Submissions closed at 5 pm Thursday, 12 April 2018.

Submissions on this draft bylaw were heard by the Council's Policy Committee in May 2018, with a number of changes being made to address the issues raised. The bylaw was adopted by the Whakatāne District Council for implementation on July 1 2018. 

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The Council has reviewed Part 13: Beaches of the Consolidated Bylaw 2008 and wishes to revoke it and replace it with the Draft Beaches Bylaw 2018.

This bylaw enables Council to manage activities on all beaches and to ensure the needs of different users are met.  It also enables the Council to protect our beach environment from significant harm. While much of the existing bylaw is fit for purpose, other sections are outdated or not aligned with current practice.

The Council seeks your views on the Draft Beaches Bylaw 2018 – a revised and updated version of the existing bylaw.

Documents

More information on the proposal is available via the documents below.

• Draft Beaches Bylaw 2018 - (PDF, 665 KB)
• Statement of Proposal Draft Beaches Bylaw 2018 - (PDF, 591 KB)
• Summary of Proposal Draft Beaches Bylaw 2018 - (PDF, 540 KB)