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30-Jun-2010
The mayor of Opotiki says we're all indirectly encouraging oil exploration - whether we agree with it or not.
30-Jun-2010
Horizon Energy and the Takeovers Panel are refusing to comment about High Court Action brought on by Marlborough Lines.
30-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay businesses and residents are bracing themselves for the introduction of the Emissions Trading Scheme.
30-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay Victim Support groups are set to benefit from the Sentencing Amendment Act.
30-Jun-2010
Department of Conservation staff have been amazed by the movements of a Great White Shark, currently visiting Eastern Bay waters.
29-Jun-2010
Police are putting more emphasis on methamphetamine offending in the rural Eastern Bay.
29-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay residents are being told to have faith in the work of an oil company soon to begin exploration work off the East Coast.
29-Jun-2010
A collaborative project between Environment Bay of Plenty and the New Zealand Landcare Trust is about to enter its second year.
28-Jun-2010
East Coast residents protesting against oil exploration in the Raukumara Basin, say a hikoi could be the next step.
28-Jun-2010
Relatives of an elderly homeless woman found living rough in Hawaii are working to bring her back to her Eastern Bay home.
28-Jun-2010
Tourism Bay of Plenty is rejecting claims that changes to the local government Act, will stop councils investing in tourism.
28-Jun-2010
A Kawerau company has taken out the top prize in the 2010 Bay of Plenty Export Awards.
28-Jun-2010
Two Eastern Bay bands, could be on their way to the national Smokefree Rockquest finals.
25-Jun-2010
The daughter of a former sawmill worker, says the real effect of PCP exposure on future generations will never be known.
25-Jun-2010
Business confidence in the Eastern Bay is dropping.
25-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay Police are urging parents and teenagers to be responsible, ahead of the upcoming school ball season.
25-Jun-2010
A telecommunications spokesperson has welcomed the chance to speak with business leaders and residents of the Eastern Bay.
25-Jun-2010
More public meetings are planned about the state of the Whakatane District Council.
25-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay resident is calling on communities around the region to take a stand against an oil exploration project planned off the East Coast.
25-Jun-2010
It's been suggested Environment Bay of Plenty could improve the value of its IT services, through share-arrangements with other local authorities.
24-Jun-2010
Criticism is rife following the Government's compensation package, for ex-workers of the Whakatane Sawmill.
24-Jun-2010
East Coast MP and Education Minister Anne Tolley is refuting claims, the introduction of national standards is being rushed.
24-Jun-2010
A Bay of Plenty man who downed a bottle of vodka and 24 stubbies of beer before driving a car, has been sentenced.
24-Jun-2010
The Eastern Bay's favourite dolphin is being immortalised in song.
24-Jun-2010
An Environment Bay of Plenty survey, has cost ratepayers nearly $100,000.
24-Jun-2010
Sport Bay of Plenty has announced more than $420,000 in grants to clubs, schools and sporting organisations.
23-Jun-2010
A meeting is about to get underway detailing compensation for the former Whakatane sawmill workers exposed to toxic chemicals.
23-Jun-2010
Horizon Energy has confirmed that Marlborough Lines will have no say in the running of the company.
23-Jun-2010
A Bay of Plenty list MP hopes a 37,000 signature petition about national standards, will make the Government stand up and listen.
23-Jun-2010
A significant amount of external funding means Opotiki ratepayers will be paying less for the harbour redevelopment project.
23-Jun-2010
Flannelette, nighties, boxer shorts and other form of Pyjamas may soon lines the streets of the Eastern Bay.
23-Jun-2010
Kawerau's BMX Olympian has had a podium finish in the latest round of the American BMX Nationals.
22-Jun-2010
Marlborough Lines is refuting claims it bought shares in Horizon Energy, to prevent local ownership.
22-Jun-2010
A rural Eastern Bay school is preparing for its closure.
22-Jun-2010
Rural broadband discussions are back in the spotlight in the Eastern Bay.
22-Jun-2010
As the profile of soccer continues to soar in New Zealand, so do the numbers of Eastern Bay people taking up the game.
22-Jun-2010
Whakatane High School students have taken out the majority of the Eastern Bay titles in the Sport Bay of Plenty awards.
22-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay film has won an award at the Sydney Film Festival.
21-Jun-2010
There's concern Zespri is rushing its new varieties programme.
21-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay MP believes a voluntary government scheme encouraging farmers to recycle, will benefit the wider Bay of Plenty.
21-Jun-2010
A survey of vehicle child restraints in the Bay of Plenty, has found almost three quarters of children are either unrestrained, or inadequately restrained.
21-Jun-2010
Receivers are yet to find a buyer for the Te Kaha resort.
21-Jun-2010
Driver error is being blamed for the cause of a car crash in the Eastern Bay.
