What do plastic bags, gumboots, corrugated iron and dirty nappies all have in common? They have all turned up in kerbside greenwaste bins in Whakatāne recently.

Following an early morning karakia on the site this week, works are set to begin to cover and contain exposed wood waste on the banks of the Orini Stream.

Last year’s District revaluation will have widely varying effects on rates bills across the Whakatāne District in the 2017/18 year.

The Whakatāne Library has a special mystery offer for customers. From Monday, 13 February to Sunday, 26 February, customers can select a ‘mystery book package’ that contains a new release novel, plus a bonus book.

Ultra-Fast Broadband fibre services will be extended to parts of the Whakatāne District which currently have inadequate internet access.

The final stage of a major flood protection project along the urban section of the Wainui Te Whara Stream channel in Whakatāne is set to begin in early February. 

Work on the river-edge components of the Wairaka Centennial Park development in Whakatāne will begin next week.

Waiotahi Contractors will be undertaking work along Paul Road, MacDonald Road, Western Drain Road, and the Kiwi Rail Corridor along SH2 up to Edgecumbe to install the water delivery pipeline to Edgecumbe.

A draft indicative business case to support a request for Government and Bay of Plenty Regional Council funding for a voluntary retreat process for property owners on the Awatarariki Stream fanhead at Matatā is nearing completion.