Whakatāne District Council has agreed on a short-list of priority transport projects over the next three years. The list, presented to councillors at an... Read More

A small Rotorua school that fought plans to allow higher buildings in its neighbourhood after finding human poo, drug paraphernalia and sanitary pads on its... Read More

Ōpōtiki District Council is still making adjustments to its Wharf Masterplan, with Mayor David Moore determined to include a jetty and public boat ramp to... Read More

Local Government New Zealand says a four-year term for councils could be a good test case for Parliament, but warns it's worth avoiding double-election years. Both... Read More

The new $6.3 million Braemar water treatment plant was officially opened yesterday, with a blessing and karakia attended by about 100 people. Braemar Spring,... Read More

If you have noticed the new Bayfair roundabout, you may be confused as to why there seems to be both a roundabout and traffic lights. This new spectacle has... Read More

New fees for using sport fields in Tauranga is being met with resistance from clubs, who fear it will prevent people from playing. Tauranga... Read More

Road changes are coming to Tauranga's city centre but its mainstreet organisation said they haven't been given enough notice. A number of two-way streets... Read More

Creatives have pled the council not to 'kill” Tauranga's Historic Village by raising the rent. Around 50 people packed council chambers on Monday... Read More

Plans for a community stadium in Tauranga's city centre are still under fire from clubs that would be moved on if it was built. The proposed $220m stadium... Read More

Residents of a Bay of Plenty town have spoken out about roaming dogs, children on motorbikes, the state of the roads, and pending rates rises during a community... Read More

Rotorua Lakes Council summer intern Kahotea Gardiner epitomises the whakataukī (proverb); kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua (I walk backwards into the future... Read More