The Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee has agreed to commit up to $200,000 to investigate alternative wastewater treatment plant and land disposal sites, or other potential options, for Matatā’s stalled wastewater scheme.
The Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee has adopted a series of recommendations which aim to find ways to address the risk that future debris flow events pose for anyone living in the Awatarariki Stream fanhead area at Matatā.
Construction of a new raised pedestrian crossing point on The Strand, adjacent to the Robert Harris Café, will begin on Friday, 26 June and continue through till 10 July.
Urgent work to replace a leaking water main supplying Tāneatua’s reservoirs will require a community water conservation effort from Monday, 29 June to Wednesday, 1 July.
One of New Zealand’s most successful national fundraising events is coming to Whakatāne following an agreement between Oxfam New Zealand and the Whakatāne District Council.
Some short-term disruption to normal library services will occur during the week of Saturday, 20 June–Friday, 26 June. Library users are asked to refrain from borrowing or returning books, wherever possible, during that period.
Detailed design work is set to proceed for flood mitigation improvements to the Wainui Te Whara Stream channel, following approval by the Whakatāne District Council’s Projects and Services Committee.
A geotechnical study of ground conditions in Whakatāne’s central business district will provide useful information to help building owners achieve the Government’s future seismic resistance requirements.
The Whakatāne District Council has decided not to appeal the Environment Court’s decision to decline the land designations and resource consent for a proposed wastewater treatment plant at Matatā.
An exhibition with children in mind will open on Saturday in the Sheaff and Whakatāne Community Board Galleries at Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi – Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre.
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