A wetlands initiative in the Bay of Plenty region has earned national acclaim, winning the Environmental Sustainability Project Award at the 2025 Water New Zealand... Read More

A Tauranga business owner has reduced her team's hours because sales have dropped since paid parking started on her street. Excelso Coffee Roasters owner... Read More

Regional council functions need to continue despite MP 'pontifications” that the councils will 'pass their use-by date”, the outgoing Bay of Plenty... Read More

Air Chathams has announced that recent Government support will allow it to dedicate an aircraft to Whakatāne and resume its business-friendly flight schedule,... Read More

A series of wire and cable thefts in the Kawerau area may be linked to a strong chemical smell residents have been reporting. The current theory is that the... Read More

The Government will consider making the Electoral Commission responsible for the administration of local elections, after three districts left Māori ward... Read More

The new Merivale Community Centre — a purpose-built facility designed to foster connection, wellbeing, and opportunity for local whānau — is... Read More

Tauranga City Council is rolling-out its annual road resurfacing programme. The programme runs from late-September through to the end of March (later for... Read More

Tauranga City Council has spent $4.7 million on plans for an aquatic centre that have now been abandoned. Plans for a new $105m aquatic facility at Tauranga's... Read More

Bay of Plenty urban bus fares will increase for the first time in seven years from January. The decision to hike the fares by 10% was made at the Bay of Plenty... Read More

A new home is being sought for a large metal dragon sculpture ordered off its perch in Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay by Tauranga City Council. Graham and Carol... Read More

Kawerau is, once again, suffering from unpleasant odours - this time described as a chemical smell like burning rubber or plastic. People have reported... Read More