For more than two decades, Justin Schofield has been a familiar and friendly face in the New World W
Zespri has welcomed the Government’s proposal to make targeted amendments to the Plant Variety Right
Eastern Bay police are continuing to receive reports of bank, firewood and other scams targeting res
Opportunities to have a say on a strategic plan to restore the life force of Tarawera River and the
The Green Party has announced Jordan Walker as its candidate for East Cape, a creative producer and
A win at the final event of the New Zealand Grom Series has led to Whakatāne teen surfer rubbing sho
Nail-biting racing highlighted Saturday’s UTA50 races at the 2026 HOKA Ultra-Trail Australia as Whak
The EBOP Junior Badminton competition is under way, with 64 students taking to the courts every Frid
Just six months after taking up pickleball, Whakatāne mother-and-daughter duo Tiina Sirkku and Marin
The Haddock Spraypainters & Panelbeaters Trout Tournament was held last weekend on the waters of Lak
The Rūātoki women’s rugby team have kicked their season into action with a victory over former champ
Last Saturday’s Whakatāne Cycling Club race was held on a shortened 33-kilomtre version of the Braem
A fantastic day was had by our crew of nine masters’ rowers representing Whakatāne Rowing Club at th
Whakatane Action Group In Friday’s Beacon, we gave some sort of an eyewitness account of the latest
Sandy Milne Thank you for running my letter in last Wednesday’s Beacon, which you entitled “Advocat
Nicolas Gladstone I would like to add my voice in support of David Poole that the former isite woul
D Dawson In an interview with Moana Jackson on Māori TV (May 5), Winston Peters said, “Well we don’
ACE Campbell John Carpener’s letter (Beacon, May 13) records his sad remembrance of his brother’s,
Richard Claydon t’s an interesting situation with the Pekatahi Bridge, where constant repairs have
* Last Tuesday, the Government announced it would amend the Climate Change Response Act to prevent
Whakatāne Action Group Observing last Thursday’s Whakatāne District Council finance, performance an
If audience reaction is any measure of success, Theatre Whakatāne’s production of Matilda the Musica
Kathy Forsyth Arts and entertainment reporter Hundreds of hours of stitching, creativity and cra
The Ōhiwa Oyster Festival is back, bringing a full day of seafood, music, and coastal celebration to
Nestled in the heart of Whakatāne, close to schools and amenities, is a home that has been designed
* Walk through many home gardens across the Eastern Bay and you’ll spot silverbeet, lettuce, brocco
Immaculately presented and generously proportioned, this two-storey residence offers the perfect ble
Tuku iho cannot be hung on a wall. But it can fill a gallery. This month, four exhibitions open at
Paula Sharp, nutritionist There’s something quietly luxurious about biting into a perfectly ripe pe
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