Under the partnership, residents will be required to sign a new tenancy agreement with Emerge, which includes raising their rent to market rates from February.
New Zealand
12:01pm
1:29
Mitch Marsh lit up a bitterly cold night at Bay Oval by hitting nine fours and five sixes as Australia surpassed New Zealand's total of 181-6 with 21 balls remaining.
Cricket
8:28am
The current theory is that the thieves are using fire to strip the cable down to its valuable metal.
Crime and Justice
Wednesday 9:51am
1:30
A training mishap has also hit the tourists ahead of the trans-Tasman series beginning at Bay Oval tomorrow.
Tue, Sep 30
A woman has been charged with murder after one person was killed and another injured following an incident inside a vehicle - which then crashed - in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday.
Mon, Sep 29
1:31
One person died and another was injured by a third person while in a vehicle near Matatā, in an incident police have described as "shocking".
Sun, Sep 28
A section of Matatā Rd is closed with diversions in place and police said motorists should avoid the area.
Sat, Sep 27
A Tauranga company has warned of closure risk as skilled migrants struggle to meet high English test standards, despite new investor visa offering easier pathway.
Business
Plans for a new $105m aquatic facility at Tauranga’s Memorial Park were paused by the council last year.
The arrests follow a police search of four properties in the area this morning.
Thu, Sep 25
Police were making an arrest in the Bay of Plenty last night when they were attacked by a dog.
Sat, Sep 20
A post-mortem exam also revealed that the puppy, named Patchy had his stomach filled "with more than 100 fishbones and large pieces of fish scales".
Wed, Sep 17
Thousands are expected to remain without power in the Coromandel and western Bay of Plenty.
Sun, Sep 14
Whakatāne resident Linda Conning doesn’t want the former Harbourmaster’s cottage at 1a Muriwai Drive sold.
Wed, Sep 10
A Facebook post has been circulating on local community pages advertising the Meet the Candidates event.
Politics
"Sadly, not every dog can be rehomed. In some cases, our team faces the very difficult decision of euthanasia."
Sun, Sep 7
Construction on a $300 million wood pellet plant in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is expected to start next month, with hopes it could cut the use of coal in New Zealand.
Fri, Sep 5
While lying in bed after the draw, about to go to sleep, the man said he "suddenly had this feeling" that he had to check his ticket – only to discover they'd won.
Thu, Sep 4
It brings the total number of people charged under the homicide investigation to 16.
Tue, Sep 2
Burrow holes, droppings, dead animals and damage to gardens are among the problems caused.
Environment
Mon, Sep 1
Twenty vehicles were stickered and ordered off the road due to safety concerns, while four were impounded, police said.
Sun, Aug 31
The prize was made up of $12 million from Powerball First Division and $500,000 from Lotto First Division.
Three others, aged 19, 20, and 64, earlier charged with assault with intent to injure and possessing offensive weapons.
Fri, Aug 29
"We are not the least bit concerned that we did anything inappropriate."
Multiple licenced gun owners have been arrested after they bought a large number of firearms, suspected to have ended up on the black market.