21-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay business has received permission from high places, to depict a legendary moment in 70s music.
21-Jun-2010
A number of small Bay of Plenty communities are set to benefit from a date change, for septic tank rules.
18-Jun-2010
There's concern New Zealand's future will suffer, if Maori history continues to be ignored in Eastern Bay schools.
18-Jun-2010
The Bay of Plenty is one of just two police districts, which will retain its current number of frontline officers.
18-Jun-2010
Whakatane Police are applauding the actions of a member of the public, who they say prevented a multiple road fatality.
18-Jun-2010
The President of New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers believes new cultivars are the way forward for the industry.
18-Jun-2010
Another boost for Whakatane's bid to be recognised as the "Kiwi Capital of the World".
17-Jun-2010
There are claims a proposed 17% rates rise by Whakatane District Council, could be easily avoided.
17-Jun-2010
There's concern Eastern Bay communities will miss out on a key health care service, under proposed ACC changes.
17-Jun-2010
A major grant will see around 250 Bay of Plenty homes warmer and healthier.
17-Jun-2010
Lack of awareness, alcohol abuse and lack of access to condoms, are among the reasons given for alarming rates of STD infections, among Bay of Plenty teenagers.
17-Jun-2010
Zespri is set to launch three new types of kiwifruit onto the winter market.
17-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay Kaumatua says children have helped to make this year's commemoration of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, a success.
17-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay ultra-marathon runner is about to embark on his latest fundraising effort for Hospice.
17-Jun-2010
The Whakatane District Youth Council has secured two major artists to perform in town for a community music video.
16-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay iwi is commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in Whakatane.
16-Jun-2010
A hui is been held in the Bay of Plenty to talk about the work of the Tuhoe Establishment Trust.
16-Jun-2010
Zespri is set to make a major announcement.
16-Jun-2010
A dune restoration trial is underway in the Eastern Bay.
16-Jun-2010
Tourism Bay of Plenty's thrilled with the second consecutive increase in visitor numbers in the region.
16-Jun-2010
The work of a leader at Whakatane's Disabilities Resource Centre Trust, has been honoured at a national level.
16-Jun-2010
An Opotiki College song may soon be heard at the All Whites base camp in South Africa.
15-Jun-2010
The Eastern Bay Energy Trust is urging Horizon Energy shareholders not to accept a partial takeover offer by Malborough Lines.
15-Jun-2010
Te Arawa Lakes Trust says it'll attempt to find a solution to please evicted Little Waihi residents, and the Trust.
15-Jun-2010
Zespri claims Turners and Growers' release of its new red kiwifruit, is part of its campaign to destabilise the industry.
15-Jun-2010
The Whakatane Kiwi Trust believes the floods in the Eastern Bay, may have washed away one of its most popular kiwi.
15-Jun-2010
Opotiki's Mural project will soon be displayed to a much wider audience, thanks to $3000 grant.
15-Jun-2010
Bay of Plenty businesses are joining in on the FIFA World Cup fever.
14-Jun-2010
Police believe speed and alcohol are contributing factors to a serious crash in the Eastern Bay.
14-Jun-2010
Police have frozen over $1million worth of assets belonging to a Mongrel Mob leader in Maketu.
14-Jun-2010
Police have netted 35 drunk drivers in a campaign in the Eastern Bay.
14-Jun-2010
Opotiki's Mayor says an oil exploration project off the East Coast could have huge benefits for the Bay of Plenty.
14-Jun-2010
Whakatane's Destiny Church has recorded an increase in donations - the only church in the movement to do so.
14-Jun-2010
Nominations are now open for Eastern Bay leaders to apply to be on the regional board that oversees the Whanau Ora programme.
11-Jun-2010
Ministry of Health officials are coming to Whakatane to deliver a compensation package to former sawmill workers.
11-Jun-2010
The CEO of the Eastern Bay Chamber of Commerce believes the Reserve Bank's moved too quickly to lift the Official Cash Rate.
11-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay residents are preparing for yet another bout of heavy rain.
11-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay real estate agent says a lack of demand is the cause of lower property values.
11-Jun-2010
Bionic legs have given a Te Puke teen the chance to walk again.
11-Jun-2010
Sixteen Eastern Bay apprentices and trainees in the wood and forest industries are about to graduate.
10-Jun-2010
Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell is proposing the Government takes more action against gambling.
10-Jun-2010
BayTrust and the Opotiki District Council are joining forces.
10-Jun-2010
The Earthquake Commission has set up a base in Whakatane to cope with the influx of insurance claims.
10-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay boaties are welcoming news that Whakatane's River Bar restrictions have eased.
10-Jun-2010
The regional council's publishing new guidelines to help prevent erosion.
10-Jun-2010
Two Te Arawa members have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours.
