Council

Mayoral candidate vows council culture reform

Local body elections are under way and eight hopefuls are vying for the Western Bay of Plenty's top job. Local Democracy Reporting quizzed the mayoral candidates... Read More

Whakatāne Council TikTok dance video goes viral

Whakatāne District Council staff have busted out some racy dance moves in a video aimed at raising voter awareness, clocking more than 133,000 views on... Read More

Risque council dance moves become TikTok hit

Whakatāne District Council staff have busted out some racy dance moves in a video aimed at raising voter awareness, clocking more than 133,000 views on TikTok... Read More

Mayor backs redesigned aquatic centre project

Tauranga City Council has confirmed its intention to progress with a redesigned Memorial Park Aquatic Centre to be built on the site of the existing Memorial... Read More

Mayoral hopeful backs Ōmokoroa school

Local body elections are under way and eight hopefuls are vying for the Western Bay of Plenty's top job. Local Democracy Reporting quizzed the mayoral candidates... Read More

Gymnastics nationals return to Tauranga in 2026

Tauranga will again play host to New Zealand's premier gymnastics event when the 2026 Xtreme Productive Gymnastics Nationals return to Mercury Baypark in the... Read More

79yo injured man among dog attack victims

Warning: Disturbing Content A child who died and a 79-year-old badly injured man who needed hospital surgery are among more than 100 people attacked by... Read More

Ex-council CEO John Holyoake seeks WBOP mayoralty

Local body elections are under way and eight hopefuls are vying for the Western Bay of Plenty's top job. Local Democracy Reporting quizzed the mayoral candidates... Read More

Don Thwaites to sell council HQ if elected mayor

Local body elections are under way and eight hopefuls are vying for the Western Bay of Plenty's top job. Local Democracy Reporting quizzed the mayoral candidates... Read More

Western Bay welcomes Takitimu North Link progress

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has welcomed news that the new four-lane expressway between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa has been progressed to the next stage. NZ... Read More

Resident urges council to keep historic cottage

After fighting for 10 years to stop an eight-storey building being put at a strategic location at The Heads, Whakatāne, resident Linda Conning is devastated... Read More

Western Bay, it’s time to vote

Voting opened yesterday for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections, giving ratepayers a month to choose who will represent them in their community. This... Read More