Changes to the way building consent applications are lodged and processed are set to be rolled out across much of the central North Island from December onwards.
The section of State Highway 2 between Awakeri and Tāneatua (White Pine Bush Road) will be closed overnight on Monday, 1 December while maintenance is undertaken on the Pekatahi Bridge.
The extra flow created by very high tides late last week has carved a considerable chunk off the sand build-up in the Whakatāne River channel, adjacent to ‘The Lady on the Rock’.
Members of the Grow Whakatāne Advisory Board have condemned Air New Zealand’s decision to withdraw scheduled air services from Whakatāne Airport and other regional centres in April next year.
Two new road names for the Port Ōhope Seascape subdivision development at Port Ōhope were approved by the Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee at its meeting on 13 November.
The three Eastern Bay of Plenty District Councils have made a joint submission seeking amendments to proposed natural hazard provisions in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s newly operative Regional Policy Statement (RPS).
Whakatāne District residents are benefitting significantly from the generosity of the Eastern Bay Energy Trust (EBET), with four energy-related community projects gaining funding support recently.
The Whakatāne District Council will seek formal community submissions on a proposal to transfer its pensioner housing service to an approved Community Housing Provider (CHP).
Local councils in and around the Bay of Plenty are being asked to consider a project that would help them gain a greater understanding of the issues and opportunities related to the form and function of local government in the region.
Tree removal work will commence on Wainui Road on Wednesday, 5 November 2014. The work will extend from Te Kooti Road through to Tauwhare Pā and will take approximately four weeks to complete.
The installation of replacement barrier rails on the West End-Ōtarawairere Bay section of the Ngā Tapuwae o Toi Walkway may lead to minor delays for walkers over the next few weeks.
A series of recommendations for the proposed redevelopment of the Whakatāne Museum and Research Centre will be considered by the Whakatāne District Council on 6 November.
Retail entrepreneur Suzie Johnson will administer a ‘shot in the arm’ for the local retail sector later this month, via a series of events organised by the Whakatāne District Council.
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