Whakatane (New Zealand)

Type: City

Name: Whakatane (New Zealand)

Latitude: -37.970001

Longitude: 176.990005

population: 18,602

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

International Film Festival's first six confirmed

The New Zealand International Film FestivalJuly-NovemberThe International Film Festival has confirmed the first six films confirmed for the 2013 programme, including the world premieres of four from New Zealand."These four early film confirmations give ... [Published National Business Review - May 24 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Shane Carruth, Jeremy Scahill

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Mayor wants ministry to review fluoridation stance

Amid calls for Palmerston North to dump fluoridation of the city's water, Mayor Jono Naylor wants the Ministry of Health to review its stance on the matter.Anti-fluoride campaigners have made the issue the major theme of submissions on the city council's ... [Published Manawatu Standard - May 24 2013]

Entities: Fluoride, Caries, Whakatane (New Zealand), Hamilton, Ontario City Council, Referendum

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Once a Falcon man, always a Falcon man

From towing his two-tonne boat to lugging around 190-kilogram arc welders, Lou McCauley's dark green 1971 Ford Falcon XY ute has never missed a beat."It drives like a dream," the 68-year-old former Taupo fireman says.So he is disappointed by yesterday's ... [Published Dominion Post - May 23 2013]

Entities: Taupo (New Zealand), Ford Motor Company of Australia, WELDER

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D present the weather on New Zealand TV

The mighty Tenacious D have appeared on New Zealand's TVNZ One News as guest weather presenters with hilarious results.As far as presenting the weather is concerned, it has to be said the duo did a throughly lousy job, with Jack Black mispronouncing most ... [Published TNT Magazine - May 22 2013]

Entities: Kyle Gass, Jack Black, New Zealand

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Portside Gisborne joins Heritage

The Heritage Boutique Collection (HBC) has added the Portside Hotel in Gisborne, New Zealand.The hotel is set on Reads Quay in the town’s marina complex and the 4.5-star property has a range of self-contained suites available in studio, one- and two-bedroom ... [Published Hotel Management - May 22 2013]

Entities: Gisborne (New Zealand), Ronnie Ronalde, Whakatane (New Zealand), Martinborough (New Zealand), Waitakere (New Zealand)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Tame Iti on IPCA report

It is with a sense of relief to finally receive after 5 and half years of waiting the report into police actions that took place in Ruatoki and throughout New Zealand on October 15 2007.This has been a difficult and drawn out process and it is with trepidation ... [Published Scoop - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tame Iti, Whakatane (New Zealand), Police, New Zealand

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Travel: White Island, New Zealand

DWARVES, elves and orcs, wizards and warrens full of hobbits – New Zealand is Middle-earth these days, Peter Jackson’s films providing a marvellous showcase for the country’s awesome natural landscapes. If, as rumoured, the premiere of the third, and ... [Published The Scotsman - May 18 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Whakatane (New Zealand), Opotiki (New Zealand)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Burst of heavy rain for the north of the North Island (Fuseworks)

A front preceded by a moist northerly flow is moving east across New Zealand tonight and tomorrow (Saturday) morning, bringing a burst of heavy rain to the upper North Island. The heaviest falls are expected in eastern Bay of Plenty where a Warning is ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 17 2013]

Entities: Taumarunui (New Zealand), Whakatane (New Zealand), New Zealand

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Health staff images used in hand hygiene campaign

Doctors nurses social workers and cleaners images used in hand hygiene campaign in BOPOver the next month, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board is putting visual emphasis on how hospital staff can stop the spread of infection by practicing good hand ... [Published Scoop - May 03 2013]

Entities: Julie Robinson, Patient, Microorganism

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

April rain washes away big dry

The most severe drought New Zealand had seen in about 70 years was washed away by abnormally high rainfall in April.The latest climate summary from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research shows twice as much rain fell in April this year ... [Published Dominion Post - May 03 2013]

Entities: Tauranga (New Zealand), Ranfurly (New Zealand), Whakatane (New Zealand), National Institute of Water

