen in almost half a century has meant the city’s main cemetery is closed again for burials. Michele Frey, Council’s Director of Liveable Communities says burials at Taruheru Cemetery could continue ... More >>
Everyone Has A Role To Play - Free Workshop On Sunday
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 11:33 am | Gisborne District Council
Tu Taiao Tairāwhiti is hosting a free workshop about how you can contribute to the country’s biodiversity crisis – starting in your own backyard. The Urban Pest Control Workshop is on between 10 and 12noon this Sunday, 9 July at the Kaiti ... More >>
Repairing Bridges Destroyed By Cyclone Gabrielle No Quick Fix
Monday, 3 July 2023, 5:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council’s Director Community Lifelines David Wilson says we can now provide an update on what the timeframes are likely to be for fixing the eight bridges destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle. “The timeframes will not be palatable to all as they ... More >>
