New season riding along well
CYCLISTS are back on the roads as the second ride of the new season took place on Saturday. The Whakatane Cycle Club ended the winter break with a 38-kilometre race at Paroa and club spokesman Kevin...
View ArticleThreatening behaviour
Shiloh David Cresswell, a wheelchair user with a prosthetic leg, appeared in the Whakatane District Court last week charged with multiple counts of behaving threateningly. It was said at a previous...
View ArticleTaking pictures of perfection
WHAKATANE native Sarah Alloway (nee Thumath) has returned to her Eastern Bay roots with her family and started her own portrait photography business. After living in Waikato since attending university,...
View ArticleTornado explained
ALTHOUGH Monday’s tornado may have seemed unusual, the Metservice says the Eastern Bay is more susceptible to tornados than other areas of the country. “The Eastern Bay is more prone to experiencing...
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Surf & Sand takes a big hit
WEDDINGS and functions may have to be cancelled after a tornado tore through Surf and Sand’s conference centre at Ohope. The Inman family manages the park and had to “hit the floor” as the tornado...
View ArticleTornado aftermath assessed
A day after Monday evening’s devastating tornado, Ohope residents were cleaning up and taking stock. Beacon reporters Kathy Forsyth and Charlotte Jones and photographer Troy Baker were on the ground to...
View ArticleEastern Bay hosts ministerial tour
MINISTERS and Government officials were in the Eastern Bay earlier this week looking at investment opportunities through the Provincial Growth Fund. Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne said the visit was an...
View ArticleHear us roar – in spectacular style
What: The Lion King Jnr Where: Little Theatre, Whakatane Performed by: Thornton School Tickets: Adults $10, children $5 from the school office MUSICAL theatre fans heading to Thornton School’s...
View ArticleStudent makes world cup moments
NEW Zealand may not have retained the Youth Touch World Cup, but Eastern Bay players were prominent Kuala Lumpur. All finals, across the six grades, were contested between Australia and New Zealand and...
View ArticleExecutive-style living
Where: 304 Tablelands Road, Opotiki Agent: Ray Johnson or Rema Hinds Phone: 07 3125005 or Ray Johnson 027 626 1487 or Rema Hinds 027 4535 033 Sale by auction: October 7 unless sold prior Open home:...
View ArticleHundreds honour fallen soldier with trek
WITH heavy packs on their shoulders, hundreds set out for a 14-kilometre trek around Kawerau to honour fallen soldiers and support the Tamatea family through their hardest time. August has been a tough...
View ArticlePipe works to start on hill
WORK to install a new water main up the eastern, hill section of Ohope Road will start next week. Contractor Draintech will be carrying out thrusting work and pipe installation, which will require the...
View ArticleMotu Special is back
THE fourth edition of Motu Special mountain bike event will take place on Sunday. Six Motu Special events include 25km and 50km races, children’s races, and a new e-bike ride. New Zealand road cycling...
View ArticleLearn to face life’s stresses
What: Emotional Wellness with Wiremu Matthews When: 6-7.30pm, August 29 Where: Disabilities Resource Centre Trust Tickets: Early bird $30 (kristen@wiremumatthews.com) or $35 cash only at door FOLLOWING...
View ArticlePushing boundaries
A CHINESE fashion designer’s fascinating journey towards the exclusive world of haute couture fashion is the focus of Whakatane film-maker Pietra Brettkelly’s latest documentary. Yellow is Forbidden...
View ArticleWeather cold, fishing hot
Seventeen EBOP Kayak Fishing Club members were fishing off Pikowai last Sunday as part of their monthly competition. The weather was cold, but the fishing was hot, according to club president Jeff...
View ArticleToday in brief – Male sought in relation to carpark assault
Man sought in relation to carpark assault Police are appealing for information following an assault last Friday night. They are searching for a male Maori after he assaulted an Indian man in the Pak’n...
View ArticleSeymour to join judging line-up
ACT party leader David Seymour will join the judging line-up for Edge Realty Dancing with the Stars in October. The MP, who took part in the television version of Dancing with the Stars this year, is...
View ArticleHockey boys raise funds
WHAKATANE Intermediate School’s Boys First XI hockey team have been hard at work fundraising for their upcoming trip to AIMS Games in Tauranga next month. On Saturday they held a car wash, sausage...
View ArticleFruit for the future
CODY Cameron, 7, tramps down the soil around one of the 21 fruit trees planted on Taneatua streets last week. The 1.5-2-metre-tall trees, donated by Pride Whakatane, consist of a mix of pears, apples,...
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