Council

A Free Tree Day for Tauranga residents

Tauranga residents can pick up a free native tree this Sunday, June 9, to plant on their property and help boost the city's canopy cover. Tauranga currently... Read More

Council welcomes refreshed growth plan

A refreshed plan for the long-term growth of the Western Bay of Plenty is being endorsed by Tauranga City Council. SmartGrowth is a collaboration between... Read More

Anger as housing change pushed ahead of elections

On the same day that nominations for the Tauranga City Council election closed, unelected commissioners sent a letter to the government asking it to overrule... Read More

National award for Waihī Beach playground

A popular seaside playground at Waihī Beach featuring artwork by local tamariki has won a national award for being an 'exceptional playspace”. The... Read More

Calls for Canada goose cull in Tauranga reserves

A hunter says an explosion in Tauranga's population of Canada geese is damaging public spaces and there should be a cull. Adam Rayner has hunted the geese... Read More

Stars align for magical Matariki in Tauranga

Wintertime is upon us, when the days are shorter and the nights are longer. Across New Zealand skies, the Matariki star cluster is rising again, twinkling... Read More

Council launches dog tag recycling initiative

It's an accessory that hangs around your furry friend's neck all year round, but once the colour is no longer valid, it can be difficult to know what... Read More

Residents rally against SH2 median barrier plans

SH2 side road residents are awaiting a decision by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi on whether median barriers will be placed on a stretch of the state highway... Read More

Marathon effort to help improve water quality

For Pukekauri Farms' Burke family, their efforts over the last 30-plus years to help restore and protect the health of freshwater in region has been 'a... Read More

Finances: Proposed delay in WBOP council projects

Some Western Bay cycleway, walkway, gravel road seal extensions, public transport infrastructure and minor road improvements could be delayed, to help reduce... Read More

Council proposes end of Pukehina Development Rate

Community projects in Pukehina could get a boost, if money previously collected for a future wastewater scheme is repurposed. The Pukehina Development Rate,... Read More

Land return to mana whenua marks new relationship

Returning land in central Tauranga to mana whenua has resolved a long-standing grievance. The legal process to transfer the land that the $306m civic precinct... Read More