That was the situation Te Puke Community Board faced when considering grant applications at its meeting last week. Grant applications had been submitted by the Te Puke branch of Community Patrols ...

Te Puke High School board, from left, student trustee Te Mote Marsh, Braden Hungerford, Boyd Harris, Chrissi Robinson, Andy Wichers (chairman), Vicki Hiini and Patsy Richardson (staff trustee).

A byelection has been triggered in the Western Bay of Plenty with the resignation of a Te Puke Community Board member. Anish Paudel is stepping down from his community board role, effective ...