Bridge 131 on Matahī Valley Road, sited immediately to the south of the Matahī Valley School entrance, has been closed to heavy traffic until further notice.
How New Zealand faces up to dramatic changes over the next 30 years is the focus of a major programme of work to be launched by Local Government New Zealand at its 2016 Conference today.
Whakatāne District Council has set its rates for the financial year starting 1 July 2016 and ending 30 June 2017. The average rates increase for the current financial year is 2.8 percent.
Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – the Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre – is inviting the community to take part in a unique te reo storytelling experience.
New Zealand’s newest rugby league event is set to make its debut in Whakatāne in September, and organiser Tyrone Campbell says it is shaping up to be a major event on the youth sporting calendar.
Applications are being called for the Whakatāne District Annual Grants Scheme, which makes funding available to groups providing not-for-profit social services to residents.
The Whakatāne District Council is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Foundation Council for the recently announced Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) standards programme.
A business case to support potential applications to bridge a $23 million funding shortfall for the proposed Matatā/Edgecumbe/Whakatāne integrated wastewater solution is expected to be finalised before the end of 2016.
The Mayors of Ōpōtiki, Kawerau, Whakatāne and Gisborne have urged the NZ Transport Agency and the Government to rethink the planned upgrading of the Peketahi Bridge and fast-track the aging one-way structure’s replacement.
Members of the public are being offered a unique opportunity to come and listen to the sounds of taonga puoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) and learn about their origins with Jo’el Komene.
Residents in the Whakatāne District’s major urban areas have been urged to rake up leaves on their properties and clear leaves and debris from their local stormwater grates to avoid possible damage from surface flooding.
The Whakatāne District Council’s Annual Plan, fees and charges schedule and rates resolution for the 2016/17 financial year have now been adopted and will take effect from 1 July.
Whakatāne District Council has initiated a project which will see the Council’s 20,000-plus hard copy property and subdivision files converted into a digital format.
Vehicles travelling to and from Whakatāne’s CBD on Hillcrest Road will be diverted via Seaview Road for a 12-week period from Monday, 13 June while road repair works are carried out.
The Whakatāne District Council has adopted new guidelines which will allow cremations and funerals to be arranged privately, without engaging a funeral director’s services.
Progress on the planned development of a 100-metre long floating pontoon wharf along the river edge adjacent to Quay Street in Whakatāne was reported to the Whakatāne District Council’s Projects and Services Committee last week, together with proposed harbour entrance dredging options to be trialled next summer.
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