The coalition has two days left to meet its action plan goal of announcing the first city or region to gain a deal for economic planning and growth ...

Councils run the local elections and will provide information on the candidates. Typically, councils are legally obliged to ...

From playgrounds to cycle lanes, roaming pets to stinky rubbish, local authorities are responsible for planning and managing ...

An annual Filipino basketball tournament that continues to grow in popularity is this weekend bringing together hundreds of ...

The rate of decline in the housing market has slowed again, with national residential property values largely holding steady ...

It’s in the Ballot Productions is announcing their 2025 show format, bringing its community town hall show to 18 city/district councils and the 4 regional councils those city/district councils ...

Tourism operators across the district are boycotting Whakatāne District Council for cutting funding to Tourism Bay of Plenty.

Tauranga's neighbouring council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council faced one such poll in 2018 with 78 per cent of the electorate voting against Maori wards. Councillor Clout asked how much ...

Infrastructure for the ferries would be the responsibility of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council and the Tauranga City Council, and funding was expected through each council's 2026-2030 ...

The Tauranga-Taupō River had likely peaked by 9am and was expected to fall without breaching its banks, Taupō District emergency management said. "There is no further significant rain in the 24-hour ...

Port of Tauranga is in sound financial health. Credit metrics are healthy--net debt/net debt plus equity was 17% in December 2024. We forecast EBITDA interest cover of 9 times and net debt ...