It was double celebration time for Team Rees Honda Racing at the weekend as sibling rivals Mitch and Damon Rees both shone out at the opening round of the motorcycle road-racing nationals.
One year on from the 2019 Whakaari eruption, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa with support from Māori Television will remember the lives lost and acknowledge the efforts of many during the tragedy.
The Whakatane.info November 2020 newsletter includes some great giveaways including a Fishing Charter for 6 people, Accommodation in Taupo to win and much more!
The All Blacks are heading to the Bay of Plenty town of Whakatāne as preparations get underway in earnest for the home Bledisloe Cup Tests and Investec Rugby Championship.
Whakatane residents of both the human and fish kind are enjoying new inanga (whitebait) ponds and spawning habitat built in the river berm alongside the Whakatane River.