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Council vows urgency on finding options for corroded lake wall, but locals unconvinced.

Rotorua voters have 11 options to pick from, with 3 contenders for the Ōkūrei Māori seat.

There are 18 in the race for Tauranga's seats, 11 for Western Bay and three for Mauao.

The $11m Ōhau channel diversion wall was built in 2008 to protect Lake Rotoiti.

Te Puke neighbours urge council to take action to stop flooding during heavy rain.

OPINION: But any changes must be the right ones for the right reasons.

Mahé Drysdale emphasised designing a system that works for local communities.

The council is putting the geothermal plan on hold amid resource management reform.

'We’ve had small children ending up in hospital.'

He delivered a support letter to Parliament, and was greeted by Chris Hipkins.

Police were alerted to a sinking boat in Tauranga Harbour at 2.45pm.

The deal would aim to deliver 40,000 more homes and 35,000 new jobs.

An additional $4.685m has been committed to the scheme by the Government and two councils.

'My whole back section’s flooded, it’s coming up to my back door step.'

An eradication programme has won a $750,000 government grant to get it started.

Brent Mountfort leads Federated Farmers in advocating for 500 members on rural issues.

And a 14-year-old boy punched a driver after he missed a turn near Tauranga Boys' College.

Hint: They are more likely to degrade waterways than mutate into a crime-fighting team.

He aims to bridge Māori and non-Māori communities on the council.

Doug Leeder joined the council in 2013.

Tauranga mayor backs having the conversation, saying it's time to 'put egos aside'.

Debate on the final split of the controversial scheme's $32.3m cost begins today.

Once breathing NZ's worst winter air, the city has shed its 20-year-old 'polluted' label.

Councillors hear of 'a Rotorua success we should all be proud of'.

Residents have also described the 'unbearable stress' of the costs they face.

Residents' group has three non-negotiable funding conditions, including a maximum cost.

Business owners fear more paid parking will deter customers and burden staff.

The barge capsized on March 31 in Tauranga Bridge Marina.

A cyclist found the cattle remains near Te Ahiaua Reserve on Tuesday morning.