Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua, Te Urewera Board and the Wairoa and Whakatāne District Councils are working collaboratively to foster world class innovation through investigating and developing sustainable options for improving Te Urewera Road.
A strategy for the development of a network of cycle trails connecting Eastern Bay of Plenty communities has now been adopted by the Ōpōtiki, Kawerau and Whakatāne District Councils.
Whakatāne District Council has rewarded Lex and Daphne Green from Otakiri for making their earlybird dog registration payment this year. Mrs Green was thrilled to be taking home the main prize of a kennel and run and pet food, all valued at $750, to their lucky springer spaniel, Bryn.
Vehicles travelling to and from Whakatāne’s CBD on Hillcrest Road between 9 am and 3 pm Friday, 28 August will be diverted via Seaview Road while a number of roadside trees are felled and removed.
Members of the Whakatāne community are invited to unlock their inner poet at a special poetry evening to be held at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi - Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre - on Thursday, 27 August to celebrate National Poetry Day.
A build-up of sand on the spit adjacent to the Whakatāne River mouth will be removed to reduce the potential for flooding issues caused by an extreme rain event.
An agreement has been reached to settle the costs associated with the successful Environment Court appeal against the resource consent and land designations for the proposed Matatā Wastewater Scheme.
The Whakatāne District Council has confirmed its preferred democratic representation structure for the next six years and is now seeking formal community feedback on the proposal.
On 14–15 August, young people between the ages of five and 18 will be invited to the Little Orchard Room at Te Kōputu for the Muka Youth Prints Exhibition.
The Whakatāne District Council has submitted a registration of interest which aims to secure some of the $360 million in government funding available to extend its broadband initiatives and expand mobile coverage.
The installation of a large box culvert at the western end of The Strand, which will significantly improve the flow of stormwater away from the Apanui catchment, is progressing well and should be completed on schedule.
Olympic gold medallist Lisa Carrington’s outstanding achievements are to be recognised by the naming of the accessway running from West End Road to the Whakatāne Surf Life Saving Club premises in Ōhope.
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.
Visitors can marvel at the new exhibition on display in the Opus Gallery at the Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre: Inamata, Onamata, Anamata: our yesterday, our today, our tomorrow,
Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – the Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre – has a July 2015 school holiday programme with something for everyone and entertainment for all age groups.
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