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Fri, Oct 3, 2025 5:04 AM

Candidate promises to focus on rates reform

Whakatāne District Council election candidate Dave Stewart plans to form a ratepayer’s union to lead

Fri, Oct 3, 2025 5:01 AM

Whakatāne Court: October 1

Treatment order for man who smashed police station door The Kawerau man arrested for using a pickax

Fri, Oct 3, 2025 5:00 AM

A film to unite small town New Zealand

The crew behind new homegrown film The Tavern is bringing the red carpet to Whakatāne for its inaugu

Fri, Oct 3, 2025 5:00 AM

Ovarian cancer panel to be held in Whakatāne during Frocktober

A public panel discussion on ovarian cancer will at the Whakatāne Lyceum Club next week, as part of

Fri, Oct 3, 2025 5:00 AM

Manna Café offers faith, food, and community in the heart of Edgecumbe

Riverslea Mall at Edgecumbe is enjoying a revitalisation with new businesses choosing to make it the

Fri, Oct 3, 2025 5:00 AM

Greens to visit Sunday Market

Green MPs Hūhana Lyndon and Steve Abel want to hear what’s on the mind of Eastern Bay residents when

Thu, Oct 2, 2025 9:13 AM

Honours for long serving brigade members

Honours for long-serving brigade members A firefighter honoured for 25 years’ service to Te Aroha a

Thu, Oct 2, 2025 8:30 AM

No sense in closing hospice shop

Public consternation has followed announcement that Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty will close its Ōpō

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Thu, Oct 2, 2025 5:01 AM

One night, two bands: Tairāwhiti musos playing Ōpōtiki

Eclectic, quirky and fun – that’s the music of Gisborne band The Crump Factory. Brian Campbell (voca

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Thu, Oct 2, 2025 5:00 AM

New fee structure for after hours health clinic

The Ōpōtiki Medical Hub is introducing a co-payment for its after-hours service, Pou Ora: Same-day &

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Thu, Oct 2, 2025 5:00 AM

Te Whakatōhea to host historic battle commemoration

Te Whakatōhea will gather at Ōhui domain  in Ōpōtiki on Saturday to commemorate the 160th anniversar

Wed, Oct 1, 2025 4:04 AM

Backing iwi-led biodiversity protection

A $6 million investment into the Raukūmara Pae Maunga restoration project will fortify local employm

Wed, Oct 1, 2025 4:03 AM

Brown Sugar’s sweet success

Reighan Kingi has gone from unemployed to self-employed by mixing ingredients such as flour, baking

Wed, Oct 1, 2025 4:02 AM

Youth skin workshops tackle social media misinformation

Whakatāne skincare clinic The Skin Code is taking action after a growing number of parents have repo

Wed, Oct 1, 2025 4:00 AM

Looking at the big picture

Tonight, Whakatāne is being treated to a talk by a conservation advocate who has been described as t

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Wed, Oct 1, 2025 4:00 AM

Whakatāne soldier builds around the Pacific

The New Zealand Army’s Sergeant Shaun Taylor jumped at the chance to return to the Cook Islands as h

Wed, Oct 1, 2025 4:00 AM

Help paint Eastern Bay streets pink

Breast Cancer Foundation NZ is calling on people in the Eastern Bay to step up and volunteer for the

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