Gisborne civil defence is happy with the response from local
and East Coast residents to today's tsunami threat. While it
never looked like there was a significant risk to local
communities it was important that residents avoided beaches
and took the threat seriously. Read more >>
As a result of a 7.9 earthquake in Samoa, civil defence are
closely monitoring the situation but do not expect any
dramatic effect resulting from any wave that may be
generated. Read more >>
If you have any household items you no longer want, then
register for secondhand Sunday. Secondhand Sunday is on
Sunday 11 October 9am - 12noon. It's also an opportunity
to pick up some items for free. Read more >>
You can now check rainfall and river levels online. A
summary report is available for all monitoring stations, or
you can check sites individually using the map. Read more >>
People who live in the central business district can now
apply for a parking permit. With the permit residents
can park their vehicle in 60 or 120 minute time restricted
parks at any time of the day or night. Read more >>