Central Government released two new legislative bills regarding Three Waters Reform prior to parliament rising for summer holiday. 

There’s great news for the people of the Whakatāne District, with Council set to receive $5.66 million of funding to accelerate seven ’Community Good’ projects.

It comes after Council’s application for the first tranche ($5.66 million) of Government’s Better off Funding, was officially approved last week.

Chief Executive Steph O’Sullivan says it’s great to see investment coming into the area from Central Government which will ensure we can continue to create an inclusive, resilient, and thriving District. 

Following significant rainfall in October, a section of the much-loved Ngā Tapuwae o Toi walkway has been out of action after a large slip caused extensive damage to the track.

In December 2020, at a pandemic impacted memorial event to mark the first anniversary of the Whakaari eruption, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa Tumuaki Joe Harawira promised that the time would come when everyone who wanted to could gather at Tu Mānuka Tūtahi to remember.

Whakatāne District Council has now finalised its list of which gravel roads will be sealed and when according to its Seal Extension Policy.

On behalf of Aotearoa New Zealand, Whakatāne District Council welcomed 25 new citizens this week ready to call our country home.

Whakatāne District Mayor Dr Victor Luca is watching with interest the continuing debate about the Government's Three Waters Reform, reinvigorated by an alternative proposal by the Mayors of Auckland and Christchurch.

After receiving a range of diverse proposals, the judges have deliberated, and an artist has been selected to commission a new mural in the heart of Whakatāne CBD.

The art has been hung with laser level precision, the glass is sparkling and the lights ready to glow ahead of a triple-gallery opening at Whakatāne Galleries this weekend.