Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 54]
Voting Packs Go Out
Friday, 16 September 2016, 11:00 am | Gisborne District Council
Registered voters in the region can expect to receive their voting packs for positions on the Gisborne District Council and Tairawhiti District Health Board (Hauora Tairawhiti), in the post from today (Friday 16 September). More >>
Look out for each other during Kaiti Hill Challenge
Wednesday, 14 September 2016, 9:40 am | Gisborne District Council
The event which runs until 30 October, challenges participants to summit Titirangi (Kaiti Hill) as many times as they can, while checking off milestones along the way, with an end goal of Mount Everest being achieved after 68 successful climbs. The ... More >>
Peel Street toilets to go to consultation
Friday, 9 September 2016, 10:38 am | Gisborne District Council
Peel Street toilets to go to consultation IMAGE: Artist’s concept drawing of a possible additional night time facility at the Peel Street toilets. More >>
Playground standards compare well
Thursday, 8 September 2016, 5:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
A Council commissioned independent audit of the district’s 44 playgrounds shows the safety compliance standard of Council play equipment has steadily improved over the last ten years, with Gisborne’s playgrounds now comparing favourably with other ... More >>
Tsunami warning cancelled
Friday, 2 September 2016, 9:36 am | Gisborne District Council
The tsunami marine and beach threat for the Gisborne region has been cancelled. A marine and beach threat was issued shortly after 6am and has now been lifted. Tairawhiti Civil Defence Emergency Management controller John Clarke said: More >>
Lytton Road down to one lane
Thursday, 25 August 2016, 11:17 am | Gisborne District Council
Lytton Road down to one lane A section of Lytton Road between Goldsmith and Bulwer Roads will be down to one lane for the next few days as work to repair a sewer pipe is completed. More >>
Demolition paves way for new administration building
Friday, 19 August 2016, 12:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Demolition paves way for new administration building The countdown is on for Council’s new Awarua building, as demolition starts on the old administration building on Fitzherbert Street. More >>
Keep your vehicle on the road at Titirangi
Friday, 19 August 2016, 11:50 am | Gisborne District Council
Some joy-riders are lucky to be uninjured following a close call on Titirangi (Kaiti Hill) that left their ute teetering on the edge of a steep bank. More >>
Tree removal to go ahead in time for Everest challenge
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 3:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
Tree removal to go ahead in time for Everest challenge on Titirangi Local fitness challenge participants can continue preparing for the Kaiti Hill Everest Challenge held in September, as plans to remove exotic trees from Titirangi are being brought ... More >>
Tree removal to go ahead in time for Everest challenge
Thursday, 18 August 2016, 3:19 pm | Gisborne District Council
Local fitness challenge participants can continue preparing for the Kaiti Hill Everest Challenge held in September, as plans to remove exotic trees from Titirangi are being brought forward. More >>
Outstanding owners pay rego online – it’s easy
Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:13 am | Gisborne District Council
Outstanding owners pay rego online – it’s easy More than 85% of people who completed Gisborne District Council’s Dogs Online survey said it was easy to pay dog registrations through the website and they would use it again next year. More >>
Oneroa is getting an extension
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 4:45 pm | Gisborne District Council
Recreational walkers, people on bikes and other pavement bound wheelers can get excited, as a link between Oneroa and Alfred Cox walkway's is set to begin construction. The link along Centennial Marine Drive and Beacon Street will include 600m of concrete, ... More >>
Options for Wainui Stream $50k
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 11:32 am | Gisborne District Council
The findings of a six month investigation in the Wainui Stream and options for the best use of funds to improve the water quality, will be the focus of a community meeting this Saturday 13 August. More >>
More free camping proposed
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 11:18 am | Gisborne District Council
Community meetings to discuss the proposed new sites and restrictions to the regions’ freedom camping spots will be held in Gisborne, Tolaga and Tokomaru Bay this week. More >>
Survey of fodder to inform freshwater risk
Monday, 1 August 2016, 10:15 am | Gisborne District Council
Council environmental services team has been busy mapping crops for a second year of winter crop surveying. More >>
Grants needed to conserve Mudge murals
Friday, 29 July 2016, 1:38 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council will investigate external funding options to restore and maintain community murals painted by local artist Graeme Mudge. More >>
Park free and Pokémon Go
Thursday, 28 July 2016, 9:13 am | Gisborne District Council
People playing the popular Pokémon Go mobile app would have a good reason to park further from the city centre for free increasing their luck in finding Pokémon. More >>
Guardians of Titirangi focus of planting days
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 4:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
Enabling the community to take ownership of Titirangi’s (Kaiti Hill) future welfare is at the heart of Council’s planting days over the next few weeks. A community planting day on Sunday 31 July, and school planting days from August 1 – 12 will ... More >>
Te Arai River of the month
Monday, 18 July 2016, 9:58 am | Gisborne District Council
Te Arai Te Uru awa (river) has been selected as the LAWA (Land, Air, Water Aotearoa) ‘River of the Month’ for July. More >>
Council selected for excellence programme
Monday, 11 July 2016, 5:05 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council selected for excellence programme A new programme to rate the performance of councils across the country will see Gisborne District Council assessed by independent experts, given an A, B or C rating and the results shared with the public. More >>
