Council
10:19am Wed 29 Oct, 2025
A $9 million government boost to wood energy production has been welcomed by a company with its sights set on building a torrefied wood pellet plant in Kawerau. Minister... Read More
06:01am Tue 28 Oct, 2025
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale scores his leadership lower than most of his team members score him. Councils around the country are regrouping after... Read More
06:00pm Mon 27 Oct, 2025
Labour Weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, bringing an influx of visitors to the Western Bay - including the first wave of freedom campers. As people... Read More
09:00am Mon 27 Oct, 2025
Proposed changes to earthquake strengthening laws could pave the way for reopening Rotorua's heritage Blue Baths building, Mayor Tania Tapsell says. The Government... Read More
06:00am Sun 26 Oct, 2025
International tourists visiting the Eastern Bay this week didn't discover the 100% Pure New Zealand image from the glossy marketing. Instead, they helped... Read More
06:05pm Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Whakatāne District Council has become an associate member of Regional Tourism New Zealand in a move to help promote tourism in the district. The membership... Read More
01:00pm Fri 24 Oct, 2025
It's been more than three years since he threw his hat in the ring, but Maketū's Shane Beech has won a seat on Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Known... Read More
05:00pm Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty Mayor James Denyer has appointed long-serving councillor Margaret Murray-Benge as his deputy. Murray-Benge was runner-up for the mayoralty... Read More
07:30am Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Labour weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer boating season and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is urging boaties to make sure everything... Read More
06:00pm Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Construction of new water supply infrastructure between Whakatāne and Huna Road is not for bringing water into town from the plains - but it could. The watermains... Read More
04:05pm Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Voter turnout for the Western Bay of Plenty election increased slightly despite the council spending $70,000 less on election promotion. The council spent... Read More
07:30am Wed 22 Oct, 2025
The theme has been announced for Western Bay of Plenty District Council's next Doggy Day Out and it promises to be 'woof-a-licious”. 'The popular annual... Read More
16-Feb 18:06
Whakatāne bar: Waka ama crew swamped by wake
16-Feb 17:09
Coroner rules teen driver's death was preventable
16-Feb 15:53
Car ploughs into bakery window in Tauranga
16-Feb 14:00
People’s choice voting open for community awards
16-Feb 11:42
Mount roads reopen as slip site deemed stable now
16-Feb 10:00
How Kaimai beekeepers built a honey legacy
16-Feb 09:33
Milo snack bars recalled nationwide
16-Feb 08:36
People escape Mount fire as home badly damaged
16-Feb 08:16
Uni's 'ambitious plans' to grow Tauranga campus
16-Feb 08:12
Closures and delays across BOP highways
16-Feb 07:00
Oceans: Junior lifesavers take over Pāpāmoa
16-Feb 06:00
Homekill butcher’s micro abattoir vision
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