Police are carrying out inquiries to locate the driver of a vehicle that fled from Police in Kawerau tonight. Police observed a vehicle speeding along Onslow St in Kawerau around 8.20 pm and signaled it to stop, a Police spokesperson said. “The vehicle failed to stop and fled. Police followed […]
More support for health services with major PPE investment
· $200 million to purchase Personal Protective Equipment · $26 million to support residential aged care providers to keep COVID-19 at bay · Boost of $35 million to PHARMAC’s budget for essential medicines · $15 million to continue the Unite Against COVID-19 public health campaign The Government has again stepped […]
Doing recovery well a ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ for Bay of Plenty region
A collaborative and unified regional development plan will be critical to ensure a strong and sustainable recovery from COVID-19. That was the clear message delivered to Bay of Plenty Regional Council today alongside a paper outlining the Council’s immediate COVID-19 response. The paper summarised projects provided to the Central Government […]
Regional Council leadership team to donate 10 percent of salaries
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s senior leadership team is choosing to donate from their salaries, and has offered to forego any salary increase in the coming financial year, in response to COVID-19’s local impact. Chief Executive Fiona McTavish says she is incredibly proud of her leadership team members for their […]
Call for safer streets
The lockdown has seen locals of all ages and abilities exploring their neighborhoods on foot and bike, perhaps more than ever before. The Bike Whakatane Trust is calling on the Whakatane District Council to make the town’s streets safer, healthier, and more delightful to use post-lockdown. “Before lockdown, many felt […]
Watch: Kawerau District Council Regulatory and Services Meeting
Kawerau District Council recorded meeting of the Regulatory and Services Meetin
Pop-Up COVID-19 clinics to be held on Saturday at Tōrere and Ōpape marae
Pop-Up Covid-19 assessment clinics will be held on Saturday (18 April) at two Eastern Bay marae near Ōpōtiki. The two-hour-long drive-through screening assessment and testing clinics will be held first at Tōrere Marae and then at Ōpape Marae. The details are: Tōrere Marae When: 10am-12midday Where Tōrere Marae SH35/10 Te […]