Road users who travel on the stretch of State Highway 2 between Awakeri and Taneatua in the Bay of Plenty are advised that a detour via State Highway 30 and Whakatane will be in place from 7 Februa
Whakatane's multi-time former national road-racing champion Tony Rees took his Honda CBR1000RR to win the three-round pre-nationals series in the formula one/superbike class in late December.
World Tsunami Awareness Day makes its debut on the international calendar this Saturday 5 November 2016, and the Bay of Plenty Emergency Management team are welcoming the chance to remind people to
Eight gold medals and a silver were nice but it was a new national record Whakatane swimmer Tarquin Magner was especially proud of at the NZCT AIMS Games this week.
There was not a hint of disappointment from Kiwi kayak queen Lisa Carrington as double-gold history proved just beyond her reach at the Rio Olympics, .
