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National Party volunteer rebuked over ‘offensive’ Labour voter street-fight joke
Kumar said he regretted the post.
Latest from Bay of Plenty Regional Council
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Lakes trust cuts 15 jobs, blames decades of underfunding
Mayor backs Te Arawa Lakes Trust's underfunding claims as review of Crown funding looms.
Mount Maunganui slip: Full reopening of facilities could cost up to $38m
Councillors set to discuss slip risk tolerance levels and plan next steps for recovery.
Can councils deliver more with less under a 4% rates limit?
Taxpayer's Union's Jordan Williams joins The Front Page to walk through the numbers and what our rates bills might look like in future.
‘About us, without us’: Trust seeks rewrite of Rotorua lakes funding deal
Trust's proposal to transfer $2m in funding opens wider debate on lake management.
Decades of warnings, missed chances and a ‘preventable’ Mount Maunganui tragedy
Mount Maunganui report finds warnings were missed and campers should have been evacuated.
'Systemic failure': Six died after decades of landslide warnings went unheeded
Mount Maunganui review finds warnings were missed and campers should have been evacuated.
NZ’s council shake-up explained: Who could merge?
Gisborne Mayor and Local Government New Zealand president Rehette Stoltz is with The Front Page to breakdown what it all means and what could happen next.
Consent declined for 129-lot subdivision, appeal planned
Commissioner Greg Hill found the adverse effects would be more than minor.
How council responded to minister's challenge on $3b fund restructure
The minister said councils should 'exercise restraint' when making significant decisions.
Half of $3b investment fund's board to depart
Six Bay of Plenty mayors have urged ministers to pause changes to the fund.
'Stronger than its parts': PF Olsen and Forest360 unite as Stand Forestry
The $60m–$70m merger creates New Zealand’s largest independent forestry firm.
How new deal could bring century-old Katikati bypass idea to fruition
The SH2 diversion was proposed in 1923 and has been investigated since the 1960s.
'Stronger protection': What council's eyeing next for $3b investment portfolio
The council chairwoman said it was an 'incredibly important intergenerational decision'.
Why a Waikato district may want to hook up with the Bay of Plenty
The Bay has a not-so-secret admirer in Thames-Coromandel Mayor Peter Revell.
Farmers warn Govt not to rush local council shake-up
Farmers warn rushed mergers could undermine rural voices and services.
'It was an icon': Bay of Plenty hot springs closes with $1m debt
Operator of 22 years says he put his 'heart and soul' in, but liquidation was necessary.
'Incredibly unlikely': Mayor downplays Bay of Plenty super-council fears
Rural leaders warn against lumping metropolitan and provincial areas together.
'Wasted effort': Port ordered to compensate iwi $298k for unpaid cultural labour
Ports of Tauranga must pay iwi after aborting a resource consent application.
Govt inks regional deal with 'economic powerhouse' Western BoP
It is the second regional deal signed after Auckland's last month.
Bay mayors race the clock after Govt's reform ultimatum
One welcomes the urgency, another is unsure if there will be time for community input.
Mayor says 90-day reform deadline may be too short for public input
Bay of Plenty mayors held an urgent meeting after the Government's ultimatum on Tuesday.
'E. coli floating past our back door': Homeowner pleads for flooding help
A resident is urging officials to investigate the cause of the issue and offer solutions.
Deal aims to safeguard Rotorua’s main water source
Rotorua Lakes Council has committed $2.4m and yearly funding to the Karamu Tākina Trust.