Toi EDA, the eastern Bay of Plenty’s economic development agency, recently held its first meeting with a number of new faces at the board table. Toi trustee, John Galbraith, said that the changing of the guard on the Board was a reflection of recent changes in the agency and the […]
Lisa Carrington parade on Today
The Whakatāne High School Kapa Haka Group will perform at the parade to honour gold medallist Lisa Carrington today.
Mayoral Candidate: Tony Bonne
My vision has never changed. It always comes back to creating jobs it always has done right from the time I was elected. I want to have a vibrant community that always has jobs for people.
Mayoral Candidate: Karen Pocock
My vision is not for Karen and her lifetime, it’s for my children and grandchildren. I think that’s
what we’ve got to be doing now so that all the things we want here are going to be here.
Council partnership with Ngāti Manawa on dog control
The Whakatāne District Council has endorsed a partnership arrangement with Ngāti Manawa which could see the iwi take over day-to-day animal control and other regulatory activities in Murupara and the surrounding area.
Piripai to be sold in November
The Whakatāne District Council has adopted a recommendation that its Piripai landholding be placed on the market in November
Kiwi Junior Rugby League Festival kicks off
The inaugural Kiwi Junior Rugby League Festival kicks off in Whakatāne today
New electric charging station for Whakatāne
Whakatāne is to see its first electric vehicle charging station thanks to the initiative of Horizon Energy with the cooperation and support of the Whakatāne District Council . With Electric vehicles becoming more popular in the region, Horizon Energy identified the need to install a fast Electric Vehicle Charger in the […]