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Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 20]
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 >>
Rain Further Delays Road Repairs
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
Heavy rain forecast over the next two days will further delay road repairs. Council Community Lifelines Director David Wilson says his team is fully aware people are frustrated with their roads not being repaired. “As soon as drier warmer weather ... More >>
Rain Further Delays Road Repairs
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 6:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
Heavy rain forecast over the next two days will further delay road repairs. Council Community Lifelines Director David Wilson says his team is fully aware people are frustrated with their roads not being repaired. “As soon as drier warmer weather ... More >>
Council Facilities Closed On One-off Public Holiday
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 1:32 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council facilities will be closed on Monday 26 September for the one-off public holiday to observe the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Council chief executive, Nedine Thatcher Swann says rubbish and recycling services will continue ... More >>
Costs For Wheelie Bin System Being Gathered
Friday, 16 September 2022, 10:49 am | Gisborne District Council
A potential change around how our kerbside rubbish is collected was heavily supported by our community in an online survey earlier this year. The results were shared with councillors at a Gisborne District Council Operations Meeting yesterday. Back in ... More >>
Gisborne And Wairoa’s Road To Recovery
Friday, 26 August 2022, 11:01 am | Gisborne District Council
The impact on rural residents after back-to-back severe weather events earlier this year, has been detailed in a new report commissioned by the Gisborne and Wairoa district councils. The Gisborne and Wairoa Flood Recovery Assessment report is the result ... More >>
Election Time - Karangatia Rā 2022
Monday, 22 August 2022, 1:18 pm | Gisborne District Council
The highest number of candidates in 21 years makes sure it’ll be a competitive election for those standing to be in the next round of mayor and district councillors. Postal voting opens in four weeks when voting papers are delivered to your letterbox. ... More >>
Anaura Road Will Take Months To Repair
Friday, 19 August 2022, 10:47 am | Gisborne District Council
A major slip along Anaura Road has cut off three households and will take several months to repair. Journeys Acting Operations Manager John Tamoua says due to an extremely wet winter, the large slip has blocked Anaura Road at the 11km mark and dropped the ... More >>
Community Core To Freshwater Planning
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 11:01 am | Gisborne District Council
“What do you love about your river?” That’s the question Council is asking the community to set the foundation for new freshwater catchment plans. A catchment plan looks at how to manage freshwater and land uses within a water catchment and ... More >>
Applications Now Open For Natural Heritage Fund 2023
Monday, 15 August 2022, 4:33 pm | Gisborne District Council
Applications for Gisborne District Council’s Natural Heritage Fund are now open. The Natural Heritage Fund is available to assist projects on private properties that increase the well-being of our environment. Applications are ranked on biodiversity ... More >>
Six Projects Get The Go-ahead To Better Our Community
Friday, 12 August 2022, 5:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
Six projects that provide wide benefits for Te Tairāwhiti have been given the go-ahead at a Council meeting yesterday. They will be paid for with $7.21m of funding now available to Gisborne District Council from the Government. It’s the first payment ... More >>
A $30,000 Annual Boost For Books At Our Library
Monday, 8 August 2022, 2:37 pm | Gisborne District Council
There are hundreds of brand-new large-print titles on the shelves of our inner-city library. They were bought with an annual boost of funds from the HB Williams Memorial Library Book Trust. For the next ten years, the Trust will distribute $30,000 each ... More >>
New Policy Seeks To Reduce Gambling Harm
Tuesday, 26 July 2022, 2:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council adopted a new Gambling Venue Policy 2022 at its 23 June meeting. The new policy retains the sinking lid approach, allowing no new venue to establish in the region, along with further restricting the relocation of existing ... More >>
Gisborne And Napier Battle It Out For Top City
Monday, 25 July 2022, 2:06 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne is up against our neighbour Napier to win the top spot in Today FM’s World Cup of Cities competition. Battling it out for the top award, 16 cities have competed in the challenge. Over the past two weeks, Gisborne City saw off challengers ... More >>
