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Truck driver dies in East Coast crash

A logging truck driver was killed and another seriously injured when their rigs collided head-on inland from Tolaga Bay on the East Coast this afternoon.

Dairy farm hit with big fine

An Opotiki dairy farm and its director have been fined $37,000 for discharging effluent from a pond and ordered to complete a dairy farm effluent management course.

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Although only Whakatane features in our name, The Whakatane News is extremely proud to be serving the entire Eastern Bay of Plenty including Kawerau, Opotiki and Matata. Once a week we are delivered free to thousands of homes within the community we serve and, for this reason, we strive to fill our pages with happy and positive stories. Our region covers hundreds of kilometres of pristine beaches and we also boast holding the annual sunshine capital of the country title on more than one occasion. .

We at the Whakatane News are proud to be part of the stunning Eastern Bay of Plenty and consider ourselves honoured to be able to write about the wonderful people who live here. If you’ve got news we want to know about it..

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Thunderstorms, high winds expected

Thunderstorms, high winds expected

Thunderstorms, hail and high winds are expected in Auckland, Northland and parts of Coromandel Peninsular this afternoon. MetService said there was also a small risk of tornadoes or waterspouts forming. The thunderstorms may be severe, with wind gusts exceeding 110km/h and hail larger than 20mm. The storms were expected to move onto Northland and western suburbs of Auckland within the next few hours, MetService spokesman Dan Corbett said. "The radar is lighting up like a Christmas tree already to the west of Auckland and Northland," he said. Showers would become more heavy, and squally winds…

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