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Water supply shutdown to Makaraka Township and Bushmere area
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 1:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Water supply to households and businesses in the Makaraka Township and Bushmere area will be disrupted early next week. “An urgent repair to the main pipeline will require a shutdown of water supply from 11pm Monday 1 October until 11am Tuesday ... More >>
Gisborne: Getting the Waste Message
Friday, 21 September 2012, 11:19 am | Gisborne District Council
This year’s environmental performance, being delivered to over 4000 of the district’s pupils, is giving a strong message to students on thinking about ‘stuff’ before throwing it into a landfill. More >>
Schools measure their waste
Monday, 17 September 2012, 9:40 am | Gisborne District Council
Tolaga Bay Area School is just one of the schools in the district sorting and weighing its waste in an endeavour to better understand what they are producing and where it goes. More >>
Stick it to Rubbish
Friday, 14 September 2012, 11:29 am | Gisborne District Council
All dwelling owners within 15 kilometres of a rural transfer station have had stickers posted to them in the last week. 13 stickers have been sent out with a pamphlet on how the changes will work, a change form the 17 mentioned on the pamphlet. The remaining ... More >>
Spring best time to bait for Argentine and Darwin’s ants
Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 10:21 am | Gisborne District Council
Working together with your neighbours to get rid of Argentine or Darwin’s ants gets the best results. Gisborne District Council’s is looking to raise the awareness of Argentine/Darwin’s ants and will employ a coordinator for the next six month. More >>
Free compost bins make the difference
Saturday, 8 September 2012, 12:25 pm | Gisborne District Council
The first composting workshops run by the Gisborne District Council have been well attended. They have been run in the nine townships that have rural transfer stations. About 80 people attended the workshop at Tolaga Bay Area School this week. More >>
Gisborne: Workshop to help manage irrigation
Friday, 7 September 2012, 11:41 am | Gisborne District Council
A free workshop to help local horticulturists manage irrigation will be held next Friday, 14 September. The workshop is one of many being run throughout the country by Irrigation New Zealand and will offer practical ideas, technology and tools irrigators ... More >>
Council To Prosecute Over Resource Consent Breaches
Friday, 31 August 2012, 3:54 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council has lodged a prosecution in the District Court against Hikurangi Forest Farms Ltd under the Resource Management Act. The prosecution relates to forest roading and harvesting activities carried out earlier this year at Waimanu ... More >>
Delivery of recycling bins to rural areas
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 12:26 pm | Gisborne District Council
Over the next 2 weeks over 2000 recycling bins are being delivered to householders in rural areas. More >>
Gisborne Council looking at sports ground improvements
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:36 am | Gisborne District Council
Sports grounds throughout the district are an important community resource. Gisborne District Council is launching a project to improve how it delivers and manages sports grounds by working with the sports codes that use them. More >>
Council Looking At Sports Ground Improvements
Friday, 24 August 2012, 10:31 am | Gisborne District Council
Sports grounds throughout the district are an important community resource. Gisborne District Council is launching a project to improve how it delivers and manages sports grounds by working with the sports codes that use them. More >>
Minister approves lease of Kelvin Park to C Company Trust
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 12:05 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Minister of Local Government David Carter has agreed that Kelvin Park can be leased by Nga Taonga o Nga Tama Toa Trust to build a permanent exhibition space for C Company Memorabilia. More >>
Get involved in the management of Wainui and Okitu Beach
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 5:14 pm | Gisborne District Council
Anyone interested in the how the beach at Wainui and Okitu will be managed in the future is urged to come along to a community meeting next week. Gisborne District Council has a strategy that covers how the coastal hazards at Wainui Beach should ... More >>
Number of Councillors to be decided by Local Govt Commission
Monday, 13 August 2012, 10:11 am | Gisborne District Council
A decision about how many Councillors should represent the Gisborne district will be decided by the Local Government Commission. Appeals have been received against Gisborne District Council’s decision on its final proposal to keep the current ... More >>
Gisborne: Young musicians get Creative Communities funding
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 10:00 am | Gisborne District Council
Do you have a creative project that just needs some funding to get off the ground? Applications are invited from all arts based individuals and groups for funding from the Creative Communities scheme. A Creative New Zealand initiative administered by ... More >>
Council doing all it can to ensure Girls High can open
Friday, 3 August 2012, 6:25 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne District Council is doing every thing it can to ensure the problems that caused Gisborne Girls High School (GGHS) to shut on Friday (3 August) are not repeated on Monday. More >>
No burials at saturated Taruheru Cemetery
Friday, 3 August 2012, 6:23 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne city’s main cemetery, Taruheru, is unable to take any burials as the ground is too saturated to dig into. More >>
Pipeline car park and beach closed after sewer leak
Friday, 27 July 2012, 10:31 am | Gisborne District Council
The sewer main from Gisborne city’s wastewater treatment plant to the Midway outfall pipe has cracked. The pipe is pressurised and leaks have occurred. A number of sump holes have appeared in the Pipeline Car Park adjacent to Midway Beach. This car park ... More >>
Seal pup attack - owners must keep dogs under control
Friday, 13 July 2012, 2:56 pm | Gisborne District Council
Seal pup attack - owners must keep dogs under control An attack on a seal pup on Waikanae Beach yesterday (Thursday 12 July) morning by a Husky is another example of dog owners not keeping their pets under control at all times. Gisborne District ... More >>
Gisborne District Council Committees this week 12/7/12
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 2:55 pm | Gisborne District Council
The Art in Public Places Policy has been reviewed. It sets out the values and principles to that help Council and the Art in Public Places Trust make decisions on public art. Prior to review there were two separate policies – one for the Trust, and ... More >>
