05:05pm Tue 13 Dec, 2022
Tauranga City Council will not engage with the community on its annual plan for the first time ever, despite an 8.7 per cent rates increase. Commissioners made... Read More
11:15am Tue 13 Dec, 2022
Tourists are being reminded that they need to stay away from the dangerous Omanawa Falls after videos from the tapu site were recently posted on social media. Two... Read More
08:30am Tue 13 Dec, 2022
Does your glass crate fill up fast when guests come around for the holidays? This summer in Pukehina, Western Bay of Plenty District Council is putting on extra... Read More
04:10pm Mon 12 Dec, 2022
The cost for Tauranga's $303 million civic precinct has escalated before detailed design of the project has begun. But the Tauranga City Council commissioners... Read More
11:45am Mon 12 Dec, 2022
A place of deep sentimental value for one family is about to change forever. Mount Maunganui resident Matthew Henry (Harry) Oram says his grandfather's memorial... Read More
11:15am Mon 12 Dec, 2022
New block pavers are just one of a number of new features appearing on Tauranga's Cameron Road. With several construction sites along Cameron Road, Tauranga... Read More
10:45am Mon 12 Dec, 2022
Tauranga's first destination skate park is a step closer with two significant community grants contributing to an exciting design. New Zealand skate designer... Read More
06:00pm Fri 09 Dec, 2022
The Government's Resource Management Act reforms promise to be cheaper, faster and better but two Bay of Plenty councils have expressed their concerns about how... Read More
07:00am Fri 09 Dec, 2022
Freedom camping education in the Western Bay will get a boost this summer as $76,000 of funding has been set aside for increasing awareness on the proposed new... Read More
05:00pm Thu 08 Dec, 2022
Western Bay of Plenty councillors were divided when deciding how to run their meetings for the next three years. Councillor Margaret Murray-Benge said the 2022... Read More
03:06pm Thu 08 Dec, 2022
A plaque which marks a dark episode in Mount Maunganui's history may be removed. Monica Cantwell was one week into a trip to New Zealand when, whilst walking... Read More
10:10am Thu 08 Dec, 2022
Te Puna Community Centre, also known as the Centre, on Maramatanga Park is about to shut its doors for good, closing a chapter on a building that has been home... Read More