03:00pm Fri 19 Apr, 2024
A care plan to support the sustainable management of geothermal in Rotorua city has been approved. The Rotorua Geothermal System Management Plan Ngā Wai... Read More
01:00pm Fri 19 Apr, 2024
Drainage work costing up to $200,000 will be carried out on Manawahe Road in the Bay of Plenty to help protect the area against flooding. Whakatāne District... Read More
10:10am Fri 19 Apr, 2024
A 77-year-old Tauranga woman whose council property valuation has plummeted by $90,000 says she feels 'stuck” because selling her home will not raise enough... Read More
07:00am Fri 19 Apr, 2024
Betty Hall was once told by a teacher she would never get a job after finishing school. After 35 years as an animal services officer, she has proved them... Read More
01:00pm Thu 18 Apr, 2024
Groups in the Western Bay that manage community facilities are being invited to apply for funding for upgrades and improvements. Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More
11:15am Thu 18 Apr, 2024
Whakatāne District Council has received about 1000 submissions to its draft Long-term Plan for 2024-2034. More than 70 people have indicated that they wish... Read More
10:10am Thu 18 Apr, 2024
Tauranga city commissioners have called on the Government to change the law to allow for a ‘hybrid' governance arrangement with four commissioners and... Read More
07:00am Thu 18 Apr, 2024
A by-election has been confirmed to fill the vacant councillor seat following the passing of Councillor, Richard Crawford. The Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More
06:00pm Wed 17 Apr, 2024
A Tauranga landlord says he is 'bleeding money” and unable to lease his CBD building because of the bus stop outside. Murray Read-Smith, who owns a... Read More
05:00pm Wed 17 Apr, 2024
Lakeside homeowners are furious about a 'horrendous blowout” as they face paying up to about $88,000 per property to be connected to a sewerage scheme... Read More
10:10am Wed 17 Apr, 2024
Beggars 'physically accosted” 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to 'seriously consider” a begging... Read More
05:00pm Tue 16 Apr, 2024
Residents of a beachside suburb in Tauranga fed up with speeding and noise on their street are urging council to take action. Rebecca Roe and Jan Neale live... Read More