Our online mapping service uses a GIS (Geographic Information System) to enable you to view:
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This application has been built using HTML5 and is available for use on both desktop and mobile devices.
Whakatāne District Council’s Open Data portal allows users to download some of Council’s data to use with their own mapping applications.
This new datum ensures consistency around how land height is measured across the district, and aligns with New Zealand standards.
Resources and maps of Bay of Plenty Tsunami Evacuation Zones. BLUE Means Go: In a tsunami warning, Get Out of the BLUE.
Other interactive maps displayed elsewhere on this website, but not included in our online map viewer, are listed below. Links will open the relevant map in a new window.
| Map | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Car parks in Whakatāne | Shows car parks within the Whakatāne CBD, along with their time restrictions |
| Liquor ban areas | Delineates areas within the district subject to permanent restrictions on consumption/possession of liquor |
| Coastal reserves and beaches | Shows coastal reserve areas in Ōhope Beach and Ōtarawairere Bay |
| Community Board areas | Outlines the four Community Boards covering the entire district |
| General Ward areas | Describes the community wards that Whakatāne District councillors represent |
| Māori Ward areas | Describes the community wards that Whakatāne District Māori Ward councillors represent |
| Debris flow and landslide hazards map | Shows areas subject to debris flow and landslide hazards according to a Tonkin & Taylor risk assessment |
| Dog Control Maps | Shows prohibited areas, designated exercise areas and areas where dogs must be controlled on a leash. |
| HPMV route and 50MAX restrictions map | Displays approved routes for High Productivity Motor Vehicles and district bridges with 50MAX restrictions |
| Restricted flight areas for drones | Shows areas within the District subject to Civil Aviation restrictions for drone flights. |
Bay of Plenty Maps allows you to access web maps and applications relating to local government in the Bay of Plenty region. The maps are all interactive and include community, recreational and environmental information.
Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Whakatāne District Council have provided data for the maps. The Bay of Plenty Maps portal is managed by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Aerial photography is available via the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) Data Service. This service is managed by LINZ and not Whakatāne District Council.
Access LINZ aerial photography »
Search for an address or location and go back in time — as far back as the 1930s — to see what the land was like in years gone by. Retrolens is managed by LINZ and is a jointly-funded project of various local authorities and services, including BoPLASS and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Digital versions of historical Crown aerial imagery are continually being added as part of this project, with all of the Bay of Plenty region's archival aerial photos expected to be available by June 2018.
Lidar data from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is available via OpenTopography. LINZ has a partnership with OpenTopography allowing 3D point cloud data to be downloaded, processed and visualised. This partnership complements the publishing of DEM and DSM products on the LINZ Data Service (LDS). This service is managed by LINZ and not Whakatāne District Council.
We would like to hear your feedback on our online maps, including any suggestions you have for new functionality or data, via the Online Maps feedback form.
Information on how to use our online mapping tool is available in the manual below.
Whakatāne District Council's vision is to be known as the place of choice for people to live, work and play. Find out more about how we set out to achieve that through our people, initiatives, projects and governance.
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Whakatāne District Council has a number of documents available for public viewing, including:
This section contains information relevant to residents of the Whakatāne District and shortcuts to commonly-accessed services in other sections of this website.
Whakatāne District Council provides a wide range of services to its residents and ratepayers. In this section, you will find information on these services.