Council
01:00pm Thu 11 Sep, 2025
After fighting for 10 years to stop an eight-storey building being put at a strategic location at The Heads, Whakatāne, resident Linda Conning is devastated... Read More
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07:00am Wed 10 Sep, 2025
Voting opened yesterday for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council elections, giving ratepayers a month to choose who will represent them in their community. This... Read More
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06:30am Wed 10 Sep, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has welcomed news that the new four-lane expressway between Te Puna and Ōmokoroa has progressed to the next stage. On... Read More
03:00pm Tue 09 Sep, 2025
This week, distinctive orange envelopes will begin arriving in mailboxes across New Zealand, holding voting papers for the local government elections. But what... Read More
02:00pm Tue 09 Sep, 2025
No matter what language you speak, or where you were born - we are glad you are here! That's the message this Welcoming Week, which runs until September 14,... Read More
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01:00pm Tue 09 Sep, 2025
Work has been undertaken at the Hahei Beach Short Walk to remove 16 invasive conifers as the track reinstatement project clicks up a gear. The conifer removal... Read More
08:00am Tue 09 Sep, 2025
Former Western Bay of Plenty Mayor Garry Webber has criticised how the council's former chief executive - now a mayoral candidate - handled 'significant financial... Read More
07:30am Tue 09 Sep, 2025
Rotorua Lakes Council is pleading for residents to make "informed choices" before getting a dog, as it aims to put down fewer animals. While rehoming statistics... Read More
09:00am Sun 07 Sep, 2025
Six people are contesting the four seats available on the Maketū Community Board. Te Puke News' Stuart Whitaker asked Sue Elliot, Weina Moko, Stephan Simpson,... Read More
02:00pm Sat 06 Sep, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty voters have a new way to get to know their local body election candidates this year, with short videos now available online. Of the... Read More
06:00am Sat 06 Sep, 2025
Progress is driving forward for plans to create a new motorsport and driver training facility at TECT Park. Western Bay of Plenty Council (WBOPDC) signed... Read More
05:00am Sat 06 Sep, 2025
Rates affordability and housing are some of the biggest issues Western Bay of Plenty District Council candidates want to address if elected. Voting in... Read More
08-Dec 18:05
Tauranga man imprisoned for rape of his cousin
08-Dec 17:00
Sam Ruthe sets new benchmark
08-Dec 16:30
Customs seizes cocaine worth nearly $16m
08-Dec 14:29
Highway closed as crews fight multiple fires
08-Dec 14:22
Warm week ahead before cooler change on Friday
08-Dec 13:00
Growers urged to keep eyes open for hornets
08-Dec 11:58
Former PM announces death of centenarian father
08-Dec 11:45
Kaimai Range SH29 shut overnight for five nights
08-Dec 10:58
Crash brings traffic to a halt on SH2
08-Dec 10:00
Playoff thriller: BOP clinch interprovincial title
08-Dec 08:52
Suspicious scrub fire burns through orchard
08-Dec 08:00
Manu Champs splash back into town!
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