06:07pm Wed 12 Oct, 2022
The Western Bay of Plenty District has four new councillors to represent them, who will sit alongside new mayor James Denyer and the seven other councillors who... Read More
07:00am Tue 11 Oct, 2022
Bay of Plenty bus drivers have become some of the highest paid in the country after an agreed wage hike to $28 an hour. The rise in earnings - an extra $4.35... Read More
01:00pm Mon 10 Oct, 2022
An upgrade of Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park will highlight its historical significance. Not only is Bay of Plenty Regional Council constructing... Read More
09:10am Mon 10 Oct, 2022
Low voter turnout in the council elections has fuelled calls for an overhaul of the entire local government voting process, including postal ballots. Just 36... Read More
08:00am Mon 10 Oct, 2022
The removal of the long-empty former supermarket building on the corner of King and Stewart streets is well under way. Government housing agency Kāinga Ora says... Read More
07:00am Mon 10 Oct, 2022
The local government election has been a big win for two newly-elected mayors who have become the first young wāhine Māori to lead their cities. Tania Tapsell... Read More
10:00am Sun 09 Oct, 2022
David Moore says he played his worst game of golf ever on Saturday, but losing on the links was quickly overshadowed by initial results for Ōpōtiki district's... Read More
09:03am Sun 09 Oct, 2022
The Western Bay of Plenty's new mayor James Denyer is 'thrilled” to have won, but didn't want to celebrate too early because it was a 'tough race”. Progress... Read More
06:50am Sun 09 Oct, 2022
Initial results for the Whakatāne district local body elections suggest a vastly different council that will be led by international man of science Victor Luca.... Read More
05:28pm Sat 08 Oct, 2022
Progress results for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council elections have been released on Saturday afternoon. For the Tauranga General Constituency, five councillors... Read More
04:30pm Sat 08 Oct, 2022
Mayoral candidate Len Salt has a clear lead of 4265 votes in the Thames-Coromandel District Council local elections, with approximately 90 per cent of the votes... Read More
02:56pm Sat 08 Oct, 2022
The Western Bay of Plenty has a fresh new mayor with James Denyer taking out the top spot. Progress results show Denyer has 3593 votes, ahead of Te Puke business... Read More