Police have charged three people with the murder of 31-year-old Whakatane man Jamaine Wharton.Two men, aged 25 and 20, are due to appear in the Whakatane District Court today. A 16-year-old youth is expected to appear in the Whakatane... Read...
Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi has called on the region to Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi has adopted a `Wha¯nau Ora approach` to addressing the Whakatāne Mill closure.Yesterday management at Whakatāne Mill Limited (WML) broke... Read...
The Whakatāne Mill will close and just over 210 staff will be made redundant, most by the end of June.Management at Whakatāne Mill Limited (WML) today informed staff at the Whakatane Mill that the company has decided to... Read...
Development of wahi tapu land on Whakatane`s coast could be stalled by iwi occupation after commissioners consented to a 240-section housing subdivision and retirement village next to an ancient urupa. Read...
By Whakatane Beacon A young father has been sentenced to prison after breaking the leg of his 7-month-old child in October last year.Tikorunui Joseph Emery, 21, appeared for sentencing in the Whakatane District Court on Wednesday... Read...
A house fire near Whakatane High School is now under control.Fire and Emergency New Zealand received upwards of 30 calls from the public about the blaze on a property near Goulstone Rd around 10.45am.Three fire crews attended... Read...
A 31-year-old man has died following a stabbing in Waiohau Whakatane overnight at about 2am.A police spokesperson said police are following lines of enquiry and want anyone to come forward who may have witnessed the incident.``We... Read...
