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14/12/2025

WARNING TO NOT EAT SHELLFISH FOR BAY OF PLENTY

Shellfish will need to be missing from plates this festive season after a health warning.

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Shellfish will need to be missing from plates this festive season after a health warning.

13/12/2025

EMERGENCY SERVICES RESPOND AFTER MUD FIGHT

Emergency services were called to the Whakatane Bridge this afternoon after a mud fight between children ended with a girl needing to be rescued from the base of the bridge.

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12/12/2025

** Biotoxin warning for eastern Bay of Plenty **

New Zealand Food Safety is advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the eastern Bay of Plenty region due to the presence of toxins.

Routine tests on mussels from Te Kaha have shown levels of paralytic shellfish toxins more than double the safe limit. The warning extends from Opape near Ōpōtiki, to East Cape.

Affected shellfish include bivalve shellfish such as mussels, oysters, tuatua, p**i, toheroa, cockles and scallops, as well as pūpū (cat’s eyes), Cook’s turban and kina (sea urchin).

Cooking the shellfish does not remove the toxin, so shellfish from this area should not be eaten.

We are monitoring an algal bloom in the Bay of Plenty region, which is spreading. This type of algae produces a dangerous toxin and when shellfish filter-feed, these toxins can accumulate in their gut and flesh.

Generally, the more algae there are in the water, the more toxic the shellfish get.

Symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning usually appear within 10 minutes to 3 hours of eating and may include:
• numbness and a tingling/prickly feeling around the mouth, face, hands, and feet
• difficulty swallowing or breathing
• dizziness and headache
• nausea and vomiting
• diarrhoea
• paralysis and respiratory failure and, in severe cases, death.

Pāua, crab and crayfish may still be eaten if the gut has been completely removed prior to cooking, as toxins accumulate in the gut. If the gut is not removed, its contents could contaminate the meat during the cooking process.

Finfish are not affected by this public health warning, but we advise gutting the fish and discarding the liver before cooking.

If anyone becomes ill after eating shellfish from an area where a public health warning has been issued, phone Healthline for advice on 0800 61 11 16, or seek medical attention immediately. You are also advised to contact your nearest public health unit and keep any leftover shellfish in case it can be tested.

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10/12/2025

NEW TWO-LANE BRIDGE TO REPLACE PEKATAHI

The government have announced they will replace the century old, one-lane Pekatahi Bridge with a new two-lane structure.

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04/12/2025

THREE INJURED FOLLOWING STATE HIGHWAY 35 CRASH.

Two people are in a serious condition and one is in a moderate condition following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 35 between Omaio and Pariokara last night.

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04/12/2025

POLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION FOLLOWING FATAL TĀNEATUA CRASH.

Police have now named the person who died in the single-vehicle crash on Tuesday night and are appealing for any information as their investigation into the circumstances continues.

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02/12/2025

ONE DEAD FOLLOWING TĀNEATUA CRASH.

Police have confirmed one person has died after a car crashed into the Whakatāne River at the Pekatahi Bridge near Tāneatua last night.

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29/11/2025

26/11/2025

EASTERN BAY MAYORS RESPOND TO GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS REGARDING REGIONAL COUNCILS.

Whakatāne Mayor Nándor Tánczos, Kawerau Mayor Faylene Tunui and Ōpōtiki Mayor David Moore have issued a joint statement in response to the recent announcement which is described as the biggest change to local government in three decades.

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25/11/2025

KAWERAU WOMAN CLAIMS $18.3 MILLION POWERBALL WIN.

Life has changed forever for one Kawerau woman after winning her share of $18.3 million dollars in last Saturday’s $55 million Must Be Won Powerball jackpot.

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25/11/2025

COUNCIL INTRODUCES "A LITTLE CHRISTMAS AT MITCHELL PARK"

Whakatāne District Council have a family-friendly afternoon full of activities planned at Mitchell Park next month.

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19/11/2025

EASTERN BAY CELEBRANT & COMMUNITY FIGURE NAMED LOCAL HERO MEDALLIST.

Local celebrant and community figure Rosemary Sloman has been recognised among 100 Tower Local Hero Medallists for the 2026 Tower New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Award Te Pou Toko o te Tau.

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