The Waiewe Reserve Restoration Group is celebrating several years of hard work with a Picnic in the Paddock for the local community on Saturday, 28 March 2015.
A condition assessment report on the Whakatāne Wharf has confirmed additional deterioration since it was last inspected in 2009 and sets out a number of options for repairing the structure and carrying out the required level of seismic strengthening.
The Whakatāne District Council’s 2015-25 Long Term Plan (LTP) has been approved for public consultation, together with a raft of supporting documents and draft policies and proposals.
An investigation of possible flood mitigation options for the Wainui Te Whara Stream in Whakatāne has indicated that channel re-grading and deepening is likely to be the fastest and most cost-effective way to reduce the risk of future stopbank overtopping.
Work to upgrade sections of the Nga Tapuwae o Toi walking track and barrier rails between Ōhope Beach and Ōtarawairere Bay has been completed and is receiving praise from the public.
A health warning has been issued for Lake Rotoehu, as routine monitoring results provided by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have confirmed a bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae.
Whakatāne District Council is advising Ōhope residents and motorists that stormwater works in the Maraetōtara area are set to resume from Monday, 9 February.
Low river flows in combination with the impact of rough sea conditions on boat dredging activities have seen the minimum low tide depths through the outer section of the Whakatāne River entrance reduced to between 1.0 and 1.5 metres.
A team of scientists from GNS Science and the German Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics (LIAG) will utilise unique geophysical technology to attempt to image and better locate the Whakatāne Fault.
The Whakatāne District Council has postponed the replanting of the Onepū Forest block until options for its future use have been discussed with the Crown.
Whakatāne District residents who are concerned about floodwater damaging their properties during heavy rain events can now purchase sandbagging materials from local business Tracks Concrete.
The construction of a shared-use cycleway and walkway from the bottom of Gorge Road to White Horse Drive in Whakatāne has been added to the Whakatāne District Council’s 2014/15 capital works programme.
Water restriction status signs are being installed in high-profile locations in Whakatāne and Ōhope to remind residents of the need to conserve water during the dry summer months.
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