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Enrol to vote in the Citizens Initiated Referendum
This year, between 22 November and 13 December, you'll get the chance to vote in the Citizens Initiated Referendum. But to have your say, you'll need to be enrolled by Thursday, 21 November.
Event marks completion of SH2 Taneatua realignment project
The media release below was issued by the NZ Transport Agency.
The NZ Transport Agency says an event held this morning at Taneatua marked the completion of the State Highway 2 realignment project.
Attending the completion of works morning tea were Whakatāne District Council Mayor Tony Bonne, Tāneatua Ward Councillor Andrew Iles and local iwi elders from Tuhoe, says the Transport Agency.
Severe weather watch in effect for expected heavy rain
MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Bay of Plenty due to expected bursts of heavy rain this weekend.
"A moist north to northwest flow is expected to spread over New Zealand today (Thursday), with a series of embedded troughs moving across the country during the next few days, bringing bursts of heavy rain to many places," MetService reports.
Te Kōputu gains another national award
Whakatāne’s multi-award winning Library and Exhibition Centre – Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – has gained further national recognition in the New Zealand Property Council’s 2013 Property Industry Awards.
Whakatane Rowing Club 100 Year Centenary
The Whakatane Rowing Club invite you to attend their 100 Year Centenary Celebrations over Queen’s Birthday Weekend
Friday 31 May, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June, 2013
Weekend Programme -
Friday 31 May, 2013
‘Meet n Greet’
Whakatane Rowing Club
Starting at 6.30pm
Finish line in sight for Taneatua SH2 safety project
(NZTA media release)
Motorists on State Highway 2 (SH2) near Taneatua will have a safer road to travel on as soon as July, with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) confirming the new, realigned road will be completed that month.
The realignment project will provide a straighter, wider and safer road by removing the Taneatua Rail Overbridge, upgrading the existing detour around the over bridge (which has been in use since the over bridge closed in 2011) and widening the SH2/Taneatua Road intersection to improve sight distances at the intersection.
'Shake it all about' for best beach
It doesn’t matter if we win or not, we still think we have the best beach in New Zealand. That’s the message the Whakatāne District Council is sending with its call to get the whole community involved in our own version of the YouTube sensation, the ‘Harlem Shake’.
New tools for tsunami preparedness
Knowing what to do if a tsunami occurs will now be clearer for residents along the Eastern Bay of Plenty coastline, thanks to the new Tsunami Evacuation Information booklet released this week.
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