Sam Gibson For Gisborne
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Your Gisborne District Council Candidate
14/06/2026
Really proud of our Waingake Ngahere Ora crew.
Leading from the front when it comes from transitioning into native forest. Legends!!!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisbornes-waingake-forest-transformation-earns-national-recognition/HWRWGPZ6VRFJ5IC5BWASF3PIRA/?fbclid=IwZnRzaASa7pVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeAbsG4x40WnOMZKW8hiOPG5_tKbHDeaBZ1n4d7Elcf3iwL28jNicgsB08L5o_aem_EI4YE8mqt9GVS3MFKjpQqg
Waingake restoration wins top national award for large-scale project It is transforming 1200ha of former pine forest into permanent native bush.
12/06/2026
A sustainable focussed week at this week.
What are your thoughts on shifting our net zero targets from 2030 to 2050. It takes pressure off the ratepayer…
Let’s talk public toilets
Pt1 of 2:
Coming up at this week…
In finance and performance we are looking at readjusting the rural rubbish sticker rates as they haven’t been adjusted for 6 years.
In environment and communities we are looking at a proposal to close the roads on Titirangi/ Kaiti Hill from 10pm-6am due to illegal dumping of rubbish, vandalism and antisocial behaviour.
We are looking at the City Centre Revitalisation Project.
As always I’m keen to know what you think about each of these issues.
There’s more coming but I’ll post that tomorrow…
A quick update:
Grey Street
Beach clean up
And
Regional deer strategy
09/05/2026
Have Gabrielle's lessons for forestry management been learned? Newly published research suggests that they have not.
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This week we celebrate an absolutely huge milestone for our region…
has successfully diverted over 500 tonne of food away from landfill and into Gisborne homes.
That’s the same amount as 3 blue whales.
It equates to over half a million meals for the community.
It’s community led initiatives like this that build resilience into our region and what makes us East Coasters so tight knit.
Thank you
05/05/2026
Big news for the country today… here’s what it means for Gizzy
This is what’s on at this week.
And also some info about councillor only time.
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