Western Bay of Plenty District

The Mayor said an interim Chief Executive will be appointed and the Council will be demanding tangible, verifiable evidence of an overhaul of systems and processes through the improvement program currently in process.

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council has paid tribute to its former Chief Executive, Glenn Snellgrove, following his passing.

Mr Snellgrove led the Council for 25 years, from its inception in 1989 through to 2014, leaving behind a lasting legacy across the region.

Waikato Regional Council has endorsed a landmark 25-year strategy aimed at halting biodiversity decline and coordinating conservation efforts across the region.

That's madness.

And then Western Bay of Plenty, they're 13% more affordable, but at 53% of income.

And Tauranga, that is improving again, but still takes 46% of a typical income.

So these are all areas where probably you might see more people retiring, and so the income's down, but the values are still high.

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council says it fears missing out on strained national transport funds as toll evaders wear down local roads.

Two of the country's three toll roads are in Tauranga and the Western Bay.

says it receives a significant amount of road users avoiding the user pay roads.