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Whakatane District Council - Latest News [Page 2]
Council Directs Staff To Look For Further Savings In Draft Annual Plan Budget
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 5:17 pm | Whakatane District Council
An Annual Plan allows Councils to look at opportunities and to address any unforeseen cost increases to what had been planned for that year of the Long Term Plan. More >>
Local Growth Strategy Charts A Course For Homes, Jobs And Environment
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 1:23 pm | Whakatane District Council
The strategy provides a clear framework for zoning land for housing, providing the infrastructure needed and partnering with iwi and the private sector to support investment in new homes. More >>
Emergency Preparedness Works Best When It Works For Everyone
Friday, 31 October 2025, 1:38 pm | Whakatane District Council
This event is about building understanding, confidence, and collaboration, and making sure our disability and accessibility communities are front and centre in our emergency planning. More >>
From Cargo Shed To Community Event Hub At Wharfside
Tuesday, 21 October 2025, 12:40 pm | Whakatane District Council
What began as essential maintenance work in 2018-2019 has evolved into something much more significant for the local community. More >>
Whakatāne District Council Election - Preliminary Results
Sunday, 12 October 2025, 2:23 pm | Whakatane District Council
Preliminary results are votes received up to midday yesterday when voting closed. These do not include special votes. More >>
Rugby Park Lighting Project To Transform Community Sport
Thursday, 28 August 2025, 1:39 pm | Whakatane District Council
The lighting project will extend the usable hours of the facility for matches and training throughout the year, transforming how the facility is used. More >>
Whakatāne And Ōpōtiki Reconnected Following Major Flood Disruption
Thursday, 31 July 2025, 10:53 am | Whakatane District Council
Torrential rainfall over several days led to widespread slips, surface flooding and road washouts, resulting in road closures, access restrictions and temporary isolation for parts of the district. More >>
Flooding Cuts Whakatāne District Access To Ōpōtiki
Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 2:52 pm | Whakatane District Council
Both Wainui Road and State Highway 2 (Tāneatua to Kutarere via Waimana Gorge) are closed. Wainui Road is underwater, with surface flooding exceeding 200mm. Crews are onsite monitoring water levels and checking for underlying damage to the road. More >>
Whakatāne ‘open for business’
Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 3:00 pm | Whakatane District Council
Whakatāne District Council and Tourism Bay of Plenty are encouraging visitors to explore all that Whakatāne and the Bay of Plenty has to offer and support the region over the summer months. More >>
Virtual Reality Event at Te Kōputu in Whakatāne
Wednesday, 24 April 2019, 11:28 am | Whakatane District Council
Art and technology will be combined in a special community presentation by media artists Susannah Langley and Warren Armstrong at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi – Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre - on Saturday 4 May, from 10:30am. More >>
Water bottling expansion consent approved
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 1:52 pm | Whakatane District Council
Independent commissioners hearing the land use resource consent applications for the expansion of the Otakiri Springs water bottling plant have ruled that the applications should be granted, subject to a number of conditions. More >>
Herald best beach competition “flawed”
Monday, 15 January 2018, 3:17 pm | Whakatane District Council
Whakatāne Mayor Tony Bonne has described the New Zealand Herald’s approach to finding the best beach in the country as “flawed and, frankly, a bit silly”. More >>
Explore the Raw Power of White Island/Whakaari with Google
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 9:51 am | Whakatane District Council
Known to Māori as Whakaari, White Island is one of the world’s most accessible, continuously active marine volcanoes. The island’s awe inspiring landscape attracts sightseers from all over the world, fueling a tourism boom for Whakatāne, the ‘gateway ... More >>
Update #33 - Boil water notice lifted
Thursday, 20 April 2017, 10:08 am | Whakatane District Council
Multiple areas of the District were under a boil water notice due to the risk of contamination. This notice has now been lifted for all those on a Council supply. More >>
Whakatāne District update #33 – 4pm Sunday 17 April 2017
Sunday, 16 April 2017, 4:41 pm | Whakatane District Council
Whakatāne District update #33 – 4pm Sunday 17 April 2017 Please don’t put bulky items in the Edgecumbe skips – put them on the berms Edgecumbe residents are asked to avoid, if possible, putting large bulky items, like fridges and couches, into ... More >>
Recovery for Whakatāne District progressing well
Sunday, 16 April 2017, 2:04 pm | Whakatane District Council
Recovery for Whakatāne District progressing well Recovery efforts will continue tomorrow to support residents of Edgecumbe as they go back into the area to recover belongings and tidy up homes. Controller for Whakatāne Emergency Operations Ken ... More >>
Rubberneckers – stay away from Edgecumbe
Sunday, 16 April 2017, 2:02 pm | Whakatane District Council
Rubberneckers – stay away from Edgecumbe. Better still, come and help Rubberneckers are hampering the efforts of the 150 volunteers helping in the clean-up of Edgecumbe today. Whakatāne District Mayor Tony Bonne says members of the Ngāti Awa Volunteer ... More >>
Whakatāne District – recovery update
Sunday, 16 April 2017, 2:01 pm | Whakatane District Council
Whakatāne District – recovery update Edgecumbe The clean-up effort in Edgecumbe is continuing today – with around 150 volunteers working in both the northern and southern areas of town. The work is being done by the Ngāti Awa Volunteer Army in ... More >>
Overwhelming support for Ngāti Awa Volunteer Army
Saturday, 15 April 2017, 6:47 pm | Whakatane District Council
Over 680 people have registered as volunteers for the clean-up effort in Edgecumbe. In collaboration with Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Whakatāne District Council, Te Runanga o Ngati Awa have created Ngāti Awa Volunteer Army, who are well into ... More >>
Whakatane District update - featuring silt warning
Saturday, 15 April 2017, 12:37 pm | Whakatane District Council
Whakatane District update - featuring silt warning, and call to delay trips to waste transfer station • Please don’t hose silt and mud down the drains • Whakatāne Transfer station – please delay your trip • Whakatāne Civil Defence Centre shifts ... More >>
