It's going to cost ratepayers $70,000 for a by-election to find someone to replace outgoing NZ First List MP Clayton Mitchell as a Tauranga City Councillor. Following... Read More

An odd looking van with four video cameras attached to the roof will be driving along Tauranga roads for the next three days. The paranoid need not worry, it's not... Read More

A bottle store owner looking to extend his chain of stores to the heart of the Mount CBD is coming under increasing pressure for his lack of due diligence into the... Read More

The Thames Coromandel District Council is reminding locals the tsunami sirens will be tested today at noon. A continuous siren tone will sound on the Firth of Thames,... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council staff are preparing for plenty of sea lettuce in Tauranga Harbour this year, despite a slow start to the... Read More

A $1.7 million rate surplus and significant increase in development contributions are part of the Annual Report adopted by Tauranga City Council, characterising... Read More

Greerton Village Mainstreet is branching out by seeking to replace overgrown tulip trees on Cameron Road with additional cherry blossoms. The trees in front of the... Read More

The hearing for a Bethlehem liquor licence application with more than 472 objections stacked against it opened today with the applicant's advocate challenging the... Read More

Do we stay? Do we go? Or do we just go down the gurgler? These are the options left for the cash-strapped Village Radio after a plea for help and understanding to... Read More

Thames Coromandel District Council will look to adopt a revised draft of the Freedom Camping Bylaw at its upcoming meeting in October. This week the council deliberated... Read More

With summer almost on our doorsteps many people might be considering installing swimming pools or spas on their properties. But did you know that if your pool is... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is not ruling out revisiting the decision to remove the cap on the number to bottle stores permitted in the region, admitting... Read More