Latest from Whakatane District Council

Roading rethink: Residents push council to keep smooth asphalt over chipseal

About 95% of those residents opposed replacing the smooth asphalt with chipseal.

Community invited to help with rebuild plan for West End to Ōtarawairere Point track

Residents can now submit detailed repair plans for the damaged coastal track.

'Like Russian Roulette': Residents plead for fixes to deadly SH2 bend

One October smash injured six people and sparked the safety campaign.

Beloved Ōhope coastal track faces permanent closure under new council plan

Staff say permanent closure is the lowest cost and lowest risk option.

Whakatāne urupa dispute: Trustees have their say in court

The court must now decide whether to overturn or rethink the dig approval.

Whakatāne rates rise stays at 9.4% as council opts to plug deficit over cuts

Six of 11 councillors favour putting $1m into debt reduction and $700,000 aside.

Feral felines force cat call limit in BOP coastal community

Neil Ericksen trapped seven cats in two weeks but the problem kept growing.

Why stolen street signs are becoming a dangerous and expensive rural problem

Last year alone, 60 street signs were replaced across the district.