Following the recent traffic flow trial at the Landing Road Bridge in Whakatāne, the successful teardrop roundabout configuration is to be reinstated, as from 7am this Friday. At last week’s Whakatāne District Council Projects and Services Committee meeting, Council elected members voted to reintroduce the modified roundabout layout “as […]
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Food workshops scheduled
Whakatāne District Council is organising workshops to help local food industry operators “get up to speed” on new registration requirements. The Food Act 2014 came into effect on 1 March 2016, marking the beginning of a three year, phased-transition to the new system, and Council Manager Building and Monitoring, Nick […]
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Easter trading re-visited
A letter was recently sent to businesses in the Ōpōtiki District asking whether there was an appetite to consider a change to the rules to allow for trading on Easter Sunday. Ōpōtiki District Council’s Planning and Regulatory Manager, Barbara Dempsey, said that the question is being asked as the Shop […]