Did you know?
- The region of Te Tairāwhiti covers about 8,351 square kilometres, which is around 3% of New Zealand’s land area.
- Gisborne District Council estimates $1.1 billion in damage from Cyclone Gabrielle and other events — including $725 million for roads and $150 million just for woody debris cleanup.
- GDC Road / Recovery Works (“Road to Recovery”) Gisborne District Council Phase 4 (343 sites) began in Oct 2024; as of July 2025, 246 of those are done. Work includes roads, slips & dropouts repairs.
- The Council’s forecasts in its Annual Plan 2025–26 indicate that forecast debt will increase from NZD 220 million to NZD 227 million under recovery plans. NZ Herald
- For 2025/26, rates increases will be about 9.95%. Gisborne District Council
- The Gisborne District Council 2025/26 Annual Report states there are 22464 rateable units (and 1462 non rateable) Gisborne District Council
- The walking & cycling network is set to grow: one of the major projects is extending the shared path along the Taruheru River from Mitre10 to the Botanical Gardens. The Council budget is around $3.3 million for this, with an application for approx. $750 000 from NZTA•
- Gisborne council held 55 workshops without telling the public?? Where is the transparency??
- Some councillors have attended less than 70% of meetings/workshops leading to suggestions for rule changes (standing orders) regarding attendance expectations and accountability. Scoop+1 – SO VOTE WISELY – we need REPRESENTATIVES that work for the community – not just clipping the ticket… and doing NOTHING!
