Stories by Alisha Evans

Tauranga council debates $20,000 cost for portaloos at Mount Maunganui's Blake Park.

Ōtūmoetai Pool was planned to shut once the revamped Memorial Park aquatic centre opened.

After being elected in July, Mahé Drysdale said he would move to Tauranga by the end of last year.

One resident is questioning the scale of the rates rise when inflation is less than 3 percent.

Flood maps used in a controversial plan change in Tauranga will be updated after 20 parties lodged three appeals with the Environment Court.

Tauranga City Council's chief executive has defended the $91.9 million, 15-year cost to lease its new building.

Paid parking will be extended to the city centre fringe between Arundel St, which is between 4th and 5th Aves, and Park St, north of the CBD.

Tauranga City Council has released the final result for the Te Awanui Ward byelection.

Steve Morris says Tauranga residents are already living week-to-week without having to fork out more money for congestion charging.

The judge's decision found the arguments for stopping the sale "generally weak", and that claims of a local boat fleet being harmed were "overstated". Audio

The Representation Commission is consulting on its electoral boundary review that will see changes to the Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua electorates for the 2026 general election. Audio

Three iwi representatives who will sit on Tauranga City Council committees have been welcomed to their roles.

The Tauranga MP says his private members' bill was aimed at ensuring equal voting rights in local and central government.

At an appeal hearing on Thursday, four of the region's five community boards spoke against the proposed changes because it would diminish their local voice.

NZTA Waka Kotahi agreed to fund $5.2 million for the 15th Ave to Welcome Bay project.

The dividend the council receives from its commercial arm subsidises regional council rates.

Many are calling for more police and for alcohol-free zones to be extended.

Drysdale says he can't find a home in his desired school zone.

The resignation of Mikaere Sydney means a decision is needed on who will become the city's next Māori ward councillor.

Mikaere Sydney was elected in July 2024 but was never able to take up the job.

Work has begun on Tauranga's first museum, expected to open in 2028, but the city's heritage collection was started in 1969. So what will the museum house, and what's happening behind the scenes?

After more than three years in the role, John Holyoake handed in his resignation on Monday.

The process of replacing John Holyoake will occur as the council prepares for the local government elections in October.

The installation of a rainbow crossing in Tauranga is bittersweet, the pride advocate who made it happen says.

Māori ward councillor Mikaere Sydney has been in hospital since July.