Two weeks on the road talking with Western Bay residents has been a great experience learning about what council can do to make the district an even better place,... Read More

Eastern Bay of Plenty residents this morning marked 100 years since the beginning of World War 1 with a remembrance ceremony at Mitchell Park in Whakatane. Whakatane... Read More

Complaints ratepayers are about to be pressured into paying for a new parking building in downtown Tauranga are being rubbished by Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby. Speaking... Read More

Thames-Coromandel District Council is asking residents whether the council should help to keep the historic Kopu bridge. The elected council wants to know just how... Read More

A Tauranga man concerned with the safety of elderly residents utilising the historic stone steps on Mauao is calling on Tauranga City Council to improve them. Tauranga... Read More

Construction of a new $38,000 fence along one of Memorial Park's boundaries is prompting questions of more frugal city council spending from one nearby resident. Work... Read More

Council is planning to borrow $152,815,085 for the coming financial year, comprising $59,149,985 of new debt for projects contained in the annual plan, and $90m... Read More

Tauranga schools are lending a helping hand to the restoration of the Wairoa River banks, mucking in and planting more than 400 native plants. In the first of 25... Read More

Katikati Recycling Centre is trialling extended opening hours on Saturdays in response to public demand. Western Bay of Plenty District Council is running a three-month... Read More

A financially struggling Welcome Bay mother is upset at being denied medical care for her nine-year-old daughter due to an unpaid bill. Solo mother-of-four Jules... Read More

A Thames dairy farm which was under court orders not to milk cows is back in business following construction of a large effluent storage tank on the property. In... Read More

Organisers of a city nightshelter set to accommodate up to 20 homeless people in Tauranga are preparing to open the doors in coming weeks. Tauranga Moana Nightshelter... Read More