February 2018

That is the view of real estate business operators, who say some Auckland people are selling their homes to buy in the Eastern Bay but that the biggest impact of the Auckland effect is felt most in Tauranga and Papamoa. They say the Government’s announced changes to the way house sales are treated for tax […]

60 years married and still counting 22 May 2015 FAIRYTALE CONTINUES: Peter and Alice van Boheemen celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Photo Troy Baker EVEN after 60 years, Alice van Boheemen still thinks her husband, Peter, is a bit of alright. While they will celebrate the milestone with their family tomorrow, yesterday the couple marked

Kawerau remains open to plant 22 May 2015 Malcolm Campbell, Kawerau mayor PUMPING Matata’s wastewater to Kawerau is an option again now a consent to build a wastewater treatment plant at Matata has been overturned by the Environment Court, Kawerau Mayor Malcolm Campbell says. Following the Environment Court’s decision revoking Whakatane District Council’s resource consent

Maintenance a long-term priority 22 May 2015 MAINTENANCE was a hot topic for residents during Kawerau District Council’s long-term plan submissions at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday. The council considered 60 submissions and heard from nearly 20 people who spoke to theirs. Three Kawerau Youth Council members began the day with their concerns about cracks

Firefighters head skywards 22 May 2015 EASTERN Bay firefighters will be watching their steps tomorrow – all 1103 of them. Eighteen Eastern Bay firefighters are among 750 New Zealand firefighters taking part in the annual Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge. The Eastern Bay contingent are from the Whakatane, Ohope, Matata and Kawerau brigades. The event

22 May 2015 RAINBOW WINGS: A turquoisine parrot or pulchella, owned by Marty Sisson. Photo Troy Baker WHAKATANE Bird Club will host its 61st annual bird show over Queen’s Birthday weekend with up to 600 entries expected from around the North Island. Bird club publicity officer Sylvia Lawson said bird owners and judges were travelling

Grants for changing rooms 27 May 2015 The council discussed the funding from Transpower and the Lottery Grants Board during a full council meeting on Tuesday. The board paid $200,000 and the remainder was courtesy of Transpower’s community care fund. Last year the council agreed to spend more than $590,000 to build the new changing

27 May 2015 EASTERN Bay teams will compete in the Baywide Rippa Rugby World Cup today. More than 1500 players across two grades have competed in local tournaments over the past three weeks to find 12 qualifiers for today’s tournament at Paengaroa. Teams qualified from events played in Central, Western and Eastern Bay. The Eastern

Heritage in action at Waterwheel 5 June 2015 THE Waterwheel Historic Trust will be running a “Live Day” on Saturday at their collections site on Manukorihi Drive, alongside the traffic lights coming into Kawerau. There will be old engines powering an 1880 chaff cutter, shearing machines, a 1920 concrete mixer, tractor-pulled wagon rides and sausage

Eastern Bay Energy Trust CONSUMER POLL 2015 5 June 2015 Residents in five Kawerau neighbourhoods are living in healthier, more comfortable and safer homes thanks to the Kawerau Neighbourhoods of Healthy Homes (NoHH) project. NoHH project manager Mary Hermanson said that a 2008 study into the state of ageing homes in Kawerau and the impact