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Whakatāne District Council Annual Plan 2019/20 adopted
Whakatāne District Council has adopted its Annual Plan for 2019/20, and resolved its rates charges for the coming year.
Register your dog early and be in to win
Everyone who registers their dog before August 1, 2019 will receive a half-price early-bird discount. They will also receive automatic entry into a draw to win some fantastic prizes including a kennel and run worth $850.
Plenty mag marks birthday with exhibition - in gallery where it all began
After 840 pages and nearly 250,000 words, the magazine that wasn't supposed to last six months is celebrating its fourth birthday with an exhibition and series of events at Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi – Whakatāne Library & Exhibition Centre.
Partnership progresses funding application
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Awa Group Holdings Limited and the Whakatāne District Council are jointly seeking funding from Central Government to accelerate economic development opportunities in the Whakatāne District.
Aquatic Centre to close for annual maintenance
The Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre will be closed to the public from 6 pm on Saturday, 6 July until 6 am on Monday, 15 July while its annual maintenance programme is undertaken.
Dads and Lads mountain bike camp well-received
A Dads and Lads mountain biking camp held earlier this month was well received, with nine people attending. The initiative was organised by Whakatāne Bluelight and funded by the Eastern Bay Road Safety Programme.
Free fruit trees on offer for community groups
Fresh fruit could soon be on offer at a club, school or community centre near you, thanks to Pride Whakatāne.
Home composting scheme a success
A home compost subsidy scheme run recently by Whakatane District Council saw unprecedented demand for composting solutions.
Annual Plan recommended for adoption
Whakatāne District Council’s 2019/20 draft Annual Plan deliberations process continues to progress following a key Council meeting on 5 June. Council agreed to proceed with the key changes set out in the Annual Plan Consultation Document, with minor amendments considered at the second of two deliberations meetings.
Part of Ngā Tapuwae o Toi walkway closed for controlled deer shooting operation
A section of the Ngā Tapuwae o Toi walkway, on Kōhī Point Scenic Reserve will be closed to the public from 6 am - 6 pm on Tuesday, 11 June, to allow a Department of Conservation contractor to carry out a controlled deer-shooting operation.
Plastic recycling changes begin this week
Whakatāne District Council is reminding residents that, from this weekend, only grades 1 and 2 plastics should be placed in yellow-top recycling bins and all other plastic grades should be placed in general refuse bins.
Annual Community Survey to begin
Undertaken by the National Research Bureau, the Communitrak survey poses a series of questions about Council services and facilities to a random selection of 300 residents.
Deliberations underway on Annual Plan submissions
The first of two deliberations meetings on submissions to the Whakatāne District Council’s 2019/20 draft Annual Plan has been completed, with provisional agreement reached on proceeding with the eight key changes set out in the Annual Plan Consultation Document.
Manager Collections and Research appointed
Mark Sykes, currently Kaitiaki Collection Manager Māori at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, has been appointed to the position of Manager Collections and Research at the Whakatāne Museum and Research Centre - Te Whare Taonga o Taketake.
Committee adopts unchanged Gambling Policy
The Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee has adopted an unchanged District Gambling Policy, which will remain in force for the next three years.
Community feedback sought on Draft Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings policy
The Whakatāne District Council has released a Draft Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings Policy for community feedback.
Six Council buildings require earthquake strengthening
An assessment programme to identify Council-owned buildings which will require earthquake strengthening over the coming years has seen six buildings listed for structural improvements.
Registrations open for last Oxfam Trailwalker in Whakatāne before event moves on
Oxfam Trailwalker will return in 2020 for what will be its fifth and final year in Whakatāne, Oxfam has announced, following which the charity's flagship event will be moving to a new location.
Unconditional Agreement to purchase strategic leasehold sites
The Whakatāne District Council has entered into an agreement to purchase a site of strategic importance in the Whakatāne town centre, to enable future development as part of the Town Centre Regeneration programme.
Exploring New Zealand for women and birds
Artist and art activist Jennifer Epperson knows plenty about women and birds, but the New Zealand populations of both are new to her. That will soon be remedied when Epperson settles into a month-long Volcanic Artist Residency in Whakatāne.
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