Council

Help prevent kauri dieback disease

People visiting bush areas in the Waikato are being urged to take care to help prevent the spread of kauri dieback disease. The disease has been detected at five... Read More

Council seek $36m Rena bond

A bond of $36 million is being sought by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council as part of a draft resource consent to leave the wreck of the Rena on Astrolabe Reef. Council's... Read More

Marine precinct project delay

The opening of Tauranga's Marine Precinct has been delayed because of extra time taken over looking at alternative hardstand designs. That's the message project... Read More

Camping consultations close today

All Coromandel locals wanting to make submissions on two camping-related bylaws have until 4pm on Monday to do so. The Thames-Coromandel District Council is consulting... Read More

Festival lacked consent application

Council officials have admitted they did not receive a resource consent application for the doomed McLaren Valley Falls music festival which was scheduled to take... Read More

Port Charles’s new ‘smoke chaser'

Volunteer firefighters on the Port Charles Rural Fire Force have a new ‘smoke chaser' thanks to the Thames-Coromandel District Council and the National Rural... Read More

Illegally taken dog still missing

A Siberian husky dog taken illegally from the Thames-Coromandel District Council's Dog Pound last month is still unaccounted for. The three -year-old, cream and... Read More

Surfers voice dredging concerns

Some of the region's surfers are growing increasingly concerned about the ongoing dumping of dredged material from the Port of Tauranga channel deepening project. And... Read More

City centre redesign opens up

The discussion process around Tauranga's city precinct redevelopment has begun, with workshops aimed at the city's business owners taking place ahead of public feedback... Read More

Council propose new development

Tauranga City Council is proposing to develop or sell some of the land at Smiths Farm in Bethlehem, on farmland between Cambridge Road and Takitimu Drive. The land,... Read More

Mobil respond to legal action

Mobil Oil New Zealand has responded to the news that Bay of Plenty Regional Council have commenced prosecution against them - and have pledged reimbursements and... Read More

Voting packs posted out: TCDC

Voting packs have been mailed out to all registered eligible voters in the Thames water supply area for the upcoming referendum on November 5. The Thames-Coromandel... Read More