Whakatāne District Council has improved relationships with Māori but more work needs to be done just to keep up with legislative requirements and population... Read More

Rotorua ratepayers could face a near double-figure rates rise this year, despite their council looking to defer work to spread costs amid a tough economic climate. One... Read More

Have you ever arrived home late at night, car packed to the hilt after a family event, only to find that a ‘random' has parked in your driveway, leaving... Read More

Living by the coast means that we should always be prepared for a tsunami. 'The best ways to be prepared for a tsunami are to know your local tsunami evacuation... Read More

People in Tauranga are being encouraged to cycle around the city. Tauranga City Council says "it's time to cycle with Travel Safe's new February to April... Read More

Ensuring Rotoehu residents are prepared in case of a natural disaster is the reasoning behind the development of a Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan for... Read More

Tauranga City Council's Animal Services team is excited to kick off 2024 with a bark-tastic community event - Bark in the Park. "This free event had to be... Read More

Thames-Coromandel Mayor Len Salt is wishing everyone a Happy New Year and looking forward to a happy and prosperous 2024. "In the last week or so I've been... Read More

Let's be honest: in this time-scarce world of convenience and instant gratification, sometimes the goal to be environmentally friendly can seem like an impractical... Read More

When it comes to tsunami, one of the best ways to prepare is to know the best decisions to make during a long and strong earthquake and subsequent tsunami. That's... Read More

Tauranga City Libraries' Summer Reading Challenge is decades old and quietly one of Tauranga's most well supported programmes, with more than a thousand... Read More

A pensioner's battle for new windows, raw sewage overflowing in backyards, a rates bill blunder and devastating floods across the motu. Editor Marika Hill... Read More