In the middle of major disruptive roadworks causing significant and long-term traffic delays, one roadside worker is standing out as a beacon of cheer... Read More

A ferry service between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga could be on the way in 2025. Auckland water taxi company Hauraki Express is prepared to build two ferries... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is considering closing Te Puna Station Road to vehicles permanently. Under the proposal, which is part of Council's... Read More

Kawerau school principal Ripeka Lessels says the town is suffering the highest levels of poverty she has seen in her lifetime. Lessels, who is founding principal... Read More

If Olympian and financial adviser Mahé Drysdale is successful in Tauranga's election this year, he will become mayor of a city he does not live in. Drysdale,... Read More

Tauranga will soon have its say on who will be running their city for the first time in nearly five years. Candidates for the Tauranga City Council election... Read More

Kawerau school principal Ripeka Lessels says the town is suffering the highest levels of poverty she has seen in her lifetime. Ripeka, who is founding principal... Read More

With Tauranga City Council set to begin construction for a brand-new fit-for-purpose community centre in Merivale in September, the community is buzzing. The... Read More

Whakatāne needs to prepare for a megathrust earthquake and resulting tsunami similar in size and strength to the 2011 Japan event, says local GNS researcher... Read More

On July 20, Tauranga voters will take part in their first city council election since 2019. The last council was sacked by the Local Government Minister... Read More

A resident of the streets around Hilldale Reserve in Kawerau says a cheaper and quicker solution is needed to its flooding problem. The council has yet to... Read More

Nominations are set to close for Tauranga's first local body election in nearly five years. The last council was sacked by then-local government minister... Read More