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The road has been closed since the beginning of February, following a large slip caused by recent storms.

Salt Spray Surf School participants had an unusual instructor on Monday.

Six years on from the Whakaari White Island eruption, survivor Kelsey Waghorn has shared her story in a new memoir, Surviving White Island and Everything That Came After, describing not only the day that changed her life but the long road to recovery that followed.

Yesterday the Whakatāne District Council decided community proposals to repair and re-establish the walkway.

Rōpū from across the Mātaatua rohe will compete at the qualifying competition, Mātaatua Regionals, next weekend to see who will advance to Te Matatini, the ‘Olympics of Kapa Haka’.

Sections of the highway have been closed following severe damage caused by last month's storm.

East Cape residents have to travel an hour and a half into Ōpōtiki with their animals if they want veterinary treatment, but a satellite clinic changed that.

During the severe weather event that took place in January, local community radio took on the responsibility of delivering timely, accurate information to their communities.

The votes are in, and Ōhope has snatched up bronze in the Best Family Beach category and silver in the Best Camping Beach.