Much of the district’s history is on the move. Records
documenting decisions made by borough, city and more
recently district councils in this area are stored in
council’s archive facility. The archives have now moved
into a building in Banks Street that has been adapted to
meet Archives New Zealand standards. Read more >>
A ceremony will be held on Monday to mark the beginning of
the Banks Street development where our largest project of
recent time – the Gisborne city's wastewater treatment
plant – will be built. Read more >>
A spade won’t be big enough for the official sod-turning
ceremony taking place on Monday for the city’s new
wastewater treatment plant. Instead Mayor Meng Foon, a
former market gardener accustomed to such work, will man a
digger to clear a small section of soil on the Banks Street
site. Read more >>
Council’s 2008-09 Annual Report is now available from our
website, customer service centres and the HB Williams
Library. The new look report, which was adopted by council
at the end of October, reports on council’s performance
over the last 12 months. Read more >>