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More speed bumps to stop hoons
KAWERAU District Council is installing yet more speed bumps in an effort to stop hoons in the town. Councillors voted earlier this week to add seven speed bumps through the town as speed and burnouts...
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Sewing from the heart
CORNERS of the Heart, an art quilt exhibition by Maungarongo “Ron” Te Kawa, is about being seen and about not being a human shadow. Te Kawa, a Woodville-based fabric artist, said his exhibition was...
View ArticlePotential bomb threat sends Tarawera High into lockdown
A THREAT made over Facebook has sent Tarawera High School into lockdown this morning. Police have confirmed a threat had been made targeting the Kawerau school, and police from Kawerau and Whakatane...
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Kawerau pool hours may change
KAWERAU councillors were split over whether the town’s pool should close earlier during winter. Pool staff have put forward a proposal seeking to have the pool opening hours be 8am to 6pm, regardless...
View ArticleKawerau council takes Facebook by storm
KAWERAU residents can now watch their council live from wherever they are. Following positive feedback from its community over the lockdown period, Kawerau District Council is livestreaming meetings to...
View Article‘Slow down for us’
THE speed of trucks travelling through Matata has the community on edge and parents worried about the safety of their children. Residents claim they have seen trucks travelling at 85kmh on Pakeha...
View ArticlePracticality leads to a wall of diplomas
A BLOKE who once said school wasn’t for him now cannot get enough of educating himself. Opotiki man Tony Hatton struggled with maths and other subjects in school, thinking that perhaps he was dyslexic,...
View ArticleMarking Matariki in Opotiki
A HEALTH and wellness event to mark Matariki will be held in Opotiki on Saturday. Matariki, the Maori new year, is said to bring a healing energy and begins in June when the Matariki star cluster...
View ArticleSafe RSE workers housing a priority
SAFETY for seasonal workers will be a top priority in the coming months. Opotiki District Council planning and regulatory group manager Gerard McCormack said the council would be working with...
View ArticleSuccessful rates take in spite of Covid-19
COVID-19 appears to have had little impact on property owners’ ability to pay their rates, with the three Eastern Bay district councils collecting a similar percentage as last year. There had been...
View ArticleMoney in the nick of time
CHILDREN’S Arthouse champion Shona Hammond-Boys is said to have cried tears of joy when she learned the Opotiki Children’s Arthouse in Wellington Street had been granted operational funding to continue...
View ArticleVolunteer legend celebrated
AS a part of national volunteer week, reporter Hazel Osborne sat down for a chat with St John volunteer and local legend Spady Te Pou. For 18 years, Spady Te Pou has given back to the tight knight...
View ArticleTechnology boost for Paper Plus
PAPER Plus Opotiki has hired former Smiths City manager Sarah Kingi and is boosting its technology department as a result. Business account manager Susan Woods said the company was now stocking more...
View ArticleLeak spotted
A SMELLY problem has developed alongside State Highway 2 by the weigh bridge at Dunlop Road. Farmer Ian Connor said one of his workers spotted the problem. He went to check and then called the Bay of...
View ArticleSite induction and blessing before works
A SITE induction and blessing this week marks the start of Opotiki’s harbour development. On Tuesday morning, Whakatohea and Tuhoe kaumatua led a hikoi from Snell Road to the planned harbour entrance...
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Call to ban beach hoons
‘Allow four-wheel-drive vehicles, including quad bikes’ BAN the hoons on two-wheelers but allow the legitimate use of four-wheel- drive vehicles and quads on beaches. That was the call from many at a...
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Riverside home has lifestyle galore
THIS lifestyle property is located alongside a stretch of the Rangitaiki River at Thornton and comes complete with a private jetty and whitebaiting possie. Set on more than 7000 square metres of...
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One of a kind hilltop home
Architecturally designed 1970s home Private hilltop location overlooking town Centrally located between town and beach Swimming pool and spa 12 Carling Road, Hillcrest THIS is one of Whakatane’s...
View ArticleTaboo condition a life-long battle
A KAWERAU woman who has suffered for decades from debilitating pain caused by endometriosis is hoping she will be able to go for life-changing surgery. Shannon Vanstone is 43, and has suffered from...
View ArticleSuccessful rates take despite Covid
COVID-19 appears to have had little impact on property owners’ ability to pay their rates with the three Eastern Bay district councils collecting a similar percentage to last year. There has been...
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