Whakatāne District Council

The Council serves Whakatāne, Ōhope, Tāneatua, Edgecumbe, Matatā, Murupara and other communities throughout the Whakatāne District.

To contact us directly, please phone 07 306 0500 or email info@whakatane.govt.nz

Council services availability end-of-year 2025

Our main office will be closed from midday Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and will re-open Monday, 6 January 2026. Most Council services will either have reduced opening hours or be closed entirely during this period. Normal hours will resume Monday, 5 January 2026.

Kia haumaru, kia tūpore, ka mutu kia rawe ngā rā whakatā - Stay safe, be kind, and have an awesome holiday.

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2026 By-Elections: Murupara Community Board - Galatea-Waiohau Subdivision and Tāneatua Community Board

Nominations for the 2026 By-Elections are now open for the following positions:

  • Murupara Community Board – Galatea-Waiōhau Subdivision (one vacancy)
  • Tāneatua Community Board (three vacancies)

Nominations close Monday, 22 December 2025 at 12 noon.

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About the Council »

Whakatāne District Council's vision is to be known as the place of choice for people to live, work and play. Find out more about how we set out to achieve that through our people, initiatives, projects and governance.

Mayor and Councillors »

Community Boards »

Te Kōwhiringa pōti 2025 - Local elections 2025 »

Contact us »

Give us general feedback or make enquiries. Bring attention to problems in your neighbourhood and request a service to fix them. Make a complaint about the Council's standard of service or another issue.

Phone: 07 306 0500

Online enquiry form

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info@whakatane.govt.nz

Documents »

Whakatāne District Council has a number of documents available for public viewing, including:

Operative District Plan - 2017 »

Long Term Plan 2024-34 »

Residents »

This section contains information relevant to residents of the Whakatāne District and shortcuts to commonly-accessed services in other sections of this website.

Services »

Whakatāne District Council provides a wide range of services to its residents and ratepayers. In this section, you will find information on these services.

Online services