A discharge of brightly coloured orange water into Karangahake Gorge's Ohinemuri River on Friday afternoon has now mostly cleared, with the river returning... Read More

Tauranga's new council must decide whether to continue work to fluoridate the city's water or try for an extension ahead of a looming deadline, otherwise it... Read More

The need for a proactive approach to effectively manage new and emerging pest threats is the driver behind Bay of Plenty Regional Council's proposed amendments... Read More

Female politicians fear a normalised "toxic environment" of gendered abuse is stopping women from wanting a seat at the decision-making table. Now, National... Read More

Rotorua councillor Lani Kereopa has slammed a Government plan enabling local authorities to introduce a congestion charge, describing it as 'imposing punitive... Read More

Cats with 'big gashes” and dogs 'chained up on a short chain” have been seen at a Pāpāmoa property where 55 animals were removed earlier this... Read More

People are being urged to ‘think before you pour' after an unusually high number of FOG - fat, oil and grease - blockages in Western Bay's wastewater pipes. "Over... Read More

Funding for a key road project that could enable more homes in Tauranga has been declined by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The business case for the $164... Read More

Some would say you can't improve on paradise, but Chris Dever is going to try. Chris has been officially sworn in as an Ōmokoroa Community Board Member at... Read More

Emergency Management and Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell has allocated $16.8 million of Budget 24 funding to support councils in accelerating recovery efforts... Read More

A change in funding for Tauranga's civic precinct Te Manawataki o Te Papa could save ratepayers $1 million a year in interest. The $306 million precinct in... Read More

Tauranga City Council elected members have decided to use the Council's traditional, value-for-money debt-funding approach to finance the Te Manawataki o Te... Read More