Conservation Minister Kiri Allan is encouraging New Zealanders to have their say on a proposed marine mammal sanctuary to address the rapid decline of bottlenos...
JOIN the Tairawhiti Environment Centre (TEC) and Sustainable Coastlines on Tuesday, March 16 at Waikanae Beach as they conduct a litter survey and audit.
The da...
by Matai O’Connor
When you are finished with an electronic product, what do you do with it?
Plenty of people are keen to recyle their e-waste but in Gisborne th...
This morning Des Watson picked up more than 100 “rotten” nappies from the Makorori Hill lookout.
There were bread bags filled with them, some so old the plastic...
MAHIA man David Waihaki has picked up enough litter over the last year to fill about 200 large black rubbish bags.
Mr Waihaki said he picks up rubbish because ...
WOMEN'S Native Tree Project Trust (WNTPT) has started a photo competition to highlight and celebrate the native flora in Tairawhiti.
“Now is a great time to go...
Two Gisborne primary school students won the opportunity to explore Poor Knights Islands as part of the Exploring Marine Reserves programme.
They were part of ...
WITH shorebirds now nesting on beaches across the East Coast, the Department of Conservation and Gisborne District Council are urging campers and other beachgoe...
Hundreds of wild peacocks continue to roam around Whangara properties on the East Coast.
Whangara resident Ian Newman says he has culled about 100 peacocks per...
One Wairoa group is battling the climate crisis by reviving the mana and mauri (life force) of their awa.
In 2018, Wairoa resident Leeann Whatuira decided some...
The Ministry for the Environment wants to hear peoples thoughts about phasing out more single-use and hard-to-recycle plastics.
Following the plastic shopping ...
THE final stage of the Waikanae Stream clean-up was completed by a group of volunteers from Cedenco.
The group of 18 removed weeds from trees, shrubs and grasse...
A new ecological restoration kaupapa in Tairawhiti is working to enhance tangata whenua aspirations for whanau and their whenua.
Te Rea — Tairawhiti Agroecology...
A book about living with the climate crisis features a chapter from Gisborne-born climate activist Maia Ingoe.
The chapter is called “A Fight for Our Future” a...
The Department of Conservation is calling on citizen scientists to celebrate World Fish Migration Day by downloading an app and checking out a new video to help...
Eastern Whio Link is a hunter and fisher-led conservation project that began in July last year in response to the dwindling numbers of whio (blue duck) in the W...
A new series of repo (wetland) educational resources focusing on education, awareness, and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) is available for schools throughout Aote...
Today is the second day of the 2021 Aotearoa Bike Challenge, which runs until the end of February.
Keeping a close eye on the leaderboard are two Gisborne fores...
TRAIL-blazing, innovative, groundbreaking are all terms Gisborne district councillors used when adopting the draft trade waste bylaw for public consultation at ...
While out and about this summer, Kiwis are being urged to keep their eyes peeled for sea spurge.
The beach is a place thousands of New Zealander's flock to ove...
Funding up to $10,000 is available for community-led initiatives that reduce waste in our district.
Applications for Gisborne District Council's Waste Minimisat...
Department of Conservation and Predator-Free 2050 are backing the development of a biodegradable rat trap that can be distributed by air to contribute to a pred...
It is the iconic bird on our $10 note, and three of these is what it will take to help protect one of New Zealand's rarest species, the whio/blue duck.
Organise...
STUDENTS from Riverdale School helped clean up Waikanae Beach as part of the school's “Give Back to the Community Day”.
About 80 students walked along Waikanae...
Over the next couple of weeks Whaia Titirangi will be setting up rat traps at random locations on Titirangi/Kaiti Hill.
They have set up GPS points for 100 DOC...
Those wanting to help stranded whales and dolphins have the chance to learn how to get them back out to sea this weekend when Project Jonah New Zealand comes to...
The second kiwi chick of the season was delivered to Whinray Scenic Reserve earlier this month.
The kiwi chick, who is yet to be named, is a descendent of one ...
Department of Conservation’s East Coast biodiversity ranger Jamie Quirk was awarded a Te Ra Ratonga Tumatanui Public Service Day award for his work in the regio...
The discovery of new wild specimens of the rare ngutukaka/kakabeak has sparked new hope for the species.
Ngutukaka, with bright red flowers reminiscent of the b...
The Whinray Eco Charitable Trust (WECT) at Motu is having a community planting day within the new tuatara predator-proof enclosure on Sunday, November 1.
WECT h...