Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council have established a joint committee to guide and support the establishment of their new water... Read More

Despite security fencing and signs warning of 'extreme danger”, some people are still risking the West End to Ōtarawairere Bay section of Ngā Tapuwai... Read More

Some Tauranga families are taking their loved ones outside the city for cremations because it is cheaper, funeral directors say. It comes as Tauranga City... Read More

Ōpōtiki district is facing an 8.9% overall rates rise this year - a substantial drop from the 16% rise forecast in its Long-Term Plan 2024-2034. Ōpōtiki... Read More

Restoration of Mauao will begin next week, Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has told residents at a community meeting. And the council is investigating... Read More

Slip repair works on Poripori Rd in the Western Bay of Plenty will close the road to through traffic for eight weeks. The slips developed in 2023 during Cyclone... Read More

The popular Wairere Falls Track in Waikato will need at least $150,000 in repairs, the Department of Conservation (DoC) estimates. The track has been closed... Read More

Tauranga City Council will not offer property owners the option to self‑fund asphalt resurfacing on roads scheduled to move to chipseal next season, following... Read More

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has appointed from within for its new chief executive. General manager of corporate services Matt Potton has been... Read More

More than 100 students arrived late to Ōropi School this morning after the school was not warned about a road closure that caused traffic gridlock across... Read More

Mount Maunganui residents are calling on authorities to crack down on 'boy racers” cruising main streets and upsetting people with dangerous driving and... Read More

Ōpihi Whanaungakore Trustees are disappointed with an Environment Court decision that will allow housing development on land they say is wāhi tapu. The... Read More