“This year, 1673 camping permits were issued, but we estimate that only half of the actual campers obtained permits,” says Council Liveable Communities Director Michele Frey.
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.
