Advocates are expressing disappointment at Tauranga City Council's draft Local Alcohol Policy, suggesting it does not go far enough to address alcohol-related... Read More

The newly formed campaign group is taking its concerns about Three Waters to Parliament this week. Ōpōtiki is one of 23 local councils that are part of the... Read More

A total of 13 new CCTV cameras will be installed across the Western Bay this summer, thanks to Western Bay of Plenty District Council's inaugural CCTV fund. The... Read More

It is business as usual for Western Bay of Plenty District Council kerbside collections this summer holiday period. Public holidays will not affect the Monday... Read More

'I have heard people since I have been here say ‘Oh don't use that word!' How ridiculous,” says Tauranga City Council commissioner Stephen Selwood... Read More

More housing or a hospital expansion proposal are just two of seven potential options developed by Tauranga City Council for the future use of the Tauranga... Read More

‘He Puna Manawa' will be the new name of the destination for key council services in Tauranga City. Council is leasing the site previously known as the... Read More

A sweeping bill forcing councils to allow townhouses to be built has passed into law with the support of Labour and National. The Resource Management (Enabling... Read More

A mysterious substance that washed up and sparked concern in eastern Coromandel has been identified as dead seagrass, not plastic. The substance concerned a group... Read More

A Pāpāmoa resident is thankful her husband was not seriously injured after coming off a Lime scooter she believes was tampered with. Lime and Tauranga City... Read More

Tauranga's future civic precinct is to be called ‘Te Manawataki o Te Papa' - the heartbeat of Te Papa - when plans for the central city site are brought... Read More

Controversial councillor Reynold Macpherson will make his third run for Rotorua mayor in the 2022 local election. Macpherson, who was elected to Rotorua Lakes... Read More