Mahé Drysdale's wife thought he was joking when he first told her of his plans to run for Tauranga Mayor. The two-time Olympic gold medallist had... Read More

Work is progressing well on the Cambridge Road East intersection of the Takitimu North Link project, between Tauriko and Bethlehem. Access to St Andrews Drive... Read More

Graffiti more than tripled in Rotorua in the year to June 30 - costing ratepayers more than $100,000. Rotorua Lakes Council received 629 reports of graffiti... Read More

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