Tensions have run high in Tokomaru Bay over the district council's handling of convoys which have proven a life-line to residents needing to access Gisborne.
Official convoys have kicked off today for whanau wanting to travel between Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne along the backroad. The operation is very much trial and error, but miscommunication led to some confusion causing travellers to come through the roads without a pilot driver. Anei te kai ripoata a Ashleigh McCaull. [
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Press Release – Gisborne District Council Council has approved a request from Police for two temporary alcohol ban areas during Rhythm & Vines, the Wave New Years Eve Youth Festival and Fire in the Sky. The Police application stated that in previous years, members …
Council has approved a request from Police for two temporary alcohol ban areas during Rhythm & Vines, the Wave New Year’s Eve Youth Festival and Fire in the Sky.
The Police application stated that in previous years, members of the public were subjected to incidents of disorder from intoxicated people in areas near New Year’s events.
The first temporary alcohol ban includes areas around R&V including the Gray’s Bush Scenic Reserve and carpark, Gray’s Bush Lookout, Waimata Valley Road, Back Ormond Road from Hansen to Matawai Road, Waihirere Domain Road, Snowsill Road Glenelg Road, Kawatiri Road and all roads joining Matawai Road to Back Ormond Road.