Council

Committing to change

Tauranga City Council are expected to commit to a major city centre redevelopment project this week, incorporating a library and a museum/cultural heritage centre... Read More

Bay is NZ's best-performing region

The Bay of Plenty has knocked Auckland from top spot as New Zealand's best-performing region on the latest ASB/Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard. The move,... Read More

All systems go on Baypark-Bayfair link

The first stage of the $102 million Baypark to Bayfair (B2B) Link Upgrade in Tauranga looks set to start before Christmas. The Transport Agency's Bay of Plenty highways... Read More

New area manager for Mercury Bay

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is pleased to announce that Allan Tiplady will be the new area manager for the Mercury Bay. Previously Allan was council's... Read More

Thames playground closed on Friday

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says the playground at Porritt Park will be closed to the public for up to six hours this Friday. As part of the redevelopment... Read More

Waterway and wildlife protection wins

Bay of Plenty Regional Council's targets for waterway and wildlife protection were exceeded last year, according to a report presented to the Regional Direction... Read More

Old Kopu Bridge: staying or going?

The fate of the old Kopu Bridge is still "hanging in the balance". Recently the NZ Transport Agency engaged a consultant specialising in historic structures and... Read More

Community hub offer at Historic Village

Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (TECT) is proposing to build a community hub at the Tauranga Historic Village. The concept involves housing community organisations... Read More

No time for parking overstayers

Changes to the enforcement of parking restrictions in Thames' CBD means overstayers in time zones marked P10, P20, P60 and P120 will now receive an instant ticket. Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Girven Road housing proposal

Tauranga City Council is inviting responses to a proposal for a site on Girven Road to be considered for special housing. The site, known as Golden Grove Kiwi Holiday... Read More

More help available for AA customers

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says its customer services team is now be able to help more AA vehicle and driver licensing customers. Customer service representative... Read More

All change for Waihi addresses

Some 650 addresses in Waihi will change next March after years of having numbers that run the wrong way and odd and even numbers on the same side of some street. House... Read More