The investigation into the fatal crash causing the death of Don Henry Turei Junior has been upgraded to a homicide investigation.
Man dies in river
An elderly man has died after the mobility scooter he was driving went into the river, near the bridge on Landing Road, Whakatane. Police were alerted to the incident at approximately 9:50am today. Police are now in the process of notifying next of kin and establishing the circumstances around his […]
Whakatane Summercross a clash of the titans
Christmas celebrations aren’t expected to last very long for New Zealand’s top motorcycle racers, at least not if they’re serious about winning.
News Whakatane Christmas Light Trail
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Opotiki College students on national stage
While it may have been a group of students from Nelson College claiming The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise (YES) Company of the Year title, it was an Opotiki College student who took the individual prize. Teriaki Williams was managing director of the Opotiki College Young Enterprise team “Quick Coders” that won the […]
Teardrop roundabout to be reinstated on Friday
Following the recent traffic flow trial at the Landing Road Bridge in Whakatāne, the successful teardrop roundabout configuration is to be reinstated, as from 7am this Friday. At last week’s Whakatāne District Council Projects and Services Committee meeting, Council elected members voted to reintroduce the modified roundabout layout “as […]
Food workshops scheduled
Whakatāne District Council is organising workshops to help local food industry operators “get up to speed” on new registration requirements. The Food Act 2014 came into effect on 1 March 2016, marking the beginning of a three year, phased-transition to the new system, and Council Manager Building and Monitoring, Nick […]
Easter trading re-visited
A letter was recently sent to businesses in the Ōpōtiki District asking whether there was an appetite to consider a change to the rules to allow for trading on Easter Sunday. Ōpōtiki District Council’s Planning and Regulatory Manager, Barbara Dempsey, said that the question is being asked as the Shop […]