The council recognised for having the country's best-tasting tap water is at 'step one” of how it will respond to looming Three Waters rules. The Government... Read More

A Pongakawa dairy farm manager has been convicted and fined $52,500 for illegally discharging effluent from a farm storage pond which ended up flowing into... Read More

More than 220 local school children have put their creative flair to work alongside well-known New Zealand artist, Sara Hughes, for a new art exhibition and... Read More

A $1.9 billion government investment in 'vital” Bay of Plenty roads is great news for the region, say Western Bay mayors. The Government will progress... Read More

When Tauranga Special School principal Barrie Wickens was asked if his school could help design the new waterfront playground, he and his team welcomed the opportunity... Read More

Anyone not on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly payment plan will find their schedule of rates payments more intense than usual for the remainder of this year. Delays... Read More

A yacht owner who alleged he was "brutally assaulted" by council staff at the Whakatāne boat ramp in May has been warned by police. A recent report to Whakatāne... Read More

After receiving his rates bill, a Whakatāne commercial building owner is wondering why anyone would invest their money in the town. Retired businessman Clive... Read More

A self-employed Te Puke builder twice convicted for allowing an implement shed to be lived in without resource consent has been censured by the Building Practitioners... Read More

Paengaroa is getting a new playground, in the heart of the village, which tamariki will be able to access without having to cross the state highway. The $180,000... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty councillors have stood by their decision and reaffirmed a Māori ward for the district. Councillors were urged to keep the Māori ward... Read More

The Kōpūrererua Valley Rotary Centennial Trust needs 200 volunteers to plant 4500 native trees and shrubs on September 29. This milestone event - part of... Read More