Whakatane. good? bad?

[Argyle]

Hi!

How is Whakatane? By the name and location i can imagine allot of Maori but is it a nice place apart from that? Are there any jobs? My fiance got an job interview there for a Radiographer job.

cheers

[peasea]

How is Whakatane? By the name and location i can imagine allot of Maori but is it a nice place apart from that?

"..apart from that?"

So, you're not keen on Maori folk then?

Shouldn't this be in the Monty Python thread?

"Oooh, I don't like darkies..."

[Matt Bleck]

Hi!

How is Whakatane? By the name and location i can imagine allot of Maori but is it a nice place apart from that? Are there any jobs? My fiance got an job interview there for a Radiographer job.

cheers

I'd stay where you are honky

[ready4whatever]

Alot of Maori yeah. Well you have the Awatapu & Churchill st crips. The meatsacks which is a bunch of white boys who always drink and smoke weed and P. The clubs suck. Its small as it takes 10 minutes to do a lap around the whole town. But its a good place. Friendly locals are common, minus the idiots

[NDORFN]

They'll eat you.

[firefighter]

Hi!

How is Whakatane? By the name and location i can imagine allot of Maori but is it a nice place apart from that? Are there any jobs? My fiance got an job interview there for a Radiographer job.

cheers

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Anyone would think areas of aforementioned nature have appaulingly high crime rates or something?! Well for the way it was worded one would be thinking along those lines......

Of course that would'nt/could'nt be true now could it? :whistle:

[Stirts]

I heard the local Ngati Awa iwi need some fresh white meat!

A bit of Watties sauce should just about mask the aftertaste of the racist essence coursing through your veins.

[Maha]

When did they put the 'H' in Wakatane?...

[Argyle]

You guys should work at Waikato Hospital for a month then you will change your opinion on Maori-TRASH!
There are some good Maori doing the right thing, I'm not saying that, but far to many of them think they should be served like gods and not apply to the system, FFS.

[Argyle]

When did they put the 'H' in Wakatane?...

HAHA, since ever! It's spelled, Whakatane.

[spudchucka]

Alot of Maori yeah. Well you have the Awatapu & Churchill st crips. The meatsacks which is a bunch of white boys who always drink and smoke weed and P. The clubs suck. Its small as it takes 10 minutes to do a lap around the whole town. But its a good place. Friendly locals are common, minus the idiots

Not to mention how unfortunately close it is to Edgecumbe, too many dangerous bastards there for my liking!

[Maha]

HAHA, since ever! It's spelled, Whakatane.

Never used to be, see, this dude called Tane (back in 1878) arrived in the area in a Waka (A Maori Canoe) and some other people arrived in the area from over a nearby hill 2 months later and found Tane alone on the beach. They aksed him, ''wheres ya Waka Tane''?? hence the name. The strange part about this story is, Tane had come from Thauranga, just up the coast. They have since dropped the 'H' because it was thought that, most that lived there spoke with a lisp.....:whistle:

[Firefight]

dam good Yamaha dealer there..

[Maha]

Tane later moved inland to a place called Atua, he claimed that as his, and to this day its called Taneatua. Theres a rail/road bridge close by which was Tane's idea in the early 1900's, he was a very insightful chap. The eastern BOP is a cool place with one draw back, if White Island was to ever explode, those the live on the caost line will have about 9 mins to get out.

[Argyle]

Never used to be, see, this dude called Tane (back in 1878) arrived in the area in a Waka (A Maori Canoe) and some other people arrived in the area from over a nearby hill 2 months later and found Tane alone on the beach. They aksed him, ''wheres ya Waka Tane''?? hence the name. The strange part about this story is, Tane had come from Thauranga, just up the coast. They have since dropped the 'H' because it was thought that, most that lived there spoke with a lisp.....:whistle:

good on ya

[ready4whatever]

The surrounding roads are good for riding. many back roads etc.

[BiK3RChiK]

Well, I grew up in the Naki, moved to Kaitaia for 7 years and then moved to Whakatane 15 years ago. Out of all these places, I absolutely love Whakatane! It's close enough to the big centres, 2 hours to Taupo track, It has a MX track 20 minutes away, Pocket Bikes at the Edgecumbe Kart Track first weekend of every month, you're right on the beach, so there's plenty of opportunities for fishing and diving, rivers galore for white-baiting, hunting is a hop skip and a jump away, 2 1/2 hours to the snow, lakes just half an hour away for summer water skiing.... the list goes on and on....

The Naki will always be home to me, but I love it in the Eastern Bay:sunny:

[CookMySock]

Not to mention how unfortunately close it is to Edgecumbe, too many dangerous bastards there for my liking!Hey! fuck off! :laugh:

Whakas and the eee-bop has been the best for us. We'll stay here for a while yet. Everything is nearby and the people are relaxed and friendly. I wouldn't mind a few more business opportunities, but thats all. If you like the outdoors its great.


Steve

[Dean]

You guys should work at Waikato Hospital for a month then you will change your opinion on Maori-TRASH!

Oh really, you disrespect Maori and the language, well sir it doesent matter where you move to in New Zealand there will be Maori. When you look outside, when you go to the mall, at cycle treads on fridays around 12:whistle::bash:. You should move to another country, I will pack you're bags for you sir.

[Grahameeboy]

When did they put the 'H' in Wakatane?...

Maaaaa...hic...aaaaaaa

[ready4whatever]

and about the jobs... back off I need one lol. Im getting my foot xrayed at radiology this monday. Turns out snapped foots keeps people like your mrs in work

[ready4whatever]

it doesent matter where you move to in New Zealand there will be Maori. .

Except a certain street in Auckland, thought i was in the middle of beijing

[Forest]

Hi!
Are there any jobs?

I hear they're looking for a new dog ranger ...

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10596566

[Holy Roller]

If one is looking at setting up a business then Kawerau council is the easiest to work with whereas Whakatane is one of the worst in the country close to Rodney council in pigheadedness. EBoP is a fantastic place to work live and play as has already been stated in previous posts.:rockon:

What trade or work do you want, farming, Kiwifruit, Fitter welder/turners, sparkies trades people generally find work with the trades associated with the mills in Kawerau. Work is generally word of mouth as in most places and door knocking cold calling will find some job if one is not fussy about what they do.

[CookMySock]

Kawerau council is the easiest to work with whereas Whakatane is one of the worst in the countryUnless its a food business, then whakas is great and the kaw inspector is a fucktard.

Kawerau would be a daft place to set up a business selling to consumers. Even the paper mill there is on borrowed time in a sinking market. The only reason kawerau council is desperate to get businesses in town, is because they are slowly going down the toilet. Don't do it. Different story if you only need to rent space and sell elsewhere - that's going to be dead cheap.

Whakatane on the other hand is growing at a startling rate. Whole new areas of the town are appearing.

Steve