The first progress results have been published from the Western Bay of Plenty council elections. Congrats to James, who has been returned...

The polls have closed. The counting is well underway and we should know the interim results in the Western Bay of Plenty elections in a...

What does real change look like in this election? There are suddenly a lot of candidates promising fiscal responsibility as they chase...

The next three years are critical for ratepayers in the Western Bay. The impending separation of the water supply, wastewater and urban...

Two years ago, our mayor sent a submission to central government calling for foreshore freehold properties to be compulsorily converted...

The New Zealand Herald has joined the Ombudsman in calling for transparency in council decision making, specifically around workshops....

Congratulations Carole and team on the blessing of Abbeyfield Katikati this morning. The first residents move in in a couple of weeks....

Had a lot of fun at the Sikh Parade in Te Puke. I lived in India for 3+ years as a journalist so it was a chance for me to relive the...

A suggestion that the council sell its HQ at Barkes Corner has come up during the current election campaign, with the idea that it could...

The biggest complaint I hear about our council is that rates are too high, and the services we get does not match the gold-plated bill. A...

Too right! I do support the planned high school for Omokoroa. We need it to reboot housing growth in the area. Here is a link to my...

I still love the feel of newsprint. In the 1990s, I started up and ran two community newspapers and successfully took on the big guns. ...

Our Council faces substantial change over the next three years. With the right mayor it will emerge streamlined and focused on the needs...

This week we had the first mayoral candidates meeting of the Western Bay council elections, which I attended along with most mayoral...

Here are the core reasons I am standing for mayor and councillor. I've distilled it into 150 words (the max) for my official election...

Last week, our council voted to join with Tauranga City in a combined council-owned (CCO) company to run our tapwater, wastewater and...

If you own a holiday home or other property in the Western Bay District but live elsewhere you are entitled to vote in this year's...

I would like to draw your attention to a really important Newsroom article as it shows what is happening in Ōmokoroa now, after the...

I was very happy today to be at the opening of Te Ara Mātauranga, the Waihi Beach Library and Community Hub.  This was a project that...

You can now see online your rates forecast for the next year in the Western Bay of Plenty district. For most urban residents, the...