Work on lifting the look of the Aspen Reserve to match its new neighbour is about to go ahead. The former $800,000 project has been reduced to $500,000, but it... Read More

Voting packs are now in the post for people to have their say on a new at large position on Council, and share their view in the museum referendum. Distribution... Read More

Bay Hopper bus drivers will be paid the living wage when NZ Bus takes over the Western Bay of Plenty bus contracts in December. It's one of many changes coming... Read More

Hopes of being able to alleviate Welcome Bay's traffic woes by diverting school pupils were dashed last week when the possibility was raised in discussion at the... Read More

I walked to work this week - 19 minutes door-to-door - just because Martin Parkes suggested indirectly that I should. I walked to work a second morning, again at... Read More

Do you live or own property in Papamoa? Then the Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association wants you. The group - previously the Papamoa Progressive Association... Read More

It's a simple, procedural, postal by-election to fill a vacancy at Tauranga City Council, but three weeks out from the close of voting, there has been a heated... Read More

Claims the council will save five minutes by painting in a 450m bus lane on Welcome Bay Road are refuted by resident Alan Northcote who has been timing the traffic... Read More

Tauranga City Council is holding two more open days on its Long Term Plan 2018-2028, to help community members with the issues being raised for consultation and... Read More

This week, the Phoenix carpark development got under way. First up was the removal of ‘Mountie', the Donald Paterson sculpture of a surfer that stood greeting... Read More

It's too early to tell if the government draft transport policy will be good for the Bay of Plenty, says BOP Regional Council Transport Committee chair Stuart Crosby. The... Read More

Skippers involved in the collision between two boats in Pilot Bay on March 16 have been fined by the harbourmaster, say police. 'This incident could have had a... Read More