Whakatāne District dog owners who register their pets before Friday, 31 July 2020 will go in the draw to win a range of fantastic prizes. Organised in partnership with Nestlé New Zealand Limited, a kennel and run worth $850 and a range of dog food prizes are up for grabs. […]
Consumer confidence high
Eastern Bay residents and visitors are opening their wallets as local business and consumer confidence runs high. Recent electronic transaction data, reported by the market research company Marketview, shows that the Opotiki District cumulative annual spend is up 2.4% on 2019, while Whakatane District is up 11.2% on average over […]
Child run over by Quad bike
A child has been taken to Whakatane Hospital with serious injuries after being run over by a Quad Bike. Emergency services were called to the property on Matahi Valley Road at around 12:25 pm, a Police spokesperson says. The child has serious injuries and was transported to Whakatane Hospital by […]
Group stuck on rocks at Whakatane Heads
Police are assisting a group of people who are stuck on rocks at the Whakatane Heads. Police received a report of a group of people on rocks at the Whakatane Heads around 5:40 pm, a Police spokesperson says. “They don’t appear to be in any immediate danger, but we are […]
First Dancers Named
Organisers are now ready to reveal which local community heroes will be hitting the dance floor for Dancing for Life Education on Saturday 14th November. All dancers involved are local community heroes with no previous dance experience who will sacrifice several months of their personal time training to perfect their […]
Innovating Streets funding enables CBD-to-river activation
Whakatāne is one of the centres to have successfully secured a portion of the Government’s $13.95 million Innovating Streets Fund which will see projects carried out across the country that make streets more people-friendly. Waka Kotahi has this week confirmed that Whakatāne District Council has been successful in its application […]
Man’s hand severed in serious assault
Police are investigating a serious assault that took place on McKenzie Street in Taneatua today. Police were called to reports of the incident on the forecourt of the Gull service station just before 2.30 pm, a Police spokeswoman said. As a result, a 27-year-old man received serious head injuries and […]
Man charged with murder of Clifford Umuhuri
Police have made a further arrest in the homicide investigation into Clifford Umuhuri’s death onJune 1. Detective Inspector Lloyd Schmid says this morning members of the enquiry team, assisted by the Armed Offenders Squad, executed a search warrant at a Druces Road, Wiri address where a person of interest was […]