Council
12:08pm Fri 08 Sep, 2017
Bike racks will be included on Bay Hopper buses with the new contract, says the Bay of Plenty Regional council's Public Transport Committee chairman councillor... Read More
10:19am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
For the first time in Tauranga City Council history, councillors have agreed to change the voting system which elects them into their three-year terms. City councillors... Read More
10:13am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
Some Tauranga school buses look likely to survive the changing bus contracts following recommendations adopted on Friday by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Public... Read More
10:00am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
'If this at least saves just one person, then it'll be worthwhile.” The heartfelt wish of Wahia Walker-Poroa. She lost her sister to suicide just five months... Read More
09:49am Fri 01 Sep, 2017
Immigration has been a hot topic in recent months, with new migrants accused of contributing towards both the housing crisis and low wages. Net migration to New... Read More
11:04am Fri 18 Aug, 2017
Who knew that researching your family history could start with spitting in a cup, popping it in the post and a few months later knowing almost everything you ever... Read More
11:01am Fri 18 Aug, 2017
It's no secret that transport systems in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty have been under immense pressure lately, with an estimated 10 per cent increase... Read More
10:20am Fri 11 Aug, 2017
The recent decision by hearings commissioner David Meade refusing a three-storey commercial/residential development in Farm St, Mount Maunganui signals a lack of... Read More
09:33am Fri 04 Aug, 2017
In the coming weeks, The Weekend Sun and SunLive will be bringing you the best local 2017 General Election coverage. We'll be asking candidates what they and their... Read More
12:25pm Fri 28 Jul, 2017
Does it matter where? Let's just get a museum happening for Tauranga. That seems to be the consensus amongst some of the city's MPs and would-be MPs - including... Read More
03:37pm Fri 14 Jul, 2017
'I don't think we have a choice, we have to act, we have to do something.” Steve Morris is ferreting through Tauranga's rubbish issues and something stinks.... Read More
11:14am Fri 23 Jun, 2017
Tauranga City Council's economic development and investment committee chairman Max Mason is calling for councillors to step up and take a greater management role... Read More