An unemployed Tauranga man's efforts to clean headstones for free at a city cemetery are appreciated, but cannot continue due to the delicacy of the materials, say... Read More

The Government has announced its 2014 Budget focusing on supporting families and returning to surplus. Finance Minister Bill English announced a forecast $372m surplus... Read More

The first city council meeting held outside the Tauranga City Council chambers since the modern city was established in 1989 is hailed a big success, says community... Read More

A Tauranga demolition and digger hire company has been fined $67,687 for illegally disposing asbestos-contaminated waste and fill material, and clearing native vegetation... Read More

A former councillor is imploring Western Bay of Plenty District Council to look at ways to strengthen affordable housing in the region despite rising land costs... Read More

The number of people on the benefit in the Bay of Plenty is continuing to decline but is still higher than the national average, according to the latest Census data. Figures... Read More

Katikati Heritage Museum is closing its doors from today due to a lack of cash flow meaning it can no longer sustain its daily operating costs. Katikati Heritage... Read More

Michelle Malcolm, Anne Blakeway and Janine Hellyer are the new faces on the Tourism Bay of Plenty board. Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More

The Kaituna River Jet has been given council consent to continue high speed rides on the mid-section of the river, but under conditions not quite pleasing the company. Aerius... Read More

Katikati Heritage Museum's manager has told Western Bay of Plenty councillors a $65,000 annual plan grant to aid its financial situation will simply be 'a Band-Aid... Read More

Tauranga City's cruise ship appeal continues to rise with bold plans to attract a larger number of bigger liners following another 'great” season. The 2013/1014... Read More

A proposed place and cost of community use tennis courts at Omokoroa are being discussed at the Western Bay Plenty District Council's 2014/2015 annual plan hearings... Read More