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Despite greenwaste bins being intended for food scraps and garden waste, Whakatāne District Council has been finding a range of unsuitable and even hazardous items dumped in them. With nappies, mattress foam, spray paint cans, tarpaulins, garden hoses, and bags of general rubbish being just some of the miscellaneous items reported.

It was an unusually warm July around the Eastern Bay of Plenty, with Earth Sciences New Zealand releasing new seasonal statistics that highlight the trend.

Riverside Whakatāne Holiday Park has taken home the 2025 Emerging Star Award at the Holiday Parks New Zealand (HPNZ) Conference, a key event celebrating excellence in the country’s holiday park sector.

The Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) has just released its June property report, highlighting a positive trend for first home buyers across the Bay of Plenty.

Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford and Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell have announced that Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology will return to regional governance from 1 January 2026.

Whakatāne District Council has confirmed how drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services will be managed across the region in the coming years.

This exciting project is a collaboration between the Te Ahi Tahutahu Charitable Trust, artist Tame Iti, and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, located in the iconic Wally Sutherland Building on The Strand.

Dog owners in the Whakatāne District are being reminded to register their pets before the 1 August deadline, or risk paying significantly more.

The Bay of Plenty is the first region in New Zealand to pilot a programme aimed at recycling metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), in a bid to reduce their environmental impact.

The Whakatāne District Council has announced the introduction of a new “three strikes” system aimed at reducing contamination in kerbside recycling and greenwaste bins.

The Whakatāne District Council is inviting the community to provide further submissions on Plan Change 4 to the District Plan, which proposes updates to how flood risk to buildings is managed and aims to simplify the resource consent process.

The Te Rāhui Herenga Waka Whakatāne Commercial Boat Harbour Project will not go ahead, following a joint decision by its key stakeholders to dissolve the initiative after it was found to no longer align with the original vision.

Whakatāne Surf Lifesaving Club achieve placements at Australian competition.

The 1XX headlines for the week between the 24th and 28th March.

One person has died after a serious crash in Ōhope.

Ohope Road is closed after a serious crash.