Waka Eastern Bay

Waka Eastern Bay Waka Eastern Bay provides equitable and accessible transport for the Eastern Bay of Plenty community.

05/06/2026

We are incredibly grateful to all of our followers, supporters, staff, volunteers, and passengers. Your ongoing support means the world to us.

We truly love what we do, and it is a privilege to help our community stay connected through accessible transport. Our passengers are at the heart of everything we do, and it is a pleasure to support them every day.

To help us continue meeting the community’s accessible transport needs during the current economic climate, we have launched a Givealittle page. Every contribution, no matter the size, will help us continue providing this vital service.

Thank you for helping us keep our community moving.

Https://givealittle.co.nz/org/waka-eastern-bay

🚌 With demand for accessible transport rising, we're strengthening our team and have found the perfect fit!Meet Margaret...
30/04/2026

🚌 With demand for accessible transport rising, we're strengthening our team and have found the perfect fit!

Meet Margaret Daniels our new Operations Manager at Waka Eastern Bay. She's already jumped in with energy, heart and commitment.

Margaret brings strong organizational skills and a genuine passion for supporting our community. She'll be working closely with our team, partners and passengers to help keep our service running smoothly as demand continues to grow.

We're thrilled to have her on board.

🚌 There are still a few spaces for transport to the annual Farming Like Grandad event tomorrow!If you would like to boo...
17/04/2026

🚌 There are still a few spaces for transport to the annual Farming Like Grandad event tomorrow!
If you would like to book a seat on our van, please contact our office on 027 4077526.

🚐 Exciting News for Our Eastern Bay Community!We are thrilled to welcome the newest addition of a Toyota Esquire van to ...
16/04/2026

🚐 Exciting News for Our Eastern Bay Community!

We are thrilled to welcome the newest addition of a Toyota Esquire van to our community transport fleet! This vehicle will help us continue providing safe, reliable and comfortable transport for our community.

A huge thank you to Dean Nicholson of Nicholson United Autos for ongoing support; and the Eastern Bay Community Foundation for their generous contribution towards this vehicle. Your support makes a real difference! 💚
We can’t wait to see this van on the road, connecting people and making our community stronger.

We also thank Dr Pouroto Ngaropo for blessing the vehicle before it goes on the road with our precious passengers.


Eastern Bay

Fuel Adjustment Factor
23/03/2026

Fuel Adjustment Factor

🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 🎄 Would you like to attend, but don't have transport to and from the Have A Heart and Echo Church Community...
15/12/2025

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Would you like to attend, but don't have transport to and from the Have A Heart and Echo Church Community Christmas lunch on Christmas day?

Waka Eastern Bay is offering free transport, thanks to our amazing drivers, Pip Norvell and Shianna Mei Kepa who have made themselves available.

To book and secure your ride, please call 027 4077526 before Monday, 23 December.

Celebrating our annual volunteer, staff, sponsors and supporters brunch.Thanks to Rosemary Sloman for catering this deli...
01/12/2025

Celebrating our annual volunteer, staff, sponsors and supporters brunch.

Thanks to Rosemary Sloman for catering this delicious spread once again this year, with the help of Dianna.

A massive thanks to our local New World and Woolworths supermarkets for sponsoring the brunch ingredients.

We also thank our funders and supporters who make it possible for our community transport service to operate. We wouldn't exist without your support.

Our incredible drivers (volunteers and staff) who are the face of our organization, we are very grateful and proud to have such an amazing team.

Service with a smile!Our fabulous drivers Shianna Mei Kepa and Pip Norvell.WEB is blessed to also have amazing volunteer...
26/06/2025

Service with a smile!

Our fabulous drivers Shianna Mei Kepa and Pip Norvell.

WEB is blessed to also have amazing volunteer drivers who freely give their time to transport our registered passengers when our trip schedules are hectic. We could not do without these volunteers. They will be featured soon.

The usual busy day getting our passengers to their programs and appointments. Driver Pip here with our new electric LDV ...
24/06/2025

The usual busy day getting our passengers to their programs and appointments.

Driver Pip here with our new electric LDV mobility vehicle that was generously donated by Trust Horizon

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Whakatane

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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+64274077526

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