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Freshly-picked peaches could be on offer at a kohanga, school, or community centre near you. Pride Whakatāne has purchased 55 ‘Snow Grace’ peach trees to gift to worthy community groups and organisations.
The Ōhope to Ōtarawairere Bay section of the Ngā Tapuwae o Toi Walkway will be closed for a month – from 13 June to 18 July – while contractors rebuild staircases and install barrier rails on the track leading down to the bay.
An amended Gambling Policy and social impact assessment for the Whakatāne District have now been adopted, following the consideration of public submissions by the Whakatāne District Council.
Walkers and cyclists who use Whakatāne’s Warren Cole Walkway will need to make a brief detour from their usual route while a major stormwater upgrading project is completed at the McAlister pump station over the next six months.
The average 2016/17 rates increase across the Whakatāne District has been trimmed from 3.2 to 2.8 percent following the completion of deliberations on submissions to the Council’s Annual Plan for the next financial year, which starts on 1 July.
Affordable opportunities for the purchase of land have become available with the sale by tender of seven Murupara properties. The properties have been declared abandoned by the Rotorua District Court and cleared of all rate arrears.
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) is encouraging passionate leaders to get ahead of the game and start thinking about running for their upcoming local council elections now.
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.
The Whakatāne District Council has agreed to resume funding for the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s economic development agency, Toi-EDA, subject to a number of provisos.
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.
Join award-winning photographer and Whakatāne Camera Club member, Troy Baker, as he discusses his work in support of the current Te Kōputu exhibition, How We See It.
About a third of the people who made submissions to the Whakatāne District Council’s 2016/17 Annual Plan and reviewed Gambling Policy chose to use the less formal avenues provided via the Council’s social media channels.
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