Gisborne District Council
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GISBORNE — What do you do when you have a building that needs to be stronger, is a rabbit warren not fit for modern workflows and there is pressure to keep a lid on spending? That is the dilemma Gisborne District Council is facing after the 1954 building on the corner of Ormond Road and Fitzherbert Street was issued with an Earthquake Prone Building notice last year.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council’s 2012-22 Ten Year Plan was adopted last week (28 June 2012) with the unanimous support of all Councillors.
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GISBORNE — Trucks carrying logs, fertiliser or stock will now be able to use Goodwin Road Bridge after a $300,000 project to strengthen the piers and deck was completed.
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GISBORNE — Focusing on its customers has seen Gisborne District Council come away with top prize for a local government website.
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GISBORNE — The quest to redevelop Gisborne’s War Memorial Theatre just took a giant leap forward.
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GISBORNE — A plan for the future of the Gisborne district has been drafted and now Gisborne District Council wants to know what its residents and ratepayers think about it.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council has noted the level of public interest and debate concerning the Council’s role in consenting for oil exploration and the possible use of hydraulic fracturing in the Gisborne district.
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GISBORNE — The grand opening of the Motu Trails planned for this Sunday in Matawai and Opotiki has been postponed due to the closure of Waioeka Gorge and the Motu Road between Gisborne and Opotiki.
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GISBORNE — The Motu Road has been closed to all traffic.
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GISBORNE — Motorists are reminded that the unsealed Motu Road between Matawai and State Highway 35 north of Opotiki is suitable for 4-wheel drive vehicles only.
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GISBORNE — An awareness campaign to combat the threat of didymo or ‘rock snot’ in Gisborne waterways is underway over summer.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council chief executive Lindsay McKenzie has been appointed into the same position at Tasman District Council.
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GISBORNE — An article in the Sunday Star Times this weekend (22 January) suggested that oil companies were trying to ‘woo’ East Coast Council councillors and staff with an all-expenses paid trip to North America.
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GISBORNE — The ground under Gisborne District Council’s original two-storey office block will be investigated before a decision is made on whether to strengthen the existing building or replace it.
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GISBORNE — Most Gisborne district properties have reduced in value since the last valuation in mid 2008.
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GISBORNE — The entrance to the iconic Tolaga Bay Wharf is having a face lift in time for the Transit of Venus celebrations in June 2012.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council has lifted its game in processing resource consents in a timely way.
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GISBORNE — Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has accepted an invitation from Mayor Meng Foon to be patron of Gisborne’s War Memorial Theatre.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council has agreed to get detailed plans drawn up to redevelop the War Memorial Theatre on its existing site.
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GISBORNE — Three straight years of positive financial results and $14 million less debt than expected, are the financial highlights in Gisborne District Council’s 2010/2011 Annual Report which was adopted on Thursday (29 September).
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GISBORNE — Hundreds of juvenile green-lipped mussels attached to various structures within and outside Gisborne harbour have begun an important role in monitoring the quality of water in the bay.
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GISBORNE — Housing New Zealand tenants in Gisborne have not received rubbish stickers this month.
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GISBORNE — Councillor’s Rehette Stoltz and Manu Caddie may be the newest and youngest members of Gisborne District Council but they have proved that they can make good decisions along with the best of them.
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GISBORNE — For the third year in a row Gisborne District Council has finished the financial year in a strong position.
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GISBORNE — The Gisborne District is experiencing surface flooding after heavy rain overnight and this morning.
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GISBORNE — The formation of the Pakihi Track section of the Motu Cycle Trail is almost complete.
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GISBORNE — The Western Industrial area in Awapuni is set to play a key role attracting new business to the district thanks to a change to Gisborne District Council’s development contribution policy.
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GISBORNE — The Western Industrial area in Awapuni is set to play a key role attracting new business to the district thanks to a change to Gisborne District Council’s development contribution policy.
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GISBORNE — The earthquake in Christchurch has emphasised how important core services are to keep a district humming.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council approved a prudent budget when the 2011/2012 Annual Plan was adopted at its meeting today.
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GISBORNE — Dogs who like to have a run around without their leash will be barking for joy.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council has started using hidden video cameras to combat illegal rubbish dumping.
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GISBORNE — The new Freedom Camping Bill announced by Environment Minister and Acting Conservation Minister Nick Smith at the weekend will not affect people using designated freedom camping areas in the Gisborne district.
