For the past 50 years, the Kawerau Boxing Club has been providing opportunities for the community to learn skills and compete in boxing. Now, thanks to a generous grant from NZCT, the club is providing health and fitness programmes in two local primary schools. Boxing is a popular sport in […]
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Rural health programme receives student award
A Whakatane-based programme aimed at increasing the recruitment of rural health professionals has received recognition for its outstanding work. The Rural Health Interprofessional Programme (RHIP) has been awarded the Best Clinical Placement Award for Undergraduate Nursing by Wintec for 2018. The award is generated by student comments regarding their clinical placements. The […]
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Contemporary jewelry exhibit comes to town
Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi – Whakatāne’s Library and Exhibition Centre – is delighted to present an exciting exhibition by Lyttelton-based contemporary jeweller Elfi Spiewack. In Splendour Moot, Adornment Re-framed, opens on Saturday 20 April, for its first showing in the North Island. This striking exhibition explores jewellery […]
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Man killed on Moutohora Island named
Police can now release the name of the man who died on Moutohora Island, also known as Whale Island, last Thursday 4 April. He was 73-year-old Lionel Nowell of Whakatane. Police extend their sympathies to Mr Nowell’s family at this difficult time. Police and Worksafe New Zealand are investigating the circumstances […]
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NZ dollar falls against the Aussie amid rising metal prices
April 9 (BusinessDesk) – The New Zealand dollar fell against its Australian counterpart amid rising metals prices but was little changed against other currencies as investors await fresh signals on its direction.
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Name release – fatal crash, Brightwater
Location: Tasman Police are now able to release the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Brightwater, Nelson on the afternoon of March 31. He was 64-year-old Douglas Charles Cater, of Nelson. The single motorcycle crash happened at the intersection of Teapot Valley Road and Waimea West […]
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Name release – fatal crash, Brighwater
Location: Tasman Police are now able to release the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash in Brightwater, Nelson on the afternoon of March 31. He was 64-year-old Douglas Charles Cater, of Nelson. The single motorcycle crash happened at the intersection of Teapot Valley Road and Waimea West […]
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Talbot family in the red on Plexure shares after FMA deal
April 9 (BusinessDesk) – Former Plexure Group virtual chief financial officer Mark Talbot’s guilty plea to breaching disclosure obligations and his admission of insider trading were bottom-lines for the Financial Markets Authority.