The Whakatāne District Council’s pre-election report for the forthcoming local government elections is now available for voters and candidates to refer to.

The Whakatāne District Council is to provide feedback to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on a report which indicated that up to 1415 homes and businesses and 38 kilometres of roads in the District could be vulnerable to sea level-related flooding resulting from climate change.

How New Zealand faces up to dramatic changes over the next 30 years is the focus of a major programme of work to be launched by Local Government New Zealand at its 2016 Conference today.

Whakatāne District Council has set its rates for the financial year starting 1 July 2016 and ending 30 June 2017. The average rates increase for the current financial year is 2.8 percent.

New Zealand’s newest rugby league event is set to make its debut in Whakatāne in September, and organiser Tyrone Campbell says it is shaping up to be a major event on the youth sporting calendar.

The Whakatāne District Council is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a Foundation Council for the recently announced Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) standards programme.  

The Mayors of Ōpōtiki, Kawerau, Whakatāne and Gisborne have urged the NZ Transport Agency and the Government to rethink the planned upgrading of the Peketahi Bridge and fast-track the aging one-way structure’s replacement.

Residents in the Whakatāne District’s major urban areas have been urged to rake up leaves on their properties and clear leaves and debris from their local stormwater grates to avoid possible damage from surface flooding.

The Whakatāne Aquatic and Fitness Centre will be closed to the public for scheduled maintenance during the period from 25 July to 7 August.