When New Zealand went into level 4 lockdown earlier this year, James van der Maas was in Florida about to board another cruise ship - he had been a musician travelling... Read More

A Matua woman still grieving for her cat that was killed by a dog is thankful the dog's owner has been prosecuted. Dr Annelise Kachelhoffer went... Read More

This evening the Nepalese Association in the Bay of Plenty will be celebrating Dashain in Paengaroa. The Hindu celebration will include musical performances,... Read More

The first annual Tauranga Moana Book Festival launches this November, with a line-up of New Zealand authors that will make any book lover happy. A collaboration... Read More

A significant plan for transport investment, changing the way people move around the Western Bay of Plenty has been revealed this week. Over the next 30 years... Read More

Funding announced earlier this year is being earmarked to upgrade Ōpōtiki's popular skate park. The space is the result of a lot of hard work by the local skating... Read More

Western Bay residents are continuing to share their thoughts on what their district could look like in the future. Western Bay of Plenty District Council... Read More

The rise in landfill costs and discontinuation of council rubbish bags are just two of the reasons behind a new Tauranga City Council-led kerbside waste collection... Read More

Representatives from across the Bay of Plenty are working on developing a plan for climate change adaptation and building climate resilience in Bay of Plenty communities. Hosted... Read More

Greg Brownless has announced today that he will run as a candidate for the Otumoetai/Pyes Pa ward in the upcoming Tauranga by-election. The by-election has come... Read More

Tauranga's Kleana Bins is facing an annual turnover loss of between 70 and 80 per cent, thanks to Tauranga City Council's decision to charge residents a targeted... Read More

Tauranga City Councillor Jako Abrie has resigned from his role as a city councillor citing council dysfunction, and advocating that all elected members also step... Read More