Bay of Plenty brothers Damon and Mitch Rees will be looking ahead with confidence to the rest of the summer and well into 2020 too after stunning performances at the first major bike event of the new season. Read...

Murupara, Ruatoki and other rural areas are responsible for over 70 percent of Whakatane District Council`s outstanding rates. Read...

Rabbits burrowing into recent burial sites in Whakatane has distressed a regular visitor who wonders why the council chooses to leave them unplanted. Read...

A bush fire is gettign close to roads in Whakatane. Read...

Big cities have Lime scooters but small-town New Zealand keeps it real.Footage showing a man riding a horse along the footpath in Kopeopeo, in Whakatane, has delighted Facebook users.The video shows the young man casually riding... Read...

Many are calling for change following the election debacle at Whakatane District Council. Read...

Names were drawn out of a hat to determine the new councillor for the Murupara-Galatea ward at Whakatane District Council. Read...

The toss of a coin may determine who represents one community over the next three years. Read...

The toss of a coin may determine who represents the southern-most communities of the Whakatane district over the next three years after a draw in the Murupara-Galatea ward. Read...

Tenby Powell will be Tauranga`s new mayor and a new mayor will also take up the reins in Whakatane. Read...