Welcome to the Whakatane District Council

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Working at Whakatane District Council not only means “Living with the Sun” it means “Working in the Sun” with a motivated, professional and customer focused team. For more opportunities at Whakatane District Council...
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WDC offers some great benefits, including:
• the chance to be part of an organisation committed to growing who we are and how we do it
• ongoing professional development
• an active social club
• talented professional people to work with  who also like to have fun
• a superb environment to play in (after all the work is done, of course!)
Whakatane situated in the sheltered curve of the Eastern Bay of Plenty lays claim to an outdoor lifestyle with one of the best climates in New Zealand, and a wide range of facilities, aquatic centre, sports grounds, clubs and schools. 
This mix of urban and rural communities is well serviced by an impressive selection of retail outlets primarily situated between two landscaped and picturesque shopping areas with further expansion continuing west of the town’s outskirts.  For entertainment side there are a variety of hotels, cafes, restaurants and clubs providing a wide range of cuisine and music. 
Where else can you live in close proximity to one of the best fishing areas in the world, covering ocean, lakes and rivers, great beaches for water sports, the sheltered Ohiwa harbour and impressive tramping trails through magnificent bush and forest?  All this is no more than one hour's drive to the larger towns of Tauranga and Rotorua (when and if you feel you need a city hit!).

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