Rotorua Lakes Council has paused work to fluoridate its water supply after a preliminary High Court ruling the mandate to do so is unlawful. "I am resisting... Read More

Before you fire up the lawnmower and weed eater, make sure you have a plan to dispose of your green waste responsibly. That's the message from Western Bay... Read More

Ōpōtiki District Council has voted in favour of Māori wards for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections Māori wards are a way of ensuring a Māori voice... Read More

People in Tauranga will be able to drink at a restaurant from 9am, but not buy alcohol from a store until 10am. A supermarket spokesperson says the change... Read More

Rotorua school principals are concerned their schools will not be able to support burgeoning student numbers from new housing developments in the city. Hundreds... Read More

A multi-year, multi-stage project by Bay of Plenty Regional Council to upgrade the flood defences in Whakatāne is scheduled to begin in January 2024. Project... Read More

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell has officially opened the Rotorua Inner City Community Safety Hub. Together with Police and other community safety partners,... Read More

'Money grabbing,” 'we might as well hand over our whole pay cheque”, 'disgusting”. Comments by locals to Stuff sum up the collective anger... Read More

It's all about whānau this New Year's Eve with Tauranga City Council providing a series of free, local, family-friendly events to welcome in 2024. Five community... Read More

Wayne Stevenson has been elected to the Waihī Beach Community Board. Wayne received 831 votes, ahead of Don Ryan, following voting closing at midday on... Read More

A customer of more than a decade is finding elsewhere to get their cinema fix due to the paid parking charges in Downtown Tauranga. Two weeks ago Mount Maunganui... Read More

Summer action is kicking off in Tauranga with the 2024 New Year's Countdown. The calendar of events includes live music, exhilarating cricket matches,... Read More