Council
02:30pm Thu 30 Oct, 2025
August 2025 marked a milestone in the construction of Hauraki District Council's $40 million Paeroa Wastewater Treatment Plant - at the halfway mark, it's coming... Read More
08:00am Thu 30 Oct, 2025
Stopping leachate from an old dump site entering a Tauranga stream will cost the council nearly $1.5m to fix. Tauranga City Council must carry out infrastructure... Read More
10:19am Wed 29 Oct, 2025
A $9 million government boost to wood energy production has been welcomed by a company with its sights set on building a torrefied wood pellet plant in Kawerau. Minister... Read More
06:01am Tue 28 Oct, 2025
Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale scores his leadership lower than most of his team members score him. Councils around the country are regrouping after... Read More
06:00pm Mon 27 Oct, 2025
Labour Weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, bringing an influx of visitors to the Western Bay - including the first wave of freedom campers. As people... Read More
09:00am Mon 27 Oct, 2025
Proposed changes to earthquake strengthening laws could pave the way for reopening Rotorua's heritage Blue Baths building, Mayor Tania Tapsell says. The Government... Read More
06:00am Sun 26 Oct, 2025
International tourists visiting the Eastern Bay this week didn't discover the 100% Pure New Zealand image from the glossy marketing. Instead, they helped... Read More
06:05pm Fri 24 Oct, 2025
Whakatāne District Council has become an associate member of Regional Tourism New Zealand in a move to help promote tourism in the district. The membership... Read More
01:00pm Fri 24 Oct, 2025
It's been more than three years since he threw his hat in the ring, but Maketū's Shane Beech has won a seat on Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Known... Read More
05:00pm Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty Mayor James Denyer has appointed long-serving councillor Margaret Murray-Benge as his deputy. Murray-Benge was runner-up for the mayoralty... Read More
07:30am Thu 23 Oct, 2025
Labour weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer boating season and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is urging boaties to make sure everything... Read More
06:00pm Wed 22 Oct, 2025
Construction of new water supply infrastructure between Whakatāne and Huna Road is not for bringing water into town from the plains - but it could. The watermains... Read More
05-Dec 19:00
Bay of Plenty Christmas 2025 events guide
05-Dec 18:00
Tauranga dog mauling: Woman pleads to keep dogs
05-Dec 17:30
Truck breakdown causes significant delays on SH36
05-Dec 17:00
Sun safety tips: Protect your skin from UV
05-Dec 16:00
Tauranga’s Christmas in the Park is on
05-Dec 15:00
Lions’ firewood boosts foodbank appeal
05-Dec 14:00
A guide to who you can trust!
05-Dec 13:00
Blayde to ride shotgun with Santa
05-Dec 11:45
Kmart: Coloured play sand asbestos scare grows
05-Dec 10:00
Blayde’s fight: Rare syndrome, big dreams
05-Dec 08:36
Hard plastic: Tom & Luke Snackaballs recalled
05-Dec 08:05
Whakatāne crash victim named, witnesses sought
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