04:54pm Mon 16 Jun, 2014
Route K tolls are set to rise from July 1. For cars, vans and light trucks tolls are going up from $1.50 to $2 and for trucks with a gross vehicle mass of over 3.5... Read More
04:45pm Mon 16 Jun, 2014
Ruben the Road Safety Bear will be travelling the Coromandel Peninsula this month to teach children from the area how to be safe around our roads The popular bear... Read More
04:44pm Mon 16 Jun, 2014
Truck driver concerns about a looming 334 per cent Route K toll rise for twin axle trucks failed to sway Tauranga City Council in its vote. Mr Chips driver Shane... Read More
11:01am Mon 16 Jun, 2014
Tauranga City's water supply is back to normal today after heavy rain caused an overload of dirty, silty water cutting the supply to 50 per cent. The storm on Wednesday... Read More
09:40am Mon 16 Jun, 2014
The decision to turn the Youth Hostel Association building in Elizabeth Street into a nightshelter for the homeless will be actioned at the Tauranga City Council... Read More
01:32pm Sun 15 Jun, 2014
The official spelling of Otumoetai is set to change with the addition of a macron - or dash - over the letter u making it Otūmoetai. Otumoetai is set to get... Read More
01:30pm Sun 15 Jun, 2014
The competition to find a way of reducing Lake Rotorua's nitrogen levels has failed to find a winner, but Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it has raised awareness... Read More
03:19pm Sat 14 Jun, 2014
Tauranga City Council is being asked to consider taking a further step into the digital age by advocating the need for a city and region-wide digital strategy. At... Read More
12:49pm Sat 14 Jun, 2014
Labour's Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern says its 'crazy” Western Bay of Plenty has no museums operating and believes councils should... Read More
11:35am Sat 14 Jun, 2014
Tauranga City's housing dilemma rests squarely on city council's shoulders by removing barriers and putting more houses on the ground faster, says Finance Minister... Read More
04:52pm Fri 13 Jun, 2014
A cultural issue report stating that leaving the wreck of the Rena on the Astrolabe Reef will not affect the spiritual or cultural significance of the reef contains... Read More
03:00pm Fri 13 Jun, 2014
Western Bay of Plenty city leaders are committing to strengthening the region's safety for another five years by renewing allegiance to the World Health Organisation's... Read More