Have Your Say

The Council offers numerous opportunities for the community to participate in its decision-making processes throughout the year. Whakatāne District residents are informed of when proposed plans and policies are available for public submissions through various media mechanisms.

This page contains the consultations that are currently being undertaken by the Whakatāne District Council. Each consultation sets out the purpose, key issues and the timescale. Also provided are any documents relevant to the consultation.

If you would like to make a submission regarding any of the consultations listed here, please refer to the feedback details provided for each consultation.

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Draft Public Places Bylaw and Freedom Camping Bylaw

We're proposing to remove the freedom camping rules from within the Public Places Bylaw and make a standalone bylaw. One of the reasons for doing this is to make the freedom camping rules easier to find for people outside of the district.