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A State Of Emergency Declared In Tairāwhiti
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 5:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz has declared a State of Emergency as rivers rise and rain continues to fall across an already sodden region. “This gives our whānau and community a chance to self-evacuate and make preparations to ensure they are ... More >>
Sustained Rain Until Sunday For Tairāwhiti
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 1:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Residents in Te Karaka have been asked to self-evacuate as the Waipaoa River heads towards 7.5m and rain continues to fall. Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Manager Ben Green says the Orange heavy rain warning is expected to be raised to Red this ... More >>
Steel Wall Being Built To Protect Marina Park
Monday, 19 June 2023, 12:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
The historic building on the corner of Marina Park is having urgent repair work done around it after its front deck and the riverbank were heavily damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle. Council Journeys infrastructure manager Dave Hadfield says the ... More >>
Community Drop-ins Start This Friday
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 2:58 pm | Gisborne District Council
Community drop-ins start on Friday for people whose homes have been classed as Category 2 or 3 by the Government. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says letters will be sent out this week to more than 1000 individual property owners who’ve been placed in Category ... More >>
Confronting Scenario To Deal With – Regional CATPlan
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 10:30 am | Gisborne District Council
“It was a complex and confronting scenario to deal with, which is probably why it hasn’t been done before,” says Tairāwhiti Emergency Manager Ben Green of last week’s three-day workshop. The workshop was to get a catastrophic plan (CATPlan) ... More >>
Wai To Muriwai
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 3:00 pm | Gisborne District Council
A major milestone for Muriwai (Te Muriwai Mai Tāwhiti) was celebrated yesterday when their new water supply was officially blessed at a central point in the village, called the Pātaka Wai. All those who helped, came together to celebrate the historic ... More >>
Provisional Maps For Flood Risk Land
Friday, 9 June 2023, 5:06 pm | Gisborne District Council
Provisional maps have been released today that show the areas in our region that fall under the Government’s three categories of future risk when it comes to flooding and landslides. The categories were announced last month by the Government, with ... More >>
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 >>
