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Gisborne District Council - Latest News [Page 7]
Ministry For The Environment Helps Tairāwhiti Recover
Friday, 12 May 2023, 6:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Mayor Rehette Stoltz says Gisborne District Council will provide regular community updates around progress being made using the $38.8 million in funding from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE). “Back in March, Council asked MfE for help to clean ... More >>
Council Slams Inquiry Report Into Land Use
Friday, 12 May 2023, 11:05 am | Gisborne District Council
Recommendations released today around land use in our region have been slammed by Mayor Rehette Stoltz. “We are extremely disappointed in the findings of the panel and we fundamentally disagree with several recommendations in the report. “We also ... More >>
The Plan To Reopen Bridges In Our Region
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:16 pm | Gisborne District Council
Another Tairāwhiti bridge was permanently closed today, bringing the total number of bridges that need to be completely rebuilt to nine. Makarika Bridge, by Ruatorea, has been added to the list of bridges destroyed by the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle ... More >>
Groundswell Of Awhi For Community Sandbag Event
Friday, 5 May 2023, 2:13 pm | Gisborne District Council
A community project to fill 10,000 sandbags for Tairāwhiti next weekend is the first of its kind in New Zealand. Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Manager Ben Green says there’s been a groundswell of awhi for this project, which is a joint initiative ... More >>
Tairāwhiti’s Freshwater Rules Under Review
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 5:59 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council is looking for freshwater champions to help review the Regional Freshwater Plan and Waipaoa Catchment Plan. The Regional Fresh Water Plan applies rules and conditions on activities that affect freshwater, particularly how clean the water ... More >>
Keep An Eye Out For Logs In The Sea
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 6:53 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Harbourmaster Peter Buell asks everyone going out on a boat or jetski to keep an eye out for large logs in the sea. “There are still logs and debris in the harbour and around the East Coast. We are still seeing them continue to wash ... More >>
Inanga Monitoring Is Underway For Autumn, With A Great Start To The Season
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 11:23 am | Gisborne District Council
Autumn is the season teams go out looking for inanga eggs. Inanga is a native fish that’s one of five whitebait species in Aotearoa New Zealand. Between March and June, Te Ngahuru Tikoitikoiere team from Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust will monitor three ... More >>
Water Restrictions Lifted To Level Three For Easter
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 11:37 am | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne City residents will be able to water their gardens and clean their cars this Easter weekend. From today (Wednesday) Gisborne will move to alert level 3 water restrictions, which means just a ban on sprinkler use. Hoses can now be used for ... More >>
$29 Million For Our Local Roads
Monday, 3 April 2023, 3:18 pm | Gisborne District Council
Tairāwhiti local roads will have $29 million spent on them by the end of June. The money is 100 per cent Government funded. It’ll be distributed by Waka Kotahi to Gisborne District Council to be used as part of the initial clean-up after cyclones ... More >>
Gift For Future Generations
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 6:46 pm | Gisborne District Council
It was the audacity to be audacious that spurred on Turanga Health to publish a historic record of what they did during March last year – when the pandemic was at its height in Tairāwhiti. Encapsulated in a hardcover book is a day-by-day account ... More >>
A Blessing To Have Water Flowing Again
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 9:45 am | Gisborne District Council
The restored connection to take water from the Waingake Treatment Plant to the city’s reservoirs was blessed at a special ceremony between Council and Maraetaha Inc on Monday. The blessing was held at the Waingake Treatment Plant. From today, water ... More >>
Sewer Main Collapse Closes Part Of Lytton Road
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 4:01 pm | Gisborne District Council
Part of Lytton Road will be closed for almost a week after contractors were called out to a sewer block last night. They discovered the sewer main had collapsed and caused a tomo (sink hole) under the edge of the Lytton Road – Stout Street roundabout. ... More >>
Relief For Property Owners Of Red And Yellow Stickered Homes
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 10:31 am | Gisborne District Council
Payments from the Mayoral Relief Fund will be allocated over the coming weeks, starting with those who were worst affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Anyone who had a property red-stickered will receive $10,000 and those with a yellow-stickered property will ... More >>
Wero Tiaki Wai – Embrace The Challenge
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
A $500 donation to a school or charity is up for grabs for the winner of Wero Tiaki Wai – a challenge to reduce water use. Council is encouraging the community to share pictures, videos, poems and stories in an effort to increase awareness about ... More >>
State Of Emergency Extended For Seven Days
Tuesday, 28 February 2023, 10:59 am | Gisborne District Council
Around 4.30 this morning residents in Mangapapa evacuated or self-evacuated after heavy downpours caused drains to flood and creeks to rise up to two metres. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2302/943c45ff43a1140b4b26.jpeg" ... More >>
Water Update – Matawhero And Manutuke Reconnecting Tomorrow
Monday, 27 February 2023, 9:39 am | Gisborne District Council
A slight change to the restrictions on Gisborne city’s water supply today mean some small businesses can now operate. While there is no change to the restrictions for residents, the changes affect moderate level businesses such as bars and restaurants. ... More >>
Thank You For The Help
Friday, 24 February 2023, 7:12 pm | Gisborne District Council
A groundswell of donations from around the country has raised $134,604.25 for the Disaster Relief Trust in Tairāwhiti. This is on top of the $1M donated by the Government to the Mayoral Relief Fund. Together they will be used to help residents get back ... More >>
Precautionary Evacuation Of Tokomaru Bay Underway
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 7:13 pm | Gisborne District Council
A precautionary evacuation is underway for 64 homes in the Mangahauini River catchment and Tokomaru Bay township. Tairāwhiti Civil Defence Controller Ben Green says with the rain forecast for tonight there is an immediate risk of the failure of the debris ... More >>
Ministerial Inquiry Into Log Slash A Welcome Relief
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 2:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
News today the Government will undertake a Ministerial inquiry into forestry practices has been met with relief from Gisborne District Council. The two-month inquiry will cover Tairāwhiti and Wairoa. It’ll be led by a panel that includes former government ... More >>
Civil Defence Update Thursday 23
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 11:10 am | Gisborne District Council
Water - Reduce use as much as possible Thank you for continuing to conserve water Only use water for drinking, short showers/hygiene, food preparation and washing necessary clothing. Water is safe to drink. It’s treated to NZ drinking water standards ... More >>
