03:40pm Wed 23 Sep, 2015
The threat of isolation in Te Puna in the wake of a natural disaster has spurred a group of residents to take matters into their own hands. The Te Puna Heartlands... Read More
01:31pm Wed 23 Sep, 2015
Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick wants to bring down the number of youth she describes as 'wasted human capital” who are on benefits in the city. A taskforce workshop... Read More
10:07am Wed 23 Sep, 2015
Hammond Street in Welcome Bay will be closed tomorrow as part of preliminary work for the construction of the Maungatapu underpass. From Thursday morning (September... Read More
02:44pm Tue 22 Sep, 2015
Prepping the former Mount Maunganui Cosmopolitan Club for its life as a new, high-performance sports centre will cost $150,000 more than originally expected. Councillors... Read More
11:56am Tue 22 Sep, 2015
An outdoor fire safety bylaw adopted by Tauranga City Council this week has been slammed by submitters who say it could make lighting birthday cake candles outside... Read More
06:24pm Mon 21 Sep, 2015
It was a record year for the Tauranga Art Gallery, with 66,270 people perusing, admiring and reflecting upon 23 exhibitions during 2014-15 financial year. The gallery... Read More
02:06pm Mon 21 Sep, 2015
Children from Coromandel Area School have once again been front and centre at a World War One Memorial Forest tree planting. Students along with local RSA members... Read More
12:56pm Mon 21 Sep, 2015
The sound of applause greeted Tauranga City Council's decision to keep the land that it owns alongside Takitimu Drive today. The applause came from residents, whose... Read More
01:40pm Fri 18 Sep, 2015
With summer around the corner the Thames-Coromandel District Council is proposing changes to seven freedom camping sites and creating rules about camping on private... Read More
11:19am Fri 18 Sep, 2015
Dumped rubbish and human faeces left on a property has left residents of a Mount Maunganui street feeling intimidated after an alleged unpermitted backpackers set... Read More
01:40pm Thu 17 Sep, 2015
The Thames-Coromandel District Council has voted to continue investigating transforming the peninsula into New Zealand's first heritage region. Five councillors... Read More
09:34am Thu 17 Sep, 2015
Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will now need approval to fly them over Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More