Kawerau will have full funeral services, including a 100-seat chapel, by Christmas.Brad Shaw, owner of Whakatāne’s Gateway Funeral Home, was given the keys to what will become Kawerau’s Gateway Funeral Home on the first of the month. Shaw said the decision to open a second funeral home in the Eastern […]
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence transitions welfare services
On Wednesday 3rd June the Bay of Plenty Civil Defence Emergency Management Group 0800 Call Centre will transition to an automated service directing people to other agencies for support. The call centre was established during the lock-down to support those who were unable to access food or essential services, as […]