With summer here and the ground starting to dry out, gardeners are relying more on the hose to feed their plants liquid gold. In Tauranga, as part of the... Read More

Has Springfield Golf Course been saved? That's a matter of opinion among Rotorua councillors, but the president of the club says yes. Rotorua Lakes... Read More

Speed limits outside Tauranga schools will drop to 30km/h during drop-off and pick-up times from next year. The Government brought in a new speed limit rule... Read More

Arataki is a bustling area, with thousands of people passing through each day. With the opening of the newly upgraded bus hub this week, this place of connections... Read More

Tauranga councillors have been flooded with emails opposing iwi representatives being appointed to council committees. The emails poured in ahead of Tuesday's... Read More

Many residents in the Whakatāne neighbourhood of Awatapu were surprised last week to see a new cell tower had appeared on council reserve land, practically... Read More

Independent commissioner Gina Sweetman heard about 'nauseating odours” endured by logging yard employees near the Kawerau worm farm over the past 10 years,... Read More

Tauranga will finally get the museum it has 'deserved for so long” after two decades of talking about it. The civic whare, exhibition gallery and museum... Read More

A majority of Tauranga City Council elected members have voted to proceed with the construction of the planned Civic Whare, Exhibition and Museum project, which... Read More

Fluoride-free water could be available for Tauranga residents willing to travel outside the city to access it. The Tauranga City Council has had conversations... Read More

A submissions hearing has been set for next week to help determine the expansion of an industrial scale worm farm on the outskirts of Kawerau, which has been... Read More

There is excitement and cautious optimism in Maketū after news one of the coastal Bay of Plenty village's biggest employers has been saved from closing... Read More