The current one-hour parking restrictions applying to some Whakatāne CBD streets and parking areas, excluding The Strand and the northern end of Boon Street, are set to be extended to two hours.
The Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee has adopted a recommended ‘blanket approval’ for operators to fly drones over Council-owned or managed public open spaces.
Whakatāne District Council elected members and staff are inviting the business sector and wider community to participate in the annual CBD Spruce-up working bee, which this year has been extended to include the Kopeopeo retail area.
The Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre will be closing at 12:30 pm on Saturday, 28 November to allow for a special pohiri acknowledging the arrival of the Ngā Taonga o te Whakatōhea collection.
A report to be received by the Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee on Thursday, 26 November recommends approval in principle to negotiate the sale of the little-used Awakeri War Memorial Hall.
The Whakatāne District Council is reminding residents that the processing time for various applications will be affected during the end-of-year holiday period.
The Whakatāne District Council is calling for expressions of interest from people wanting to establish new ventures at Wharaurangi - the public space connecting the town’s CBD with the nearby riverside reserve.
The recently constructed culvert at the western end of The Strand has now had its finishing touches added, in the form of handrails and steel panels inspired by the reeds and harakeke (flax) which once grew in the area.
A fun family day out will be held on Sunday, 15 November 2015 to celebrate the official opening of the newly-completed Whakatāne-Ōhope Walkway and Cycleway.
A selection of important historical and contemporary New Zealand artworks are to be shown in a new exhibition, ‘From the Fletcher Collection’, which opens this Friday in the Opus Gallery.
A group of business students from Ruatāhuna are hosting a wild food festival on 14 November 2015 to highlight sustainability and get some real world applications for their studies.
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