Public Notices

Wednesday, 5 February 2020 - 9:41am

Whakatāne District Council will undertake maintenance dredging at the upper end of the navigation channel opposite the Whakatāne Yacht Club, during daylight hours from Wednesday, 12 February to Tuesday, 18 February.

Monday, 3 February 2020 - 3:53pm

The Creative Communities Allocation Committee requires up to four community representatives who are familiar with a broad range of local arts activities to serve on the committee for the next three years.

Monday, 16 December 2019 - 8:28am

Date: Monday, 16 December 2019
Time: 9 am - 12 pm
Affected Properties: No water - # 13 - # 56 West Bank Road, Thornton Beach Road. Low water pressure – Norfolk Lane, Moore Road.

Tuesday, 26 November 2019 - 2:28pm

Date: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Time: 10 am - 6 pm
Affected Properties: Tahuna Road  (from 283 – 487 Tahuna Road)
Planned maintenance will be carried out in the valve chambers below the Tahuna Road Reservoir. Council contractor will be isolating the water supply in your area between the hours shown above.

Monday, 4 November 2019 - 10:30am

Please note the Council meeting that was scheduled for Thursday, 7 November 2019 has been postponed to Wednesday, 13 November 2019.

Friday, 1 November 2019 - 4:02pm

Work completed. Whakatāne District Council and Ōhope Volunteer Fire Brigade will undertake a fire hydrant flushing programme throughout Ōhope in November.

Tuesday, 29 October 2019 - 4:43pm

Date: 24 November 2019
Time: 9 am 5 pm
Affected Road: 1207 - 1587 Stanley Road

Stanley Road will be closed on 24 November from 9 am to 5 pm to allow a Motorsport BOP Rally Event to take place. 

Affected Stanley Road residents have been notified by mail. We're sorry for any inconvenience experienced as a result of the road closure.

Wednesday, 16 October 2019 - 3:36pm

The Inaugural Council meeting will be held on Friday, 25 October 2019 in the Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Commerce Street, Whakatāne. 

Friday, 5 July 2019 - 12:26pm

Update Friday, 12 July:This boil water notice has been lifted.

Due to flooding of water intake, all residents of Rūātoki connected to the Whakatāne District Council water supply are advised to boil all their drinking water for a minimum of three minutes until further notice.

Thursday, 16 May 2019 - 12:02pm

Update: Work finished ahead of schedule, road is permanently open.

Dates: 19 - 23 May 2019
Time: 7 pm - 6 am
Affected Road: State Highway 2, White Pine Bush RoadPekatahi Bridge

Wednesday, 3 April 2019 - 2:52pm

Date: Monday, 8 April 2019
Time: Between 7 pm - 9 pm
Affected Properties: 
Rewatu Road; Pahou Pā Road, Titoki Road, Butler Road, Station Road, White Pine Bush Road, Murphy Road, Te Rahu Road, Awakeri SH30, Pine View Lane, Karenza Lane, Aerodrome Road and Taiwhakaea Road.

Friday, 15 February 2019 - 10:01am

The current dry conditions are steadily reducing the capacity of our District's water supply systems. There are currently no formal restrictions in place.

Thursday, 10 January 2019 - 12:41pm

Date: Sunday, 13 January 2019
Time: Between 6 am - 9 am
Affected Properties: 
Parts of The Stand, Whakatāne CBD

Whakatāne District Council advises residents that in order to complete a major unscheduled repair on the water main located on the service lane behind the Warehouse we are scheduling a water shutdown in some parts of The Strand as listed below:

Pages