04:00pm Tue 18 Nov, 2025
The new Pāpāmoa East Interchange is progressing in its final construction phase. Work to install bridge barriers and remediate road surfacing on the Tauranga... Read More
08:00am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Water Services Delivery Plan has been assessed and accepted by the Local Government Secretary, marking a significant... Read More
06:00am Tue 18 Nov, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has set up dedicated disposal bins at its Te Puke and Katikati Recycling Centres after a recall of several coloured sand... Read More
05:00pm Mon 17 Nov, 2025
A new draft cultural concept plan has been released for Kauri Point Historic Reserve, a site of deep cultural significance and home to historic pā. The plan... Read More
06:00am Mon 17 Nov, 2025
Two invasive pests are on the Bay of Plenty's doorstep. But councils, the Government and iwi are working to keep the exotic caulerpa seaweed and the freshwater... Read More
01:00pm Sun 16 Nov, 2025
A multi-agency clean-up to clear Lake Rotorua and the waterfront boardwalk of lake weed is expected to last beyond next week. Wind gusts reached about 80km/h... Read More
11:45am Fri 14 Nov, 2025
Tolls should be reduced on a Tauranga road where ongoing major roadworks have disrupted motorists' journeys for 'several years”, says the city's electorate... Read More
02:00pm Thu 13 Nov, 2025
Bay of Plenty passengers are being encouraged to say 'thank you” to drivers this weekend as part of Bus Driver Appreciation Day on Sunday. The day is... Read More
08:00am Tue 11 Nov, 2025
A woman was left 'shaken” after a prowler tried to enter her Rotorua pensioner flat amid reports of homeless people sleeping around empty council-owned... Read More
06:00am Tue 11 Nov, 2025
Tauranga City Council's latest residents' survey results reveal a mixed but improving picture of public sentiment. The council hit its highest overall level... Read More
01:00pm Mon 10 Nov, 2025
By Libby Kirkby-McLeod of RNZ 'Bloody minded road vandalism.” That's how many residents in Pāpāmoa have reacted to news their previously asphalted... Read More
06:00am Sun 09 Nov, 2025
Kawerau voters have selected two sisters to sit side-by-side on the Kawerau District Council. New Kawerau Māori ward councillor Gloria Leokava-Taani is the... Read More