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

“Black Drain Bill” Review

Article – ParliamentToday.co.nzParliament was adjourned this week but the Local Government and Environment Committee met in Whakatane to hear submissions on the Resource Management (Restricted Duration of Certain Discharge and Coastal Permits) Amendment ... [Published Scoop - May 03 2013]

Entities: Whakatane (New Zealand), Discharge, Environment

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Whakatane's archaeology under spotlight

People interested in learning more about the archaeological features of Whakatane and Ohope are in for a treat.Awakeri-based archaeologist Lynda Walter will present a public lecture and lead a field trip looking at some of the districts extraordinary ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Whakatane (New Zealand), New Zealand, Climate

Quotes

"A vision as vast and as natural as it is reflexively cinematic and fiercely compassionate." Richard Brody, New Yorker

International Film Festival's first six confirmed [Published National Business Review - May 24 2013]

...building that won over the Awards jury was the Hut on Sleds, a tiny Coromandel bach designed by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects (Auckland). "If brevity is the soul of wit, then this little beach house is bound to put a smile on the stoniest of faces" the jury said

Emerging talent, revived buildings star in NZ Architecture Awards [Published National Business Review - May 24 2013]

"But I still think I would like to see some objective view of both sides of the argument, if that's possible."

Mayor wants ministry to review fluoridation stance [Published Manawatu Standard - May 24 2013]

"It was to stop the parts getting pilfered at the Seaview plant. We always had a bit of a chuckle about it." - $ Fairfax NZ News

Once a Falcon man, always a Falcon man [Published Dominion Post - May 23 2013]

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International Film Festival's first six confirmed [Published National Business Review - May 24 2013]
Emerging talent, revived buildings star in NZ A... [Published National Business Review - May 24 2013]
Mayor wants ministry to review fluoridation stance [Published Manawatu Standard - May 24 2013]
Once a Falcon man, always a Falcon man [Published Dominion Post - May 23 2013]
Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D present... [Published TNT Magazine - May 22 2013]
Portside Gisborne joins Heritage [Published Hotel Management - May 22 2013]
Tame Iti on IPCA report [Published Scoop - May 22 2013]
Travel: White Island, New Zealand [Published The Scotsman - May 18 2013]
Burst of heavy rain for the north of the North ... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 17 2013]
Portside Gisborne Joins Heritage Boutique Colle... [Published EGlobal Travel Media - May 16 2013]
Golf: New pro has big plans [Published Rotorua Daily Post - May 15 2013]
Beacon Media Group picks up major APN print con... [Published Print 21 Online - May 15 2013]
Rotorua local business Q&A: Aladina Harunani [Published Rotorua Daily Post - May 14 2013]
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Input sought on review of Bay of Plenty Oil Spi... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 10 2013]
Georgie back, but pie in the sky in Taranaki [Published Taranaki Daily News - May 09 2013]
‘Un-conventional’ farm performs above average [Published Sun Live - May 09 2013]
Pie lover's push brings Georgie back [Published Taranaki Daily News - May 08 2013]
Recipients of royal gongs humbled by recognition [Published New Zealand Herald - May 08 2013]
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Judges' website goes live [Published Rotorua Daily Post - May 06 2013]
Magnificent sights of volcano's eruption [Published Otago Daily Times - May 03 2013]
Health staff images used in hand hygiene campaign [Published Scoop - May 03 2013]
Visual campaign for hand hygiene in BOP [Published Voxy.co.nz - May 03 2013]
“Black Drain Bill” Review [Published Scoop - May 03 2013]
April rain washes away big dry [Published Dominion Post - May 03 2013]
Wet April for northern South Island; warm for N... [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 03 2013]
Finalists announced for Green Ribbon awards [Published Yahoo!Xtra - May 02 2013]
Whakatane's archaeology under spotlight [Published Yahoo!Xtra - Apr 30 2013]
Top line-up for inaugural indigenous research c... [Published Scoop - Apr 29 2013]