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Bucking Waste With Tairāwhiti Environment Centre Workshops
Thursday, 11 March 2021, 1:03 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Tairāwhiti Environment Centre, with support from Gisborne District Council, has a super programme of workshops this year designed to minimise household waste and divert waste from landfills. “Worm farming, composting and learning to make ... More >>
Parks Week Lifts Off With Something For Everyone
Friday, 5 March 2021, 1:41 pm | Gisborne District Council
Parks Week is fast approaching, and lots of organisations across the Gisborne District have fabulous events lined up for us all to enjoy our wonderful open spaces. “Hundreds of organisations around New Zealand and Australia are running events and workshops ... More >>
Tsunami Activity – Expect Strong And Unusual Currents And Unpredictable Surges At The Shore
Friday, 5 March 2021, 9:02 am | Gisborne District Council
We are advising people to: · Move out of the water, off beaches and shore areas and away from harbours, rivers and estuaries. · Do not go to the coast to watch the unusual wave activity as there may be dangerous and unpredictable surges. · ... More >>
Early Morning Shake-up For Tairāwhiti
Friday, 5 March 2021, 7:01 am | Gisborne District Council
Mayor Rehette Stoltz is heartened to see so many people in the Tairāwhiti and East Coast region knew just what to do when the 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit this morning. “We know that many got in their cars and self-evacuated without waiting for an ... More >>
Tsunami Update
Friday, 5 March 2021, 5:48 am | Gisborne District Council
The threat to land post the 7.3 Te Araroa earthquake has passed however expect strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore until further notice. Advice for people in affected areas: · Move out of the water, off beaches and shore ... More >>
Consultation Open On Draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021
Friday, 26 February 2021, 5:22 pm | Gisborne District Council
Consultation is now open on the Draft Freedom Camping Bylaw 2021, reviewed to address issues arising from freedom and summer camping in the district. The draft bylaw adapts Council’s existing summer camping locations to be designated as restricted “seasonal ... More >>
Council Reruns Fabulous Gardens Competition
Monday, 22 February 2021, 12:03 pm | Gisborne District Council
Last year Council ran a hugely popular garden competition, and it is now preparing to launch the competition again to coincide with Parks Week, from 6-14 March this year. “The competition encourages people to engage with the outdoors and get amongst ... More >>
Works Continue On Tītīrangi One-way System
Monday, 22 February 2021, 9:16 am | Gisborne District Council
Work on the one-way traffic system at Tītīrangi maunga has resumed, with construction teams working between Te Poho-o-Rāwiri Marae and the summit. Contractor Fulton Hogan will complete the next phase of the $350,000 project. The work includes some removal ... More >>
Team Effort To Fix City Problem
Thursday, 18 February 2021, 2:18 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council is on a mission to ensure the district’s sewer pipes are in the best possible condition. The DrainWise team is working to identify private property sewer pipes that are in bad condition, and provide guidance to homeowners ... More >>
Heavy Rain Warnings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 6:43 am | Gisborne District Council
Severe Weather Watches Issued at: 8:22pm Monday, 15th February 2021 Situation A subtropical low continues to move southwards over the upper North Island, accompanied by heavy rain and strong winds. Watches and Warnings remain in place for many areas. ... More >>
Annual Crop Survey Brings In Numbers For Council
Thursday, 11 February 2021, 3:40 pm | Gisborne District Council
A group of summer students at Council have completed the Annual Crop Survey for 2020/21, supplying crucial information to Council and landholders about land and water use in our region. “Information the students gathered is used to manage our ... More >>
Good Progress On Trade Waste Bylaw Compliance
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 1:58 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council is continuing to work with Cedenco to prevent future trade waste bylaw consent breaches. Between October 2019 and September 2020, Cedenco was non-compliant 14 times on various trade waste consent conditions, including higher than maximum pH levels, ... More >>
Pool Redevelopment Project Underway
Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 7:38 am | Gisborne District Council
BUILDING contractors begin work on a new change room and toilet block this week, as part of the $46 million redevelopment of Gisborne’s Olympic Pool Complex. The completed facility will be a modern, year-round, temperature-controlled aquatic centre ... More >>
Waste Minimisation Fund Applications Open
Wednesday, 13 January 2021, 9:40 am | Gisborne District Council
Funding up to $10,000 is available for community-led initiatives that reduce waste in our district. Applications to Council’s Waste Minimisation Fund are open now and close on Friday February 26. “The funding comes from Gisborne District Council’s ... More >>
A New Year’s Challenge To Refill Your Bottle
Monday, 11 January 2021, 3:36 pm | Gisborne District Council
This year Council is backing RefillNZ as they launch their Refill Challenge, asking people to give up your plastic bottled water and sugary drink habits for 30 days to use reusable water bottles and refill at the tap instead. In collaboration with ... More >>
Public Facilities Vandalised Over Holiday Period
Friday, 8 January 2021, 4:33 pm | Gisborne District Council
Botanical Gardens Toilets. Council is disappointed by a spate of acts of vandalism and theft over the holiday period at public facilities, and has called for anyone with information to come forward. A gas water-heating unit was stolen at the Oval; ... More >>
Biosecurity Divers Survey For Marine Pests In Gisborne
Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 1:17 pm | Gisborne District Council
Marine biosecurity divers were back in Gisborne’s inner harbour last week, undertaking their latest survey for marine pests. The dive team from Bay of Plenty Regional Council carried out the routine surveillance, inspecting hotspots in the marina as part of ... More >>
Temporary Alcohol Bans In Place For Upcoming Events
Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 10:49 am | Gisborne District Council
Council has approved a request from Police for two temporary alcohol ban areas during Rhythm & Vines, the Wave New Year’s Eve Youth Festival and Fire in the Sky. The Police application stated that in previous years, members ... More >>
Time To Make The Call
Thursday, 17 December 2020, 1:14 pm | Gisborne District Council
A new local road safety campaign ‘make the call’ kicks off this week, aimed at encouraging people to call someone to get home safely after drinking. It’s been a tragic year on Tairāwhiti’s roads, with six of the twelve fatalities involving ... More >>
Check, Clean And Dry To Prevent Freshwater Pests
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 9:42 am | Gisborne District Council
‘Check, Clean, Dry’ is the message for all freshwater users to prevent didymo and other weeds infesting our waterways this summer. This applies to anglers, kayakers, swimmers, boaties, trampers or anyone else who comes into contact with our streams, ... More >>
