About 300 people attended the recent Whangamata's Tsunami Open Day to learn more about the possible threat of a tsunami to the area. 'We had a wide range of attendees... Read More

Over the next decade ratepayers are looking at a projected 1.9 per cent rates increase annually and external debt falling to $4 million or less. The news was delivered... Read More

Bay of Plenty councils are yet to be convinced that a significant overhaul of the Resource Management Act will deliver on cutting the considerable amount of red... Read More

Tauranga is the only city in the country without a public art policy. But this about to change - and a series of public art talks next month aim to offer residents,... Read More

Plywood walls and a temporary corridor. It might not be elegant, but it works. After more than a month out of action, Tauranga City Library's learning centre resumed... Read More

The city council is seeking public support in the Long Term Plan public consultation process to spend $9.4 million on events funding over the next ten years. The... Read More

Do you or your community group have an ecological restoration project that could do with a bit of a financial hand? Applications are now being accepted for the Waikato... Read More

Katikati Recycling Centre is locking in its extended opening hours on Saturdays following a successful three-month trial and public demand. From February 7, the... Read More

A city council cost-cutting exercise could see the tropical display house in Robbins Park close next year - unless the local community are prepared to step in. The... Read More

Whakatane District Council have taken issue with the evidence presented to the Environment Court regarding the Matata sewerage scheme. In an appeal currently being... Read More

Allegations are flying that Whakatane District Council are desperately trying to entrap Matata ratepayers into helping pay for sewerage schemes in Edgecumbe and... Read More

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has officially endorsed the New Zealand World War One Memorial Forests project this week. The project will see 18,166 trees... Read More