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The Whakatane Board Mills Line was freight only, with no passenger service. In 1999 operation of the Whakatane Board Mills line was taken over by Tranz Rail (now KiwiRail) and the line was renamed the Whakatane Industrial line. The line has since been closed and lifted, and the Taneatua Branch line is used for tourist excursions.
Whakatane Road Board was established at the same time. The county was split into Whakatane and Opotiki counties in 1900, and the Road Board was made part of Whakatane County. In 1913, the Whakatane Harbour Board was established, and in 1914, Whakatane Town became a separate entity from Whakatane County. The town became Whakatane Borough in 1917.
Whakatane Bridge The Whakatāne River or Ōhinemataroa [ 1 ] is a major river of the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand . It flows north from near the small town of Ruatāhuna through Te Urewera , reaching the sea through the town of Whakatāne .
The canoe started to drift back out to sea. Wairaka, the daughter of captain-navigator Toroa, seized the paddle, and brought the waka back to shore. She forbade the tapu forbidding women to handle canoes, shouting "Kia Whakatane au i ahau", translating as "I will act the part of a man"; this phrase is the origin of Whakatāne's name. [4] [5]
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The following are the mayors of Whakatāne since 1917. Prior to this, the town of Whakatāne was part of Whakatane County. In 1914 the Whakatane Town Board was formed, and it ceded from Whakatane County the following year. The town board was headed by a chairman. Whakatane Borough Council was formed in 1917, headed by a mayor.
Whakatāne District Council or Whakatane District Council (Māori: Kia Whakatāne au i ahau) is the territorial authority for the Whakatāne District of New Zealand. [ 1 ] The council is led by the mayor of Whakatāne , who is currently Victor Luca .
The Statue of Wairaka (also known as The Lady on the Rock) is located at Whakatāne Heads in Whakatāne, New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]Wairaka was the daughter of Toroa, the captain and navigator of the Mātaatua waka (canoe) which travelled from Hawaiki to present-day New Zealand.