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Save The Date - Kiwa Pools Opening Day Is Revealed
Monday, 17 July 2023, 6:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
In just seven weeks Gisborne’s $46 million Kiwa Pools complex will open to the public after a roller coaster build that has traversed Covid lockdowns and five states of emergency. Kiwa Pools will open to our community on Saturday, 2 September. “We’re ... More >>
Commercial Silt Removal Fund Opens
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 3:37 pm | Gisborne District Council
Applications are open for commercial entities affected by silt from Cyclone Gabrielle to apply for financial support. The $7.4m funding from Central Government enables businesses in Tairāwhiti to process and dispose of sediment and debris on commercial ... More >>
Court Of Appeal Decision Impacts Gold Kiwifruit Growers
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 10:40 am | Gisborne District Council
The Court of appeal has found in favour of Gisborne District Council around the issue of whether growing gold kiwifruit on a property adds to the capital value of the property. Council Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann says this is a very significant ... More >>
Groundwater Issues Continue To Impact Burials At Taruheru
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 5:17 pm | Gisborne District Council
The highest groundwater Tairāwhiti has seen in almost half a century has meant the city’s main cemetery is closed again for burials. Michele Frey, Council’s Director of Liveable Communities says burials at Taruheru Cemetery could continue ... More >>
Everyone Has A Role To Play - Free Workshop On Sunday
Tuesday, 4 July 2023, 11:33 am | Gisborne District Council
Tu Taiao Tairāwhiti is hosting a free workshop about how you can contribute to the country’s biodiversity crisis – starting in your own backyard. The Urban Pest Control Workshop is on between 10 and 12noon this Sunday, 9 July at the Kaiti ... More >>
Repairing Bridges Destroyed By Cyclone Gabrielle No Quick Fix
Monday, 3 July 2023, 5:42 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council’s Director Community Lifelines David Wilson says we can now provide an update on what the timeframes are likely to be for fixing the eight bridges destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle. “The timeframes will not be palatable to all as they ... More >>
New Appointments For Trust Tairāwhiti Governance
Friday, 30 June 2023, 8:17 pm | Gisborne District Council
Council has confirmed two new appointments to the governance board of Trust Tairāwhiti to take forward the good work of departing trustees Dr Jill Chrisp and Kristen Kohere-Soutar. Mayor Rehette Stoltz acknowledged the significant contribution both had made around ... More >>
Free Bus Fares For Children From 1 July
Friday, 30 June 2023, 1:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
All children aged 12 years and under will ride the bus for free from Saturday 1 July 2023. The Government announced the initiative last month in an attempt to ease the cost of living pressure on families. Council Network Technician Hanoa Morete ... More >>
Annual Plan Adopted For Next Year
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 2:02 pm | Gisborne District Council
The 2023/24 Annual Plan for Gisborne District Council was adopted by Council at its meeting on Wednesday. The Annual Plan outlines where Council’s funding in the next financial year (1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024) will be spent. Council Chief Executive ... More >>
Landslide Information Required By Civil Defence
Monday, 26 June 2023, 4:51 pm | Gisborne District Council
If you’ve had a landslide on your property, please let Civil Defence know. Photos of landslides can be uploaded at https://arcg.is/XiqrT or contact Gisborne District Council . Council’s Principal Scientist Dr Murry Cave says this information is ... More >>
Please Report Sewage Issues
Saturday, 24 June 2023, 3:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
Anyone experiencing sewage issues on their property is asked to call Council on 0800 653 800. Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Group Controller Ben Green says reports have been coming through today about toilets backing up and gully traps overflowing. ... More >>
Reduce Water Use – Pipes Overwhelmed
Saturday, 24 June 2023, 3:05 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne residents are being asked to reduce water use as the wastewater system is at capacity for the city. Tairāwhiti Civil Defence Controller David Wilson says our pipes are overwhelmed with the volume of water and this has coincided with high ... More >>
Heavy Rain From 6pm Tonight
Friday, 23 June 2023, 2:27 pm | Gisborne District Council
Welfare centres are set up around the region as Tairāwhiti remains under a Red heavy rain warning until noon on Sunday. The heaviest falls are expected from 6pm tonight with sustained rain for the next two days. Between 200 and 250mm is expected ... More >>
A State Of Emergency Declared In Tairāwhiti
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 5:50 pm | Gisborne District Council
Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz has declared a State of Emergency as rivers rise and rain continues to fall across an already sodden region. “This gives our whānau and community a chance to self-evacuate and make preparations to ensure they are ... More >>
Sustained Rain Until Sunday For Tairāwhiti
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 1:39 pm | Gisborne District Council
Residents in Te Karaka have been asked to self-evacuate as the Waipaoa River heads towards 7.5m and rain continues to fall. Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Manager Ben Green says the Orange heavy rain warning is expected to be raised to Red this ... More >>
Steel Wall Being Built To Protect Marina Park
Monday, 19 June 2023, 12:11 pm | Gisborne District Council
The historic building on the corner of Marina Park is having urgent repair work done around it after its front deck and the riverbank were heavily damaged during Cyclone Gabrielle. Council Journeys infrastructure manager Dave Hadfield says the ... More >>
Community Drop-ins Start This Friday
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 2:58 pm | Gisborne District Council
Community drop-ins start on Friday for people whose homes have been classed as Category 2 or 3 by the Government. Mayor Rehette Stoltz says letters will be sent out this week to more than 1000 individual property owners who’ve been placed in Category ... More >>
Confronting Scenario To Deal With – Regional CATPlan
Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 10:30 am | Gisborne District Council
“It was a complex and confronting scenario to deal with, which is probably why it hasn’t been done before,” says Tairāwhiti Emergency Manager Ben Green of last week’s three-day workshop. The workshop was to get a catastrophic plan (CATPlan) ... More >>
Wai To Muriwai
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 3:00 pm | Gisborne District Council
A major milestone for Muriwai (Te Muriwai Mai Tāwhiti) was celebrated yesterday when their new water supply was officially blessed at a central point in the village, called the Pātaka Wai. All those who helped, came together to celebrate the historic ... More >>
Provisional Maps For Flood Risk Land
Friday, 9 June 2023, 5:06 pm | Gisborne District Council
Provisional maps have been released today that show the areas in our region that fall under the Government’s three categories of future risk when it comes to flooding and landslides. The categories were announced last month by the Government, with ... More >>
