A large amount of oil has been found in a stormwater pond in Mount Maunganui. According to Tauranga City Council, about 50 litres of oil was found in the pond, between... Read More

Western Bay District councillors and mayor Ross Paterson will be hitting the road and seeking the ‘limelight' in their appropriately-named caravan later this... Read More

If you do not want agrichemicals sprayed directly outside your property then sign up for the Thames-Coromandel District Council's ‘no-spray register'. Contractors... Read More

Talks between Mount Maunganui lifeguards and Tauranga City Council are continuing after the latter backtracked on their decision to stop roadside donations. For... Read More

Tropical Cyclone Pam caused minimal damage to the coastline around Mercury Bay, says the ward's area manager Len Whittaker. Council staff and contractors quickly... Read More

Thames' War Memorial Civic Centre is taking no further bookings for its conference room while alterations to the building take place. The alterations are to create... Read More

Tauranga City Council's long term plan has been approved for public consultation this week - but Councillor John Robson says the process of preparing the plan has... Read More

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is calling on local authorities to make their case to bring Ultra-Fast Broadband to Thames, Whitianga, Katikati, Waihi, Te Aroha and... Read More

Tauranga Art Gallery has warned the council that its second-year financial results may not be as scintillating as the first. According to the gallery's half-yearly... Read More

Two new special housing areas are set to be recommended for housing minister Nick Smith's approval by Tauranga City Council. The sites in question are off Adler... Read More

Tauranga City councillor John Robson has warned he does not want to see the council placed in an awkward position by mainstreet-funded organisations vying for annual... Read More

Tauranga City Council's decision to extend the loading zone outside its new digs is ruffling some feathers amongst their neighbours. The city council converted three... Read More