Whakatane News

'Boy' in America

Taika Waititi's movie hit 'Boy' is set to hit US theatres in March.

Whakatane Connection in Steven Spielberg's new TV Series

Steven Spielberg is behind America's ABC film productions who have been filming a new TV series in Hawaii called 'The River'.

Whakatane Photo's

Photographer Ricky Liew captures the Whakatane River. See these and many more amazing Whakatane photos.

Whakatane 'was' NZs Sunniest place!

Its official. What we have always known. Whakatane is the sunniest place in New Zealand with the highest sunshine hours recorded for 2010.

TVs 'Hit The Road' comes to Whakatane

Local tour operators Terry Tours show the team from TVs Hit The Road the beautiful sights of Whakatane

NZ Herald Promotes Hard Yards Pizza Ovens

Whakatane local Nigel Thorne of Hard Yards was recently asked to show off his kit set Pizza Oven for NZ Herald readers. Hard Yards receives 80% of his customers through his website and he's now struggling to keep up with demand!

Whakatane Features in German Doc about NZ

German Filmakers were recently in NZ filming the many attractions that our country has. Whakatane features include White island, Swimming with Seals and Dolphins, Otarawairere and several shots down town.