Two men have been arrested and charged in relation to unlawful hunting on a forestry block near Kawerau on Wednesday April 20. The men were found hunting on Tui Glen Farm, Senior Sergeant Tristan Murray, Rural Response Manager said. One of the men was a firearms licence holder, and his […]
ANZAC Day district commemoration to go ahead in 2022
The District ANZAC Day commemoration will be held at the Whakatāne War Memorial Hall, Short Street, Whakatāne starting at 10am, Monday, 25 April 2022. The civic event has been planned under the current COVID-19 Red setting guidelines which will see seating for 200 in the Sports Stadium where the ceremony […]
Crime spree ends in Kawerau
At 1am on Sunday in Kawerau, Police apprehended two offenders who were wanted for a string of burglaries in Waikato, Coromandel, and Bay of Plenty. At the time of the arrest, the net had been tightening on the two men, who were running out of places to hide following the […]