Media releases

We hold media releases on our website for the past year. If you're after something published earlier, please contact us at MediaEnquiry@gdc.govt.nz

Our media releases

Special guests for sea wall assessments

Studies included lizard tracking, communicating with kororā and sampling of life in the sand and under rocks.

Call for water awareness as summer nears

City residents are encouraged to make small changes now to help reduce water demand.

It's a Gizzy Christmas is coming to town

Gizzy Christmas Parade returns, followed by 'It’s a Gizzy Christmas' community celebration at Marina Park on Sunday 7 December.

Building services achieves strong IANZ audit result

Audit shows steady progress and improved performance for the Building Services team

Our Water, Our Way plan accepted by government

Our region's water services delivery plan to deliver drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services

New mobile traders bylaw takes effect

The bylaw regulates mobile trading in public places.

Grey Street trial - Council to consider options

Council will consider future layout options based on independent analysis, technical evidence, and significant community feedback.

Kaumātua walk connects whānau at Kiwa Pools

'Walk the 35" a dedicated group of kaumātua have been walking the width of the learn-to-swim pool every morning

Milestone day for new council

New Deputy Mayor, Aubrey Ria will be appointed at the 13th inaugural council meeting

Official opening of Te Ikaroa a Rauru

Te Ikaroa a Rauru, the ancestral waka, has been acknowledged through the naming of a new walkway bridge in Turanga.

Statement on Investment in Local Waste Solutions for Tairāwhiti

Council is taking steps to future-proof waste management in Tairāwhiti.

Joint statement supports collaborative approach to sustainable land use transition

Federated Farmers supports the content of the Transition Programme and sees the SLUP approach as a constructive alternative to top-down regulation.