The widespread attention to Tairāwhiti’s trifecta of local government awards underlines for the team the importance of the work they do for the region to ensure all communities – no matter how remote – have the best possible chance of being self-sufficient for days during a catastrophic emergency.

The future of ensuring New Zealanders have the best chance of self-sufficiency after a catastrophic event was unveiled in Gisborne on Friday by the Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office.

Starting this week, a helicopter will be used to conduct riverbed mapping of the following rivers: Te Arai, Waipaoa, Taruheru, Waimata, Ūawa, Hikuwai, Mangaheia, Mangahauini, Waiotu, Makarika, Waiapu, and Poroporo.

It’s hard not to feel the air of sadness that hangs around Geoff and Raewynn Foreman’s Fergusson Drive property despite the clear progression of work to restore and protect it.

More than 330 people so far from across the region now have an oversight of how emergency welfare structures and processes connect and support communities.

The accolades keep coming for the Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office (TEMO) with news manager Ben Green has been appointed as an alternate national controller for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

Litiana Bainimarama sees plenty of similarities between Tairāwhiti and Fiji’s approach to disaster response but she’ll still be taking a few titbits away after her visit to the Tairāwhiti Emergency Management Office (TEMO).

Council has secured funding to clear away the remnants of the eight bridges that were completely destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle, ensuring the cleanup of our waterways and embankments.

Motorists are being cautioned not to stop to sightsee along Waihau Beach Road with news that a June 2023 landslide has failed again and is causing concern.

Gisborne District Council proudly took home two of the five major awards at Local Government New Zealand’s SuperLocal awards ceremony in Wellington last Friday.