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1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

The Whakatane Juniors team competing in the Yellowtail Fishing Tournament, Russell, aboard Opportunity II. Comprehensive compilation of Bay boatsGreg Philpott is a local marine historian. He and his wife used to own the general store in Opua where a fish and chip shop now stands. He operated the store from 2013 to 2019 and was at the helm when the store celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014. The store was built in Te Wharau on the other side of the river.

2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Wedding guests love the waterfront setting at the award-winning Duke of Marlborough hotel. Russell’s illustrious waterfront hotel, the Duke of Marlborough, took home the prestigious Most Outstanding Boutique Hotel award for wedding ceremonies and venue at the Wedding Industry Awards New Zealand 2025. The eighth annual awards evening was held in Wellington on June 7.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Participants on the Matariki dawn cruise last year, wrapped up against a winter dawn morning. Ngā Mata o te Ariki, more commonly known as Matariki, was first officially recognised as a national public holiday in New Zealand in 2022. It was announced by the then Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and it was the first new public holiday since Waitangi Day in 1974. Matariki is the heliacal rising of the Pleiades star cluster signalling the Māori new year.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Some of the sheep characters in Flock!, The Musical, by Maura Bailie-Bellew. Photo / Flash Gordon PhotographyFive years in the makingIt’s been five years in the making but now Flock! The Musical is set for the Turner Centre in mid-June. It’s a totally local production. Flock! has been written by Maura Bailie-Bellew who has also made most of the costumes and masks. The music is composed by Suzie Hurd who is recording with guest musicians. Kylie Penn of the Magic Playhouse is directing the show.

1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | Sandy Myhre

Brian Shaw from Kaikohe with his archaeology certificate from the Young Archaeologists Workshop held at Te Waimate Mission in early May. Young archaeologists diggin’ the experienceA group of budding young archaeologists donned high-vis jackets, rolled up their sleeves and took part in an archaeological excavation recently at Te Tai Tokerau’s Te Waimate Mission in the Far North.