Stories by Alisha Evans

A "nationally significant" cultural centre that will tell the story of the New Zealand land wars in Tauranga is one step closer.

A "significant step" has been taken to right a historic "betrayal" that occurred with an agreement for council and mana whenua to co-own land in the Tauranga CBD.

Recently installed speed bumps on an arterial route in Pāpāmoa are causing concern for locals.

A union representative is calling for security guards' hours to be extended at bus stops in central Tauranga and Mount Maunganui after a passenger was caught carrying a machete onto a bus.

Constant graffitiing of a stretch of highway in Tauranga is "downgrading the city", says one resident, who is calling for the culprits to be caught.

Pāpāmoa residents are frustrated by freedom campers overstaying in a beachside reserve carpark.

Tauranga residents will see a rates increase of 13.7 percent this year, to help fund infrastructure and the Tauranga civic precinct.

Two different accounts of the same alleged dog attack have emerged during the trial of a Tauranga woman and her large rottweiler.

The charity is facing a $20,000 rent increase over two years, and its chairman says the organisation can't absorb that cost.

Using the Tauranga Racecourse land for housing has been taken off the table, with Tauranga City Council commissioners removing it as an option for future use of the site.

Home education applications that saw a huge increase under the red setting of the Covid Protection Framework have dropped with the relaxing of rules.

Bay of Plenty schools have seen a surge in attendance this term, largely because of the shift to orange in the Covid Protection Framework.

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board is the latest organisation to be plagued with earthquake issues with Tauranga Hospital having four affected buildings.

Tauranga sport clubs with more than a century of tradition could be displaced if a proposed stadium becomes a reality.

Tauranga's civic precinct has been given the green light and the full $303 million project will be realised.

A Tauranga City Council meeting came to an abrupt stop after a disgruntled public gallery heckled the commissioners over the Links Avenue trial.

The government's investment in health is welcomed but is a "lost opportunity" to get more medical professionals in the community, according to the general practitioner's professional body.

A spate of violence at bus stops in Tauranga has prompted the regional council to restrict free bus fares for under 18 year olds.

Tauranga by-election candidates are upset and feel insulted about Te Pāti Māori's decision not to stand a candidate for safety reasons.

A Christchurch man got a big surprise when he was warned for using a bus lane in Mount Maunganui, despite being in Christchurch at the time.

A road trial closing one end of a popular Mount Maunganui through road has racked up $1.2 million in fines in just two weeks.

Riparian planting along a Pāpāmoa waterway has been given the green light once again, but residents want the reserve left alone.

Tsunami sirens for Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa have been talked about for nearly 20 years but, despite having funding, council want to remove them from their work programme.

Tauranga City Council's four commissioners have been reappointed and will remain in place until an election in two years' time.

Suburban residents say the quality of Tauranga City Council's road resealing resembles "a dog's breakfast".