Stuart Whitaker is editor of the Te Puke Times
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Mural honours beauty of the natural environment
Artists from several schools contributed to the new mural

Cleaning up the beach
St John area committee has donated first aid kits to help the cause.

Sikh community gets behind Te Puke's Matariki celebrations
Matariki is potentially a stepping stone in building relationships in the community.

Te Puke's celestial festival
Public holiday allows Aotearoa to consider the ways it is unique.

Filling the community kete with knowledge
There's a buzz in the community ahead of next Thursday's Matariki education day.

Eye on Olympics as Te Puke fighter lands world title
When she heard "in the red corner..." Emma knew she was a world champion

Rock quest a primer for book fair
Annual book sale benefits local individuals and organisations

RSE workers giving back to the community
The community board chairman's approach has brought positive results for Te Puke township.

Book explores 50,000 years of navigation
Book explores the different methods of Polynesian and European navigators.

Eight months missing: Where was Pat the cat?
Missing cat a lesson in keeping contact details up to date.

Te Puke Utd remain unbeaten at top of table
Te Puke's Nick Johnson heads the WaiBOP Championship goal-scoring leaderboard

More to Matariki in 2022
Matariki is a chance to share stories, activities and kaupapa.

Students get the lowdown
Grant from community board pays for Street Smart book printing.

The joys of being an international student
Te Puke High School to welcome first new international students since the pandemic began.

Karters looking forward to spring
The Kartsport BoP club is looking to resurface and extend its Apparelmaster Raceway track.

Time to (street) party
Those attending Saturday's street party are encouraged to leave the car at home.

And that's a wrap! Art deco cinema closes doors for last time
The Capitol Cinema hosted a world premiere in 2014 - and circus elephants back in the day.

Deputy throws hat in mayoral ring
Accommodating population growth will be a major Western Bay issue going forward.

'This is going to be bad': Resident describes early hours crash
Car's occupants were seen climbing up the bank following crash.

Rockstar Mum! Bay performer releases second single
"People don't expect this. I'm not the norm in the business."

Teachers' real world learning
Teachers are getting the chance to connect with real world science.

Te Puke High School's upward NCEA trend
Term 1 has seen a continuation of disruptions to school life.

Boaties rescued after rolling on Kaituna Bar
Rescue brings change of mindset for boatie.

Students open to debate
Team member EJ Sigue selected for national debating development team.

Park idea gets cautious bark of approval
More consultation events coming at Pukehina Beach and Maketū.

Community patrollers' new wheels
Volunteer patrollers offer and extra pair of eyes and ears for Police.

'Something to hug' Te Puke woman's bunnies for Ukraine kids
Rabbits bring comfort and medical supplies to those caught up in conflict.

Team effort to support community
Cafe facilities being given over to make meals for the community.

Ōtamarākau's Robyn Rosie recognised
Overseas teaching exchanges are a highlight of a long teaching career.

'It's pretty magical': Fresh start for mandate-affected BOP school
New kereru sculpture is a result of the school's centenary celebrations

'Pause, Prompt, Praise': One-on-one help with reading
Pause, Prompt, Praise ups students reading ability.

Red letter day! Kiwifruit season starts with sweet milestone
Season stars with the first RubyRed kiwifruit being picked in Te Puke.

Horses are hands down tops for Charlie
There are plenty of options for volunteers - even for those who aren't horsey

Te Puke packhouse used for jabs and testing
Whanau ora support is also being provided alongside drive-through testing and vaccination.

Kerbside service: The first six months
Incentives to encourage people to recycle seem to be having the desired effect.

Dirt track racing brothers
Racing, life skills and new friends - all part of ministock racing.

Sharks, rips and swells part of summer at the beach
Beaches closed after cyclone and tsunami warnings.

Vege garden bringing people together
Prayer and support groups offer connection for those affected by mandate

Fun time offered to op shop vollies
The goal is to make volunteering at the op shop enjoyable

Te Puke is a part of me, says retiring GP
GP hopes retirement plans can include visiting his children overseas

Te Puke identity humbled by award
Community involvement is rooted in a love for Te Puke.

Marathon man passes through Te Puke
Runner looking forward to the Desert Road and Kaikoura coast.

Pukehina only club to team up with Surfing for Farmers
Surfing for Farmers will begin again on January 20.

Nanny in a state! Trixie the goat rescued from tree
It was touch and go for a while, but Trixie the goat has survived her treetop ordeal

Move to orange means tough choices for some
EPIC Te Puke manager says social media posts are damaging.

Library backs Backyard Explorers
Reading programme also encourages discovery and a sense of achievement

Te Puke turning into Christmas Town
Christmas Town is a chance to win prizes for bringing festive cheer to Te Puke

Te Puke foodbank seeing huge increases in demand
Christmas demand is difficult to predict, but is likely to be up on 2020.

Community dinner serving more people than ever
During alert level 3, meals were available to be collected.

Te Ringa Awhina students tread the boards
Students blow teachers away with their mana on stage.

Pukehina Surf Rescue offering plenty of opportunities
Two surf lifesaving clubs are working closely together.

Grandstand earns Te Puke Sports the nod
Grandstand development impresses sports awards judges.

Good news for kids, kōkako and quarry
Grants cover two years of operating costs for conservation groups.

Super Saturday not all about the numbers
Not all the information on social media is helpful or correct.

Treat Trail to go online
Decision on Christmas Float Parade to be made three weeks out from event.

Te Puke Community Garden's new moon calendar
More colourful calendar a good resource for kids.

Fingers crossed for Te Puke's Christmas in the Park
Trust keeps eye on alert levels as it plans December events

Search is on for Te Puke's citizen of the year
Award honours the memory of Lorna Treloar.

Community board illuminating dark places
Trial could see rollout of solar lighting throughout Te Puke

Business Park start a major economic boost
Up to 4000 jobs could be created at the Rangiuru Business Park.

Fingers crossed for fireworks
The support for the fireworks gala has been brilliant.

Portia Woodman's surprise visit
Te Puke hopefuls were put through their paces by international rugby start Portia Woodman.

Maketū Rotary Club's seed sale scheme
Fundraising packets of seeds to be sold at information centre.

Spinning a yarn at Fairhaven School
Colour My World-themed design wins public vote

Event planning continues
Alert levels will dictate which events go ahead, and how they will look.

Seeka's $20m investment in packline, coolstore under way
New facilities are expected to be in use by next year's kiwifruit harvest.

Taking the vaccine to the people
Poutiri Trust nurses have travelled far and wide setting up vaccination centres.

Pukehina brewery's new brew for Blue September
Raspberries for flavour, blueberries for colour in Blue September beer.

Refurb time for Maketū community centre
Community centre's $60,000 refurbishment starts with internal demolition

Quack team rescues duckling from drain
Fishing net used to rescue wayward duckling

MP gets second shot in Te Puke
Vaccination the way to keep Kiwis safe and stop yo-yoing in and out of lockdowns says MP

Tense finish to delayed final
Win comes on the back of taking the opportunities created.