Tweaking the freedom camping bylaw was the aim of a a submission hearing on Tuesday. Held at the War Memorial Hall Wairoa district councillors welcomed the community to speak to their submissions and share their concerns about freedom camping in the...
Owhakatoro fire deliberately lit
A fire at Owhakatoro, west of Rūātoki, last week is believed to have been deliberately lit. Pumicelands Rural Fire Authority zone manager Tony Gillard said the fire started at 7.30pm on Friday, November 6, and fire fighters witnessed two young people taking off from the area on a...
Pork and pikopiko to tempt the tastebuds
Pork and pikopiko pies, venison burgers and fresh seafood were among the kai on offer at the Paku Kore Wild Food Festival in Ruataahuna on Friday 13 November. The drug, alcohol and smokefree family event was organised by a group of Ruataahuna business students held at Te Umuroa...
Hemana Waaka can't believe it took 100 years to commemorate the Tuhoe soldiers who fought in WW1 but he is glad that it will now become a tradition within the tribe. Mr Waaka was the driving force behind the Armistice Day celebrations held at Te Rewarewa...
Two partnership schools have been proposed for the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The Partnership Schools Authorisation Broard has released further information about the parties who have applied to establish partnership schools, or kura hourua, to open in 2017. The latest application round, which closed on October 30, includes an application from Te Waii Uu Whanau Trust, wanting to establish a year 1 to 13-plus school in...
Illegal hunters target of police operation
Labour weekend saw a police crackdown on poaching. Kotemaori community constable Chad Prentice said unlawful hunting operation in the Kotemaori area was due to the number of pighunting competitions happening in the Waikaremoana, Napier and...
