Ōpōtiki Ray White office earns national recognition
Ōpōtiki’s Ray White office has come away from the Ray White National Annual Awards with two national
Hīkoi 4 Health ‘vanbulance’ tour and book launch
In 2025, doctors Art Nahill and Glenn Colquhoun drove from Te Hāpua to Wellington in an old Ford Tra
Council defers decision on joint waters service
Ōpōtiki District Council has voted to defer any community consultation on forming a shared water ser
Project K coming to Ōpōtiki
Ōpōtiki young people will have the chance to take part in Project K, with the Graham Dingle Foundati
Search for man ends after body found
The search for a missing Ōpōtiki man has ended following the discovery of a body in the Toatoa area
Backcountry Trust and DoC take next step for NZ’s huts and tracks
■ The Backcountry Trust (BCT) has welcomed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of
Jo Luxton launches campaign to take back the East Cape Electorate
Labour’s East Cape candidate Jo Luxton officially launched her campaign in Whakatāne on Sunday, surr
Motu Road to reopen tomorrow
Ōpōtiki District Council has confirmed that Motu Road will reopen at around noon tomorrow. The open
Henare calls on Ōpōtiki rangatahi to have their say
Unless you have been living under a rock, it has become painfully apparent that there is a General E
$14.9 million decision point for War Memorial Hall plan
A delegation of local sports groups will address Whakatāne District Council tomorrow about the propo
Ōpōtiki defers decision on joint waters service
Ōpōtiki District Council has voted to defer any community consultation on forming a shared water ser
Former GP takes new path with Ōhope practice
After more than two decades in medicine, former Eastern Bay GP Astra Vasa has stepped away from conv
Strong demand for Charwell Hereford bulls
Manawahe farmers Peter and Penny Davies are well known for their top-quality Hereford bulls, with th
Big clean-up returns to Kawerau
Kawerau residents are encouraged to grab their gloves and get involved in the town’s annual communit
House fire under investigation
A house fire in Bracken Street, Whakatane, yesterday was quickly under control. A Fire and Emergenc
Climate resilience ideas sought from Whakatāne communities
What if a marae could strengthen its emergency preparedness before the next major weather event? Wh
Ōhope Spit planting day
People are invited to join the Rotary Club of Whakatane, the Ōhope Spit Care Group, Halo Whakatāne,
Memory walk highlights early dementia diagnosis
Eastern Bay residents are invited to join Alzheimers Eastern Bay of Plenty’s Memory Walk on Sunday,
Software update going to plan
The move to a new software system has caused a few queries from Whakatāne ratepayers around a change
Board payment rule puts tenants under pressure
Whakatāne Kāinga Ora tenant Kevin Cooper fears a new rule taking board payments into account when ca
Waking up from the American Dream
A new book is hitting shelves, telling the story of an American man who questioned the American Drea
Whakatāne Camera Club takes third in national competition
Whakatāne Camera Club has won third place in a national photography competition with a carefully cur
Eastern Bay leaders stand together in Wellington
Earlier this week, the three Eastern Bay district councils voted to support a joint proposal for an
Crossing for Ōhope comes off the back-burner
Community feedback is being sought about whether to install pedestrian crossings in Ōhope’s popular