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Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 22]
State Of Emergency Declared
Thursday, 4 November 2021, 2:12 pm | Gisborne District Council
Civil Defence has declared a local state of emergency at 2pm today for the Tairāwhiti region. Civil Defence controller Dave Wilson encourages people to contact Council to report any flooding. “Anyone who is concerned for their safety should stay with ... More >>
Thunderstorm Warning Lifted
Friday, 29 October 2021, 6:25 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been lifted for Gisborne / Hawkes Bay radar area. More >>
New Location For Our Civil Defence Headquarters
Friday, 29 October 2021, 9:39 am | Gisborne District Council
A new purpose-built Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) for our community is a step closer to being built on Potae Avenue in Lytton West. It will provide a permanent solution to replace the existing ECC arrangement, which must be set up when activated, ... More >>
Changes To The Way Council Attracts Roading Contractors
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 1:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
To encourage more local businesses to bid Council has made the two roading networks in our region smaller and introduced a weighted system. The Council Roading Maintenance Contract Procurement Plan includes breaking up the Northern and Western Networks ... More >>
Arts Get $25,000 Funding Boost
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 1:25 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council announces the latest round of grants under the Creative Communities Scheme (CCS) with eight diverse groups being given a collective boost of $25,000. Exhibitions, music events and creative workshops have all been supported with this funding. Mayor ... More >>
Camping Opens This Weekend
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 1:29 pm | Gisborne District Council
More than 60 permits have already been applied for as camping season gets underway this Labour Weekend in Tairāwhiti. From Saturday October 23 campers are allowed to set up camp at Seasonal Camping areas found on our website. Council ... More >>
Beach Clean-up Starts Today
Monday, 18 October 2021, 1:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council’s annual beach clean-up starts today with work expected to be completed by the end of the week. The clean-up covers from The Cut to Midway Beach to remove driftwood and other debris. The driftwood will be chipped offsite by Siteworx Civil ... More >>
Severe Weather Warnings
Sunday, 17 October 2021, 2:02 pm | Gisborne District Council
Issued at: 10:01am Sunday, 17th October 2021 Situation An active front, preceded by a strong and moist northerly flow, is expected to move across New Zealand from the west today and Monday morning. It is followed by an unsettled west to northwest ... More >>
Reminders About Alert Level 2
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 12:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council wants to remind the community about extra measures still in place while our region is under Alert Level 2. Kiwa Pools (old Olympic Pools) is only open for those who have booked a lane in the undercover pool. Children can’t be dropped ... More >>
Read And Enjoy Nature At The Same Time—Hīkoi Kōrero
Friday, 8 October 2021, 10:51 am | Gisborne District Council
The first Hīkoi Kōrero StoryWalk® in Tairāwhiti starts today along the banks of the Taruheru River. The Hīkoi Kōrero is a series of storyboards that tell the story of ‘Taniwha’, a children’s book written and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa ... More >>
New Bylaw For Traffic And Parking
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 2:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
A proposed new bylaw around traffic and parking has changes for the community to consider. Over the past ten years Tairāwhiti’s population has increased and with it the demand on our parking and roads. The new bylaw 2021, which revokes the 2011 ... More >>
Intersection Closed For Repairs
Tuesday, 5 October 2021, 12:12 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Gladstone Road roundabout with Stanley Road will be closed for two days next week. On Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 October, the intersection by Gisborne Girls’ High School (GGHS) will be closed between 7am and 6pm so old stormwater pipes across ... More >>
Council Adopts Annual Report From Challenging Year
Friday, 1 October 2021, 3:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
Councillors adopted the 2020/21 Annual Report at yesterday’s Council meeting. At the meeting, Mayor Rehette Stoltz said ... More >>
Council Opts-out In Principle To Three Waters Reform
Friday, 1 October 2021, 10:35 am | Gisborne District Council
Councillors voted unanimously to opt-out in principle of the Government’s proposed Three Waters Reform at a Council meeting yesterday. The message to Government is that Tairāwhiti cannot support the proposal in its current form. Government proposes ... More >>
More Young People Into Sustainable Employment
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 1:43 pm | Gisborne District Council
A funding boost of up to $500,000 will help young people in Tairawhiti find sustainable employment and benefit our whole community. Council was chosen to be part of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs nationwide Community Recovery Programme this financial ... More >>
Free Bus To Get Vaccinated
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 9:42 am | Gisborne District Council
Council and Go Bus are providing free bus travel on scheduled services to help residents get to their Covid-19 vaccination appointments. It is part of a combined effort to boost vaccination attendance across the region, and support those who rely on public ... More >>
Highlights For Region In Tough Year
Friday, 24 September 2021, 5:54 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council today released its draft annual report for 2020-2021. The Delta virus may have produced one of the most challenging periods for the nation, but there were significant achievements that saw the financial year end strongly ... More >>
Mayor Meets With Ministers Over Three Waters Reform Proposal
Friday, 24 September 2021, 4:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
This week Mayor Rehette Stoltz met with Ministers, including the Minister for Local Government Nanaia Mahuta to discuss the Three Waters reform proposal. Government is proposing to move the management of the three waters away from individual Councils ... More >>
Precautions To Take During Wind-blown Dust Events In Ruatorea
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 10:06 am | Gisborne District Council
On occasion Ruatorea experiences high levels of wind- blown natural dust from the Waiapu Riverbed. These events don’t last long, the longest recorded was ten minutes, and little can be done to prevent the dust from becoming airborne. The main effect ... More >>
Summer Camping Opens Labour Weekend, Permits Free
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 10:03 am | Gisborne District Council
Council would like to remind the public of the changes to summer camping this year. Campsites will open from Saturday 23 October (Labour Weekend) instead of at daylight savings. Permits are still required however are now free and can be obtained through ... More >>
