Peter Buell News Today

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Warning signs are back up across the region’s coastline to warn beach users about the extremely dangerous nature of woody debris washing up after the weekend’s heavy rain. It is expected to be weeks, not days, for the remainder of the wood floating ...

If you see a bright orange gazebo by the boat ramps this summer – go and have a chat. It means Harbourmaster Peter Buell and the Māori Wardens are close by to ensure good information is readily available for anyone going out on the water. They’ll ...

Gisborne Harbourmaster Peter Buell asks everyone going out on a boat or jetski to keep an eye out for large logs in the sea. “There are still logs and debris in the harbour and around the East Coast. We are still seeing them continue to wash ...

An East Coast harbour master is calling for changes to the country's boat ownership rules after a man abandoned his vessel and successfully evaded authorities for 12 months.

Gisborne District Council is warning residents in low-lying areas to stock up on supplies ahead of tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, and advising campers on the East Coast to pack up and leave, with six metre swells forecast.

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Gisborne District Council is warning residents in low-lying areas to stock up on supplies ahead of tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, and advising campers on the East Coast to pack up and leave, with six metre swells forecast.

The owner of an abandoned boat who has successfully evaded police for the past six months previously spent time in prison for cultivating cannabis to sell.

An abandoned boat that proved a thorn in the side of both Gisborne District Council and the police has finally been removed from a remote East Coast beach - six months after it washed ashore.