Christmas celebrations aren’t expected to last very long for New Zealand’s top motorcycle racers, at least not if they’re serious about winning.
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Opotiki College students on national stage
While it may have been a group of students from Nelson College claiming The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise (YES) Company of the Year title, it was an Opotiki College student who took the individual prize. Teriaki Williams was managing director of the Opotiki College Young Enterprise team “Quick Coders” that won the […]
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Food workshops scheduled
Whakatāne District Council is organising workshops to help local food industry operators “get up to speed” on new registration requirements. The Food Act 2014 came into effect on 1 March 2016, marking the beginning of a three year, phased-transition to the new system, and Council Manager Building and Monitoring, Nick […]
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Easter trading re-visited
A letter was recently sent to businesses in the Ōpōtiki District asking whether there was an appetite to consider a change to the rules to allow for trading on Easter Sunday. Ōpōtiki District Council’s Planning and Regulatory Manager, Barbara Dempsey, said that the question is being asked as the Shop […]
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The Real Opotiki has a new home
Friday night marked the special opening of Ōpōtiki’s travelling art exhibition, The Real Ōpōtiki, at Goddard Arcade in Tauranga. There were crowds of people at the event, with several pieces of art sold during the evening. Opotiki Councillor, Shone Browne, is on the organising committee for The Real Ōpōtiki and […]
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Forestry company fined over work near Opotiki
A forestry company, Forest Owner Marketing Services, has been fined $33,520 as a result of environmental issues that arose during its forest harvesting operation on land south-east of Ōpōtiki. Two contractors engaged by Forest Owner Marketing Services were also fined for their role in the offending. Gaddum Construction Limited was […]
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Alert system test a success
Coinciding with World Tsunami Awareness Day, Civil Defence tested their alert systems across the Bay of Plenty on Saturday. Bay of Plenty Emergency Management Director Clinton Naude says they tested text alerts, email and social media updates as well fixed sirens in eastern Bay of Plenty and vehicle mounted sirens […]
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Opotiki to star in Tauranga
Following the success of The Real Opotiki exhibition at Toi Tu Studio One in Auckland, Opotiki art will continue its tour of the country with an exhibition in Tauranga later this month. The Real Opotiki is a collection of art from new and emerging artists with strong connections to the […]