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Documents

Whakatāne District Council has a number of documents available for public viewing. Here you can view all available documents for:
  • Forms and Applications
  • Council Plans
  • Council Reports
  • Fees and Charges
  • Strategies
  • Policies and Bylaws

For further information, please contact Customer Services on 07 306 0500.

Forms and Applications

This page consolidates forms and applications found elsewhere on this website to make it easier for you to find what you need. Forms are organised by subject.

Council Plans

Find information on the Council's Annual Plans, Long Term Plans, Operative District Plan, and more.

Council Reports

In this section are the Council's Annual Reports, the Annual Residents Survey, and Water and Sanitary Services Assessment.

Fees and Charges

This lists the Whakatane District Council's fees and charges for 2025/26 and the archived fees and charges for previous years.

Policies and Bylaws

This section contains the Policies and Bylaws that have been adopted by the Whakatāne District Council.

Iwi Management Plans

This section has all the Iwi Management Plans received by Whakatāne District Council.

About the Council »

Whakatāne District Council's vision is to be known as the place of choice for people to live, work and play. Find out more about how we set out to achieve that through our people, initiatives, projects and governance.

Mayor and Councillors »

Community Boards »

Te Kōwhiringa pōti 2025 - Local elections 2025 »

Contact us »

Give us general feedback or make enquiries. Bring attention to problems in your neighbourhood and request a service to fix them. Make a complaint about the Council's standard of service or another issue.

Phone: 07 306 0500

Online enquiry form

Do it online

info@whakatane.govt.nz

Documents »

Whakatāne District Council has a number of documents available for public viewing, including:

Operative District Plan - 2017 »

Long Term Plan 2024-34 »

Residents »

This section contains information relevant to residents of the Whakatāne District and shortcuts to commonly-accessed services in other sections of this website.

Services »

Whakatāne District Council provides a wide range of services to its residents and ratepayers. In this section, you will find information on these services.

Online services