Contractors will be out at first light to assess and repair damage after heavy rain hit Tairāwhiti this afternoon.
New national regulations for the quality of safe drinking water come into effect on Monday 14 November.
Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Mayor Rehette Stoltz as a Trustee on the Trust Tairāwhiti board.
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The leaning Pōhutakawa tree in the Botanical Gardens has been deemed safe to stay but it will be pruned today.
The inaugural meeting was a historic occasion.
Council staff member Phil Karaitiana is arguably the longest-serving employee in biosecurity NZ - he was awarded for this last night.
Traffic management will be in place on Wainui Road tonight so a sewer main can be repaired.
Thousands of native grasses planted in our dune systems over this past year have increased our resilience to climate change.
New national policy aims to protect highly productive land.
The annual beach clean-up of woody debris is set for next week.
Find the distinctive recycling bins at Countdown, Pak'nSave, The Warehouse and Four Squares at Tokomaru Bay, Ruatoria, Te Araroa