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BAY BUCKS PROPERTY TREND

Western Bay of Plenty's property values have bucked the national trend. Property prices throughout much of the country are starting to flatten, according to the latest QV property statistics. However, the Western Bay area went against that trend, with February values up four percent on the previous February...

PORT APPLIES TO DREDGE SHIPPING CHANNELS

There's a thought that dredging the inner harbour to allow for bigger ships, would benefit the region. Port of Tauranga has applied to dredge the inner harbour shipping channels, removing up to 15 million cubic metres of sediment...

KIWI FESTIVAL WRAPS UP WITH CARNIVAL

The organiser of this week's Kiwi Festival expects tomorrow's closing event to be a sell out. The nine day festival has been running since late last week...

PUB DEBATE OVER BAYS BEST CITY

Bay of Plenty was in the spotlight last night as local MPs fought to prove their city was best. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges and his Rotorua colleague Todd McClay went head to head in a pub debate last night, to argue over the region's best city. Mr Bridges says his argument that Tauranga was best, came easy.

CALL TO FAST TRACK WATERFRONT REDEVELOPMENT

Tauranga's City Centre Action Group is calling on the council to fast track the city's waterfront redevelopment. Around 20 million dollars has been earmarked to convert current car parking by the water into greenspace and boardwalks...