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Whakatane Police investigating suspicious death in Kawerau

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
Katee Shanks

Whakatane Police are investigating the death of a man this morning in Kawerau. The man was located injured at the intersection of Newall and Whittaker Streets at about 7:10 this morning, Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and is yet to be formally […]

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Police investigating suspicious death in Kawerau

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020
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Whakatane Police are investigating the death of a man this morning in Kawerau. The man was located injured at the intersection of Newall and Whittaker Streets at about 7:10 this morning He was pronounced dead at the scene and is yet to be formally identified, Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson […]

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Homicide enquiry launched after assault in Nukuhou

December 29, 2020December 29, 2020
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A homicide enquiry has been launched following the death of a man who was critically injured in an assault on 24 December. Emergency services were called to a Nukuhou property about 5pm following a disorder incident. Three men were transported to hospital, two with serious injuries and one with critical […]

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Serious incident near Waimana

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020
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Three people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after an incident in Nukuhou near Waimana. Police were notified at 5pm of an altercation between two groups on SH2, Nukuhou a Police spokesperson said. “Three people have been seriously injured and inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances of […]

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Next stage of Harbour works to commence in New Year

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020
Katee Shanks

Enabling works continue on Ōpōtiki’s Harbour construction site and the next stage of works will mean more action on seawall construction where the permanent rock walls will be built from the beach out to sea. To enable the permanent works to proceed the western end of the eastern spit will […]

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Skate Park extension complete

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020
Katee Shanks

Today a group of iwi representatives, elected members, contractors and Skate Park Committee members gathered to bless the recently-completed Whakatāne Skate Park extension which will be enjoyed by many this summer. The extension was initiated by a small group of skating enthusiasts in 2017 who formed the Whakatāne Skate Park […]

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Salt Air Surf ram-raiders

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020
Katee Shanks

In the early hours of Tuesday well known local surf shop Salt Air Surf was ram-raided. This involved four offenders ramming through the front doors of The Strand store in a Subaru B4 vehicle that had been stolen earlier in the night. This vehicle came to a rest inside the […]

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Ngāti Awa disappointed with High Court ruling on water bottling

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020
Katee Shanks

Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa (Ngāti Awa), are disappointed with the High Court’s decision to uphold the Environment Court’s earlier decision to allow Creswell New Zealand Limited (Creswell), a subsidiary of Chinese soft drinks giant Nongfu Spring, to extract 1.1 billion litres of water annually from the Otākiri aquifer in […]

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