An expansion of paid parking around Tauranga's city centre amounts to a 'tax on living in the CBD”, a resident says. Liam Jackson will have to pay $10... Read More

Heading to your local Western Bay library to return your books? Now you can drop off your used household batteries at the same time. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Councils in the Western Bay of Plenty district are calling on people to get their nominations in for the upcoming local body elections - and early. Nominations... Read More

A new milestone at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange, connecting Pāpāmoa to the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road, will be reached with the installation of the... Read More

Most of the 17 speed limit reductions recommended to Whakatāne District Council have been approved by the council's infrastructure and planning committee. Only... Read More

The Green Partyis calling on the Government to extend the Auckland-Hamilton passenger rail network to Tauranga. However, Bay of Plenty Regional Council's... Read More

A new show to help local election candidates get their message out to voters is coming to Whakatāne and Kawerau districts in September. It's in the Ballot... Read More

Rotorua Lakes Council has thrashed out two proposals that will shape the city's future approach to water and treated wastewater services. But it was not... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is proposing a review of public transport services across the Eastern Bay of Plenty. In a statement, the council said it aimed... Read More

A Whakatāne district councillor says he was surprised and amused to learn from police that he had been accused of a hate crime by a woman in Tel Aviv, Israel. On... Read More

Local Government New Zealand has backed Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale's call for a review of councils. Drysdale's remit, supported by Tauranga City... Read More

The eastbound off-ramp to the new interchange connecting Pāpāmoa East to the Tauranga Eastern Link motorway will open next month and is expected to ease evening... Read More