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A lone yachtie who drifted for three days off Whakatane after running out of fuel has been rescued.
Police search and rescue towed the man to shore when they found him after he set off a distress flare on Saturday.
Police said the man was not in danger but had run out of diesel and had been drifting.
A tourist boat is believed to have stopped alongside, offering the lone sailor aid and leaving him water and food, knowing police had been alerted. The man's radio was not working.
On Saturday Waiohau looked to have lost their grasp on the 50-year-old Fatty Nuku Memorial trophy but the sides tenacious players drew on reserves of commitment and discipline to grind out a 24-all draw, retaining the trophy for at least one more week.
“It was a hard game, but we expected that,” said Waiohau coach Parekura Hale.
Although wet weather has affected the amount of Whitebait, the Department of Conservation has found a number of people breaking the law with staff seizing five nets from whitebaiters in rivers in the Whakatane and Gisborne area.
The most common offence is fishing within 20 metres of floodgates or structures, with a number of prosecutions pending.
DOC spokesperson Jamie Quirk says this isn't fair on other fishermen.
He says the purpose of the Whitebait Fisheries Act is to give the fish a chance, and making the fisheries sustainable.
Police arrived too late to deal with a large public brawl that broke out in Edgecumbe on Wednesday afternoon.
About 40 youths were estimated to have been involved in the brawl that broke out sometime after 1pm at the intersection of Tawa and Main Streets, near the underpass.
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