Whakatāne District Council is arranging to have the sand fuse on the western side of the Whakatāne River mouth (at the tip of the Opihi spit) lowered, to comply with Bay of Plenty Regional Council flood preparedness requirements.

Masterton is set to host 13 new award-winning artworks at Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, fresh from the 2019 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award - Painting and Drawing exhibition in Whakatāne.

Saturday 6 April marks two years since Tropical Cyclone Debbie caused widespread flooding in the Whakatāne District. Worst hit was the township of Edgecumbe, where a breach of the Rangitāiki River stop bank flooded much of the town and saw the whole community evacuated.

An estimated 250 tonnes of aquatic pest weed has been removed from the southern end of the Awatapu Lagoon, as part of a joint Whakatāne District Council/Otamakaukau Working Group improvement initiative.

A Consultation Document outlining the key proposals in the Whakatāne District Council’s 2019/20 Annual Plan will be distributed around the District over the next week.

Our aroha and deepest sympathy go to the Muslim community and the people of Christchurch in this darkest of times. You did not deserve this. Aotearoa did not deserve this.

The Whakatāne District Council’s Policy Committee has approved the finalisation of the draft 2019/20 annual plan budget, in preparation for a community consultation process.

Excavation and reshaping work will begin this week along the section of stormwater channel between Pyne St and The Strand. The work involves Waiotahi contractors excavating the channel base and sides, and a general reshaping within the drainage reserve.

The Whakatāne District Council's draft budget for the 2019/20 financial year will propose a number of changes from the work programme and budget previously set out for the year in the 2018-28 Long Term Plan (LTP).