Nine new Police dog teams, including one from Whakatāne, are ready for action after graduating from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham yesterday. They along with four teams from NZ Customs took part in the combined ceremony, the largest to be held this year. Five of the […]
Rule breaking jetskiers in gun
Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s Harbourmaster team will be trialing a new tool to improve safety on the water this summer – a speed radar gun will be introduced to help crackdown on jetskiers breaking the boating rules. Regional Harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters says over the last couple of years […]
Kawerau Water team wins IXOM award
Congratulations to the Kawerau District Council Water team who won the annual IXOM Operations Award at the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo in Hamilton recently. The award was for the team’s “resourceful solutions-oriented focus to improve their processes and operational outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The team comprises Riaan […]
New refill station a free and easy solution
Visitors to the Whakatāne CBD will no longer need to purchase single-use plastic water bottles, now that a permanent water bottle refill station has been installed in Wharaurangi on The Strand. The station operates via a foot pump, and the contactless design has grown in popularity during 2020 as a […]
Kawerau Xmas in the Park line-up
The organisers can confirm the acts and artists for this year’s Kawerau Christmas in the Park, set for Saturday 19 December. Evening Show – 7.15 pm – 10.00 pm The professional evening show artistic director, Chris Powley NZ Promotions Ltd. has come up with another stellar line-up, aimed to suit […]
Protecting our natives, one Thornton kanuka at a time
Two men are ensuring a coastal site of high ecological value will be preserved for future generations along Thornton Beach. Blake Barnfeild and Tom Armstrong have been clearing pest weeds between the sand dunes to protect an endemic plant – Thornton Kanuka. It is the only place in New Zealand […]
Witnesses sought to fatal crash, Ōpōtiki
Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal motorcycle crash in Ōpōtiki on Friday 20 November. David Jonathan (Hapai) Kanuta, aged 49, died as a result of the crash on Bridge Street, near the Waioeka Bridge, just before 6.30pm. Sergeant Chris Howard said the crash occurred at the end of the […]
Whakaari: Remembrance service to mark one year
One year on from the 2019 Whakaari eruption, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa with support from Māori Television will remember the lives lost and acknowledge the efforts of many during the tragedy. Special iwi commemorations will be held on December 9 in Whakatāne at Te Mānuka Tutahi Marae and will […]