Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Best wishes to you all for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you have a relaxing break and an opportunity to enjoy catching up with friends and family.
If you’re travelling away, please take it easy on the roads and come back to our beautiful District safe and refreshed.
Our main office will be closed from midday 23 December and will re-open Wednesday, 4 January 2017. Most Council services will either have reduced opening hours or be closed entirely during this period.
Normal hours will resume Wednesday, 4 January 2017.
A full list of services' opening hours over the end-of-year holiday period is available on our website - if you're looking for what's on check out the link to the School Holiday section of whakatane.com.
Have a safe and happy holiday.
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
How many balls of string does it take to reach the moon?
(Peter from Carterton kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Peter!)
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
Want to stop seeing these in your newsfeed? No worries! Simply head here and click once on the Following button.
Poll: Are our Kiwi summer holidays helping us recharge, or holding the economy back? ☀️🥝
There’s growing debate about whether New Zealand’s extended Christmas break (and the slowdown that comes with it) affects productivity.
Tracy Watkins has weighed in ... now it’s your turn. What’s your take? 🤔
-
72.9% We work hard, we deserve a break!
-
15.9% Hmm, maybe?
-
11.2% Yes!
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
Loading…
