Funds held in the Whakatāne District Council’s dog control reserve account will be used to cover a forecast deficit in funding, allowing the District dog registration and control fees to be kept at their current level for the 2016/17 year.

The Whakatāne District Council has approved an amended approach to water supply upgrades which will link the Edgecumbe and Te Teko community reticulation systems and ensure their supplies meet national drinking water standards.

A special morning tea at Whakatāne’s Civic Centre on Monday recognised the Eastern Bay of Plenty Bromeliad and Orchid Club and Council ground-staff for their efforts in transforming the building’s atrium into a sub-tropical oasis.

The forthcoming, biennial Molly Morpeth Canaday 3D Award is to be judged by the director of Auckland’s Objectspace, Kim Paton.

If you receive a Civil Defence alert or hear a continuous siren sounding at 10 am on Friday, 6 May, please remain calm: it’s only a test.

Whakatāne District Council contractors will be carrying out hot mix asphalt road resurfacing at various locations in Whakatāne and Ōhope through to mid-May.

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Littoral Warfare Unit (LWU) is to be granted the Freedom of the Whakatāne District Charter in a special ceremony on Thursday, which will see Whakatāne become the unit's home port. A range of community and civic activities will follow the official ceremony.

Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) welcomes the Government’s decision to transfer decision-making about the fluoridation of drinking water supplies to District Health Boards (DHBs).

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) staff will work closely with the Whakatāne District Council to find ways of easing traffic congestion issues during a planned, three-month maintenance closure of the Pekatahi Bridge at Tāneatua.