News – Landing Page
Community response to suicide statistics
FOUR people have committed suicide in Murupara since the begin of the year. But, it isn’t an issue that is just isolated to Murupara with…
Hotel robber jailed
THE armed robber who stole more than $7000 at the Edgecumbe Plains Hotel last year has been sentenced to prison. The sentencing has provided closure…
Stream pollution may be paint
THE mysterious source of pollution in a stream in Waiewe Reserve in the Whakatane suburb of Mokorua may have been found. An Appenzell Drive resident…
Grime fighter needs help
September 6, two thousand seventeen by Staff
ROBIN Ross is on a mission to clean up the town after recently being appointed Whakatane team leader for online network Neighbourly. Mr Ross said…
$14.Two million for Matata solution
MANAGING the retreat of thirty four properties on the Awatarariki fanhead at Matata is likely to cost up to $14.Two million, according to an indicative business…
Whanau finds harmony with flowers
BY setting their glances on cultural awareness, the owners of Whakatane’s newest flower shop are packing a niche with their Maori and Pasifika-inspired floral arrangements.…
Fresh trend for night owls
TWO Whakatane eateries have announced they will soon keep their doors later so they can pack niches they believe have been under-served in town. Javaman…
Heal thyself – physicians
UPBEAT attitudes and desire to help those in anguish or discomfort are the cornerstones of Bay Osteopathy and Natural Health owners’ professional and individual philosophies.…
Where conservationists and farmers agree
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
A VISIT with members of Manawahe Eco Trust by associate environment minister Scott Simpson last week underscored the group’s “enthusiastic” treatment to conservation. The trust…
Green light for hall sale
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
BARRY Caulfield is meeting with Whakatane District Council today to discuss his proposed purchase of the Awakeri War Memorial Hall. The council agreed on Thursday…
Awakeri War Memorial Hall sale approved
September 1, two thousand seventeen by Staff
THE Whakatane District Council has agreed to inject into a sale and purchase agreement for the Awakeri War Memorial Hall to the possessor of the…
Court news – Drug-driven offending
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
DRUG-DRIVEN offending resulted in a prison sentence for Conan Zale Richards. The 35-year-old pleaded guilty in the Whakatane District Court last week to eight charges…
Police make another arrest following January gang incident
POLICE have arrested a man in relation to a gun being fired during a gang funeral procession in Whakatane on January 17. The 28-year-old…
Sport, recreation on Q and A agenda
August 29, two thousand seventeen by Staff
ELECTION candidates will be quizzed on sport, recreation and health in a series of Sport Bay of Slew meet-the-candidates evenings. The Regional Sports Trust will…
Man arrested on numerous firearm-related charges
September 1, two thousand seventeen by Staff
POLICE have arrested a man in relation to a gun being fired during a gang funeral procession in Whakatane in January. The clash inbetween the…
Police make another arrest following January gang incident
POLICE have arrested a man in relation to a gun being fired during a gang funeral procession in Whakatane on January 17. The 28-year-old…
Sheds and garage burgled last week
August 29, two thousand seventeen by Staff
THREE sheds were burgled in the Whakatane area last week. Whakatane police Senior Sergeant Mark van der Kley said on Sunday, August 22, a shed…
Sporting scholarships
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
APPLICATIONS for the next round of BayTrust athlete and coach development scholarships are now open. The scholarships support and assist Bay of Slew sporting talent…
Something’s fishy at Ohope School
A BRIGHT and colourful fish art mural on the steel fence surrounding the construction of fresh buildings at Ohope Beach School has not only brightened…
Bright spark wins science fair
A WHAKATANE home-schooled student has scooped the top prize in the Bay of Slew Regional Science and Technology Fair with her project, entitled Wasted Watts.…
Elderly driver in stable condition
September 1, two thousand seventeen by Staff
THE Opotiki driver of a utility that ran into the back of a truck and trailer unit parked on the side of State Highway Two…
Collision with pole
TWO women were fortunate to escape with minor injuries after crashing into a concrete power pole and through a farm fence at Kutarere on Saturday.…
Hunters rescued in dense pubic hair
August 22, two thousand seventeen by Staff
TWO Land Search and Rescue members spent Sunday night in the pubic hair with two hunters who required rescuing. The BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was called to…
Kiwi trust combats wasp stings
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
