Resident remains defiant against plan change at Matata fanhead
11 Feb, 2021 07:27 PM
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Several homes have already been removed from the Awatarariki fanhead. Rick and Rachel Whalley's (front) will be the last to go. Photo / Troy Baker
Several homes have already been removed from the Awatarariki fanhead. Rick and Rachel Whalley's (front) will be the last to go. Photo / Troy Baker
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
One resident remains defiant as Eastern Bay councils prepare to officially end rights to live in the area of Matata devastated by a debris flow in 2005.
The first of two plan changes to end all human habitation in the coastal neighbourhood of Awatarariki was formally approved by Whakatane District Council yesterday.