The plan outlines the challenges facing Council and how it intends to pay for the enormous recovery bill we face following cyclones Hale and Gabrielle last year.
This will be a two-year project that will start mid-2024 following engagement to work through details with hapū and residents of Tokomaru Bay.
"The past year has been exceptionally challenging for our Category 3 property owners, and I am pleased that we are now in a position where they can begin to look to the future,” - Mayor Rehette Stoltz
Over 600 dropouts were caused by Cyclone Gabrielle and a further 300 from other weather events.
“Come along to this community workshop where you’ll get some life hacks to help you deal with/manage your waste better,” - Council Waste Minimisation lead Charlotte Phelps.
Event organiser Merle Walker described the day as a positive way for everyone to band together after the weather events of last year.
Earlier this week, Enviroschools facilitators delivered six new signs to early childhood education centres around Tairāwhiti.
Council is excited to invite Tairāwhiti to ‘Tū Whitia – Stand & Shine’, a free community event happening Saturday 2 March from 3pm to 8.30pm at the Gisborne Soundshell.
“The focus is now on the western side of the river, with about 17kms already completed downstream of the Patutahi township," Regional River Manager Joss Ruifrok.
Council is holding a hui for residents of the Ūawa catchment on 14 March to work towards a more sustainable future for the catchment.
Applications for this fund have been extended until Thursday, 29 February.
Those acknowledged included a teacher who created a pop-up school in their garage, and electricity workers who hiked across rivers with gear on their backs to connect the region.
Council's Dr Murry Cave was a keynote speaker at this week's Australia New Zealand Geomorphology Group’s (ANZGG) biennial conference.
“The support from the government could not have come at a better time," - Mayor Rehette Stoltz
Council is wanting feedback on what the community’s priorities are for maintaining and improving the region’s transport network.
The Waingake Water Treatment Plant is back to full production pumping the summertime demand of city water from our dams.
Changes to regulate recycling nationwide will have minimal impact on requirements for residential kerbside collection in Tairāwhiti.
Divers from Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Biosecurity Team will be conducting invasive species surveillance in the inner harbour this week.
Council and Biosecurity NZ are asking residents to follow Check, Clean and Dry guidelines to stop the spread of the invasive freshwater Gold Clam.
Spraying of the Spartina grass along the edges of the Taruheru River starts tomorrow.
Council Harbourmaster Peter Buell says jumping from the city’s bridges is not safe.
We’re preparing to reopen Tolaga Bay Wharf to its halfway point by the end of February.
The initiative – a first for provincial Aotearoa – was driven by TEMO group manager Ben Green.
Mayor Stoltz says the Superhero Awards are part of a broader campaign Council will be running next year called For Tairāwhiti with Love.