City Life

More taxes, more spending and borrowing

This is a Government that's taxing more, spending more, borrowing even more than they had said and hoping that their broken promises are not noticed, says Opposition... Read More

Arataki Kindergarten wins mural comp

Arataki Kindergarten has taken out the top spot in the Early Childhood Centre Category of the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Wall Worthy competition. From a strong... Read More

Budget 2018: Fixing the housing crisis

The government is committing to a multi-billion dollar investment to build public housing and thousands of affordable homes, and to help house our most vulnerable... Read More

Budget 2018: Investing in our kids

Budget 2018 builds a better future for New Zealand children, with major investments in health, education, housing and justice to improve thousands of children's... Read More

LIVE: Budget 2018

Finance Minister Grant Robertson is delivering the Labour-led coalition government's first Budget this afternoon. He says this 'year's Budget will set out the... Read More

A step closer to more parking spaces

Frustrated business owners on Aerodrome Road seeking safer parking options are a step closer to achieving their goal after pleading their case to councillors. Ken... Read More

Regional fuel tax ‘not preferred option’

Tauranga City Council and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council have both made submissions supporting the Land Transport Management (Regional Fuel Tax) Amendment Bill,... Read More

Dead dolphin found in Matua

A dead bottlenose dolphin has been found at the southeast end of Ferguson Park today, just days after a large pod of bottlenose dolphins entertained thousands of... Read More

Bay festival expands into the south

A festival which has characterised the Bay of Plenty for its potential to host one of the nation's most popular events is spreading its wings and headed down South. Promoters... Read More

Tauranga Council appoints new CEO

Tauranga City Councillors have voted to appoint Marty Grenfell as Council's new Chief Executive, replacing incumbent Garry Poole from September 2018. The appointment... Read More

Minister extends iwi deadline

Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little has given settlement groups more time to provide him with any additional information before he makes a decision... Read More

Trial needed to find solutions - NZTA

Motorists travelling on State Highway 2 near Te Puna are being thanked for their patience, as a trial looking at ways to reduce delays gets underway. The trial... Read More