10-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay school children will soon be benefiting from a new interactive Life Education Trust classroom.
10-Jun-2010
There's been a small earthquake in the Eastern Bay.
09-Jun-2010
Insurance claims from flooding events in the Eastern Bay continue to rise.
09-Jun-2010
The Government has apologised for not consulting with iwi about oil exploration off the East Coast.
09-Jun-2010
A Court of Appeal hearing has begun regarding the Ruatoki police raids.
09-Jun-2010
Opotiki's new Chief Executive says collaborating with others, is key to achieving goals in the region.
09-Jun-2010
The regional council's publishing new guidelines to help prevent erosion.
09-Jun-2010
Opotiki's Big 3 hunting competition has been hailed a brilliant success by organisers.
08-Jun-2010
A feasibility study of Opotiki's proposed cycle trail, has indicated it'll cost nearly two million dollars.
08-Jun-2010
Human remains found near Lake Tarawera, are thought to pre-date the mountain's eruption.
08-Jun-2010
The General Manager of Norske Skog Tasman says the business has been through a lot of change in the past 55 years.
08-Jun-2010
The powhiri for Opotiki District Council's new Chief Executive will get underway shortly.
08-Jun-2010
BayTrust has announced two new trustees, including one who is a recipient of a Queen's Service medal.
08-Jun-2010
The Department of Conservation is calling on people to report whale sightings.
06-Jun-2010
Police say a Bay of Plenty woman is lucky to be alive, after being hit by a piece of metal which smashed through a car windscreen.
06-Jun-2010
A man has been airlifted from a remote forest in Reporoa after injuring his shoulder in a motorbike accident.
06-Jun-2010
Ohope residents are being urged not to swim in the beach around the Maraetotara stream.
06-Jun-2010
Environment Bay of Plenty is welcoming news the New Zealand Transport Agency's replacing a worn-out bridge.
06-Jun-2010
Two earthquakes have been felt in the Eastern Bay.
04-Jun-2010
Police are ramping up efforts to prevent a killer Queen's Birthday weekend on Eastern Bay roads.
04-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay residents and businesses are continuing to come to grips with the trail of damage left by the floods.
04-Jun-2010
Whakatane District Council says it will have a rough idea how much the floods will cost, within a week.
04-Jun-2010
The Department of Conservation says Moko's departure from the Eastern Bay was inevitable.
04-Jun-2010
One of the Eastern Bays biggest hunting tournaments gets underway today.
04-Jun-2010
A Bay of Plenty organisation has been honoured at the annual Green Ribbon Awards.
03-Jun-2010
The family of Hawea Vercoe, says reactions by his killer's family at sentencing, showed no respect.
03-Jun-2010
Environment Bay of Plenty says a new weather radar system will help better prepare the region, for future extreme weather events.
03-Jun-2010
The principal of Ohope Beach School says it'll be at least a week before debris and mud from the floods, are cleared from around the premises.
03-Jun-2010
The Eastern Bay Chamber of Commerce hopes an oil exploration project in the Raukumara Basin, will boost the profile of the region.
03-Jun-2010
Police are searching for a Whakatane man who's breached his parole conditions.
03-Jun-2010
A number of Eastern Bay secondary school students are about to get started on a tree planting day.
03-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay iwi has received a share of nearly $8 million Government funding, from the Housing Innovation Fund.
02-Jun-2010
The recovery operations are beginning in the Eastern Bay following extensive rain and flooding in the region.
02-Jun-2010
A number of residents have been stranded in Whakatane overnight, as surface flooding and slips forced road closures for most routes out of town.
02-Jun-2010
Emergency services have also been feeling the strain of the severe weather.
02-Jun-2010
An Ohope petrol station has been flooded for the second time in as many weeks.
02-Jun-2010
The man convicted of the manslaughter of regional councilor Hawea Vercoe, is due to be sentenced.
02-Jun-2010
Tributes are flowing in for a Bay of Plenty pioneer filmmaker.
01-Jun-2010
Eastern Bay residents severely affected by flooding are being advised to go to the Whakatane District Council’s Evacuation Centre, at the War Memorial Hall.
01-Jun-2010
New figures show a high percentage of drivers charged under the new drugged driving law, are from the Bay of Plenty.
01-Jun-2010
Te Arawa Lakes Trust says a dispute with residents at Little Waihi has been "blown out of proportion".
01-Jun-2010
Whaktane's Mayor is supporting his Deputy's decision to write to the Auditor-General about his concerns over the pensioner housing debacle.
01-Jun-2010
An Eastern Bay businessman believes the roles of Whakatane's Moko Minders, were destined to fail.
01-Jun-2010
It's hoped a post-mortem on an orca, which washed up in the Eastern Bay, will reveal more information about its life.
01-Jun-2010
A Bay of Plenty community is mourning the loss of a highly regarded member.