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Submissions to Whakatāne District Council's long-term plan have councillors worried that residents do not know where to head in a tsunami alert.
Diane says another submitter to the long term plan is so concerned about Whakatāne's total lack of preparedness for major civil defence emergency, she has organised for a team of scientists from GNS to hold a workshop and is inviting our community leaders to attend.
And the town wharf in Opotiki is undergoing a major upgrade at the moment to accommodate commercial boats from local iwi Whakatōhea's mussel farm to berth there.
Local Democracy Reporter -Diane McCarthy is the Whakatane Beacon