Gisborne District Council

GISBORNE —   Gisborne District Council is finalising its draft Annual Plan for 2011 and will be asking for feedback on it throughout the month of March.

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GISBORNE — A Gisborne woman who spent a week in hospital after being attacked by a neighbour's dog has welcomed the decision to have the dog destroyed.

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GISBORNE —   People who live in small townships surrounding Gisborne are passionate about their place if the response to a call for community caretakers is anything to go by.

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GISBORNE — The Gisborne District Council will be closing Hirini Street to all traffic between Crawford Road and Wainui Road starting for approximately a fortnight (weather dependent).

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GISBORNE —   Having communities take ownership of planning for the future of their own township is the goal of the two Gisborne District Council staff members.

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GISBORNE —   People with ideas on how Gisborne and the East Coast can become the ‘best host region in the world’ are invited to a public meeting on Friday 29 January 2010 at 12 noon in the Gisborne District Council Chambers.  “We already have a culture of manaakitanga (looking after our guests) in this region.

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GISBORNE —   Gisborne’s largest infrastructure project for more than 40 years is under way.

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GISBORNE — On Prince William's first trip to New Zealand while he was crawling after buzzy bees, his mother, the the late Princess Diana planted a pohutukawa tree near the Cook Plaza on Gisborne's Titirangi Reserve.

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GISBORNE —   Rural people who take a lot of pride in where they live could be appointed caretaker of their community.

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GISBORNE —   “The Gisborne District is free from Didymo (didymospenia geminate) and we need to keep it that way,” says Didymo Awareness Advocate Charlotte Tietjen.

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GISBORNE — A bid to have Eastland included in a national cycleway network has been launched by Gisborne District Council, the Department of Conservation and Opotiki District Council.

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GISBORNE — Moko Gisborne’s resident dolphin is spending considerable time in the harbour basin which is risking the safety of boat operators, the public and Moko himself.

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GISBORNE — Physical works for the new wastewater treatment plant are about to begin, little more than a fortnight after tenders for the city’s biggest infrastructure project in 40 years were approved.

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GISBORNE — The upgrade of Gisborne’s wastewater system is about to begin, at a cost of $39.5m.

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GISBORNE — HEB Construction, the successful tenderer for the Gisborne Wastewater Project, is an award-winning, privately owned New Zealand civil engineering construction company.

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GISBORNE — Sport Gisborne Tairawhiti’s Active Mokopuna Programme will continue to help with fundamental skill development and healthy eating practices of pre-school children thanks to the support of The Lion Foundation.

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GISBORNE — The “Whales’ area at Okitu is to have a tidy up in time for summer.

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GISBORNE — A marine oil spill exercise planned by the Gisborne District took place by the Marina car park at the junction of the three rivers on Friday (30 October).

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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council rubbish and recycling contractor AllBrites have been tightening up what they will accept in recycling bins.

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GISBORNE — Forty two million dollars was collected in rates last year in the Gisborne district.

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GISBORNE — Without the enthusiasm of Bernie Vette the popular Whataupoko Park Trails, used by hundreds of mountain bikers, walkers and runners each month, may not have been developed.

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GISBORNE — Every spring the district’s hillsides, roadsides and reserves turn pink as the invasive Holly Leaved Senecio sometimes known as pink, or purple, ragwort takes hold on any spare land it can find.

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GISBORNE — Families who enjoy using the Botanical Gardens playground will notice some changes taking place.

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GISBORNE — Gisborne District Council staff reported to the finance and monitoring committee on Council’s performance measures in a new look Annual Report.

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GISBORNE — Gisborne civil defence is happy with the response from local and East Coast residents to todays tsunami threat.

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GISBORNE — The tsunami warning issued this morning has been downgraded to a threat advisory.

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GISBORNE — Gisborne people are this morning being advised to continue staying off the northern beaches until at least 10.30am and not to panic.

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GISBORNE — People who live in the central business district can now apply to the Gisborne District Council for a permit which allows them to park in the inner city.

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GISBORNE — Landowners responsible for areas of wetland can now pick up or download a guide written specifically for this region.

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