Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 54]
Attack on grader disappoints
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 2:21 pm | Gisborne District Council
An act of vandalism on a Downer-owned grader in the past few days has left Tairawhiti Roads journey manager Helen Harris gobsmacked. More >>
Gladstone Road bridge to close at 7pm
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 2:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council environmental health and operations staff this morning began visiting up to 50 properties in low-lying riverside areas adversely affected by yesterday’s flooding. More >>
Roads open and clean-up begins
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 9:39 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne residents affected by flooding yesterday have begun to clean up their silt-laden properties next to the Waimata and Taruheru rivers in the city. More >>
Highway closed near Te Karaka
Monday, 21 September 2015, 1:08 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Civil Defence is keeping a close eye on rising river levels at Te Karaka, west of Gisborne late this morning, near where a section of State Highway 2 has been closed by flooding. More >>
Highway closed near Te Karaka
Monday, 21 September 2015, 11:19 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Civil Defence is keeping a close eye on rising river levels at Te Karaka, west of Gisborne late this morning, near where a section of State Highway 2 has been closed by flooding. More >>
Extra funding for bigger, better library
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 11:31 am | Gisborne District Council
Extra funding for bigger, better library The upgrade of HB Williams Memorial Library has been given a funding boost with donations confirmed from the J N Williams Memorial Trust of $1m and $860,000 from the Eastland Community Trust. More >>
Gizzy Buses, what do you think?
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 9:27 am | Gisborne District Council
From now until 2 October, the team from Tairāwhiti Roads are asking people on buses, at bus stops and online to complete a short survey on how satisfied you are with the services. More >>
Award our people
Wednesday, 9 September 2015, 10:15 am | Gisborne District Council
Reward our district's greatest helpers by nominating them for a Citizens Civic Award. Council is now asking for nominations to award local persons or organisations who have given outstanding voluntary service to communities in Tairāwhiti. More >>
Uncovered stumps not driftwood
Monday, 7 September 2015, 9:34 am | Gisborne District Council
Uncovered stumps not driftwood A person who removed one of the Totara forest stumps recently uncovered at Okitu has been issued an infringement notice by Council. More >>
Community project grants now open
Friday, 4 September 2015, 10:59 am | Gisborne District Council
Community project grants now open Have you got a community project that needs a bit of extra support to get going? More >>
Minister visits Te Arai fresh water project
Wednesday, 2 September 2015, 9:47 am | Gisborne District Council
The Minister for the Environment (MfE), Hon Dr Nick Smith was given an update on a project to identify and restore spawning habitats in the Te Arai River, when he visited the Gisborne region yesterday. More >>
Unanimous for JMA
Friday, 28 August 2015, 11:21 am | Gisborne District Council
Unanimous for JMA A unanimous decision by Gisborne District Council yesterday will see the development Joint Management Agreement (JMA) formed with Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou for the Waiapu Catchment. More >>
Mapping crops for freshwater
Monday, 24 August 2015, 1:14 pm | Gisborne District Council
Mapping crops for freshwater Out ‘in the field’ over the next few weeks, Council’s environmental services team are busy searching for winter crops grown for animal feed. More >>
Whatatutu water supply granted
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 9:45 am | Gisborne District Council
A $386,000 subsidy for upgrading the Whatatutu community to a treated water supply was awarded to Gisborne District Council last week. More >>
Wetlands could remove viruses from wastewater
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 4:06 pm | Gisborne District Council
Wetlands could remove viruses from wastewater A wetlands complex could be the simplest, most natural way to remove human viruses and bacteria from Gisborne’s treated wastewater. More >>
Further felling on Titirangi
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 1:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Tree felling on the port side of Titirangi and an area at the summit will start this weekend with some closures in place on roads. More >>
Free before morning tea
Friday, 31 July 2015, 4:28 pm | Gisborne District Council
Car parking in the city centre will be free before10.30am every weekday for the month of August as part of free a parking trial by Council. More >>
Free beachfront BBQ
Friday, 31 July 2015, 9:31 am | Gisborne District Council
Free beachfront BBQ With the official opening celebration of the Oneroa walk and cycleway happening tomorrow the final features will continue to be fine-tuned over the next few weeks. More >>
Bid for rural broadband
Friday, 17 July 2015, 5:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council submitted an initial registration of interest for the Government’s next round of broadband and mobile blackspot funding last Thursday. More >>
Controlled burn off on Titirangi
Tuesday, 14 July 2015, 1:54 pm | Gisborne District Council
Controlled burn off on Titirangi Contractors will be conducting a controlled burn off to clear some scrub at the summit of Titirangi, Kaiti hill at 2pm today. More >>