Planning is underway to de-install the Kakahoroa ‘cul de sac’. The area which closed one entrance to the Kakahoroa carpark to create a space for public events was one of the temporary activations funded by the Waka Kotahi – NZ Transport Agency Innovating Streets initiative. Whakatāne District Council Transportation Manager […]
New Zealand Police operations deal huge blow to organised crime, 35 arrests, $3.7 million in assets seized
New Zealand Police involved in world’s most sophisticated law enforcement action against organised crime to date in Operation Trojan Shield More than 300 officers terminated 37 search warrants across Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Auckland, Central and Wellington Districts in a coordinated operation To date 35 arrests, over 900 charges laid […]
Major transnational organised crime operation
A number of people have been arrested and will be appearing in the Auckland District Court and Hamilton District Court this morning today in relation to this operation. They are facing a wide range of serious drug dealing and money laundering offences. The briefing will begin at 11:00am on Tuesday […]
Hillcrest Road to close for further rock safety work – plan your commute
The lower section of Hillcrest Road, from Seaview Road to Clifton Road, will be closed next week (Monday, 31 May – Friday, 4 June) to manage the safe removal of a large rock overhang. Earlier this month, Whakatāne District Council engaged specialist engineers GeoVert to investigate and safely remove rock […]
Domestic tourism key driver for economic growth in the Whakatāne District
Domestic tourism is one of the key contributors to the Whakatāne District being one of the fastest growing local economies in New Zealand, according to Infometrics’ quarterly monitor released last week. Up 3.2% across all sectors on the same period last year, Whakatāne’s economic growth was helped significantly by tourism […]
Unanimous vote to establish Māori ward
Today the Whakatāne District Council voted unanimously to establish Māori wards for the next two local body electoral cycles. At the commencement of the meeting, 21 groups and individuals took the opportunity to speak in the Public Forum to share their views on Māori ward establishment with elected members. The […]
BOP Leaders Unanimously Back Vaccine Rollout
Dr Phil Shoemack, Medical Officer of Health for Toi Te Ora Public Health
Police respond to investigation into fatal shooting of Astin Hooper in Kawerau
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled the February 2019 shooting as justified given that, at the time, the officers were acting in self-defence. However the Authority ruled that before it got to that point, officers ought to have stopped at the cordon and sought to de-escalate the situation by […]