Rotorua's council has taken a U-turn from a 'blanket” approach to reducing speed limits and will instead work with schools to set them. It will also... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is on the hunt for four ambassadors to stop in at the 46 freedom camping spots in our District and share information with... Read More

A rural Western Bay of Plenty community are 'enormously reassured” that consent for non-compliant industrial activity in their area has been declined. Tinex... Read More

Plans for a cycleway in Te Puke have been canned because of community opposition. The 4.2km cycleway would have run along Cameron Road and Boucher Ave and... Read More

Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell will travel to Japan and China in April for a sister-city visit, but the council says the $10,000 cost will be balanced out by... Read More

Bars in Tauranga's CBD are worried an earlier closing time will be tough on businesses that are already quiet. From February next year city centre bars will... Read More

Rotorua's mayor is targeting motels, hostels and backpackers that might be operating unsafely by taking in long-term tenants as the council aims to crack down... Read More

Could carparking be greener on the other side of the hill? It's no secret that Tauranga CBD has gone through a lot of parking changes over the past year, with... Read More

Tauranga City Council is replacing an aging sewage pipeline under Rata Street, Mount Maunganui. "Unfortunately, installation of the new pipeline has been... Read More

Voting is now open for the Waihī Beach Community Board by-election. Two people have put their names forward to fill the vacant seat: Don Ryan and Wayne... Read More

A historic vote in the Hauraki District Council Chambers this week passed a resolution to include Māori Wards in the review of Council's make up for the 2025... Read More

Deciding what to do when you've left school can be an overwhelming prospect for some rangatahi. They want to be doing something they're passionate about,... Read More