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PE Geek at Tarawera
HI-TECH PHYSED: PE Geek Jarrod Robinson shares tips with teachers at a physical education iPad workshop at Tarawera High School last week. Photo supplied ALSO known as The PE Geek, Jarrod Robinson ran...
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Feature home – Beachside luxury living with views from far and wide
SUNNY: Sun-drenched decks face the sea off the upstairs living area. With ocean views, four bedrooms and two living rooms, this two-storey family home has lots to offer for those looking for a beach...
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Spotlight home – Character home on large section
PARK-LIKE: This four-bedroom character home sits on a park-like 1380 square metre section.Open2view Matt Lowe CALLING all character home lovers. You won’t see this property from the road. Located up a...
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Missed Kawerau District Council candidates, see Tuesday’s paper
THE profiles of Kawerau District Council candidates David Sparks and Jenny Reynolds were inadvertently left out of the election candidate supplement in today’s print edition. Both are definitely...
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No such word as can’t
THE tenacity with which former Kawerau man Jim Savage has lived his life creates a story that needs to be told. This is the view of his former classmate Marcus Wilkins who put the proposal to Jim, got...
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Dabbling in diversity
Sylvia Davidson enjoys her character cottage filled with beautiful art. Photos Louis Klaassen D4229-24 ONE of the first things to admire about Sylvia Davidson is her diversity as an artist. Stop by her...
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Being the parents of Lisa
RETUNRING from seeing their daughter create Olympic history at Rio de Janeiro, we spoke to Glynis and Pat Carrington about what life is like being the parents of a top level athlete, and specifically,...
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Spanish omelette
IF you live alone, or if there are only two of you in the household it is sometimes difficult to find recipes for one or two. Thank-you to the Opportunity Knocks store for this recipe. This serves...
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Happy to be home
ADVENTURE racer Hedley Meacheam is very happy to be back home. He has been away four years, living in Rotorua and Blenheim, but has missed the “closeness of the beach, the fishing, the people, our...
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Bags of caring
Ellen Clark with a selection of knitted and crocheted items. ELLEN Clark is a champion of the Women’s Institute who lives in Opotiki with her daughter Denise. A spritely 92, she claims to be 93 but is...
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Fashion show
EMPTY NEST: Katherine Craig models her own wearable arts creation, titled Empty Nest Syndrome, at last year’s event. Photos Troy Baker THIS year’s Annual Charity Fashion Parade and Garden Party...
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Pest control champs
Finnian Firkin, 10, Sophie Spod, 8, Kaleb Grindrod, 8, and Mason Nurkka, 9, (inset) with their colourful traps. Photos Louis Klaassen D4247-22 A NEW partnership between Awakeri Cubs and Awakeri Rail...
View ArticleEarthworks season nears
AS another earthworks season rolls around Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reminding people planning them to check the rules as they may need to apply for resource consent first. Bay of Plenty...
View ArticleGobsmacked as well
THROUGH your column I would like to have the names published of the yays and nays, plus the cost of the contract to market Whakatane District Council’s Piripai block being awarded to an out of towner....
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A DHB decision
Candidates' positions MOST candidates seeking Bay of Plenty District Health Board seats say they favour fluoridating public water supplies. One of the new responsibilities district health boards will...
View Article$3.1m funding for climate change projects
THIRTEEN research projects have received funding approvals totalling $3.1 million through the ministry for primary industries’ Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change (SLMACC) research...
View ArticleEarthquake swarm
A SWARM of earthquakes was felt near Kawerau yesterday and many residents reported feeling them, according to Geonet. Geonet recorded 20 earthquakes large enough to locate in the past week. The busy...
View Article50 years of service
FIFTY years ago a group of concerned citizens, made up of ministers, business people and public servants, met to find a way of providing assistance to families in financial need. Some of these people...
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Friday is Loud Mexican Shirt Day
Photo Louis Klaassen D4279-8 CUPCAKES were sold and stickers given away to raise money and awareness for hearing-impaired children outside the ASB bank on The Strand, Whakatane, yesterday. Friday is...
View ArticleArthritis appeal
ARTHRITIS New Zealand is holding its annual appeal on Friday. More than half a million New Zealanders have arthritis, making it one of the greatest causes of disability and the research programme one...
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