Alisha Evans

A border collie's "horrific injuries" have healed six weeks after her throat was "ripped open" by two dogs.

Paid parking signs have been popping up around Tauranga despite the council pausing plans to extend parking charges.

A Tauranga business is worried the name change for National Park Village will create confusion for its customers.

Pushing pause on policies that affect bars and the sale of alcohol in Tauranga is "positive for the city", a shop owner says.

Street dining in Tauranga will soon cost businesses across the city instead of just some in the centre of town.

Heavy industry is set to stay in Mount Maunganui despite air pollution problems, but stricter controls have been put in place on what will be allowed in future.

The Ombudsman's call to open council workshops is a "hard nut to crack", a Western Bay of Plenty councillor says.

Two Tauranga hapū will be able to reconnect with their whenua with reserve land likely to be returned to them.

The commission that administers the city has reconsidered after submissions from a business owner.

Plans to set up a ferry service in the Western Bay of Plenty have been canned because of the "eye watering" cost.

The proposal suggests converting freehold properties in areas that may become unliveable in the future into long-term leasehold properties.

Bars in Tauranga's CBD are worried an earlier closing time will be tough on businesses that are already quiet.

Mount Maunganui's unique beach vibe could be ruined by more housing, residents and businesses say.

A Tauranga teenager with a bleeding tumour on his lip is facing up to eight months wait for treatment through the health system.

Increasing numbers of children need extra help in the classroom, but an "outdated" system could see a drop in specialist teachers to support them.

Cries of "no way" rang out through a courtroom as a judge ordered the destruction of a Tauranga rottweiler that bit a vet.

Murray Guy was ejected from a tumultuous Tauranga City Council meeting because he refused to stop speaking from the public gallery.

Garth Mathieson is one of 11 people who have had their request to speak in public forum at a Tauranga City Council meeting turned down by commission chairperson Anne Tolley.

Applause then waiata rang out from the packed public gallery as the councillors voted nine to three in favour of Māori wards.

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council says it did not have warnings it needed to deuce the impact of flooding in Waihī Beach - but MetService and locals say it did.

Waihī Beach residents attended a community meeting last week to vent their concerns after flash floods ripped through the seaside town just under a month ago.

Tauranga residents are facing a rates rise of 9.4 percent from July, but the council was still "losing ground", as this was lower than the costs it was facing.

"Utterly devastated" and "horrified" is how people have reacted to fee hikes for Tauranga community facilities.

Parking in Tauranga's city centre will be free on Saturdays and after 5pm on weekdays after it was found charging affected the number of visitors.

There has been a 47 percent increase in sewer overflows in the Bay of Plenty between 2020 and 2022.