WHAKATANE Kiwi Trust will be setting wasp baiting stations around district reserves as an extension of its rat and possum control activities this summer. Kiwi…
Stream pollution mystifies
RESIDENTS in the Whakatane suburb of Mokorua have noticed the stream running through their favourite walking spot has been running thick with pollution every now…
Fresh trout licences on sale
August 22, two thousand seventeen by Staff
FRESHWATER anglers are anxiously anticipating the begin of the fresh trout and salmon fishing season with Fresh Zealand Fish and Game’s 2017-18 licences now on…
Journey speech rates very among students
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
TARAWERA High School year eleven student Jack Tamblyn’s seven-month Mandarin journey scored him third place at an inter-school speech competition. Jack, along with students…
Call for drug to be publicly funded
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
A BREAKTHROUGH breast cancer drug can now be used in Fresh Zealand, but the Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition (BCAC) is calling for Ibrance (palbociclib) to…
Suicide deaths rise
August 29, two thousand seventeen by Staff
SUICIDE deaths proceed to increase in the Bay of Slew, according to the annual provincial suicide statistics. The report, released by Chief Coroner Judge Deborah…
Kawerau internet public meeting
August 29, two thousand seventeen by Staff
EVOLUTION Networks and Kawerau District Council will hold a public meeting tonight, to discuss the fresh high-speed internet service available in the town. Residents are…
Homeless in Kawerau
WHEN darkness falls in Kawerau, several areas around town become home to the homeless who park up in their cars and doss down for the…
Kawerau in top ten communities for McCaw visit
August Eighteen, two thousand seventeen by Staff
KAWERAU is in the running for Richie McCaw to visit and host the ultimate game of touch rugby. Ten Fresh Zealand towns are racing to…
Decision already made
HOW very appropriately and well named the entrance to town over the bridge is – the teardrop intersection. It is of real concern that the…
Post-flood switches
RICK and Rachel Whalley, I read your story in the Beacon about the creek at Matata. We used to hunt up there before the flood.…
Stopbank encroachment
I WAS taking my dog for her usual walk last Tuesday evening and happened to notice that one of the residents in Henderson Street that…
Historic pardon to be agreed at Maungapohatu
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
MAORI Development minister Te Ururoa Flavell has announced the Crown will comeback to where Rua Kenana was arrested more than a century ago to sign…
Whakatohea signs agreement
August 22, two thousand seventeen by Staff
WHAKATOHEA Pre-Settlement Claims Trust has signed an agreement in principle with the Crown at Parliament, which it says is a positive step towards lodging its…
Tuhoe leader chuffed to present lecture
TUHOE’S visionary leader Tamati Kruger is “chuffed” to be providing the two thousand seventeen Bruce Jesson Memorial lecture later this year. Mr Kruger said he was a…
Boy actor sentenced
September 1, two thousand seventeen by Staff
BOY actor James Rolleston was told he had made his one mistake in life following a crash that earnestly injured himself and his friend last…
Barge incapable to carry out job
The steel barge that headed out to sea last week to carry out geotechnical investigations vital to Opotiki’s harbour project was incapable to do the…
Ocean mussels back on menu
EASTERN Bay residents were the very first to tuck into freshly harvested mussels this week. On Wednesday morning, the harvesting team headed out aboard the Northern…
Makita contraptions stolen from vehicle
August 22, two thousand seventeen by Staff
Implements were stolen from a car at Gateway Drive last week. Whakatane police Senior Sergeant Mark van der Kley said a large quantity of Makita…
Range of burglaries in Whakatane
August 15, two thousand seventeen by Staff
THERE have been six burglaries in Whakatane since Friday. Whakatane police Senior Sergeant Mark van der Kley said five of those occurred on Friday, August…
Explosive war memorabilia disposed
August 1, two thousand seventeen by Staff
WAR memorabilia at an Eastern Bay club were found still very explosive last week. Whakatane police were called to check a leaking mortar display last…
Sniffing out stink bugs
September Five, two thousand seventeen by Staff
A BUG-SNIFFING detector dog introduced by the Ministry for Primary Industries will help stop the potentially devastating brown marmorated stink bug from making a home…
Talking cows and computers
A Fresh Massey University report says unless farmers keep up with technology they will be incapable to challenge with the expected arrival of large corporate…
Drizzle wasn’t poison – Ngati Awa
August 29, two thousand seventeen by Staff
NGATI Awa Farms say the splashing done on their property last week was normal farm fertiliser, not one thousand eighty as feared by some nearby residents and…