Police have released the name of the man who died on December 26 following an incident in Nukuhou two days earlier. He was 41-year-old Wipatene Mason, of Waimana. A 35-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and is next due to appear in […]
Appeal for information following aggravated robbery, Kawerau
Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery at the River Road Dairy on Monday. At around 6:10am four offenders entered the dairy, one of whom was allegedly armed with a knife, Sergeant Shane Tailby said. A fifth offender waited outside in a stolen silver Nissan Primera. The offenders […]
Whakatane Police investigating suspicious death in Kawerau
Whakatane Police are investigating the death of a man this morning in Kawerau. The man was located injured at the intersection of Newall and Whittaker Streets at about 7:10 this morning, Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and is yet to be formally […]
Next stage of Harbour works to commence in New Year
Enabling works continue on Ōpōtiki’s Harbour construction site and the next stage of works will mean more action on seawall construction where the permanent rock walls will be built from the beach out to sea. To enable the permanent works to proceed the western end of the eastern spit will […]
Skate Park extension complete
Today a group of iwi representatives, elected members, contractors and Skate Park Committee members gathered to bless the recently-completed Whakatāne Skate Park extension which will be enjoyed by many this summer. The extension was initiated by a small group of skating enthusiasts in 2017 who formed the Whakatāne Skate Park […]
Salt Air Surf ram-raiders
In the early hours of Tuesday well known local surf shop Salt Air Surf was ram-raided. This involved four offenders ramming through the front doors of The Strand store in a Subaru B4 vehicle that had been stolen earlier in the night. This vehicle came to a rest inside the […]
Ngāti Awa disappointed with High Court ruling on water bottling
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa (Ngāti Awa), are disappointed with the High Court’s decision to uphold the Environment Court’s earlier decision to allow Creswell New Zealand Limited (Creswell), a subsidiary of Chinese soft drinks giant Nongfu Spring, to extract 1.1 billion litres of water annually from the Otākiri aquifer in […]
Paws and applause as new Police dog teams graduate
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 […]