Whakatane District, Whakatane

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3105 days ago

Too many trout in Lake Taupo?

Robert Steven Reporter from Taupō Times

Apparently, there are too many trout in the Taupo fishery...
>> Are the trout you're catching these days smaller than they used to be?

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3105 days ago

Floods wash away retirement

Nicola Brennan-Tupara Reporter from

Hi neighbours,
The Edgecumbe flood did more than wash away Reuben Cohen's home, it flushed away his retirement.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
Do you think the council needs to look beyond the monetary value of the property when considering compensation if they want to purchase Cohen's… View more
Hi neighbours,
The Edgecumbe flood did more than wash away Reuben Cohen's home, it flushed away his retirement.
READ MORE: www.stuff.co.nz...
Do you think the council needs to look beyond the monetary value of the property when considering compensation if they want to purchase Cohen's property to rebuild a stronger stopbank?

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3105 days ago

What's your favourite dip?

SuperValue Edgecumbe

Mix up a kiwi favourite by purchasing 2 Maggi packet soup mix and 2 Nestlé Reduced Cream Cans and you'll get a free dipping bowl to enjoy your dip! Find your local SuperValue store and get your free bowl today! There are 4 Bowl Designs to Collect!
All SuperValue supermarkets will have the … View more
Mix up a kiwi favourite by purchasing 2 Maggi packet soup mix and 2 Nestlé Reduced Cream Cans and you'll get a free dipping bowl to enjoy your dip! Find your local SuperValue store and get your free bowl today! There are 4 Bowl Designs to Collect!
All SuperValue supermarkets will have the bowls available in-store until while stocks last, so get in quick!
Find out more

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3106 days ago

Cheers to the Volunteers

Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Every year, over 11,000 brave men and women keep us safe. Most of them are working full-time jobs. Many are parents or grandparents. When the siren sounds, they all come running.

If you know a fire volunteer, this is your chance to say thanks. #cheerstothevolunteers
Say thanks

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3107 days ago

Electric Kiwi tops customer satisfaction survey

Electric Kiwi

Each year, Canstar Blue asks thousands of electricity customers to rate their retailer on key criteria. This year twelve different retailers feature in the results with Electric Kiwi winning the 2017 Most Satisfied Customers Award – Electricity Providers!

We’re really proud of the way our … View more
Each year, Canstar Blue asks thousands of electricity customers to rate their retailer on key criteria. This year twelve different retailers feature in the results with Electric Kiwi winning the 2017 Most Satisfied Customers Award – Electricity Providers!

We’re really proud of the way our team has made our customers advocates of the Electric Kiwi brand by delivering an exceptional customer experience, and it’s great to see how much customers love Electric Kiwi.

If you’re interested in guaranteed savings, no contracts, awesome online service and one hour of free power every day, then join Electric Kiwi – Rated #1 for Customer Satisfaction.
Find out more

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3107 days ago

It's National Volunteer Week!

Volunteering New Zealand

Te Radar (TV personality and local legend) shared a video with us in celebration of "National Volunteer Week: Live, Laugh, Share, Volunteer" :www.youtube.com...

Find out more about National Volunteer Week or to find a volunteer centre near you here

3108 days ago

Ruapehu's Happy Valley to stay free after public outcry

Dan Hutchinson Reporter from Taupō Times

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) has back-tracked over a proposed charge to access the previously free Happy Valley and Alpine Meadow areas after a public backlash.

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3108 days ago

A place to call home

SBS Bank

Hi Neighbourly members. At SBS Bank we could have a home loan to help make your dream a reality. Whether you’re putting down roots for the first time, upsizing to suit a growing family, planning your dream home or looking to grow your wealth.

Apply online now or phone 0800 SBS BANK.
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Hi Neighbourly members. At SBS Bank we could have a home loan to help make your dream a reality. Whether you’re putting down roots for the first time, upsizing to suit a growing family, planning your dream home or looking to grow your wealth.

Apply online now or phone 0800 SBS BANK.
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3108 days ago

Dr Lance O'Sullivan: It was when my daughter got sick that I realised how important immunisation is

Reporter Sunday Star Times

Dr Lance O'Sullivan writes from the heart, and from the head: "It was 1996 and we were young parents. I was at medical school when I came upon an anti-immunisation pamphlet left in one of our lecture theatres.

"I was suspicious of the establishment at the time. You need to … View more
Dr Lance O'Sullivan writes from the heart, and from the head: "It was 1996 and we were young parents. I was at medical school when I came upon an anti-immunisation pamphlet left in one of our lecture theatres.

"I was suspicious of the establishment at the time. You need to understand, I had grown up a welfare-dependent "half-caste" (I hate that term) boy living with his mother, escaping from a life of alcohol, crime and a level of violence that I would not tolerate for my daughters. An under-achiever, I was expelled from two secondary schools. I feel I had a reason to be angry at "the system".

"Then I became a father. It changed my life. I needed to be a responsible adult caring for a son, then a daughter – eventually seven children. We were young parents and wanted to do only the best for these precious beings.

"I read the pamphlet. It described "studies" in the Netherlands into communities that didn't look like mine, but I took little persuasion. I stated our second child, our little daughter Te Miringa, would not be immunised.

"At the time my wife Tracy was working as a nurse at the local medical centre and immunising children daily. Yet this was my protest against the establishment that I so mistrusted.

"Fifteen months later, we had a scare. Te Miringa became unwell with high fever and a body rash and the doctors were concerned as there was a measles outbreak locally. And I realised the information from the Netherlands did not reflect my reality.

"We got Te Miringa immunised."

www.stuff.co.nz...

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3108 days ago

Poll: Where do you want the council's new building?

Robert Steven Reporter from Taupō Times

The council is looking again at its options for a new council building.
>> What's your favourite place for a new council building?

Story here: bit.ly...

Where do you want the council's new building?
  • 5% Tuwharetoa St carpark, near McDonalds
    5% Complete
  • 10% Heuheu St carpark, near BP
    10% Complete
  • 30% Near the Great Lake Centre, between the library and Rotary House (Not on the dom
    30% Complete
  • 55% Rebuild on the current site, 72 Lake Tce
    55% Complete
20 votes
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3108 days ago

Community Health

Paul from Whakatane District

For those interested the Emergency Assessment Fund launched its website www.eafund.org.nz... up to help those in the local community with serious health problems who are financially unable to help themselves.

3108 days ago

Put freedom campers on your property?

Robert Steven Reporter from Taupō Times

A new website is making it easy for Kiwis to rent out a space on their property to campervan tourists...

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