A popular seaside playground at Waihī Beach featuring artwork by local tamariki has won a national award for being an 'exceptional playspace”. The... Read More

A hunter says an explosion in Tauranga's population of Canada geese is damaging public spaces and there should be a cull. Adam Rayner has hunted the geese... Read More

Wintertime is upon us, when the days are shorter and the nights are longer. Across New Zealand skies, the Matariki star cluster is rising again, twinkling... Read More

It's an accessory that hangs around your furry friend's neck all year round, but once the colour is no longer valid, it can be difficult to know what... Read More

SH2 side road residents are awaiting a decision by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on whether median barriers will be placed on a stretch of the state highway... Read More

For Pukekauri Farms' Burke family, their efforts over the last 30-plus years to help restore and protect the health of freshwater in region has been 'a... Read More

Some Western Bay cycleway, walkway, gravel road seal extensions, public transport infrastructure and minor road improvements could be delayed, to help reduce... Read More

Community projects in Pukehina could get a boost, if money previously collected for a future wastewater scheme is repurposed. The Pukehina Development Rate,... Read More

Returning land in central Tauranga to mana whenua has resolved a long-standing grievance. The legal process to transfer the land that the $306m civic precinct... Read More

A local election overhaul is on the cards with four year terms, the end of postal votes, and a change in who runs the polls all up for consideration. Local... Read More

A Rotorua iwi group fears council legal action will limit its ability to peacefully protest a sewerage project it believes poses pollution risks to a sacred... Read More

A new community centre is coming to Gate Pā, and the community can proudly say they've played a part in the shaping of it. Local residents, mana whenua... Read More