Public Notices

Declaration of Result of Māori Wards Poll

Monday, 21 May 2018 - 4:08pm

Results of the Whakatāne District Council Māori Wards Poll held on Saturday, 19 May.

Public Notice of Proposed Plan Change 17 and Proposed Plan Change 1 - material incorporated by reference

Tuesday, 1 May 2018 - 8:42am

Proposed Plan Change 17 (Awatarariki Fanhead) to the Bay of Plenty Regional Natural Resources Plan and proposed Plan Change 1 (Awatarariki Fanhead, Matatā) to the Whakatāne District Plan are soon to be jointly publicly notified for submissions.

Water quality in Rūātoki

Wednesday, 14 February 2018 - 9:21am

Updates on water quality issues in Rūātoki and solutions offered.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council to notify Creswell resource consent

Thursday, 14 December 2017 - 11:17am

Bay of Plenty Regional Council will publicly notify a resource consent application associated with the expansion of an existing water bottling plant located in Otakiri.

The America’s Cup is coming to Edgecumbe!

Thursday, 21 September 2017 - 4:15pm

Edgecumbe is in for a boost, with Emirates Team New Zealand bringing the America’s Cup to town during the upcoming September school holidays.

'Pre-consultation' for possible Easter Sunday trading policy

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 - 11:21am

The Whakatāne District Council is to undertake an initial 'pre-consultation' process over the next fortnight to gather information on retailer and community Easter Sunday trading preferences.

Whakatāne District Council takes Supreme Website Award for third year running

Tuesday, 19 September 2017 - 1:15pm

Whakatāne District Council has won the ALGIM Supreme Website Award, sponsored by ReadSpeaker, for the third year running at ALGIM’s 2017 Spring Web & Digital and Customer Experience Conference.

"Many positives" in emergency response review

Monday, 18 September 2017 - 11:27am

An independent review of the Whakatāne District Council's response to the April flooding and storm emergency has highlighted "many positives", as well as improvement areas for local, regional and national emergency management organisations to consider.

Joint Council-Google project brings District to Google Street View

Thursday, 14 September 2017 - 10:10am

A project between Whakatāne District Council and Google has enabled virtual tours of some of the District's most popular and spectacular destinations via Google Street View.

Voting venues for 2017 General Election

Monday, 11 September 2017 - 9:54am

Opening dates and venues for polling places in the 2017 General Election.

Low contamination risk for District water schemes

Thursday, 7 September 2017 - 10:35am

A report received by the Whakatāne District Council’s Projects and Services Committee last week concludes that the use of chlorine and UV treatment means that the microbiological contamination risk for most District water schemes is low.

New agreement for sale of Council land

Thursday, 7 September 2017 - 10:33am

The Whakatāne District Council has entered into a new conditional agreement to sell its land at 77 Bunyan Road after an earlier proposal did not proceed.

Slam Poetry regional heat date announced

Tuesday, 5 September 2017 - 8:32am

The heat is on at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – the Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre – and all local ‘spoken word performers’ are invited.

‘Teardrop’ roundabout to be retained

Monday, 4 September 2017 - 9:40am

The ‘teardrop’ formation at the Landing Road bridge roundabout is to be retained and a comprehensive traffic study initiated to address traffic congestion issues in Whakatāne.

2017 dog registration early bird winner announced

Monday, 4 September 2017 - 9:34am

Congratulations to Matatā residents Jacqueline and Niall Fitzgerald, who have won the Council-sponsored new kennel and run for 2017.

Local Wild Food Challenge returns in the heart of summer

Friday, 1 September 2017 - 10:41am

The annual celebration of the region’s wilderness bounty is calling for wild food enthusiasts as planning begins for the third Local Wild Food Challenge.

Awakeri War Memorial Hall sale approved

Thursday, 31 August 2017 - 6:26pm

The Whakatāne District Council has agreed to enter into a sale and purchase agreement for the Awakeri War Memorial Hall to the owner of the adjacent land, to facilitate the development of a significant tourism venture.

Boil water notice for Rūātoki

Wednesday, 30 August 2017 - 4:12pm

The boil water notice applying to the Rūātoki water supply is likely to stay in place at least until the weekend.

First relocatable homes arrive

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 - 10:45am

The first two relocatable houses for use by people who were displaced from their homes by the April floods have now been installed at the Whakatāne Holiday Park.

Museum redevelopment well underway

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 - 11:28am

The redevelopment of the Whakatāne Museum and Research Centre in Boon Street is well underway, with piles for the new extension already in place and major work being carried out on the existing structure.

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