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Double Honours For Kiwa Pools
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 5:21 pm | Gisborne District Council
Kiwa Pools, the remarkable aquatic complex nestled in the heart of our community, has garnered well-deserved recognition at the 2024 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. More >>
Unwanted Intruder In Tairāwhiti Waters
Friday, 24 May 2024, 5:36 pm | Gisborne District Council
This small brown mussel, known for its invasive nature, was discovered during routine sediment sampling along the estuarine environment between the Taraheru and Waimata rivers. More >>
Prime Opportunity For Hospitality Venture
Friday, 24 May 2024, 4:20 pm | Gisborne District Council
A prime opportunity to run a café in one of the best spots in town has come up. The café at Kiwa Pools needs a new owner-operator. If you’re interested in running of the café, with naming rights, you can lodge your Expression of Interest with ... More >>
Cutting-edge Technology For Waimata River Clean-up
Monday, 20 May 2024, 11:19 am | Gisborne District Council
As part of this initiative, a specialised LiDAR drone is being deployed to measure volumes of large wood debris (LWD) in and around the river. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology allows for precise 3D mapping and measurement of objects More >>
Enhanced Camping Experience In Tairāwhiti
Friday, 17 May 2024, 3:59 pm | Gisborne District Council
As the Summer Camping season closed last month, we reflect on the outdoor experiences shared by campers in Tairāwhiti. “This year, 1673 camping permits were issued, but we estimate that only half of the actual campers obtained permits,” says Council ... More >>
Seeking Individuals For Key Catchment Working Group
Thursday, 16 May 2024, 2:21 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council is seeking community members interested in joining the Ūawa Catchment Working Group. More >>
Te Puru Bridge Closures Over May
Friday, 10 May 2024, 5:06 pm | Gisborne District Council
Work to strengthen and stabilise Te Puru Bridge starts this week with repairs expected to last until the end of May. Te Puru Bridge is 17.2 km along Waingake Road. The work will be done in five stages with full road closures towards the end of the month. More >>
Work Starts Soon On Amenity Reserve Land
Friday, 10 May 2024, 2:01 pm | Gisborne District Council
This work is being done to meet both contamination standards under the BRANZ guidelines of managing asbestos-contaminated soil and public health standards under the guidance of a detailed remediation action plan. More >>
Days Numbered For New Lake In Waiorongomai Valley
Friday, 10 May 2024, 9:58 am | Gisborne District Council
A lake that formed in Tairāwhiti last year has its days numbered. More >>
Saltwater Wedge Mapping In Ūawa
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 2:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Seven new saltwater wedges have been mapped in the Ūawa catchment in an effort to understand inanga (whitebait) distribution. A saltwater wedge is the furthest point inland that saltwater reaches on a spring high tide. In February and March ... More >>
Attention Coastal Lovers – Learn About Threats To Our Coast
Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 4:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
Free Marine Biosecurity workshop is being held in Tairāwhiti that day by NIWA and Biosecurity NZ (MPI). It’s being hosted by Gisborne District Council at the Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club at the beach end of Grey Street between 9am and 1pm on May ... More >>
Summer Crops Survey Results
Monday, 6 May 2024, 4:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Maize and sweetcorn retain the top spot as the most grown crop in Tairāwhiti over the summer months. A total of 24,376 hectares were surveyed with almost half being summer crops. More >>
Summer Crops Survey Results
Monday, 6 May 2024, 4:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Maize and sweetcorn retain the top spot as the most grown crop in Tairāwhiti over the summer months. A total of 24,376 hectares were surveyed with almost half being summer crops. More >>
Te Arai Footbridge Re-opening Huge For Manutūkē Community’s Well-being
Friday, 3 May 2024, 5:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
The footbridge has been a special feature of Manutūkē for generations and is unique to Tairāwhiti. It’d been out of action for six months after a tree came down damaging parts of the bridge. More >>
Much To Learn From Tairāwhiti TEMO
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
Sharing information and resources is at the heart of all Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office (TEMO) do. This time it’s with a group from Lower Hutt. “Their region shares a similar hazard as Tairāwhiti with the whole population living in a flood ... More >>
Successful Start To Spartina Project
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 7:21 pm | Gisborne District Council
More than half of the Spartina grass sprayed along the Taruheru River in January has broken down and been removed through normal tidal flows. Testing of the site has backed up the visual results to show a mass reduction in the Spartina, an increase ... More >>
Government Inquiry Welcomed By Council
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:53 pm | Gisborne District Council
A Government inquiry into how Emergency Management teams in the North Island reacted during the extreme weather events of early 2023 carries some good examples and learnings from Tairāwhiti. More >>
Third Bailey Bridge Installed By Council
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 6:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
Another Bailey bridge has been successfully installed in Tairāwhiti. More >>
Have Your Say On The Proposed New Navigation Safety Bylaw
Friday, 19 April 2024, 3:48 pm | Gisborne District Council
A lot changes in ten years and that’s why a new bylaw is being proposed around navigation and safety in Turanganui-a-Kiwa / Poverty Bay. The community can have their say on 11 key proposed changes by Friday 17 May./ More >>
Minister Joins Ceremony To Mark Stopbank Milestone
Friday, 19 April 2024, 12:54 pm | Gisborne District Council
The resilience project is building on top of the great work of The Waipaoa Flood Control Scheme, which is 64km of stopbanks along the Waipaoa River, together with other river control structures and protection works. More >>
