Photo: Supplied / Waka Kotahi
Waka Kotahi warns it could be "economic catastrophe" if congestion charges aren't introduced for the country's fifth largest city, Tauranga.
Motorists could pay $3 for a peak hour 6km trip from Bayfair Shopping Centre in Mount Maunganui to the city centre.
Western Bay of Plenty's Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans speaks with Kathryn Ryan.
And a community in northern Waihi Beach are at upset at the inaction they feel led to them losing houses in severe May flooding.
