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Town beach clean-up starts today
Please make sure children and any dogs are kept away from the excavators and trucks as they clean up the beaches at Waikanae and Midway.
Mammoth work schedule for next three years
“To put it into context - it would usually take ten years to deliver what this council will deliver in three years," Chief Executive Nedine Thatcher Swann.
Modelling to support Tairawhiti’s landuse planning
Council’s Landslide Susceptibility and Connectivity Model will soon be applied to land use planning in Tairāwhiti. This is part of the work underway to improve forestry and farming practices across the region.
Two new members appointed to Trust Tairāwhiti board
Deputy Mayor Josh Wharehinga says they will each bring a significant contribution to the Trust’s governance table to support commercial, economic, social and Māori outcomes.
Please use water wisely
Further updates are available after a break in a water supply main pipe.
Government announces $100,000 for Tairāwhiti
Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery Mark Mitchell has announced $100,000 for the Tairāwhiti Mayoral Relief Fund.
Gladstone Road Bridge closed from 12noon to 4pm
Traffic can still use the Peel Street Bridge and the William Pettie Bridge on Rutene Road which will stay open during this time.
Please delay unnecessary travel
Mayor Rehette Stoltz says there are a lot of trees down across the district with surface flooding still in some areas.
Emergency sewer overflow 25 June
Valves were closed 29 June at 12.30pm and discharges have stopped.
Two decades of wood cleaned off Tikapa Beach
Thousands of tonnes of wood and debris washed up along a 10-kilometre stretch of beach, which added a hefty layer to what’s been piling up for 20 years.
Council's Charlotte Knight sets sights on the U.S.A.
Strategic Planning Manager Charlotte Knight has been selected for an exchange to the U.S.A at the LGFA Taituarā Excellence Awards.
Tiniroto residents' relief as road reopens on Monday
Tiniroto Road reopened Monday 17 June after being closed since August due to extreme rockfall risk at the bluffs.