08:15am Thu 12 Mar, 2015
The Waikato region is a big food producer through its farming sector, helping feed the nation, and the world. But new research for the national ‘Love Food,... Read More
08:05am Thu 12 Mar, 2015
It looks like a pile of new grocery items, but in fact, it is perfectly edible food straight out of household rubbish bins. A recent study reveals that every year... Read More
04:22pm Wed 11 Mar, 2015
Tauranga City Council staff have pulled 2,262 incorrect rates arrears notices out of the Hamilton Mail distribution centre after people started complaining about... Read More
02:27pm Wed 11 Mar, 2015
The maximum trading hours for the sale of alcohol from off-licence premises such as supermarkets and bottle stores in the Coromandel will be reducing. The Thames-Coromandel... Read More
01:19pm Wed 11 Mar, 2015
The Bay of Plenty's urban streets could soon be lined with cheaper and more efficient LED lighting thanks to an accelerated funding model rolled out by the government. Transport... Read More
10:54am Wed 11 Mar, 2015
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is proposing major changes to rates for bed and breakfasts and baches rented out for short-term accommodation on the Peninsula.... Read More
08:44am Wed 11 Mar, 2015
UPDATE 3.50PM:A Judea woman is removing her objection to the classification of her dog as 'menacing' ahead of a hearing with Tauranga City Council. Council's animal... Read More
09:35am Tue 10 Mar, 2015
This week the Thames-Coromandel District Council released its 2015-2025 Long Term Plan consultation document for public submissions. The document contains a number... Read More
09:20am Tue 10 Mar, 2015
Input is being sought from locals on the Thames-Coromandel District Council's 2015-2025 Long Term Plan consultation document released this week. From now until early... Read More
05:04pm Mon 09 Mar, 2015
City councillors have been given something to ponder after attempts to sell off a 1.5 hectare block of council-owned land in Mount Maunganui were labelled ‘disingenuous'... Read More
01:40pm Mon 09 Mar, 2015
Following calls from the community for an arts strategy the Thames-Coromandel District Council is holding a workshop to see how it can help make this happen. Thames... Read More
11:40am Mon 09 Mar, 2015
A conflict between kiwifruit marketer Zespri and their Mount Maunganui neighbours has been unveiled today as submissions on the future of the block of council-owned... Read More