11:26am Mon 09 Mar, 2015
Stage two of a major project to improve the water supply and firefighting capacity in the Tararu area is now currently underway. The Thames Coromandel District Council... Read More
12:54pm Sun 08 Mar, 2015
Say hello to your new neighbour, the Tauranga City Council. Council is joining Neighbourly.co.nz, a free online communications channel helping local communities... Read More
04:04pm Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Tauranga City councillors are faced with a fine balancing act between reducing debt and listening to the community after more than 140 people submitted in opposition... Read More
11:12am Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Bay of Plenty ratepayers are reclaiming main street footpaths they say have been lost to inconsiderate and profit-grabbing restaurateurs and café owners. The... Read More
08:58am Fri 06 Mar, 2015
Tauranga city councillor John Robson is questioning conflicting messages surrounding the regional council's long term plan. Bay of Plenty regional councillors John... Read More
03:18pm Wed 04 Mar, 2015
Leanne Brown's official welcome to the city council table today makes her the fourth woman on Tauranga City Council, which may be a first. Mayor Stuart Crosby says... Read More
01:15pm Wed 04 Mar, 2015
For the last 30 years a pair of Eastern Bay of Plenty volunteer harbour wardens have selflessly put in the hard yards - but this will be their last summer on the... Read More
10:59am Wed 04 Mar, 2015
Public advice is being sought on how the regional council should spend its Port of Tauranga income. The council is the port company's largest shareholder, with holding... Read More
06:53am Wed 04 Mar, 2015
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller was backed by the National Party to the tune of $25,000 during his successful 2014 election campaign, while Tauranga MP and Transport... Read More
04:22pm Tue 03 Mar, 2015
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is blaming the government for an 8.5 per cent rates increase for Tauranga rate payers this year. Regional Councillor Paula Thompson... Read More
12:24pm Mon 02 Mar, 2015
Tauranga city centre's blue bollards are gradually being retired from their long stint protecting pedestrians from unwary drivers. Between 60-to-70 bollards, which... Read More
12:01pm Mon 02 Mar, 2015
Tauranga City councillor elect Leanne Brown is to be sworn in at a special council meeting on Wednesday at 1pm. The former Mount Maunganui main-street manager defeated... Read More