Ōpōtiki Artist wins People’s Choice Award

2019 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award – Painting and Drawing A new award plaque has been added to the 2019 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award – Painting and Drawing (MMCA) exhibition at Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi. Organisers are excited to announce that the recipient of the Law...

Water update

Mar 20, 2019 | News

ProMinent

Cycle Trail business case to move forward

Mar 13, 2019 | News

The Whakatāne District Council has supported the submission of a revised business case seeking funding for the extension of the Mōtū Trails Great Ride from Ōpōtiki to Whakatāne. The ‘Ōpōtiki-Whakatane Coastal Journey’ is a joint venture project between the Ōpōtiki and...

Sullivan Lake dredging underway

Feb 26, 2019 | News

A six-week dredging project got underway at Sullivan Lake this week, utilising specialised equipment sourced from Denmark. Contractor ECL Group is using a unit mounted on a floating barge to pump silt dredged from the lake bottom to dewatering units on the lake shore,...

Dredging work back underway on Kopeopeo Canal

Feb 21, 2019 | News

Another significant milestone has been achieved for the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project as dredging of the Canal resumes and water treatment works move to the second containment site at the Whakatāne River end of the Kopeopeo Canal. Deputy Project Manager, Ken...

Sticky dots screen air quality

Feb 20, 2019 | News

Hundreds of sticky dots are proving the key to understanding air quality issues in the Mount Industrial area. The sticky dots capture air samples at eight hourly intervals, helping Bay of Regional Council identify contaminants, potential sources and...

Panui

Community Gathering – Wharaurangi

A community gathering will be held in Wharaurangi on The Strand on Monday at 7pm to express our sadness for the tragic events of last Friday and to show our solidarity with New Zealanders who choose love and reject hate. All are welcome to attend. Please visit the...

Theia ‘Not Your Princess’

Check out Theia's brand new release 'Not Your Princess' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5DKTObmTWI

Comedy duo seeking ‘Doreen who makes Anzac slice’

Michele A’Court is touring with husband and fellow comedian Jeremy Elwood as part of New Zealand’s Arts of Tour – bringing high-quality performing arts to provincial centres. The reviews from their regional shows have been glowing. This year, the Ōpōtiki Library...

Awakeri Top School 2019

The 35th annual Top School is on Sunday 24th March. The mega garage sale and breakfast bbq starts from 7am. From 9am the plant sale, gala games and food tent will be up and running, and then the Top School games start at 10:00am. There will be a hangi, quick fire...

Activities to celebrate Parks Week 2019

What do belly dancing, Tai Chi and trolley derbies have in common? They’re all activities that you can take part in at one of the Whakatāne District’s many public parks during Park Week 2019. The New Zealand Recreation Association and Parks and Leisure Australia have...

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Hump Day Lunch Shout with Subway

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Visual Things

Meat & Meat Free: The Taste Test
This morning, Hamish and Carlos trusted us with a blind taste test. Would they tell the difference between a meat pattie and a meat-free meat pattie? Would they fall for the extra meaty prank we had lined up for them? All is revealed in this video!
Posted by SunFM1065 on Thursday, 1 November 2018