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GISBORNE — Growth in full time employment, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the number of businesses has seen a significant increase in the ranking of the performance of the Gisborne district’s economy.
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GISBORNE — Council apologises to ratepayers who had a mix up with their rates invoices this month.
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GISBORNE — About 150 people took the opportunity last weekend to see just what their rates are paying for at the city’s new wastewater treatment plant.
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GISBORNE — Many of the district’s ratepayers will face no, or very low, rate increases in the next financial year.
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GISBORNE — Artists only have one week left to register their interest in creating a significant piece of public art.
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GISBORNE — The quality of wastewater discharge into the bay may have significantly improved but many other factors are degrading the water quality of Turanganui a Kiwa’s rivers and sea.
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GISBORNE — The city’s Banks Street wastewater treatment plant project is all but complete and already operating above expectations.
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GISBORNE — A model of Captain Cook’s ship Endeavour has been rebuilt and will be put back on display early next week.
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RUATORIA — The first steps to stop the Waiapu River threatening the Ruatoria Township were put in place last week.
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GISBORNE — A licence agreement allowing Gisborne District Council to commission a bronze statue of popular Footrot Flats characters was approved by Council yesterday (Thursday 27 January 2011).
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GISBORNE — With 80% of ratepayers facing minimal rate increases in the next financial year it is a great time to be moving into a senior management role at Gisborne District Council says Mike Drummond.
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GISBORNE — All Gisborne’s domestic wastewater is now being treated at the city’s new Banks Street wastewater treatment plant.
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GISBORNE — A 3.5% increase in total rates collected is likely to be proposed by Gisborne District Council to fund it’s 2011/2012 Annual Plan.
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GISBORNE — Moko the much loved dolphin has made a repeat appearance in Gisborne, and this time he is here to stay. A sculpture of the cheeky dolphin was unveiled last week at Gisborne’s Olympic Pool Complex.
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GISBORNE — The first new traffic bridge to be built by Gisborne District Council in ten years will be opened on Sunday at Wharekahika.
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GISBORNE — The traditional turning of the sod ceremony has taken place high in the Raukumara Forest Park, marking the start of construction on the $1.74 million Motu Trails cycleway project.
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GISBORNE — A five metre high aluminium geodesic dome will next week become a shining beacon for a new way of treating the city’s wastewater.
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GISBORNE — The Tairāwhiti Navigations Project is making good progress after receiving a grant from New Zealand Trade & Enterprise in June this year.
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TOLAGA BAY — Communities north of Tolaga Bay were being evacuated this afternoon as the Hikuwai River north of the township crept close to 12 metres.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council’s 2009/2010 Annual Report, which goes to Council this Thursday for adoption, shows a focus on key infrastructure and working with the community to meet other objectives.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council made a moderate surplus last financial year which will be carried forward to fund expenditure in the current year and repay past deficits.
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GISBORNE — Eleven thousand black plastic blocks are quickly filling the giant biological trickling filter tank at the city’s new wastewater treatment plant in Banks Street.
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OPOTIKI — A community-based charitable trust is to be established to promote and market the $2.12 million Motu Trails cycleway and the business opportunities it will create.
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GISBORNE — The first major mechanical componentry for the Banks Street Wastewater Treatment Plant was fitted this week, marking another significant milestone for the $39.5 million project.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Gisborne District Council has sent four building inspectors who worked in the December 2007 Gisborne earthquake to Christchurch today (Wednesday 8 September) to help with the enormous job of assessing buildings for earthquake damage.
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GISBORNE — The $39.5 million Gisborne Wastewater Project is bringing benefits to the community through jobs, goods and services and, by early next year, cleaner wastewater going into the bay.
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GISBORNE — THE Department of Conservation, Gisborne District Council and Opotiki District Council signed off the $1.74 million funding agreement to develop the Motu Trails Cycleway in the Opotiki-Motu-Matawai area.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne’s Olympic Pool often has people coming in saying they would like to swim more often but just need a little “kick in the bum” to get in the pool.
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GISBORNE — A wood chip boiler installed at the Olympic Pool in June has started to pay dividends.
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GISBORNE — The Waikanae Stream will get a makeover this week.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne’s Adventure Playground has become a big-boys’ playground over the past few weeks as Connell Contractors’ workers lay pipes to take screened and treated wastewater to the existing Stanley Road treatment site.
