05 September 2024 | This is where all strategy, plans, policies and bylaws are delivered through one committee……..
05 July 2024 | Gisborne land adaptation shifts have received positive feedback from both the Eastland Wood Council and an environmental group. …….
14 June 2024 | Forestry Minister Todd McClay, today announced the start of the Government’s plan to restore certainty and confidence in the forestry and wood processing sector…..
13 June 2024 | Forestry companies could face a rate hike to cover legal costs as well as a “pay as you go” levy to cover road damage, under a Gisborne District Council proposal. …….
28 Feb 2024 | Council is holding a hui for residents of the Ūawa catchment on 14 March to work towards a more sustainable future for the catchment…….
16 Feb 2024 | Forestry company Ernslaw One has had its Forest Stewardship Council Certification suspended over damage in Tolaga Bay from its forests over Queen’s Birthday weekend in 2018…….
16 Feb 2024 | Eastland Wood Council has vowed to continue to support the region’s cyclone recovery efforts and “seek out new and innovative ways” to build sustainability and mitigate risks in forestry……
16 Feb 2024 | One year ago, all hell broke loose in Tairāwhiti when Cyclone Gabrielle propelled 1.4 million tonnes of wood debris down the East Coast’s steep, fragile hillsides into rivers and on to bridges, homes, farms, roads and beaches below…..
15 Feb 2024 | The Eastland Wood Council – Te Kaunihera Pororakauo Te Tairāwhiti (EWC) is reflecting on the impacts of the severe weather events of 2023, as the anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle is marked…..
13 Feb 2024 | Police and WorkSafe NZ have inquiries going to the death of a Gisborne man in a forestry accident in the Raupunga area south of Wairoa last Thursday…..