The Waiotahe Valley School Centenary is not far away now. The Centennial book has just gone to print. It contains 100 full-colour A4 pages packed full of memories, photos and more covering the 100 years the school has been running. The book will be selling for only $25, and is […]
Sweeping services to come in-house
The Whakatāne District Council will bring its litter collection and CBD footpath sweeping services in-house from November 1. The change follows a recent statutory review of the services, which is required before an existing contract is renewed. A business case developed as part of that process indicated that cumulative savings […]
Whakatane ticket nets $14,387
If you bought your Lotto ticket at the Halfway Store then you could be a few thousand dollars richer. The Kopeopeo store was one of 24 around the country to sell a second division ticket in Saturday’s draw. The 24 winning tickets were bought from; New World Regent Whangarei MyLotto […]
The Whakatane A&P Show opens tomorrow
Front row, left to right: Desiree Meiring, Andrew Iles; standing left to right: Jody Malcolm, Phil Williams, Bev Hay, Don Herdman, Lyndal Kennedy, Bruce Fowell, Pat Hall The Whakatāne A&P Show opens tomorrow and organisers are promising something for everyone, with a host of attractions both on the field and off. […]
Youths in court after police pursuit
Two teenagers, aged 13 and 16, are due in court in relation to the theft of a car from a car park in Paeroa yesterday. The car was taken at around 4pm on Tuesday 4 October, 2016, and seen travelling towards Whakatane. The nature of the driving prompted members of […]
Can you help Whakatane Police with this?
At approximately 3.30am on Saturday 1 October, 2016, a male fell from the first-floor balcony of the Craic Hotel in Whakatane and onto the footpath below. This male sustained serious injuries as a result, and is currently in a critical but stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Waikato Hospital. […]
Oxfam Trailwalker Information Evening
The inaugural Oxfam Trailwalker in Whakatāne helped raise nearly $1 million for great causes and despite some ‘challenging’ weather, was hailed a success by organisers and participants alike. Oxfam New Zealand is now preparing to do it all again in 2017 and to get the ball rolling, they are hosting an information evening […]
Have you voted?
After yesterday’s mail delivery, 4500 voting returns had been received from voters in the Whakatane District. That represents just over 19% of the District’s 23,223 eligible voters. That compares with a 15.7% voter turn-out at the same stage in the 2013 triennial election. Votes received by ward, to date are: […]