Ngati Awa lodge water appeal
TE Runanga o Ngati Awa say they will appeal the decision to allow Cresswell NZ more than a million cubic metres of water because the outcome showed a lack of regard for the tribe. It also said the...
View ArticleFootball girls show true determination
IT was an intense game against Tarawera-Edgecumbe, who were the only team to beat us earlier in the season, 6-3. This game would determine which team would be top of the table. The girls played...
View ArticleNZR launch school review
NEW Zealand Rugby has announced a review of secondary school rugby and is inviting the rugby community to provide submissions. An independent project team made up of representatives from across the New...
View ArticleWomen land record-breaking tuna
TWO keen Kiwi fisher women landed a record-breaking 99.1kg southern bluefin tuna last Thursday at Waihau Bay on the East Cape. The fish is a pending New Zealand women’s 37kg line class record. Angler...
View ArticleOpotiki rugby vies for top spot
OPOTIKI are in the hunt for a Bay of Plenty rugby premier two play-off place. They kept their play-off hopes alive with a 27-22 win over previously unbeaten Ngongotaha on Saturday. After successive...
View ArticleVision to develop footballers
DELIVERING a junior representative football programme is an important step in development says Whakatane coach Carwyn Evans. New Zealand football requires junior level three accredited coaches to run...
View ArticleDaytime travel only for gorge
IT will take about two more weeks before the Waioeka Gorge will be open to traffic at night. The NZ Transport Agency has advised that a new road is being built around the site where a slip closed the...
View ArticleShoppers give freely
THANKS to the generosity of shoppers, supermarkets across the Eastern Bay collected more than $12,100 for the Westpac Chopper Appeal this year. Westpac bank manager Darrin Hannah said the funds raised...
View ArticleGirl, two, buried today
THE two-year-old girl who was found dead in the Rangitaiki River, near Matahina Dam, on Sunday will be buried today at Hillcrest cemetery. Her body was taken to her family’s marae in Whakatane, where...
View ArticleMatariki Festival has something for everyone
WHAKATANE District Libraries will host a variety of free activities and events to celebrate Matariki this month, with something for everyone to enjoy. People who are keen to get up early on Sunday,...
View ArticleSeason one in the books
IN a game they lost 73-5, Matata’s celebration of their try exemplified what was at the heart of a great debut season. On Friday night, Matata played their final game of the Bay of Plenty women’s...
View ArticleEastern Bay Subway rules the roost
EASTERN Bay Subway enthusiast Steven French says being proclaimed the North Island Subway franchisee of the year was “a bit of a surprise”. The owner of the Whakatane and Opotiki Subway stores says...
View ArticleHydrothermal eruptions likely
WHITE Island’s crater lake continues to grow, which could lead to small hydrothermal eruptions, according to GeoNet. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at one, but volcanologist Brad Scott said the...
View ArticleCharity formed to save animals from disasters
AFTER leading the effort to save more than 1000 animals in the aftermath of the Edgecumbe floods, former Wellington SPCA chief executive Steve Glassey said there was more that could be done to save...
View ArticleSingle use bags get the shove
IT may be plastic free July but Jana Marxen, owner of DiSTiNCT in Ohope, wants to make her shop plastic free always. “Where I can, I’ve been trying to make a difference,” Ms Marxen said. For Ms Marxen,...
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Layer up with lasagne
MAKING the most of school holidays, means planning ahead on meals, so that you can maximise the time with activities based around the children. Making the most of school holidays, means planning ahead...
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Ebop-a-leles on tour
WHAKATANE Ukulele band the Ebop-a-leles took to the road on their first tour last weekend. The Ebop-a-leles Goodwill Tour had originally been organised to include eight gigs between Whakatane,...
View ArticleMaking connections and filling gaps
RETIREMENT can be a blessing. For some of us it is the best time of our lives, with more time for friends and to contribute to our communities and marae. We may take up new interests. I am exploring...
View ArticleNew owner at Ohope
TWELVE years after starting up her own independent real estate agency in Ohope, Liz Williams is ready to hand it on to a new owner. She has sold Ohope Beach Realty to Ray Johnson, who moved to Ohope a...
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Good life for ex-Vienna radiation specialist
THE hallowed walls of Vienna’s International Atomic Energy Agency in the vibrant city of Vienna may now be past for John and Yvonne Le Heron, but the novelty of living metres from the breaking waves of...
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