Council

Papamoa group push safety

A group of Papamoa East residents are continuing their push to have vital infrastructure such as pedestrian crossings and accessibility on a par with population... Read More

TPPA group's plea to council

Tauranga City councillors are being asked to go to the government to present concerns being expressed about the effects of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement... Read More

MYD updated on #coroyouth

Thames-Coromandel District Council's projects involving young people were in the spotlight during a visit from a Ministry of Youth Development official recently.... Read More

Historic crossing plea fails

Residents aiming to keep the historic walkway linking Ngatai Road and Seaway Terrace open were told the fight is over when they turned up to make their feelings... Read More

LTP roadshow proving popular

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Long Term Plan roadshow is proving popular with ratepayers, who are coming from far and wide to have their say as the public... Read More

Building consents and confidence rise

Bay of Plenty builders are in buoyant mood after experiencing a 'pick-up” in business, with consents issued rising 26 per cent in the last month. Figures released... Read More

Route K gets electronic tolls

A high-tech electronic gantry using up to 16 cameras to allocate tolls has been installed on Tauranga's Route K as a new era of payments is ushered in. The electronic... Read More

Rebekah Enspires to make change

A Bay of Plenty Polytechnic student has won first prize in the Enspire Youth Video Challenge awards, and landed a $2000 project grant in the process. Rebekah Richards'... Read More

Crossing closure to go to council

Otumoetai's Doreen Anderson is encouraging fellow residents to support her at a ‘very important' Tauranga City Council meeting tomorrow, when she addresses... Read More

What does Papamoa need?

Councillors were in Papamoa this morning in an attempt to gauge what the Papamoa community thinks should be in the Tauranga City Council Long Term Plan. The city... Read More

Q&A on Long Term Plan

A city council Long Term Plan stand is an added attraction to the community events at Papamoa and Mount Maunganui this weekend as the deadline on submissions approaches. Tauranga... Read More

Resident’s call for speedy decision

Seeing his daughter come home shaken from a near miss with a speeding vehicle was the final straw for Martin Bramley, who has mounted his claim for reduced speeds... Read More