Road safety a focus for council
Richard Hamer and the Whakatāne District Council road safety team can be found across the Eastern Ba
Hooked on Happenings
Whakatāne Sportfishing Club The Whale Plumbing Junior Fishing Tournament ran from January 7 to 10 a
Road closed for triathlon
The Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road will be closed to eastbound traffic between Papamoa and Paengaro
Vehicle crime on the rise
Warmer temperatures mean vehicle thefts and attempted thefts are on the rise. Over the past 10 days
Campground thefts
Police are urging campers to lock vehicles, secure equipment, and look out for each other following
Court: Home detention for supermarket spree
A 19-year-old who broke into Kawerau New World with a knife and threatened to kill a staff member on
Homeless rumours unfounded
Whakatāne police say there is no initiative to “move on” homeless people, despite rumours circulatin
Water safety warning
A recent home pool drowning in the Eastern Bay has prompted a general reminder from police for peopl
Library holiday activity on harakeke
Library assistant Hannah Irakau Pehi led an activity explaining the harvesting and use of harakeke (
New World Beach Bash event proves popular
The sand sculptures lost the battle with the incoming tide at Waiotahe Beach yesterday, but it didn’
Some like it hot in Kawerau
Kawerau scorched its own previous temperature records with a sizzling 35.6 degree air temperature on
Book written to celebrate healing centre's 50th jubilee
A publication celebrating the last 25 years of Titoki Christian Healing Centre has been written by W
Restricted fire season
The Eastern Bay is now in a restricted fire season until further notice. A restricted fire season m
Shellfish ban removed
New Zealand Food Safety has removed the public health warning against collecting shellfish on the Ea
Edgecumbe coffee morning
The Edgecumbe Women’s Institute is holding its annual charity coffee morning on Monday with everyone
Residents say solar farm fell short on native plantings
Edgecumbe’s Putiki Road residents say a new solar farm hasn’t delivered the planting promised under
Obituary: Dedicated chiropractor remembered
If you ever needed to find Dr Jeffrey Spellmeyer, you had two safe bets on where he’d be: at his off
Generosity heartwarming after James St house fire
A Whakatāne woman faced with rebuilding her life after her home was destroyed by fire this week is g
Bomb scare not the intention – defendant
The Ōhope man on trial for charges relating to a bomb scare at Whakatāne District Council says he wa
Fun for all at Santa Parade
A group of Ōpōtiki midwives won first place in the Christmas Parade hosted by Whakaatu Whanaunga Tru
Ashbrook School worth a look
Ashbrook School’s positioning of itself as a boutique education provider at Ōpōtiki reminds me of th
Dusty the crop-duster welcomes little pilots
Whakatāne Airport’s new playground feature, a life-size replica of Dusty, the crop-duster from the 2
Message in a bottle continues journey
Tanja Rother On a recent sunny Saturday morning two good friends, Ute and Dido, walked beautiful Ōh
Homemade juice a Christmas treat
A small juice bar has popped up on the corner of Alexander Avenue and Douglas Street recently, remin