Several appointments to new roles were made at a Whakatāne District Council meeting on Thursday, in
* Corruption, conspiracy and toxic fruit allegations ANYONE who believes United States tech tycoon
DELILAH Whaitiri, a former junior and Māori Affairs reporter at the Beacon, has been named a finalis
A LONG-SERVING Murupara doctor will be attending a final Medical Council hearing soon to hear if he
TRIDENT High School is thrilled to be introducing a new International Student Programme, set to star
IF anyone was wondering about the balloon dog floating in front of the council pumphouse near the am
Caci Whakatāne is bringing Hilary Barry to town next month for Lunch for a Cause, raising funds for
A RECIDIVIST drink driver who drove at 110kmh in the wrong direction on the Eastern Link toll road,
WORKS were under way at the McAlister Street stormwater pumping station and gravity outlet this week
WHAKATĀNE District Council will soon launch a new service that will enable areas within the main cou
LOCALS and visitors are invited to a free community open day at the new-look Riverside Whakatāne Hol
A NEW state-of-the-art ambulance was welcomed at the Ōpōtiki ambulance station yesterday. The ambul
THE survival of two children in the Waioeka River following a crash that killed their mother is “not
EASTERN Bay Motors will soon be under new ownership. Following the death of Csaba Levai 18 months a
SEVEN new New Zealand citizens were minted at a ceremony held at the Ōpōtiki District Council chambe
WHAKATĀNE New World has gone through several changes since 1984, but at least one thing has remained
AT 18, Margaret Hayman was engaged and working at a pie cart in Whakatāne, when she lost her eyesigh
TRUST Horizon has been helping build a new generation of qualified electrical workers for more than
This week we start a new series in which “Farmer Joe” shares what's good as our food and fibre secto
Hundreds of thousands of North Island homes could be covered in ashfall following a volcanic eruptio
DEPUTY Prime Minister Winston Peters and Regional Development Minister Shane visited the Opotiki Har
WHAKATĀNE District Council is looking for someone to turn the old Wally Sutherland building on The S
FORMER service people flocked to Whakatāne’s Mitchell Park on Wednesday for an expo that brought tog
REPRESENTATIVES from 55 fishing clubs around New Zealand are in Whakatāne today and tomorrow for the