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GISBORNE — Three projects identified in the Regional Economic Development Plan have secured $323,600 from New Zealand Trade & Enterprise.
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GISBORNE — A massive slip has come done at Anaura Bay cutting off all vehicle access and isolating 20 dwellings.
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GISBORNE — News that a bid for government funding to develop the Old Motu Coach Road has been successful is exciting for the Gisborne and Opotiki districts.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council has been successful in its joint application with Tairāwhiti Youth Voice for $35,000 of the Government’s Youth Development Fund.
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GISBORNE — As buildings make their presence known in Banks Street as part of the city’s wastewater upgrade, a vital link in the new system has been less obviously getting on with business.
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GISBORNE — The wharves at Tokomaru and Hicks Bay are in a bad condition and pose a risk to the public who continue to use the structures.
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GISBORNE — Volunteers will be out with their paint cans and brushes at the end of June for the Great Graffiti Cover up.
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GISBORNE — All sports grounds have been inspected this morning & there are a number of ground closures due to the wet weather & some due to maintenance work.
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GISBORNE — Few changes were made to the Gisborne District Council’s draft Annual Plan as a result of consultation with residents in March.
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GISBORNE — As part of its on-going commitment to actively seek public opinion and involvement, the Gisborne District Council is to conduct a survey of its residents.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne’s new wastewater treatment plant is beginning to make its presence known on the landscape.
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GISBORNE — The quality of information and services available on Gisborne District Council’s website has earned it 6th place out of 85 district and regional council websites in New Zealand.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council has organised two workshops to be held in Wainui/Okitu next week.
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GISBORNE — That is the message behind an education campaign launched this week which aims to raise awareness about the possible harmful effects of using unflued gas heaters.
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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council is asking players and supporters who use Barry Park to park legally even though this may mean parking further away.
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GISBORNE — A very dry autumn has meant that getting the district’s sports grounds ready for the busy winter sports season has been challenging.
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GISBORNE — People wanting to get rid of refuse and recycling may need to get up a little earlier as operating hours in some areas of the district will change at the beginning of May.
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GISBORNE — Children staying at Te Kainga Whaiora Childrens Health Camp are actively involved in transforming their food scraps into tasty home grown vegetables.
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GISBORNE — More than 60 truck loads of concrete were carted to Banks Street yesterday [subs:22 April] in what was the biggest concrete pour on the wastewater treatment plant site to date.
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GISBORNE — A campaign to help make our roads safer for cyclists gets underway next week.
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GISBORNE — If you’re after a flat surface to shoot some hoops, race remote control cars or practice your roller skating moves, Gisborne District Council would like to hear from you.
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GISBORNE — When toilets begin to be flushed at year’s end, spare a thought for the Gisborne tradesmen who put together a vital component in the new wastewater treatment system.
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GISBORNE — Some exotic trees along the Wainui beachfront will be removed over the next 2 months.
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GISBORNE — A presentation on how to plant and maintain sand dunes will be held at the Wainui Beach School Hall on Tuesday 13 April at 6pm.
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GISBORNE — In regard to the missing sailor Paul van Rensburg, who left Tauranga for Gisborne on March 12th.
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GISBORNE — The Road Safety Action Group is concerned by reports of drivers pulling out in front of logging trucks at Wainui’s Oneroa Road and State Highway 35 intersection.
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GISBORNE — Creating a safe drinking environment for Gisborne district residents and visitors is what the Council’s draft Sale of Liquor Policy is all about.
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GISBORNE — The chance for people to have a say on Gisborne District Council’s plan for the next financial year begins tomorrow (Saturday 27 February 2010).
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GISBORNE — Wainui residents with concerns about trees that block their views have two weeks left to tell Council about them.
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GISBORNE — The train tracks in Gisborne's Adventure playground will be removed soon.
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GISBORNE — Research being undertaken as part of the city wastewater project could aid the move away from using enterococci as a suitable indicator organism for water pollution.
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GISBORNE — Evolution, the statue that was gifted to Gisborne city after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has arrived in Gisborne and now needs a place to live.
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GISBORNE — Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, the Hirini Street will remain closed to traffic until Thursday 26 February 2010.
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GISBORNE — Ground works for the city’s new wastewater treatment plant in Banks Street shifted up a gear this week with a third crane joining the other two on site.
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GISBORNE — A joint proposal to have the old Motu Coach Trail developed as a part of the New Zealand Cycle Trail project has been approved for feasibility studies.
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