by Mahina | May 20, 2019 | Karere - Newsfeed
Oxfam Trailwalker will return in 2020 for what will be its fifth and final year in Whakatāne, Oxfam has announced, following which the charity’s flagship event will be moving to a new location. The event’s new host region is to be announced later this year....
by Ani Black | May 8, 2019 | Karere - Newsfeed
Mobile phone use while driving in the Bay of Plenty is the key focus for this year’s Road Safety week which runs from May 6 -12. Co-ordinated by charity Brake, the theme “SAY NO TO FOMO” will highlight the perils of using a mobile phone while driving and the...
by Ani Black | May 8, 2019 | Karere - Newsfeed
Significant changes in international waste recycling markets mean that the Whakatāne District Council’s kerbside recycling service will no longer be collecting grades 3-7 plastics. As from 1 June, only grades 1 & 2 plastics should be placed in yellow-top recycling...
by Ani Black | May 8, 2019 | Karere - Newsfeed
T The Whakatāne Museum and Research Centre – Te Whare Taonga ō Taketake has been recognised in the Public Architecture category at this year’s NZ Institute of Architects’ Waikato/Bay of Plenty Awards. The award was announced on Friday (3 May), with the judges’...
by Ani Black | Apr 26, 2019 | Karere - Newsfeed
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has today welcomed the release of Environment Aotearoa 2019 by the Ministry for the Environment. The report highlights the most pressing environmental issues New Zealand is facing and outlines nine priority issues in need of attention....
by Ani Black | Apr 24, 2019 | Karere - Newsfeed
consumer NZ’s latest banking survey found one in five bank customers had been offered financial products they didn’t request and, in many cases, didn’t want. Credit cards, increases in credit card limits, life insurance and personal loans were the most common...
