9PM: Update The Bay of Plenty Regional Council Flood Room continues to closely monitor the effects of the current weather system on our region’s rivers. Duty Flood Manager Pete Blackwood says rivers are continuing to rise, however flows are still not expected to trigger levels that would affect properties within […]
Police warn public after hundreds of thousands of dollars lost in recent phone scam
Police are issuing a warning over a recent phone scam that has resulted in members of the public losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Detective Sergeant Kevin Blackman from the Auckland City Financial Crime Unit, says Police have received a significant number of reports of people falling victim to a […]
Arrest in relation to Murupara ATM burglary
A 27-year-old Kawerau man has been arrested and charged in relation to a burglary in Murupara earlier this month. A stolen log loader was used to rip an ATM from the front wall of the local branch of the New Zealand Credit Union in the early hours of Monday 3 […]
Dumping of waste in Coastlands sewer infuriates
Whakatāne District Council operations staff are extremely disappointed following the discovery of a large amount of waste that has been dumped into a sewer manhole in Coastlands. Council staff investigated a sewer blockage last week to find a considerable amount of waste which included more than 100 property markers, oil […]
The decision to hold district inquiry welcomed by trust
The Whakatōhea Pre Settlement Claims Trust has welcomed the Waitangi Tribunal’s decision this week to hold a district inquiry into claims for the north-eastern Bay of Plenty area. While the results of the Whakatōhea vote in November last year showed majority support for the Trust to continue to negotiate a […]
Waitangi Tribunal Announces Whakatōhea District Inquiry
he Waitangi Tribunal has released its decision to hold a district inquiry into the historical grievances of Whakatōhea this afternoon. A three-year wait has finally ended for claimants who lodged their claims in the North-Eastern Bay of Plenty Inquiry in 2016. The Waitangi Tribunal held consultation meetings in Opotiki in […]
Changing faces at Toi EDA
Toi EDA, the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s economic development agency, has seen sweeping changes to its Trustees, Chair and management as it reorganises to better focus on delivering economic support and services in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The new Interim Chair, David Turner, is bringing his industry background as […]
Part of Ngā Tapuwae o Toi walkway closed for controlled deer shooting operation
A section of the Ngā Tapuwae o Toi walkway, on Kōhī Point Scenic Reserve will be closed to the public from 6am – 6pm on Tuesday, 11 June, to allow a Department of Conservation contractor to carry out a controlled deer-shooting operation. Several accounts of deer sightings have been received […]