City Life

Council considers horse riding ban

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is undertaking a bylaw review which considers no longer allowing horses to be ridden at Tuapiro Point. However, horse riders... Read More

Understanding end of life

They're taking the message out on the road, to the people, and that message is about demystifying the hospice, answering questions and distributing information... Read More

SunLive's top news- May 14

SunLive's top news stories: Man critically injured after Waihi crash https://sunlive.co.nz/news/179524-man-critically-injured-after-waihi-crash.html January storm... Read More

Giraffing around

If you grew up in the last two decades, you may remember buzzing with excitement as you lined up in front of a bus ready to meet the famous man in yellow - or should... Read More

Crash on 15th Ave

UPDATED 4pm: Welcome bay traffic on 15th Avenue is going to be slowed for some time following a nose to tail crash between Alexander Street and Grace Road this... Read More

Turning a sow’s ear into a show garden

It was Gael Blaymires' dad who unwittingly drove her out into the garden - a sprawling wasteland, as she calls it, in King Street behind the Z petrol station on... Read More

Underpass art unveiled

A mural representing the connection between local hapū has been unveiled within the Hairini Link project in Tauranga today. Tukutuku patterns on the wall of the... Read More

Proposed changes to the beaches bylaw

Feedback received from residents on how they want to enjoy Tauranga's beaches has been used to propose changes to the city's beaches bylaw. Tauranga City Council... Read More

TECT sells shares to Mercury

The Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust has sold almost 75 per cent of its holding in Tilt Renewables to Mercury New Zealand for $2.30 per share. Total proceeds from... Read More

Free school bus options to be explored

The Bay of Plenty Public Transport committee is recommending partnering with Tauranga City Council and NZTA to do further analysis on whether public bus services... Read More

January storm cost insurers $34m

Figures released by the Insurance Council this morning show the final cost to private insurers of the storm that hit in early-January was nearly $34.2 million.... Read More

Time running out to vote on Maori wards

Western Bay of Plenty electors have until Saturday to have their say on whether or not the district council should establish Maori wards. The Western Bay of Plenty... Read More