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Fruit trees in full bloom as spring marches on
PINK peach flowers are in full bloom around town. Some of the earlier varieties such as “Paragon” are nearly complete while the later maturing peaches such as Golden Queen are two weeks behind them....
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SCHOOL holidays begin next week and Blue Light Whakatane is hosting three events for everyone to take part. First on the list and back by popular demand is a free bubble soccer session on Tuesday,...
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Hitting the road in the rain
RUNNERS ignored the weather for Saturday’s Burma Road Trophy race. Pictured is Jose Jones and Felicity Johl running up Gorge Road during the Whakatane Athletic and Harrier Club event.Photo Louis...
View ArticleAppeal for sighting of missing yacht
Updated: A 22-foot yacht missing off the east coast of the North Island has been found by a Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopter. The Rescue Co-ordination Centre New Zealand said the helicopter found...
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Duo ready for national competition
JUMPING TO IT: Dylan Biggs and Amy Pilkinton will compete at the New Zealand Gymsport Championships in Invercargill next week.Photo Louis Klaassen D4285-14 TWO Whakatane gymnasts have battled the odds...
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Woolsheds not just for sheep
TALENTED TRIO: Sons of a Bitch promises an evening of music and comedy. A WOOLSHED on Rangiuru Road, south of Te Puke, is the place to be on October 30. This is where the theatre comedy duo, Sons of a...
View ArticleNo effort to cater for footpath
I WAS absolutely appalled to see the large slab of expensive concrete that was recently poured at the new culvert, with no effort whatsoever to cater for a footpath. For as long as this part of Douglas...
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Whakatane patrol team lose title
FOURTH PLACE: Whakatane police dog handler Senior Constable Dave Robison and Isaac finished fourth in this year’s national police dog championships. This photo of the pair was taken after they won the...
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New boat preys on White Island Tours
BOAT OF PREY: Predator takes its first official tour for White Island Tours on September 20. Able to carry 50 people, the boat has the highest capacity of the tour company’s fleet.Photo Louis Klaassen...
View ArticleBrainless decision
I READ with astonishment the decision not to proceed with the proposed retirement village in the campground off McGarvey Road. Surely this is the most brainless decision made by someone that has no...
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Holiday library fun
HOLIDAY FUN: Children are invited to get creative a Te Koputu these holidays.Photo supplied WHAKATANE district libraries have an exciting mix on offer for the school holidays and public programmes...
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Feature home – Whey-irrigated dairy farm in heart of Rangitaiki Plains
COWSHED: The 18-aside cowshed contains NuPulse milking machinery and milks 250 cows. Photos supplied This well-developed 65.5-hectare dairy farm sits in a prime Eastern Bay location and has a lot to...
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Spotlight home – Riverside Drive home full of surprises
DOUBLE-DECKER: Plenty of deck space in the fully-fenced, private backyard. D4280 series FROM the driveway this home doesn’t look big enough to have four bedrooms and the backyard is completely...
View ArticlePolice arranges crayfish escort for South African
A SOUTH African sailor with little sailing experience is being watched over by an East Coast crayfish boat as he makes his way west. Marine Safety Authority spokesman Steve Rendle said the yacht Luna,...
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One family three duxes
Jim McKevitt Jim McKevitt 1975 dux Whakatane High School Currently – Doctor in Whakatane On that day in 1975 when you were awarded dux, were you already planning to study medicine? Yes. There hadn’t...
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Maori national set for kickoff
READY TO GO: The Mataatua Saddlebacks under-10 team will play in the New Zealand Maori Rugby League tournament in Ngruawahia this weekend. Photo supplied THE Eastern Bay will have strong representation...
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Budding young florist
TRAINEE florist Nicole Keeber shows off some of her creations. Photos supplied A YOUNG Whakatane woman has been selected to compete at the 2016 National WorldSkills Competition being held in Hamilton...
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bacterial overgrowth
HERBS: Above-right, garlic, taken in tablet form, can be an effective long-term solution. BLOATING, gas, pain, diarrhoea or constipation may be signs of small intestinal bacterial over-growth or SIBO....
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Driving Pete’s dragon
BARRY Caulfield and his restyled Mack truck at the premiere of Pete’s Dragon in Rotorua. Photo supplied LEGENDARY Hollywood actor Robert Redford is the man behind the wheel of the big truck in...
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Sport important at all levels
WELCOME HOME: Lisa Carrington parades through crowded Whakatane streets with her Olympic medals. D4275-092 WHAKATANE’S most successful Olympian says participation is a big part of the New Zealand...
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