09:21am Wed 05 Jun, 2019
The new bridge over State Highway 36 that is about to open, will be lit up with the colour blue. Tauranga City Council consulted with mana whenua, Ngāi Tamarawaho... Read More
08:23am Wed 05 Jun, 2019
The new cycle trail - Kaikōkopu - between Paengaroa and Rotoiti opens today, marking an important milestone in the national cycleway network and providing cyclists... Read More
03:30pm Sun 02 Jun, 2019
Some Omokoroa residents are wondering what has happened to their large lizard sculpture that usually greets everyone as they turn off SH2 towards the ‘paradise... Read More
02:00pm Sat 01 Jun, 2019
To mark World Smokefree Day on May 31, Toi Te Ora Public Health has celebrated local councils who have gone the extra mile to support their community, and the... Read More
12:00pm Sat 01 Jun, 2019
The Annual Regional Environment Hui will be taking place in three locations around the Bay of Plenty during June. Envirohub and New Zealand Landcare Trust are... Read More
07:30am Sat 01 Jun, 2019
The Whakatane District Council has released a Draft Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings Policy for community feedback. The draft policy will replace... Read More
07:10am Sat 01 Jun, 2019
Te Puke locals have taken matters into their own hands by becoming operators of the local NZ Post. There were a few defining moments when the progressive and... Read More
10:00am Fri 31 May, 2019
Greg Brownless believes there is a connection, particularly in young people, between mental health issues and cannabis use. 'To me it's unusual to be increasing... Read More
08:04am Fri 31 May, 2019
Repair of the roadway in the Kauri Point Historic Reserve roadway is expected to start in September/October 2019. Construction has been slightly delayed due... Read More
07:48am Fri 31 May, 2019
The Whakatāne District Council's Policy Committee has adopted an unchanged District Gambling Policy, which will remain in force for the next three years. Local... Read More
05:04pm Thu 30 May, 2019
Whakatāne District Council is reminding residents that, from this weekend, only grades 1 and 2 plastics should be placed in yellow-top recycling bins and all... Read More
04:01pm Thu 30 May, 2019
The investment by the Government to reduce suicide, and alcohol and drug addiction in youth is being welcome by Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayor Garry... Read More