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Severe Weather Watches
Friday, 25 March 2022, 6:51 am | Gisborne District Council
Issued at: 8:37pm Thursday, 24th March 2022 Situation A low lies to the east of the North Island. An associated slow-moving front is expected to bring further heavy rain to the east of the North Island south of Gisborne City overnight tonight (Thursday) ... More >>
Tairāwhiti Benefits From Minister’s Support
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 3:24 pm | Gisborne District Council
An injection of $175,000 from Minister Kiri Allan into the Mayoral Relief Fund will help people impacted by the recent flooding. Emergency Management Minister Allan announced today that the Government will make the contribution towards the Mayoral ... More >>
Rising River Levels Lead To Evacuation
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 6:52 am | Gisborne District Council
Police and FENZ (Fire and Emergency NZ) went door-to-door this morning, urging people in Manutuke and Te Karaka to evacuate as river levels in the region continue to rise, with others put on stand-by. Those living along low lying points of Waingake Road ... More >>
Preparation Crucial As Heavy Rain Continues
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 5:24 pm | Gisborne District Council
Be prepared is the very strong message from Tairāwhiti Civil Defence group controller David Wilson as the region braces for a second night of heavy rain. Record rainfall was last night recorded in some areas with parts of the Coast completely cut off ... More >>
Coast Hit Hard By Record Rainfall
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 9:59 am | Gisborne District Council
A state of emergency has been declared in Tairāwhiti after record rainfall overnight, with Te Puia, Tokomaru and Tolaga bays bearing the brunt of the weather. People have been evacuated from their homes at Mangatuna, Uawa, Anaura Bay, Kaiawa, Tokomaru ... More >>
Heavy Rain Warning For Gisborne - Orange
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 12:12 pm | Gisborne District Council
Heavy rain may cause streams and rivers to rise rapidly. Surface flooding and slips are also possible and driving conditions may be hazardous. Issued: 11:17am Tuesday, 22nd March 2022 Area: Gisborne Valid: 9:00pm Tuesday to 11:00am Thursday Expect 150 ... More >>
Stolen Road Signs And Lifebuoys Endangering Lives
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 9:42 am | Gisborne District Council
People stealing road signs and lifebuoys are endangering people’s lives and costing ratepayers more than $160,000 a year. Council has had to replace at least 10 lifebuoys taken from the Tolaga Bay Wharf area over the past five years, which cost more than ... More >>
Heavy Rain Watch - North Of Tologa Bay Valid: 12:00pm Monday 21 March To 12:00am Tuesday 22 March
Sunday, 20 March 2022, 2:33 pm | Gisborne District Council
MetService have issued a heavy rain watch with a focus for the area north of Tologa Bay. There may be the possibility of thunderstorms as part of the weather system bringing the rain in. Severe Weather Watches Issued at: 10:30am Sunday, 20th March ... More >>
Online Workshops About Resource Recovery Centre
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 3:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Community online workshops start this week to refine and explore ideas for reducing waste in our rohe. You can register online for the next session, which runs 10:30am Tuesday, 22 March. Information and ideas shared at these workshops will go towards ... More >>
New Chair Named For GHL
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 1:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council is six months into its review of Gisborne Holdings Ltd with an eye to ensuring its operations are fit for purpose and cost effective for the region. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says that although GHL operates independently, Council ... More >>
Severe Weather Outlook For New Zealand
Sunday, 13 March 2022, 6:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Valid from Tuesday 15 Mar 2022 to Friday 18 Mar 2022 A subtropical low to the northeast of the North Island moves slowly away to the east late Tuesday and during Wednesday. This low is expected to direct a moist south to southeast flow over central and northern ... More >>
Processing Delays As Omicron Circulates
Friday, 11 March 2022, 2:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council is asking for patience and understanding from the community as it braces for delays to processing consents caused by the flow-on effect of Omicron. Chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says Council staff and their whanau have been caught ... More >>
Three Waters Working Group Recommendations Don’t Go Far Enough
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 3:12 pm | Gisborne District Council
Mayor Rehette Stoltz is still very concerned with what the Government is proposing with the Three Waters Reforms, particularly around losing a local voice on how our three waters are managed. “The recommendations by the Local Government New Zealand ... More >>
Emergency Coordination Centre On Track
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 1:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
Tairāwhiti is on track to get a purpose-built Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) by the end of the year. Plans for the one-million-dollar centre are going through the resource consent process before it can be built on Council land in Lytton West. ... More >>
Tokomaru Bay Tamariki Have Their Playground Back
Friday, 25 February 2022, 11:26 am | Gisborne District Council
Tamariki at Tokomaru Bay are enjoying their brand-new playground after it was officially opened by Mayor Rehette Stoltz. The community had been without a playground since a flood mid-last year. The beachside township of Tokomaru Bay was hit hard by the ... More >>
Time To Check For Myrtle Rust
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 6:32 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council’s principal scientist Dr Murry Cave is reminding people to check for myrtle rust after the fungal disease was found on a store-bought plant in Gisborne this month Myrtle rust is identified as a bright yellow growth on the stems or leaves, ... More >>
Millions To Help Restore Our Urban Waterways
Friday, 18 February 2022, 2:05 pm | Gisborne District Council
A multi-million dollar project described as a “good news story for Gisborne” will significantly improve urban waterways and bring jobs to our region. The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) announced this week it will grant $2.25 millon of the $4.95 ... More >>
Council Appeals Decision On Kiwifruit
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 4:43 pm | Gisborne District Council
With support from the Valuer-General, Gisborne District Council is appealing a decision from the Land Valuation Tribunal. The decision relates to the capital value of a gold kiwifruit orchard in the Gisborne district. The central issue is whether the ... More >>
LiDAR Technology Mapping River Catchments
Monday, 14 February 2022, 5:13 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council is working to better understand the amount of gravel and sediment moving through Tairāwhiti rivers. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology is being used to map the Waiapu and East Cape River catchments from the air. The LiDAR system ... More >>
Severe Weather Watch For Tairawhiti
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 9:08 pm | Gisborne District Council
Issued at: 8:51pm Saturday, 12th February 2022 Situation Cyclone DOVI was located over open waters to the west of Northland tonight (Saturday) and is moving southeast. On it's current forecast track DOVI is expected to make landfall between New Plymouth ... More >>
