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Opotiki Council releases Annual Plan document

Ōpōtiki District Council has released an information document on the 2019-20 Annual Plan Your assets, your community, your future - our plan in action. The... Read More

Progress one year on from flooding event

Families are back home and future mitigation plans are being developed one year on from the severe weather event which cause flooding and widespread damage across... Read More

Raising the flags

'And when we have two or three minutes silence we can lower the flag to half mast and pay our respects” Mick, 70, who served in the Royal Navy for 12 years... Read More

An Itty Bitty Katikati Ditty

A few glib lines of a poem composed for 'a bit of fun” encapsulate the frustrations and disillusionment of 5,000 people - a whole town. 'Where is the bypass... Read More

Anzac services around the Bay

Anzac Day services will be held at venues around the Bay of Plenty for residents to remember the soldiers who fought at Gallipoli and to honour returned service... Read More

Anzac Day services in Tauranga

Thousands of people are expected to gather for ANZAC Day services across the city this Thursday. This year's events continue to honour the sacrifice so many... Read More

Emergency water shutdown in Tauranga

UPDATE: 10.25AM: Around 30 properties in the area are without water this morning after an emergency water shutdown. "A water tanker will be parked at Memorial... Read More

Council seeking information on roaming dogs

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is calling for information on dogs roaming on the beach at Pukehina. The council has taken to Facebook to say they... Read More

Welcome Bay Road to be reduced to one lane

Welcome Bay Road will be reduced to one lane on Monday April 29 when work starts on the first section of the Waiari trunkmain pipeline. In a statement from the... Read More

Final days to have your say on annual plan

Today and tomorrow is the last chance to have your say on the Tauranga City Council's draft Annual Plan for 2019/2020. Mayor Greg Brownless says the key issue... Read More

“Council should leave well alone”

'It is not a damned horse paddock. It should not be up for sale to private enterprise.” That's the no-nonsense view of retired accountant, Alan Northcote... Read More

Basketball tournament outgrown Tauranga capacity

The demand for more players to compete in NZ's largest basketball tournament over the Easter weekend has strained Tauranga's available capacity and resources. Basketball... Read More