Tauranga businesses warned: Time to pay fair share of rates
The Tauranga community has 'borne the costs of growth unfairly', commissioner Tolley says.
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Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Bill Wasley's 'commitment to implementation'
Former council chief and planner is a city commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Commissioner on Tauranga's crisis point - 'It's worse than I thought'
City commissioners grapple with the reality they are tasked with fixing.
Controversial city councillor under fire over byelection bid
Andrew Hollis says he has already received a lot of support for his campaign.
City in 'crisis': Commissioners warned of 5000-house deficit in next decade
"We are behind, there are no two ways about it."
CYFS should have checked Baby Royal within 24 hrs - weeks later, he was dead
CYFS report says social workers should have seen 'vulnerable' baby within 24 to 48 hours.
Motorbike crash at Pukehina closes part of State Highway 2
Motorists are asked to avoid the area until the road is clear.
Four arrested after Bay of Plenty car thefts
Police say they are still seeking other people in relation to the offending.
Inexperience and infrastructure costs blamed for local government dysfunction
Three main factors get in the way of good governance, says a veteran councillor.
More schools join free lunch programme
Education Minister made an announcement but couldn't avoid Covid-19 spotlight.
Hipkins in Tauranga: More schools join free lunch programme
Hipkins was at Welcome Bay School.
Jo Raphael: Aucklanders who escape lockdown are putting us at risk
OPINION: We all have a right to feel angry.
Former Tauranga mayor's plea to commissioners: Merge councils to pay for infrastructure
But the call has met resistance from regional leaders who say it's 'premature'.
Covid 19: Bay of Plenty business leaders and owners reeling
Hospitality and tourism businesses will be hardest hit by the change to alert level 2.
Local Focus: Meet Tauranga's new boss
Commission chair wants two cracks at Long-Term Plan. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Round the Bays off, cricket moved, America's Cup dates under review: What lockdown means for sport
A busy week of sport has been turned on its head following the Government announcement.
Keeping it clean: Cleaning pros spill the tea on going rates, value for money and expectations
An increasing number of time-poor families are calling in domestic house cleaners.
Summer is ending, but will the good weather stick around?
Find out what your last days of summer will look like.
Claire Trevett: What's eating Simon Bridges?
OPINION: There is method to Bridges' madness, but his colleagues may not agree.
'Utterly offensive': Seymour taken to task on apartheid comparison
Act's David Seymour compared the new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa.
Legal fight for disabled children heads to court
Human Rights Review Tribunal picks up legal claim filed in 2008.
Miracle at sea: Sailor left bobbing in Pacific Ocean clinging to floating rubbish
Vidam Perevertilov woke in the Pacific Ocean to the sight of his ship sailing away.
Motorcycle tragedy: 'I saw the rider flying through the air'
A local resident helped administer first aid to the injured motorcyclist in Arataki.
Tauranga reaches record $854k median house price. Million dollar suburbs could be next
REINZ: The Bay's median house price was now $769,000.
'We're not here to rubber-stamp': Commissioner lays down law
Long Term Plan decision is made by city council
Powerball draw tonight: $18 million up for grabs
Last year saw a record number of overnight millionaires.
'Fed up': More Bella Vista costs revealed as ratepayers' bill continues to climb
The Bella Vista fallout continues to cost ratepayers with more costs expected.
Operation Notus: Man jailed for more than 9 years
Three more Operation Notus offenders have been sentenced and another awaits his fate
Anxious wait for businesses, school week jumbled: How the latest Covid cases are impacting us
There are three new cases of the virus in the community, forcing a jump in alert levels.
'It's important to remember how fortunate we are': Sunshine and freedom at the America's Cup village
Sport in the sunshine draws crowds as Prada Cup finals get underway.
'A gift from God': How one organisation is saving lives
Big-hearted programme gives addicted, homeless and mentally unwell people a second chance.
Shark study sought: 'Things have changed now' says expert
Shark expert Riley Elliott wants to uncover what happens under the water near Bowentown.
'Vigilante' gets home detention for violently stabbing two men in unprovoked attacks
Despite the violent attacks, Daniel Ernst isn't going to jail.
16 years on: Tsunami alert sirens still two years away
Tsunami alert sirens have been debated in Tauranga since 2005.