Discounted permits to park in Tauranga's city fringe are a 'good start”, but the fees are still 'penalising residents,” a city centre dweller says. Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga man Brian Hooper reckons he's saying what everyone around town is thinking - the bus lanes on Cameron Rd turning left on to 15th Ave are confusing. Hooper,... Read More

In a move that surprised its closest neighbour, Tauranga's council has decided to go it alone on delivering water services, at least initially. Tuesday's... Read More

A total of 47 candidates have put their names forward for the 14 Bay of Plenty Regional Council seats available at this year's local body elections. Tauranga... Read More

A health warning sign in place in Welcome Bay is expected to be removed this week after water quality testing. On July 10, a wastewater overflow in Hammond... Read More

Tauranga businesses have slated paid parking around the CBD, with one restaurant owner saying it would 'kill all the businesses”. The comments were made... Read More

Carolyn Ion is putting her hat in the ring for the mayoral role after nearly 18 years as a Kawerau District councillor. Though she is also standing as a councillor... Read More

Maketū's Shane Beech feels he has served his apprenticeship and is now ready - albeit belatedly - to step up. Beech spent four terms on the Maketū Community... Read More

Rotorua's mayor has taken aim at the regional council as she joins a chorus of voices calling for an urgent fix for a corroded lake wall. Two community... Read More

The first of three non-fluoridated community water sources is now available at the Alice Johnson Oval, off Doncaster Drive near Gordon Spratt Reserve, Pāpāmoa. At... Read More

Councils trying to combat gambling issues are 'straightjacketed” by the law, a Rotorua Lakes councillor believes. While voting to roll over the... Read More

Every time it rains, residents of a Western Bay of Plenty neighbourhood watch and wait for the flood waters to rise. They say it's only in the last few years... Read More