Tauranga City Council have decided to jointly fund an assessment into whether the region needs a multi-purpose stadium facility. The assessment, which was agreed... Read More

As well as producing toe-tapping shows like the upcoming Madagascar Jr - A Musical Adventure, Rotorua Musical Theatre provides mentoring for youth interested in... Read More

Tauranga City Council would like to ensure residents are aware that there are no kerbside rubbish, recycling or glass collections on Christmas Day or New Year's... Read More

The country's first crime and victims survey suggests almost two million crimes were committed last year, about seven times the number reported to police. The... Read More

In today's weather forecast we are expecting rain, heavy with a chance of it being thundery, easing to showers in the afternoon. Also northwesterlies. It's a... Read More

UPDATED 7.55am: A thunderstorm watch initiially in place for the Bay of Plenty this morning, has now been lifted, The watch was initially forecasting scattered... Read More

Dog owners could be fined $300 if they leave their dogs in their car this summer. New regulations from October 1 give the police and SPCA officers the right to... Read More

Several streams critical to the biodiversity of the Rotorua area are being stabilised through dual council commitment. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has... Read More

Te Puia - the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in Rotorua - is a step closer to iwi ownership. The New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Vesting... Read More

The Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust appears to have offered occupiers of old buildings in the district a reprieve through its grants scheme. It also appears it... Read More

The fire at a Bay of Plenty Police station is now being treated as arson. An investigation is being carried out following a fire at the Taneatua Police Station. The... Read More

Tauranga residents are being urged to think about their water use this summer. Tauranga City Council councillor Steve Morris says the City Waters team has seen... Read More