Following a year of COVID-19-related event cancellations in 2020, Whakatāne’s events industry suffered a further blow this month with the cancellation of The Classic Car & Caravan Show and the Surf Lifesaving New Zealand national championships. Together, these events expected to attract over 4,000 visitors to the district, contributing approximately […]
Annual over 80s morning tea celebrates 20th anniversary
Whakatāne District residents over the age of 80 are encouraged to circle Tuesday, 1 December in their calendar for the annual festive morning tea. The occasion, hosted jointly by Whakatāne District Council and Community Boards, is an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution the older generation has made to our communities. […]
Eastern BOP Students Urged To Apply For $100K Scholarship Fund
Applications for BayTrust’s $100,000 Dillon Scholarship fund will open this weekend and could potentially help dozens of Eastern Bay students with significant physical or intellectual disabilities who are undertaking tertiary study next year. The unique annual scholarship fund has awarded a total of $1.93m among 530 Bay of Plenty students […]
Dog registration prizes up for grabs
Whakatāne District dog owners who register their pets before Friday, 31 July 2020 will go in the draw to win a range of fantastic prizes. Organised in partnership with Nestlé New Zealand Limited, a kennel and run worth $850 and a range of dog food prizes are up for grabs. […]
Poetry slam comes with Te Reo section
Te Kōputu a te Whanga a Toi – the Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre – is to host a ‘poetry slam’ on March 9, and local bards are urged to get in quick to book a spot. Poetry slams are events where original spoken word pieces are performed in front […]
Neighbourhood Support Workers Recognised
Myra Moon, left, and Kelvin Deal, right, with Whakatāne Mayor Tony Bonne. Two Whakatāne Neighbourhood Support members have been honoured in the organisation’s inaugural national awards. Myra Moon was presented with the national Member of the Year Award, and Kelvin Deal with a Long Service Award, by Neighbourhood Support New […]
Glo Rush to go ahead later this month
Whakatāne’s first Glo Rush may have been postponed due to bad weather on October 14, but the Whakatāne District Youth Council is determined it will make its debut on October 28. The event, which sees participants run or walk a 4km course along the Warren Cole Walkway, with glow-in-the-dark clothing […]
Waiotahe Valley School Centenary approaching
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 […]