You’d need to be whānau-focussed with a strong interest in coffee. This café is a go-to during any visit to the pool complex.
Council is seeking community members interested in joining the Ūawa Catchment Working Group.
Weather permitting, the LiDAR drone will cover the entire stretch of river with work expected to be finished by the end of June.
This year 1673 camping permits were issued, but we estimate that only half of the actual campers obtained permits,
Work to strengthen and stabilise Te Puru Bridge starts this week with repairs expected to last until the end of May.
The area of land is around Customhouse Street and the Waikanae Cut.
A satellite flyover in March this year showed water was draining from it rapidly and it’s likely to be gone by the end of winter, if not before.
Inanga, the most common of the five whitebait species, spawn (lay their eggs) near the saltwater wedge during late summer and autumn.
A free Marine Biosecurity workshop is being held at the Waikanae Surf Life Saving Club between 9am and 1pm on May 30.
Maize and sweetcorn retain the top spot as the most grown crop in Tairāwhiti over the summer months.
The project is led by Haumanu Tū Ora, funded by the Ministry for the Environment and Gisborne District Council.
A key component is the “good relationships” Tairāwhiti TEMO has with its stakeholders, partners and iwi.
When the bridge couldn’t be used – the alternative for young people, or those without cars, was to walk along the SH2 vehicle bridge which has no pedestrian walkway.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said there were lots of good examples in this report from our region.
The Bailey bridge will stay in place for the rest of the year while permanent repairs to the abutment take place.
The community can have their say on 11 key proposed changes by Friday 17 May.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz says we're now building to account for higher-intensity rain events and rising sea levels. This milestone means the Eastern (city) side of stopbanks along the Waipaoa River is now complete.
Indications for this financial year are for 700 tonnes of fly-tipping or illegal dumping in this region. That’s doubled from last year and increased almost five times since three years ago.
It can deal with water sources that may be filled with sediment from rivers and treat seawater.
The demolition of the old Olympic pool complex and administration building at Centennial Marine Drive has started.
If you’d like to attend one of the community conversations in person have a look at the calendar of events still to come.
“These installations will be in place for two years to give our community the look and feel of them before permanent decisions are made," Council Community Lifelines Director Tim Barry.
Council Road Safety Coordinator Lauriel Edwards says raised tables are courtesy crossings under the road code and drivers are asked to be courteous.
The Pātūtahi Returned Services Monument, the Te Karaka War Memorial and the Cenotaph in Gisborne have all been cleaned ahead of ANZAC Day 2024.