News
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Let’s get ready for a community Christmas
NewsMedia ReleasesRoll up your sleeves and decorate your float. Help us pull together a unique Christmas celebration.
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Toi Māori funding for Ōpōtiki
NewsMedia ReleasesŌpōtiki District Council has been successful in its application for Ngā Toi ā Rohe - Arts in the Regions Funding for a series of new Toi Māori as part of Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi.
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Beautiful words for Ngā Whetu o Te Mangaroa – Stars of the Community
NewsMedia ReleasesThe nominations for Ōpōtiki’s Ngā Whetu o Te Mangoroa / Stars of the Community awards were ‘humbling’ and ‘heart-warming’ said Community Resilience Advisor, Meagan Edhouse after winners announced.
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New opportunities with digital hub launch in Ōpōtiki
NewsMedia ReleasesŌpōtiki’s new digital hub was launched on Tuesday and provides a wealth of new opportunities to access high quality digital access and technology.
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‘Ten cars dropped from a ten story building’ for harbour entrance
Harbour ProjectNewsMedia ReleasesDynamic compaction trials are taking place at the Harbour project site to determine the best foundation improvements.
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Annual report gets thumbs up from auditors
NewsMedia ReleasesThe report provides an overview of council activities and is a good chance for ratepayers to review how council performed in the past year and look into the financial engine room of the Council.
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Plenty of feedback on skatepark design
NewsMedia ReleasesAround 150 people came to the onsite pop up sessions last week to let the contractor know what they were looking for in the new design.
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Stars of the community nominations to brighten Agfest
NewsMedia ReleasesStop by the stars of the community stall and add your stories and nominations this weekend.
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First hanbar cast
Harbour ProjectNewsCasting has now started on the hanbar units and will ramp up over the next month. The harbour walls will required approximately 14,000 concrete hanbar units.
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Council buildings set for improvement
NewsMedia ReleasesCouncil’s commercial buildings in the CBD set for better street frontages, new paint and some internal improvements as part of CBD revitalisation.
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Rubbish petition acknowledged
NewsAs Mayor rcognises that many in the community are struggling with our waste systems and processes at the moment.
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Council asks boaties to remain 100m from wave buoys
Harbour ProjectNewsMedia ReleasesTemporary wave monitoring equipment has been deployed close to Opotiki to help inform harbour entrance design.
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Council seeks way forward on housing squeeze
NewsCouncil looks at available options to encourage the provision of affordable housing including creating an easy-to-navigate regulatory environment.
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First drive in movie night a success
NewsMore than 50 cars parked up to listen and watch.
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Raising a stink
NewsTreatment pond desludging to take place - nearby residents warned of possible odour.
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Helping out in an emergency
NewsThe Ngā Whetu o Te Mangoroa / Stars of the Community promotion is about celebrating those who helped get us through the last months of Covid.
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Motorcycles banned from beaches
NewsBylaw change made to stop hoons who interfere with other peaceful users and destroy our dunes and beach environment after submitters speak out.
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End of the line for equine repeat offenders
NewsLast warning issued for owners whose horses are repeatedly impounded then broken out of the pound or taken while being loaded onto floats.
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Mould-maker announced for Ōpōtiki Harbour project
NewsAn Ōpōtiki firm is playing a key role in the $100 million Ōpōtiki harbour project.
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Tonnes of action on Ōpōtiki’s harbour development
Harbour ProjectNewsIt has been a busy couple of months with plenty of action on the ground and even more on paper towards the build of Ōpōtiki's Harbour.