An average rates rise of 7.2% has been set for Tauranga in the coming financial year. While lower than forecast, councillors said it was still too high and... Read More

A 24/7 alcohol ban is being planned for Whakatāne and Murupara central business districts to help police manage problem drinkers. Whakatāne District Council... Read More

One of New Zealand's most senior jurists and a leading Tauranga historian will headline a series of public events in the city tomorrow marking 200 years since... Read More

Katikati is set for a sea of blue next month as locals are encouraged to dress up and take part in the free HUME 5km/10km Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, July 4, with... Read More

Tauranga Crossing has launched a new $20,000 scholarship programme aimed at supporting Bay of Plenty students into tertiary study. The shopping centre has... Read More

A heavy orange rain warning in force for the Bay of Plenty has been moved forward. A warning had been issued yesterday for 3pm today, but in its latest... Read More

A Bay of Plenty regional councillor has warned proposed Government rates caps could undermine future emergency management efforts. It comes after the council... Read More

A lane will be closed overnight and a detour in place on State Highway 29A near Ōropi this week for urgent tree removal and vegetation clearing. The work... Read More

Emergency services are at a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 36 near Tauriko. A police spokesperson said the crash near Paraone Koikoi Drive was reported... Read More

A significant low-pressure system is set to bring heavy rain and strong winds across much of the country this week, with the Bay of Plenty - including Rotorua... Read More

A Tauranga swimmer is pushing through early morning laps to support Coastguard New Zealand - and honour the memory of a young diver - as part of a nationwide... Read More

The green pastures of the Waikato or the blue waters in the Bay of Plenty? That's the question posed by Thames-Coromandel District Council to its ratepayers... Read More