10:34am Tue 19 Aug, 2025
Tauranga City Council has backflipped on its decision to go it alone on delivering water services and will partner with its closest neighbour. Mayor Mahé... Read More
04:00pm Sun 17 Aug, 2025
Western Bay of Plenty District Council is encouraging people to get to know their local Community Emergency Hub - before they need it. Recent heavy rain... Read More
12:00pm Sun 17 Aug, 2025
Knitters, weavers and crocheters are invited to create a scarf for a veteran to let them know they are not forgotten. Operation Wrapped in Remembrance is... Read More
09:00am Sun 17 Aug, 2025
Nominations for seats up for grabs at this year's local body elections closed last Friday. In the Te Puke district, elections will take place to find three... Read More
06:00am Sat 16 Aug, 2025
'Frustrated locals” have vandalised parking machines in Tauranga in an attempt to stall paid parking, a business owner believes. Four Tauranga City... Read More
10:30am Fri 15 Aug, 2025
A Whakatāne couple were slapped with a 'first strike” sticker on their greenwaste bin despite being meticulous about following the rules. Due to rising... Read More
06:00pm Thu 14 Aug, 2025
A Whakatāne bridge's handrails look so rusty that they could collapse if someone falls against them, cyclists who regularly ride the route say. Bolts are... Read More
06:00am Thu 14 Aug, 2025
'Wrong business, wrong place.” That was the catchcry of a roadside protest opposing an industrial park in a rural Western Bay of Plenty community yesterday... Read More
10:04am Wed 13 Aug, 2025
More than 15,000 labradors, spaniels, pugs and other dogs call Tauranga city home. And they are lucky to - the city's animal control statistics were a standout... Read More
06:00am Wed 13 Aug, 2025
A picturesque Tauranga waterfront neighbourhood is being ruined by drug use and cars doing burnouts and skids, a resident says. Owners of prime real estate... Read More
02:31pm Tue 12 Aug, 2025
A 'prominent supermarket”, bottle shops and grocery stores are among eight Tauranga off-licenses caught selling alcohol to minors. Forty-six premises... Read More
10:00am Tue 12 Aug, 2025
Bay of Plenty students have come together to raise awareness about how to stay safe on the region's 86 railway level crossings, by always expecting the unexpected... Read More