Former Whakatāne Mayor Victor Luca is poised to become the Bay of Plenty Regional Council representative for the Eastern Bay after taking a commanding lead... Read More

The tides are changing with new fees at Eastern Bay of Plenty boat ramps. From October 1, boaties will need permits to use Whakatāne, Ōkōrero/Thornton... Read More

Targeted community engagement may soon begin on expanding the rural area of Awakeri, near Whakatāne, from about 100 sparsely scattered homes, into a village... Read More

Whitianga tour boat operators, who may soon face an extra $1-a-passenger fee, have blasted the council for not consulting them. Staff at Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Boulders installed in place of six car parks as part of an Ōpōtiki town centre revitalisation project are on the move after years of complaints. Now reinstated,... Read More

The Tauranga City Council has revised Welcome Bay roading plans after community feedback, but a resident says the changes don't go far enough. Petition organiser... Read More

Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale says the council does not plan on selling the city's airport, but is discussing whether some of its stake could be sold in the future. In... Read More

Becoming part of a joint council-controlled organisation for water services could save the average Whakatāne household about $5500 over 30 years, according... Read More

Tauranga City Council has committed up to $500,000 to overhaul how it manages risk following damning findings from the review into the Mount Maunganui landslide... Read More

Wallabies have been eradicated in one forest and a lake restored - but catfish, crabs and some pest plants are spreading in the Bay of Plenty, a new report... Read More

The cause of a foul odour that wafted over Pāpāmoa and Arataki from the Te Maunga Wastewater Treatment Plant in June will remain a mystery. At the end of... Read More

An informal conversation during an Ōpōtiki council meeting shed some light on delays in repairing the Matekerepu Bridge. Work began on the bridge near the... Read More