Council chief executive Nedine Thatcher Swann acknowledged the appointment of a government facilitator and promised to engage constructively with him.

Gisborne District Council open to change over forestry management of slash, sediment

NZ Herald

Gisborne council and forestry stakeholders to work on land-use issues.

Forestry Minister Todd McClay appoints forestry facilitator for Gisborne

Stuff

Over the past three years the council has started taking a harder line on forestry companies that failed to comply with resource consent conditions.