Flushing a cup of water from your taps each morning can help remove some of the metals, such as lead, that can accumulate in water overnight says a Water New... Read More

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has issued a message on behalf of the Harbourmaster advising boats to "avoid the area around Whakaari until further notice". On... Read More

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale is calling the Government's new plan for water services a significant step forward. On Thursday, Local Government Minister... Read More

A council has failed in its legal bid for an injunction protesters to stay at least a metre from controversial sewerage works near Rotorua's sacred Lake Rotokākahi... Read More

Work has begun on fencing off an area on Mountain Road notorious for illegal dumping. Contractors wearing climbing gear have started removing illegally dumped... Read More

While Ōpōtiki District Council has a register for horses in town, a cat register was considered too big an ask at a meeting on Tuesday. A request to investigate... Read More

Tauranga City Council is awaiting a new trial date in its bid to recoup millions of dollars lost in a failed transport hub. The council has appealed a High... Read More

Nearly 400 Rotorua residents - or those wishing to be buried in the city - are pushing their council to create a natural burial site. Natural burials favour... Read More

The subject of risks to the safety of both horses and people caused by stallions in the town was discussed at an Ōpōtiki District Council meeting on Tuesday. Despite... Read More

More than $9 million has been budgeted for stormwater improvement work in Whangamatā over the next six years with Thames-Coromandel District Council now... Read More

A ferry service between Tauranga and Mount Maunganui is no closer to reality after a council-funding decision was deferred. Auckland water taxi company Hauraki... Read More

Pāpāmoa residents 'terrorised” by people throwing rocks at their homes have had a partial win, with Tauranga City Council looking at options to light... Read More