If you want to get inside the heads of your prospective Tauranga City and Regional Councillors then come along to the 'Meet the Candidates” event this Saturday. Comedian... Read More

Springtime is the opening of another earthworks season and the regional council is reminding those thinking about digging to check the rules as they may need to... Read More

The handing over of the Western Bay of Plenty's two mayoralty chains this October is making for one of the most critical local body elections in the region's voting... Read More

The city council is going back for another go at a decision on the performance centre option of the civic heart project. The performance centre was dropped from... Read More

The income inequality lobby group Closing The Gap has surveyed local body candidates on what it believes are crucial issues affecting the Bay of Plenty and New Zealand. And... Read More

A Rotorua dairy farmer is the first to strike a deal with the regional council to change to dry stock under a scheme to reduce nutrients entering Lake Rotorua. The... Read More

Two special murals which weave together Thames's history and the story of the Coromandel Peninsula have been unveiled and blessed at a special ceremony this week.... Read More

Voting papers for next month's local body elections will begin arriving in letterboxes around the electorates from today. 'They start to be delivered from Friday... Read More

Rotorua residents' new wheelie bins for kerbside rubbish and recycling collection are being delivered this week ahead of the new service starting on October 31. Until... Read More

Tauranga City councillors today authorised Mayor Stuart Crosby to sign amendments extending the deadline on Tauranga's special housing accord. The accord signed... Read More

Tsunami sirens across the peninsula will be tested at 12pm on Friday, September 23, says the Thames-Coromandel District Council. A continuous siren tone will sound... Read More

A cost increase of $525,000 for building Katikati's new library is being considered by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council today. The increase will boost... Read More