Additional costs relating to flooding and storm damage caused by cyclones Debbie and Cook last month will add close to 1% to rates costs across the Whakatāne District for the 2017/18 year, taking the average increase to 3.9%. Previous draft budgets had indicated an average rates increase of 2.96% for […]
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Waiotahe pipi beds contamination source results returned
In January this year, Toi Te Ora Public Health issued a health warning advising against eating shellfish collected from Te Ahiaua (Waiōtahe pipi beds). This was as a result of routine monitoring by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council which showed high levels of faecal indicator bacteria* in the water […]