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Our media releases
Milestone for 1000 year walkway bridge
The large waka or walkway bridge that will connect Tītīrangi/Kaiti Hill and the Puhi Kai Iti/Cook Landing site will soon be installed.
Clock tower to be lit up this month
Gisborne’s town clock will be lit up this month to raise awareness for two key initiatives.
Kiwa Pools celebrates successful first year
Kiwa Pools has made a big splash in its first year of business.
Caution on Waihau Beach Road
Please don't stop and sightsee as a landslide has failed again and is causing concern.
LGNZ award winners
We took home 2 of the 5 major awards at Local Government New Zealand’s SuperLocal awards ceremony
Peel Street toilets get new lease on life
The Peel Street public toilets that have been in the central city for more than 100 years could now live to see another 100.
Large landslide at Te Kurī a Paoa Young Nicks Head
There's still a risk of landfall around this area and we're asking everyone to please stay clear
Unstable slip prompts warning
Dr Murry Cave says it’s likely to fail during or after heavy rain but failure could occur at any time without a rainfall trigger.
Māori Wards retained in Tairāwhiti
"It’s up to us to make sure the Council voices around the table are all of us, we need to hear the voices of our people and more than half of our people are Māori,” Mayor Rehette Stoltz.
Removal of unsafe stairways at Wainui Beach
Two sets of stairs removed this week were along Moana Rd Okitu, due to their significant risk to public.
Natural Heritage Fund open for 2025
Any privately owned land can apply by 20 August 2024 for projects to start in 2025
Statement: withdrawal of liquor licence
An appeal to the application for a liquor licence at 31-35 Gladstone Road, made by Te Kura Kauapapa Maori o Hawaiki Hou no longer stands, after the liquor licence application was withdrawn on 5 June, 2024.