Gisborne city beaches to look spic and span for holiday weekend

The city beaches from The Cut to Midway will look their best for the long weekend when council contractors finish the job of heaping up and removing driftwood. Photo / Murray Robertson

Work has continued this week on sprucing up the city beaches ahead of Labour Weekend and there has also been clean-up work in other places, including under city bridges.

“Sunny days are here and we’re working hard to clear large woody debris from our beaches and under our bridges,” a council spokeswoman said.

“We’ve been tackling camping sites at Turihaua, Pouawa and have been cleaning up the remaining debris on Waikanae and Midway beaches.”

Contractors have been busy cleaning up city beaches ahead of the holiday weekend. Photo / Murray Robertson

“Tolaga Bay Beach north is next in line,” she said.

“Please remember to keep a safe distance from our teams while they’re working.

“Over summer we’ll keep a close eye on well-visited beaches to remove anything that poses a risk.

Storm debris has been removed from under city bridges, particularly Gladstone Rd Bridge, this week.

“Large woody debris is also being cleared from under our city bridges.”