Plans for a ferry service in Tauranga have been sunk after the Bay of Plenty Regional Council refused to subsidise the fares.
Pride advocate Gordy Lockhart's six-year campaign has paid off and Tauranga will have a rainbow crossing by the end of year.
And the Western Bay of Plenty District Council has stuck by its decision to keep its Māori ward.
Photo: SunLive / Alisha Evans
Local democracy reporter Alisha Evans.
