Out-of-town visitors have only weeks left for free visits to the themed area of Hamilton Gardens. From September 18 anyone not a resident of Hamilton City... Read More

Eighteen mixed one, two and three-bedroom single-storey social housing homes are proposed for the site at 24 Middlebrook Rd, close to the sports fields in Katikati. Construction... Read More

Tauranga has officially returned to democracy with mayor Mahé Drysdale and his team of councillors being sworn in. Tauranga City Council's inaugural... Read More

Engineers involved in a failed $29m transport hub in Tauranga face a disciplinary hearing next week. The Harington Transport Hub in central Tauranga had already... Read More

Former Tauranga commissioner Shadrach Rolleston has landed a new role with the Hauraki District Council as it weighs up an application by Oceana Gold to rezone... Read More

Freedom campers potentially face more restrictions in the Eastern Bay of Plenty as two local councils look to clamp down on over night stays in some areas. Whakatāne... Read More

The new Tauranga City Council will hold its inaugural meeting this afternoon with a swearing in ceremony where new mayor Mahé Drysdale will choose his... Read More

Housing for all is a key focus of Western Bay of Plenty District Council's refreshed Housing Action Plan 2024. The plan updates the council's Housing... Read More

Two years on from purchasing land near Te Teko for a new water reservoir, Whakatāne District Council says it expects this key resilience project to be finished... Read More

'Pick Rick”: it's a slogan that has stood the test of time and beaten social media as an advertising strategy in the Tauranga election. Tauranga voters... Read More

Safety improvements on the river-edge area of Wairaka Centennial Park in Whakatāne, at the previous tidal pool site, are expected to be completed by the end... Read More

Councils want to set their own fees and fines, as a new report shows governments underestimate the effects of their policies on rates. The NZIER study found... Read More