Applications for Civil Defence support 28 MARCH 2022 Applications for Civil Defence Support can be sent to this email: East_Coast_Flooding_March_2022@msd.govt.nz You can only apply for this payment if you have been affected by the flooding in either the Wairoa or Gisborne Districts. When you apply you'll need to tell us your: full name date of [...]
Update from EWC 28 MARCH 2022 The damage and impact this weather event has had on whānau, communities and infrastructure in our region has been terrible, and we first and foremost extend our thoughts to those impacted. In the past few years forest owners in the Tairāwhiti region have implemented a number of measures to [...]
Update from EWC 25 MARCH 2022 Like the other residents of Tairāwhiti, those that work in the forestry industry are all being kept on their toes by these extreme weather events, which are impacting the way we all work and live in the region. We acknowledge the impact, and subsequent damage, this has had on [...]
Forestry industry acknowledges declared state of emergency in Tairāwhiti 23 MARCH 2022 Eastland Wood Council - Te Kaunihera Pororākau o Te Tairāwhiti observes and supports the declared state of local emergency in the Tairāwhiti region, the result of record rainfall (more rainfall is forecasted). Our biggest priority remains the safety and wellbeing of our workforce [...]