Whakatāne is a town located in the Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 kilometres east of Tauranga and 89 kilometres northeast of Rotorua. The town is situated at the mouth of
Whakatane harbourside
Māori prophet Rua Kenana Hepetipa meets with Prime Minister Joseph Ward in Whakatāne, 1908.
Whakatāne township (ca. 1910s), with the Whakatane Hotel on the left.
Overlooking Whakatāne and Pohaturoa Rock, 1975
Benjamin Quentin Marshall is a New Zealand professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Wests Tigers in the NRL and a former rugby league footballer.
Whakatāne
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Marshall kicking the ball in a match against the Newcastle Knights.
Marshall against England at the 2008 RLWC
Marshall running the ball in a match against the Newcastle Knights in 2009.