News & Public Notices
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Civic Awards 2025
NewsToday we had the privilege of celebrating nine incredible individuals who were recognised with Civic Awards for their outstanding service to our community.
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McLeans Pit Landfill Now Accepting End-of-Life Tyres Free of Charge
NewsMedia ReleasesThis new service supports GDC’s ongoing commitment to waste reduction and responsible resource recovery in our community.
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SuperBrain ProductioNZ Presents: Elf Jr. The Musical! 🎄
NewsA magical Christmas musical is coming to Greymouth this month, thanks to a huge community effort.
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Grey District Community-Led Vibrancy Fund Awards 2025
NewsMedia ReleasesA committee meeting held on Monday, 3 November 2025, was centre stage for passionate presentations from community groups seeking funding from the Grey District Community-Led Vibrancy Fund
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Mayor Tania Gibson officially sworn in for another three-year term
NewsShe welcomed and congratulated councillors on the start of the new term, saying, “It’s great to see everyone back
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Mayor Tania Gibson's Inaugural Speech
NewsThank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the local elections. It is a privilege to serve you, and I’m excited about what we can achieve together in this new term.
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Liquor Licensing close-off dates - 2025/2026
NewsThe following deadlines apply for all liquor licensing applications, including special licence applications for Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Waitangi Day.
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Labour Weekend 2025 Services and Opening Hours
NewsAn update on our main services for Labour Weekend
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Building & Resource Consent Christmas processing times for 2025-2026
NewsOur building and planning team will process consent applications until 24 December 2025, but the official working day count will pause over the holiday break.
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Change around Grey District Council table
NewsMedia ReleasesInterim results show up to two new councillors.
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Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund 2025-2026 Round One awards
NewsMedia ReleasesAt a meeting held on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, four local community sports clubs were awarded funding from the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund for the 2025/2026 Round One.
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Creative Communities Scheme Awards 2025/2026 Round One
NewsMedia ReleasesSeven applicants were successful, with a total of $11,673 distributed to support a wide range of creative initiatives.
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LIBRARY OPERATIONAL DETAILS RELEASED
NewsMedia ReleasesThe Grey District Council can now reveal details of how the new library will operate next year, from its opening hours to staff numbers.
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Smart water meters installed in Paroa to support future planning
NewsMedia ReleasesGrey District Council has nearly completed the first stage of installing smart water meters on the Greater Greymouth water supply.
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Council hopeful new quake-strengthening laws will help building owners
NewsMedia ReleasesThe Grey District Council is cautiously optimistic that the Government’s new "risk-based" approach to earthquake strengthening will benefit the Greymouth CBD.
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Land Subletting Opportunity at 33 Lord Street in Greymouth
NewsThe Grey District Council is offering subletting opportunities for various areas of land at 33 Lord Street, Greymouth.
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Wet voting papers
NewsMedia ReleasesThe Grey District Council is receiving queries from people whose voting papers became wet during delivery.
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Keeping It Local: Building Consents in Grey
NewsAlmost all residential building consents are now processed in-house by our own team.
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Free digital help at Grey District Library
NewsMedia ReleasesGood news – free help is at the Grey District Library. For the next 12 weeks, a friendly Digi-Coach will be on hand to solve your digital headaches.
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Roving Rav takes voting on the road
NewsMedia ReleasesFor the first time, an orange voting bin will be taken around the Grey District in a Roving Rav car, a move to get more people voting.
