Council

'Corrosive obsession with race'-ACT on Maori wards

ACT Party leader David Seymour would vote against Māori wards if his home council were to hold a referendum on them. The party opposed Māori Wards, but... Read More

Ratepayer: ‘Can’t afford it, can’t do it’

Many ratepayers expressed anger and a lack of trust in Whakatāne District Council at a consultation hui on Tuesday night, while a few praised its forward thinking. The... Read More

From rainwater harvesting to bike racks

The applications are in, and now it's up to the community to help decide how Bay of Plenty Regional Council's School Sustainability and Resilience Fund... Read More

How Tauranga is bringing its CBD back to life

Tauranga's city centre is shedding its reputation as 'dying” as it undergoes a massive transformation. Like many CBDs, Tauranga has experienced issues... Read More

Widow pleads for husband’s dream to be realised

The widow of a former Rotorua councillor is pleading with the council not to shelve her late husband's long fought-for dream of a new skatepark as it looks to... Read More

Kopurererua Valley realignment blessing

A blessing to mark the realignment of the northern stream in Kopurererua Valley signifies an important milestone in the partnership between Ngāi Tamarāwaho,... Read More

Former Tauranga MP tops Auckland mayoral poll

Former National Party leader and Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Simon Bridges has topped a poll of possible mayoral candidates at next year's local... Read More

New clubrooms 'heart-warming' for Arataki Sports

A Mount Maunganui sports club is closer to having a home after being without clubrooms for 14 years, which has been a 'massive hit to their mana”. Arataki... Read More

What's happening in Tauranga these school holidays

School holidays are just around the corner, and Tauranga has it all going on to keep the kids entertained and make some great memories this April. In the... Read More

Testing Cameron Road for compliance

Tauranga City Council says that work to install permanent fences and timber posts at some of the mid-block pedestrian crossings along Cameron Road is now complete. Remedial... Read More

Stopbank project more than halfway completed

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Safeguarding Our Stopbanks - SOS - project is now more than halfway through its four-year schedule, with completion... Read More

Tolley tells Hosking of hopes after election

Tauranga commission chairwoman Anne Tolley reveals she prefers a 'hybrid” local governance model as democracy sometimes 'fails”. It comes as the... Read More