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Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 27]

Tairāwhiti Clean Up Continues

Saturday, 6 November 2021, 8:57 pm | Gisborne District Council

The rain continues to fall on a saturated Tairāwhiti and while the state of emergency has been lifted, the work continues from Gisborne District Council staff and contractors who are checking properties and cleaning up roads around the district. The heavier ... More >>

State Of Emergency Lifted

Friday, 5 November 2021, 4:04 pm | Gisborne District Council

The state of emergency in Tairāwhiti has this afternoon been lifted. Tairāwhiti Civil Defence group controller Dave Wilson made the call at 3.40pm, saying the rain had abated and water levels dropped around the region. “Civil Defence will continue ... More >>

Landslides And Slips Across Tairāwhiti

Friday, 5 November 2021, 1:32 pm | Gisborne District Council

Saturated land is giving way to landslides around Tairāwhiti with Gisborne District Council engineers inspecting properties and evacuating residents from dangerous homes. The district, which is currently in a state of emergency on the back of torrential ... More >>

Rural General Ward Back In The Mix

Friday, 5 November 2021, 11:57 am | Gisborne District Council

  A rural general ward is back in the mix after Councillors adopted a final proposal for the Representation Review in an Extraordinary Council meeting yesterday. Council’s final proposal voted in was for three wards in next year’s local elections. ... More >>

Flood Response Continues Across Tairāwhiti

Friday, 5 November 2021, 9:15 am | Gisborne District Council

More than 600 contractors and Gisborne District Council staff are out across Tairāwhiti checking roads and properties to assess the damage after the region was hit by torrential and persistent rain that saw more than a month’s worth of rain fall in 24 hours. ... More >>

CDEM Update -04 Heavy Rain Warning For Tairāwhiti

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 8:37 pm | Gisborne District Council

Metservice has issued the following warning. Issued at: 8:38pm Thursday, 4th November 2021 Situation Heavy rain in Gisborne and Hawke's Bay has eased, and the warnings are now lifted. However, further lighter rain is forecast through Friday. People ... More >>

Evacuations Underway In Sodden Tairāwhiti

Thursday, 4 November 2021, 6:01 pm | Gisborne District Council

IRB boats are being used to help evacuate residents in parts of Gisborne from flooded homes as part of a districtwide civil defence emergency response. A local state of emergency was declared at 2pm today with some areas receiving more than 200mm of ... More >>

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 >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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