Te Rūnanga o Tūranganui a Kiwa

23/04/2026

All of our staff attended a Human Resources & Information workshop today led by Ruby Smith and her team Faith Pitcher, Wiremu Ruru, Kreslea Smith and Kath Barbarich.

12/04/2026

12/04/2026

GISBORNE & HAWKE'S BAY - SEVERE WEATHER - FINAL UPDATE 12PM, TUE 14 APR

SH35 is now OPEN under STOP/GO between Hicks Bay and Te Araroa to all vehicles.

Contractor will return to continue working on drainage at the slip site. Read more about it here: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/sh35-between-wharekahikahicks-bay-and-te-araroa-to-reopen-at-midday

Expect DELAYS when travelling through the area.

OPEN:
• SH35 Te Araroa to Ōpōtiki
• All other state highways remain open

24/7 updates on the State Highway network provided here: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/highway-conditions/gisborne

For state highway closures impacting the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions, follow our NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi - Waikato & Bay of Plenty page.

For localised information follow Tairāwhiti Civil Defence, Gisborne District Council. Follow MetService New Zealand for weather-related information.

11/04/2026

11/04/2026

CYCLONE VAIANU – SUNDAY MORNING 6AM UPDATE

Current position:
• The centre of Cyclone Vaianu is around 160km northeast of Great Barrier Island
• Moving southeastwards

Overnight conditions:
• Strongest gust: 131 km/h at Mokohinau and Channel Island
• 24-hour Rainfall:
160mm at the Pinnacles (Coromandel)
90mm Whangarei

While the centre of Cyclone Vaianu is still offshore it has caused a very windy night across the top of the country, especially around the exposed northeastern coasts along with large waves of 6m off the Bay of Plenty coast, and periods of heavy rain.

Today looks like our windiest day for most, switching direction for places like Northland and Auckland as we head through the morning.

There’s still plenty of Severe Weather Warnings and Watches in place across the North Island and top of the South Island. www.metservice.com/warnings

11/04/2026

MetService has updated its WAVE WARNING for Cape Runaway to Mahanga.

🌊 Expect north east combined waves to reach 4m by Saturday afternoon, rising to 6.5-7m by Sunday afternoon and evening, then easing below 4m on Monday morning.
🌊 The north east swell is forecast to reach 3.5m by midnight on Saturday, with peak swell up to 6m by 4pm on Sunday, easing below warning criteria by 3am Monday.
🌊 The wind wave is forecast to be east to north east, 2-2.5m rising to 3-4m by Sunday morning, becoming north to north west at 3-4m on Sunday evening and easing to 1m on Monday morning.

The highest risk period is typically at or within 1-2 hours of high tide.
Gisborne high tides are at 12.32pm Saturday, 1.05am Sunday, 1.20pm Sunday and 1.53am Monday.
Stay safe out there whānau!